The Bigs 2
Bigs 2, The is a PlayStation 3 sports game released in 2009 developed by CAPCOM CO., LTD.. It centers on competitive sport controls, sport controls, and shifts between attack and defense, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 3 or Sixaxis twin sticks, triggers, and face buttons, with PlayStation Move only where explicitly supported.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.8 / 10
About this game
Bigs 2, The is a PlayStation 3 sports game centered on competitive sport controls, sport controls, and shifts between attack and defense. Matches, challenges, and tournament goals give sessions clear boundaries, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Players, venues, animation, and score feedback establish the match atmosphere, while HD 3D scenes, Blu-ray data streaming, surround audio, and cinematic presentation need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that opponent ai, control precision, multiplayer accessories, and period-specific rosters can affect consistency. Platform conditions also include Blu-ray loading, HDD installs, system software, DualShock 3 battery life, Move accessories, resolution and frame rate, and retired online services affect present-day use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
The BIGS gives Major League Baseball an arcade twist, with towering hits, acrobatic catches and bursts of extra power. Batting, pitching and fielding become opportunities for spectacular plays, with timing and power-up decisions shaping the action.
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AI review
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Energetic PS3 baseball strained by abrupt difficulty jumps.
On PS3, The BIGS 2 mixes recognizable pitching and hitting with turbo, oversized power plays, and split-second legendary catches. Those systems create strong arcade highs, though keeping several meters and sudden prompts in mind can overload a newcomer. A PS3-specific review praises the colorful parks, player animation, and heavy soundtrack, while finding the announcer repetitive. Become a Legend and Season offer useful goals, but there is no deeper franchise-management mode. More importantly, the same reviewer found a huge jump between Easy and Medium: games swung from heavy defeats to effortless wins. That uneven difficulty ladder, rather than an assumed technical flaw, limits usability. It is for baseball fans happy with reflex-driven spectacle, not players seeking a carefully graded simulation.
Strengths
- Bright staging and power plays make matches exciting.
Weaknesses
- Difficulty steps and sudden catch prompts can feel punishing.
Who it is for: PS3 baseball players seeking high-energy arcade play.
Play notes: Easy and Medium differ sharply; there is no deep franchise mode.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Legend and Season offer goals without franchise depth. | Reviewed | 6.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Power plays excite but can overwhelm. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Bright stadiums and music sell the spectacle. | Reviewed | 7.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Fast prompts and large difficulty gaps frustrate. | Reviewed | 6.2 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- CAPCOM
- Publisher
- 2K Sports
- Release date
- 2009
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Sports · Primary genre
- Tags
- Low Entry BarrierShort SessionsPlayer versus PlayerFast-pacedMain Story Under 10 HoursReplayablePick-up and PlaySolo-friendlySports-based Play3D Graphics
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- MultiplayerSingle player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- PlayStation 2Worldwide2009
- Xbox 360Worldwide2009
- WiiWorldwide2009
- PlayStation 3Worldwide2009
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