MLB Pennant Race
MLB Pennant Race is a baseball simulator released for the PlayStation on October 14, 1996 by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game takes place during the 1996 Major League Baseball season. Rosters and statistics are accurate as of the 1995 Major League Baseball season.

Reception

MLB Pennant Race experienced exceptionally long delays, and some critics felt that it greatly suffered as a result, being a game with 1995 stats released when the 1996 MLB season was over. Other common criticisms were the slowness of the games and scorekeeper bugs such as counting swung-on strikes as balls. However, reviewers complimented the large selection of options and modes and the easy, accurate batting interface and controls. Opinions varied concerning the graphics; Hugh Sterbakov of GameSpot said they were excellent, a reviewer for Next Generation said they fell short of the competition, and Air Hendrix of GamePro said he personally felt they were not as good as polygonal graphics, but that they were done well for what they were and that those who like 2D graphics would enjoy them. Overall opinions of the game also varied. Todd Mowatt of Electronic Gaming Monthly said it was "a lot of fun to play", while his co-reviewer Joe Rybicki found it lacking and said gamers should rent it first. The reviewer for Next Generation concluded that its late release and inferior gameplay and graphics compared to the competition made it not worth getting. IGN criticized the game as being dated, specifically interface elements such as the batting cursor. Sterbakov said it was a mixed bag, but that some players would find its good points appealing and be able to overlook its negative points. Air Hendrix said it was an overall solid game, but beaten out by Triple Play '97.

See also
ESPN Baseball Tonight, Sony's predecessor for 16-bit consoles
989 Sports Major League Baseball series, Sony's successor for PlayStation

References

External links
 GameSpot

1996 video games
Major League Baseball video games
North America-exclusive video games
PlayStation (console) games
PlayStation (console)-only games
Video games developed in the United States