iOOTP Baseball 2011 Review
Price: $4.99
Version Reviewed: 1.0
Device Reviewed On: iPod touch 4G
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The fun of iOOTP is in having control over a team, managing the games and its transactions. There is the ability to have influence over every at-bat, or to just simulate weeks at a time. This makes it possible to play either the daily grind of a season, or to control and see results over the long-term. There is the ability to play with multiple historical leagues, including the 2004 season where the Red Sox won the World Series. The game can be incredibly addictive, as I found myself playing the game over and over, playing and managing games on a daily basis. I even found myself getting confused between how my iOOTP version of the Texas Rangers were performing and how the actual team was doing, that's how engrossing the game is.
iOOTP Baseball 2011 can often be convoluted, but I had tons of fun with it. As a huge baseball fan, I found myself engrossed and entirely addicted by the game. There could be a lot of work to improve the user interface, but that shouldn't deter other baseball fans from picking up and enjoy this game.
Update: iOOTP has gotten its first major update recently. The game now has support for a variety of past seasons available via in-app pruchase. Each season costs $0.99, with special bundles of seasons going for $4.99. As well, the game now has Game Center support for leaderboards of single season and all-time scores obtained at the end of each season. As well, it's now possible to set up the beginning of the game where entire teams can be drafted from the list of players, starting the league over entirely.