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Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

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Quick resume

Tight controls and a smooth learning curve will have you knocking it out of the park in no time in this awesome arcade baseball simulator. Polygon’s 2014 Sports Game of the Year.

Global score

90/100

Genres

Indie, Simulator, Sport

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    Pros

    • Fun and accessible baseball gameplay
    • Adjustable difficulty with ego system
    • Local multiplayer and co-op
    • Player and team customization
    • High replay value and progression

    Cons

    • No online multiplayer
    • Limited game modes
    • Lack of narrative or story
    • Some control complexity
    • No mid-game save in season mode

    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Cooperation, Intimacy.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      4

      "Players have control over pitching, batting, fielding, and baserunning with adjustable difficulty and team customization"

    • Competence
      4

      "Game offers a skill curve with challenging pitching and batting mechanics and a unique difficulty slider (Ego system) for gradual improvement"

    • Competition
      2

      "Includes leaderboards and local multiplayer competition, but lacks online multiplayer"

    • Continuation
      4

      "High replay value with season mode, player progression, and adjustable difficulty encouraging long play sessions"

    • Cooperation
      3

      "Local co-op mode available for cooperative play, but no online multiplayer limits broader cooperation"

    • Creativity
      3

      "Players can customize team names, player appearances, and develop players through skill slots and staff"

    • Domination
      -2

      "Focus is on balanced gameplay and mutual challenge rather than exerting superiority or trash talk"

    • Escapism
      4

      "Players use the game as a fun distraction and stress relief with engaging gameplay and cartoonish style"

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and personal enjoyment without obligation or pressure"

    • Experimenting
      3

      "Players experiment with pitching types, batting timing, difficulty settings, and team customization"

    • Exploration
      -1

      "Limited exploration as gameplay focuses on known baseball fields and modes without open-world elements"

    • Expression
      3

      "Customization of player names, appearances, and team details allows personal expression"

    • Fantasy
      -1

      "While cartoonish, the game simulates realistic baseball mechanics rather than imaginative fiction"

    • Fellowship
      2

      "Local multiplayer and community leaderboards foster social connection, but online play is missing"

    • Growth
      4

      "Players develop skills over time, improve teams, and learn game mechanics through progression systems"

    • Health
      -5

      "Typical sedentary video game play with no physical activity involved"

    • Idle
      -3

      "Requires focused attention during gameplay; not designed for passive or background play"

    • Intimacy
      1

      "Some social interaction through local co-op and community but limited emotional closeness"

    • Leadership
      2

      "Players manage teams and make strategic decisions but no explicit leadership roles in multiplayer"

    • Progression
      4

      "Strong progression through player leveling, skill unlocks, and team development"

    • Relaxation
      3

      "Balanced challenge with adjustable difficulty allows flow and tension release"

    • Sensation
      3

      "Bright, colorful graphics and lively animations provide enjoyable sensory stimulation"

    • Status
      2

      "Leaderboards and community recognition offer some social status opportunities"

    • Story
      -4

      "No narrative or story elements; gameplay is context-free baseball matches"

    • Strategy
      3

      "Players engage in tactical pitching, batting timing, and team management decisions"

    • Thrill
      3

      "Game provides suspenseful moments such as close games and high difficulty challenges"

    • Value
      4

      "Good perceived value with fun gameplay, replayability, and reasonable price"

    • Violence
      -4

      "Focus on constructive sports gameplay rather than combat or destruction"

    • Survival
      -3

      "Stable gameplay environment with no survival or failure avoidance mechanics"

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    Last update: 29/04/2026