World Class Baseball

World Class Baseball
Developer(s)	Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)	Hudson Soft
Platform(s)	PC Engine, Virtual Console
Release	PC Engine: JP: June 24, 1988 NA: 1989 VC: NA: September 17, 2007 EU: September 21, 2007
Genre(s)	Baseball
Mode(s)	Single-player multiplayer

World Class Baseball is a baseball video game originally released for the NEC PC Engine in 1988. It was re-released for the Wii Virtual Console service in North America on September 17, 2007, and in PAL regions on September 21, 2007.

Overview

World Class Baseball features 12 teams that must be defeated in the single player Pennant Mode, a knockout competition. Upon defeating all teams, the player faces off against the Turbo Tigers, a non-player selectable team of all-stars. The game also gives the option for players to compete in a one or two player versus exhibition game, or to watch two computer controlled teams play each other.

Teams

• Turbo Tigers (Hudson Bees in Japanese version)

North division

• Tokyo Ninjas
• New York Apples
• L.A. Stars
• Toronto Towers
• Chicago Winds
• London Lords

South division

• Paris Fries
• Rome Togas
• Moscow Bears
• Peking Ducks
• Bangkok Buddhas
• Sydney Sharks

Reception

In November 1993, Famitsu magazine's Reader Cross Review gave the game a 5 out of 10.