Backyard Baseball '10 is a baseball game that features all 30 Major League Baseball teams as well as 11 "Backyard" teams. The player can pick a team, players and one of the 12 different fields to play on. The game combines traditional baseball mechanics such as pitching and batting with the ability to use power-ups.
Some of the power-ups include:
Screaming Liner - The ball is hit so hard it screams
Orbiter - The ball cannot be hit any harder; almost a guaranteed home run when hit
Popcorn Bunt - Confuse the defense by making a bunch of other balls appear on the field
Slime Ball - The ball is covered in goop and no one can catch it or throw it
Free Radical - The ball bounces around a few times, making it really hard to catch
Teleporter - The ball teleports on the field a few times before stopping somewhere on the field
Static Zing - The ball is electric and will shock the first person to touch it
Meteor Ball - The ball is thrown so fast that it's hard to see!
The game was released on the Playstation 2 on 2009-04-28 for fans of baseball. The gameplay is a fun combination of traditional and arcade-style mechanics.
The Playstation 2 version uses traditional button-based controls, while the Wii version allows players to swing the Wiimote to bat and pitch. On the Nintendo DS, there are two control modes: using the control pad and B button or tapping/swinging the stylus on the touchscreen to pitch/bat.