Software:Diabolical Pitch

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Diabolical Pitch
Diabolical pitch cover art.jpg
Developer(s)Grasshopper Manufacture
Publisher(s)Microsoft Studios
Producer(s)Goichi Suda
EngineUnreal Engine 3
Platform(s)Xbox 360
ReleaseApril 4, 2012
Genre(s)Action, sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Diabolical Pitch[lower-alpha 1] is a baseball action video game from Grasshopper Manufacture and Suda51 for the Xbox 360 Kinect.[1][2][3] It was announced at Microsoft's 2011 TGS conference[4] and was initially scheduled for release at the end of 2011,[5] but slipped to early April 2012.[6]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic56/100[7]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Eurogamer6/10[8]
GameSpot3/10[13]
GamesRadar+2.5/5 stars[10]
IGN5.5/10[9]
Joystiq2.5/5 stars[11]
Polygon4/10[12]

Diabolical Pitch received mixed reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the game holds a score of 56/100 based on 24 reviews.[7]

Notes

  1. Japanese: ディアボリカル・ピッチ Hepburn: Diaborikaru Pitchi

References

  1. "TGS '10: Codename D: Kinect for Hardcore Gamers?". 16 September 2010. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/103522-TGS-10-Codename-D-Kinect-for-Hardcore-Gamers. 
  2. "Suda-51 winds up Diabolical Pitch". http://www.gamespot.com/events/tgs-2011/story.html?sid=6334359. 
  3. Noah, William. "Dragon Ball Z-style baseball for Kinect". http://www.leetgamers.com/dragon-ball-z-style-baseball-for-kinect-179.html. 
  4. Matt, Cundy (16 September 2010). "Games Radar UK". http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/codename-d/news/codename-d-a-kinect-game-actually-worth-getting-hyped-for/a-20100916153652186084/g-2010091615329383083. 
  5. Noah, William. "Dragon Ball Z-style baseball for Kinect". http://www.leetgamers.com/dragon-ball-z-style-baseball-for-kinect-179.html. 
  6. "Grasshopper Manufacture". http://www.grasshopper.co.jp/en/index.html. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Diabolical Pitch for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/diabolical-pitch/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360. Retrieved 25 March 2018. 
  8. Donlan, Christian (4 April 2012). "Diabolical Pitch Review". Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-04-04-diabolical-pitch-review. Retrieved 25 March 2018. 
  9. Dyer, Mitch (5 April 2012). "Diabolical Pitch Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120407225618/http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/122/1222435p1.html. Retrieved 25 March 2018. 
  10. Gilbert, Henry (6 April 2012). "Diabolical Pitch review". GamesRadar+. https://www.gamesradar.com/diabolical-pitch-review/. Retrieved 25 March 2018. 
  11. Suszek, Mike (6 April 2012). "Diabolical Pitch review: Field of nightmares". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120620221000/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/06/diabolical-pitch-review-field-of-nightmares/. Retrieved 25 March 2018. 
  12. McElroy, Griffin (3 April 2012). "Diabolical Pitch review: Striking out in style". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/2012/11/14/3555484/diabolical-pitch-review-striking-out-in-style. Retrieved 25 March 2018. 
  13. VanOrd, Kevin (4 April 2012). "Diabolical Pitch Review". GameSpot. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/diabolical-pitch-review/1900-6369700/. Retrieved 25 March 2018.