Software:R.B.I. Baseball 14

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Short description: 2014 video game
R.B.I. Baseball 14
Developer(s)Behaviour Interactive
Publisher(s)MLB Advanced Media
SeriesR.B.I. Baseball
Platform(s)iOS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Release
  • April 9, 2014
  • Android
  • May 8, 2014
  • PS4, Xbox One
  • June 24, 2014
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

R.B.I. Baseball 14 is a 2014 baseball video game developed by Behaviour Interactive and published by MLB Advanced Media. It is the first game in the reboot R.B.I. Baseball series. The game was released for iOS, PlayStation 3, and Xbox One on April 9. Android, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One versions released later that year.

In 2013, MLB acquired the rights to the R.B.I. trademark from another game studio, and hired Behaviour to develop the game. MLB Advanced Media oversaw design, art direction, and production, while Behaviour worked on programming and art. The game received mixed reviews, with praise for the pick up and play gameplay, and criticism for the presentation and the lack of online multiplayer.

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot of a baseball match

R.B.I. Baseball 14 is a baseball game[1] that includes 30 MLB teams, with 16 players per team.[2] The game can be played in three modes: Exhibition, which can last one nine-inning game, Season, which lasts an entire baseball season, and Post-Season, which lets the player compete in a pennant race. Batting consists of hitting the ball at an angle, or bunting.[3] The batter can freely move around the batter’s box, even while swinging.[4] The pitcher has three pitch types, a toss, a fastball, and a knuckleball.[5]

A ground indicator is used to see a ball's location before catching it. With bases can be stolen when there is opening available.[3] Matches incorporate the mercy rule, ending the game if the player is ahead by more than ten runs by the fifth inning.[6] Leaderboards track how games the players has won. Each team has an extra uniform that can be unlocked by completing a challenge.[1]

Development

After Atari Games's rights to the R.B.I. trademark expired in 1995, the name went unused until 2007, until a studio, Six Degrees Games, registered a trademark for "R.B.I. Baseball". MLB acquired the rights from Six Degrees Games in 2013. MLB Advanced Media hired the Montreal-based studio Behaviour Interactive to develop the game.[7] A six-person team at MLB Advanced Media oversaw design, art direction, and production, while Behaviour Interactive handled programming and art.[8]

MLBAM announced the return of the series with R.B.I. Baseball 14 on January 15, 2014.[9] In March, a tweet from ESPN correspondent Darren Rovell stated that the game would be available on April 10.[10] R.B.I. Baseball 14 released for iOS, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on April 9, 2014.[8] It was ported to Android on May 8. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions released on June 24, with online multiplayer expected to be available in July.[11]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
MetacriticiOS: 63/100[lower-alpha 1][12]
Review scores
PublicationScore
EGM2/10[6]
Game Informer2/10[4]
IGN4.5/10[13]
Shacknews6/10[3]
TouchArcade4/5[1]

R.B.I. Baseball received "mixed or average" reviews for the iOS version, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[12]

Some critics disliked lack of online multiplayer options.[5] Referring to the online support and difficulty options, Robert Workman of Shacknews felt that the game would have benefited from an update.[3] The presentation was called "monotonous" and "personality-free" by MacLife's Andrew Hayward,[5] and IGN's Mike Mitchell stated that the presentation was "poor".[13]

The arcade style of the game was noted by some reviewers.[1][13] Conversely, Den of Geek's Jason Tabry thought it was too "grounded" to be an arcade game.[2] Both TouchArcade and Slide to Play writers liked the "pick up and play" gameplay.[1][14] Hayward concluded that the pick up a play mechanics were "decent".[5]

Tabrys felt that adding stat tracking and a 25-man roster would not take away the retro experience.[2][4] Andrew Reiner of Game Informer agreed, and negatively compared it to Baseball Stars and Bases Loaded, writing that those games offered "more advanced modes and gameplay".[4] Ray Carsillo of EGMNow believed the only good part was the mercy rule. Carsillo wrote "Major League Baseball should be as embarrassed about R.B.I. Baseball 14 as they were about the 1994 strike and the steroid scandals", called it an "abomination", and an "unworthy representation" of the sport.[6]

Game Informer later listed R.B.I. Baseball 14 as one of the worst games of 2014.[15] In a review of 2014 sports video games, Samit Sarkar mentioned the game "didn't turn out so great".[16]

Notes

  1. ↑ Score based on 5 reviews.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Paterson, James (April 10, 2014). "‘R.B.I. Baseball 14’ Review – Let’s Play Ball! – TouchArcade". https://toucharcade.com/2014/04/10/rbi-baseball-14-review/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tabrys, Jason (April 12, 2014). "R.B.I. Baseball 14 Review | Den of Geek". https://www.denofgeek.com/games/rbi-baseball-14-review/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Workman, Robert (April 10, 2014). "R.B.I. Baseball 14 review: easy out" (in en). https://www.shacknews.com/article/83987/rbi-baseball-14-review-easy-out. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Reiner, Andrew (April 11, 2014). "Review - If Innovation Died On The NES" (in en). https://gameinformer.com/games/rbi_baseball_14/b/xbox360/archive/2014/04/11/if-innovation-died-on-the-nes.aspx. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Hayward, Andrew (April 16, 2014). "R.B.I. Baseball 14 Review". http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/rbi_baseball_14_review. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Carsillo, Ray (July 1, 2014). "EGM Review: R.B.I. Baseball 14". http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/egm-review-r-b-i-baseball-14/. 
  7. ↑ Sarkar, Samit (January 22, 2018). "Exclusive: Why MLB decided to develop R.B.I. Baseball 18 itself" (in en). https://www.polygon.com/features/2018/1/22/16911760/rbi-baseball-18-ps4-switch-xbox-one-mlb-mlbam-history/. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sarkar, Samit (April 7, 2014). "R.B.I. Baseball 14 hits PS3, Xbox 360 and iOS on April 9, PS4 and Xbox One in May" (in en). https://www.polygon.com/2014/4/7/5590218/rbi-baseball-14-release-date-ps3-xbox-360-ios-hands-on-preview/. 
  9. ↑ Pereira, Chris (January 15, 2014). "RBI Baseball Returns This Spring" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/15/rbi-baseball-returns-this-spring. 
  10. ↑ Hilliard, Kyle (March 7, 2014). "Report: R.B.I. Baseball '14 Arriving In April" (in en). https://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/03/07/report-rbi-baseball-14-arriving-in-april.aspx. 
  11. ↑ Sarkar, Samit (June 18, 2014). "R.B.I. Baseball 14 hits June 24 on PS4 and Xbox One, online multiplayer coming in July" (in en). https://www.polygon.com/2014/6/18/5821554/rbi-baseball-14-release-date-ps4-xbox-one-online-multiplayer/. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "R.B.I. Baseball 14 critic reviews" (in en). https://www.metacritic.com/game/rbi-baseball-14/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Mitchell, Mike (April 15, 2014). "RBI Baseball 14 Review" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/15/rbi-baseball-14-review. 
  14. ↑ Isham, Lonnie (April 15, 2014). "R.B.I. Baseball 14 Review | Slide To Play". https://www.slidetoplay.com/review/r-b-i-baseball-14-review/. 
  15. ↑ Juba, Joe (December 30, 2014). "The Five Worst Games Of 2014" (in en). https://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/12/30/the-5-worst-games-of-2014.aspx. 
  16. ↑ Sarkar, Samit; Good, Owen S. (December 17, 2014). "2014 in review: The sports video game of the year" (in en). https://www.polygon.com/2014/12/17/7408391/2014-in-review-sports-game-of-the-year/. 

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