Backyard Baseball 2006

The main game modes are Pick-up Game, Season Play, Mini Games and Link Play. In Season Play a team can be taken through a season of 16 or 32 games. Typical baseball rules are followed, but there are new elements such as the ability to earn power-ups by fulfilling certain requirements, by hitting a homerun or throwing a crazy pitch. Several fields, abilities and players are unlocked gradually through the game modes and through specific actions, such as tagging out a runner, or making a double or triple play.

The Mini-games mode offers challenges based around fielding and homeruns. Compared to the first version there are improved visuals with tweaks to the gameplay. Fields are more colourful and a red target now shows where the ball will land during the fielding. There is a large amount of customization for the games, player uniforms, abilities and options such as toggling pitch locators or player stamina. The game also features three difficulty levels: Rookie, Pro and Allstar.