Software:All-Star Baseball 2004

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Short description: 2003 baseball video game
All-Star Baseball 2004
Developer(s)Acclaim Studios Austin
Acclaim Studios Manchester (GBA)
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment[lower-alpha 1]
SeriesAll-Star Baseball
Platform(s)
ReleaseGameCube, Xbox, & Game Boy Advance
PlayStation 2
  • NA: March 4, 2003[1]
  • EU: May 2, 2003
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

All Star Baseball 2004 is a baseball video game developed by Acclaim Studios Austin and Acclaim Studios Manchester and published by Acclaim Entertainment in 2003. It features Derek Jeter on the cover.

The Xbox version of the game had the ability to download rosters from Xbox Live.[2]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GBAGCPS2Xbox
AllGameStarStarStar[3]N/AN/AN/A
EGMN/AN/AN/A5.17/10[4]
Game Informer6.5/10[5]N/A8/10[6]8/10[7]
GameProN/AStarStarStarStar[8]StarStarStarStar[8]StarStarStarStar[8]
GameSpot7.7/10[9]8.3/10[10]8.3/10[11]8.3/10[12]
GameSpyN/AStarStarStar[13]StarStarStarStar[14]StarStarStarStar[15]
GameZoneN/A7/10[16]8/10[17]N/A
IGN8/10[18]8/10[19]8.1/10[20]8/10[21]
Nintendo Power3.8/5[22]4.1/5[23]N/AN/A
OPM (US)N/AN/AStarStarStar[24]N/A
OXM (US)N/AN/AN/A7.7/10[25]
Aggregate score
Metacritic73/100[26]80/100[27]78/100[28]74/100[29]

The GameCube and PlayStation 2 versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the Game Boy Advance and Xbox versions received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[26][27][28][29]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "#1 BASEBALL VIDEO GAME FRANCHISE* RETURNS AS ACCLAIM SPORTS LAUNCHES 'ALL-STAR BASEBALL 2004'". February 28, 2003. Archived from the original on December 3, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20031203181331/http://www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/ASB2004Ships.html. Retrieved July 10, 2020. 
  2. ↑ "All-Star Baseball 2004 Review" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/all-star-baseball-2004-review/1900-2912442/. 
  3. ↑ Marriott, Scott Alan. "All-Star Baseball 2004 (GBA) - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115003635/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=41967&tab=review. Retrieved July 11, 2020. 
  4. ↑ EGM staff (May 2003). "All-Star Baseball 2004 (Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (166): 132. Archived from the original on January 6, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040106010448/http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0,4364,1225881,00.asp. Retrieved July 11, 2020. 
  5. ↑ Brogger, Kristian (April 2003). "All-Star Baseball 2004 (GBA)". Game Informer (GameStop) (120): 98. http://gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200304/R03.0729.1833.55818.htm. Retrieved July 11, 2020. 
  6. ↑ "All-Star Baseball 2004 (PS2)". Game Informer (GameStop) (120): 84. April 2003. 
  7. ↑ "All-Star Baseball 2004 (Xbox)". Game Informer (GameStop) (120): 93. April 2003. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Bro Buzz (February 27, 2003). "All-Star Baseball 2004 (GC, PS2, Xbox)". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20041222020652/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/reviews/28391.shtml. Retrieved July 11, 2020. 
  9. ↑ Provo, Frank (March 10, 2003). "All-Star Baseball 2004 Review (GBA) [date mislabeled as "March 17, 2003""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/all-star-baseball-2004-review/1900-2912439/. Retrieved July 10, 2020. 
  10. ↑ Provo, Frank (March 10, 2003). "All-Star Baseball 2004 Review (GC) [date mislabeled as "March 17, 2003""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/all-star-baseball-2004-review/1900-2912464/. Retrieved July 10, 2020. 
  11. ↑ Provo, Frank (March 10, 2003). "All-Star Baseball 2004 Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "March 17, 2003""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/all-star-baseball-2004-review/1900-2912463/. Retrieved July 10, 2020. 
  12. ↑ Provo, Frank (March 10, 2003). "All-Star Baseball 2004 Review (Xbox) [date mislabeled as "March 17, 2003""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/all-star-baseball-2004-review/1900-2912442/. Retrieved July 10, 2020. 
  13. ↑ Steinberg, Steve (March 24, 2003). "GameSpy: All-Star Baseball 2004 (GCN)". IGN Entertainment. http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/all-star-baseball-2004/5708p1.html. Retrieved July 11, 2020. 
  14. ↑ Steinberg, Steve (March 24, 2003). "GameSpy: All-Star Baseball 2004 (PS2)". IGN Entertainment. http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/all-star-baseball-2004/5709p1.html. Retrieved July 11, 2020. 
  15. ↑ Steinberg, Steve (March 24, 2003). "GameSpy: All-Star Baseball 2004 (Xbox)". IGN Entertainment. http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/all-star-baseball-2004/5710p1.html. Retrieved July 11, 2020. 
  16. ↑ Surette, Tim (March 27, 2003). "All-Star Baseball 2004 Review - GameCube". Archived from the original on April 18, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070418034642/http://gamecube.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r21160.htm. Retrieved July 11, 2020. 
  17. ↑ Valentino, Nick (April 21, 2003). "All-Star Baseball 2004 Review - PlayStation 2". Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070623235747/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r21160.htm. Retrieved July 11, 2020. 
  18. ↑ Harris, Craig (March 4, 2003). "All-Star Baseball 2004 (GBA)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/03/04/all-star-baseball-2004-2. Retrieved July 10, 2020. 
  19. ↑ Boulding, Aaron (February 26, 2003). "All-Star Baseball 2003 (GCN)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/02/26/all-star-baseball-2004-4. Retrieved July 10, 2020. 
  20. ↑ Dunham, Jeremy (February 27, 2003). "All-Star Baseball 2003 (PS2)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/02/27/all-star-baseball-2004-3. Retrieved July 10, 2020. 
  21. ↑ Boulding, Aaron (February 26, 2003). "All-Star Baseball 2003 Review (Xbox)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/02/26/all-star-baseball-2004-review. Retrieved July 10, 2020. 
  22. ↑ "All-Star Baseball 2004 (GBA)". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 167: 135. April 2003. 
  23. ↑ "All-Star Baseball 2004 (GC)". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 168: 138. May 2003. 
  24. ↑ "All-Star Baseball 2004". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (67): 95. April 2003. Archived from the original on April 9, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040409040346/http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,2053,1488009,00.asp. Retrieved July 11, 2020. 
  25. ↑ "All-Star Baseball 2004". Official Xbox Magazine (Imagine Media): 81. April 2003. 
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 "All-Star Baseball 2004 featuring Derek Jeter for Game Boy Advance Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/all-star-baseball-2004/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance. Retrieved July 10, 2020. 
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "All-Star Baseball for GameCube Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/all-star-baseball-2004/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube. Retrieved July 10, 2020. 
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "All-Star Baseball 2004 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/all-star-baseball-2004/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2. Retrieved July 10, 2020. 
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 "All-Star Baseball 2004 for Xbox Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/all-star-baseball-2004/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox. Retrieved July 10, 2020. 
  1. ↑ Released under the Acclaim Sports label
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

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MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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