User manual GAMES PC BACKYARD BASEBALL 2005

[. . . ] . 29 FIRST THINGS FIRST System Requirements Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP Pentium® III 500 MHz (Pentium® III 800 MHz recommended) 64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended); 128 MB RAM for XP (256 MB for XP recommended) Hard Disk Space: 700 MB Free CD-ROM Drive: 8X Speed or faster Video: 8 MB Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP-compatible 3D video card*; (32 MB Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP-compatible 3D video card* recommended) Sound: Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP-compatible sound card* DirectX®: DirectX® version 9. 0 (included) or higher * Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX® version 9. 0 or higher. Operating System: Processor: Memory: The ReadMe File The Backyard BaseballTM 2005 CD-ROM game has a ReadMe file where you can view both the License Agreement and updated information about the game. We strongly encourage you to read this file in order to benefit from changes made after this manual went to print. The ReadMe file also contains details on how to configure graphics settings for optimal performance and quality. [. . . ] Your fielder can then either throw to a base (see below) or run to a base to make an out. Pickoff Icon If an opposing player is on base and leading off, you can attempt a pickoff throw by clicking the corresponding base on the Pickoff icon. Throw To Icon When your fielder has the ball, click a base on the Throw To icon to make a throw. 18 19 POWER-UPS Earning Batting Power-Ups You can do the following to earn batting power-ups: G G G G G G Earning Pitching Power-ups You can do the following to earn pitching power-ups: G G G G G Make a diving catch Turn a double play or a triple play Get three strikeouts in a single inning Make outs on the first three batters faced in a single inning Hit a grand-slam home run Hit a pitching power-up Make a batter -- who is using a batting power-up -- swing and miss Strike out a batter who is using a normal bat Strike out a batter who is using a batting power-up Pick off a baserunner Throw out a baserunner attempting a steal Batting Power-Up Descriptions Sonic Boom Knock down opposing fielders with a super-powerful shockwave. Pitching Power-up Descriptions Lightning Bat* Produce tremendous power when you connect with the ball. The Fang The Fang looks like a normal curveball, but it bites hard at the last second and goes straight into the dirt. Rainbow Pop-up* When it's hit, the ball goes straight into the air for an easy out. Rubber Bat* Bounce a grounder really high into the air -- you'll have a chance to reach base before any fielder catches the ball. Geyser Hit Make the ball burrow deep underground before it suddenly surfaces somewhere in the outfield. Crazy Pitch The Crazy Pitch is so wild that even the pitcher doesn't know where it will go. Freezer* The Freezer stops just before reaching the strike zone, pauses briefly, and then continues. Butter Fingers Splatter the opposing fielders with butter. They'll have a slippery time trying to field your hit. Piñata Bat* Drive fielders crazy as your hit multiplies into dozens of bouncing baseballs. Splitball This pitch splits into two separate curveballs, one of which is a fake, unhittable baseball. Slo Mo* This ball starts moving at ultraslow speed just before reaching the strike zone. Jumping Bean Bunt This tricky power-up makes the ball jump all over the place! Aluminum Power* Knock the stuffing out of the ball. Fireball* The Fireball is so fast it can burn a hole in your catcher's glove. * This is a SUPER power-up. It has extra power ! Juice Box The Juice Box will refill your pitcher's Pitch Juice Box. 20 21 PRACTICE Select Practice from the Main Menu if you want to fine-tune your hitting, catching and throwing skills at your own pace. You can load a season team or choose a random team, and the score won't affect your Season Play statistics. Fielders' Challenge (1 Player) The goal of Fielders' Challenge is to score 40 points before Mr. Clanky's team scores three points. Basic Scoring You will receive one point for getting an out on a runner advancing toward first base, two points for getting an out on a runner advancing toward second base, three points for getting an out on a runner advancing toward third base and four points for getting an out on a runner advancing toward home plate. You will always receive one point when you catch a fly ball for an out. MINI GAMES Select Mini Games from the Main Menu to play the Home Run DerbyTM and Fielders' Challenge games, or to play the Baseball Darts game, once you've unlocked it (see "Goodies" on page 24 for details on unlockables). Scoring Multiplier If you make two, three or four outs in a single play, your points will be multiplied accordingly by 2, 3 or 4. For example, getting a double play by making outs at second base and third base scores (2 + 3) x 2 for 10 points. Home Run Derby TM (1-8 Players) Home Run DerbyTM is an exciting contest between batters to determine the top power hitter. You can play a single-player game, or up to eight players can take turns in a Hot Seat game sharing the same mouse, gamepad or keyboard. HALL OF FAMETM Goodies You can unlock secret fields, extra players and more. See next page. Home Run Derby TM Rules Screen Contestants: Choose from one to eight players. Scoring: Score each round of play using either a pitch limit or an out limit. Pitches / Outs: Set a 3-, 5-, 10- or 15-pitch / out limit for each round of play. Scoring Style: Select Most Home Runs, Total Distance or Longest Home Run for scoring. Pitch Locator: Turn the Pitch Locator circle ON to outline where the incoming pitch is going to cross home plate. BBL Champions Check out all of the league championship trophies, the coaches who have won them and pictures of the winning teams. Record Book View the greatest achievements in Backyard Baseball 2005. Credits Click Credits to view a list of the people who helped create Backyard Baseball 2005. 22 23 GOODIES You can unlock secret fields and extra players by hitting a grandslam home run, pitching a shutout, turning two double plays in a game, earning 20 career wins and more. Some goodies can be unlocked if you make the playoffs or win the Championship in Season Play mode. CREDITS Humongous Entertainment Erik Haldi Lead Designer Patrick Wylie Senior Producer Jennifer Eiler Lead Artist David M. Anderson Lead Programmer Valerie "The Cleaner" Kissling Environment Lead Michael Baran Adrian Bourne John Michaud James McMillan 3D Artists Cisco Martinez Interface Artist Cullen Faugno David Galloway Todd Heckel Lisa Wick Kristen Hebenstreit Chris Marvin Avida Setayesh Programmers Ron Goodfellow Scott Brothers Tom Witte Jay Prochaska OFFICIAL BBL RULES The official rules of the Backyard Baseball League are drawn from Major League Baseball®, but some rules have been modified slightly for BBL play: · You can play six- or nine-inning games. · There are no substitutions from the bench -- everyone plays at a position. Players can swap fielding positions within each game as many times needed. Developed by Humongous Entertainment. Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. © MLBPA - Official Licensee, Major League Baseball Players Association. Visit the Players Choice on the web at www. bigleaguers. com Windows and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Pentium is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Portions of this software are Copyright 1998-2004 Criterion Software Ltd. [. . . ] You may permanently transfer all your rights under this EULA, provided you retain no copies, you transfer all of the Software (including all component parts, the media and printed materials and any upgrades) and the recipient reads and accepts this EULA. You may not delete or obscure any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notice on the Software or accompanying printed materials. You may not decompile, modify, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise reproduce the Software. 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