Tag: Metalhead Software
News EA Sports Acquires Super Mega Baseball Developer
Moneyball
EA Sports has acquired Metalhead Software, the Canadian team behind the Super Mega Baseball series. The publisher said in a press release that it intends to help grow the developer’s popular arcade baseball series, as well as develop new gaming and sports experiences. “We look forward to supporting and investing in the team so they can...
Review Super Mega Baseball 3 - A Golden Era for Virtual Baseball Continues
Deserving of the superlatives
Don’t pay too much mind to the freakish aesthetics of Super Mega Baseball 3’s fictional stars: this cartoony sports sequel has all the trappings of a true simulation, but it’s all packed up in an alarmingly accessible wrapper. It means that practically anyone can step up to the plate and knock out a Home Run or...
News Super Mega Baseball 2, of All Things, Now Has Cross Console Play on PS4
Home run
Sound the gong and send up a flare: another PlayStation 4 game now has cross-console compatibility. That's right -- one more PS4 title has joined the exclusive cross-play club, and it's Super Mega Baseball 2. We must admit, we didn't see that one coming. As of today, you can play the decent baseball game's Pennant Race mode online against...
Review Super Mega Baseball 2 (PS4)
Metal slug
You’ve got to give Super Mega Baseball 2 a lot of credit: it manages to find a home on the PlayStation 4 where so many others fail. Stepping up to bat against Sony’s own MLB The Show must be an intimidating prospect, but this likeable arcade outing swings for the fences – and ultimately loads its bases. If you like your sports games...
News Super Mega Baseball 2 Pinch Hits Some Powerful Online Features
Ballin'
The talking in this Super Mega Baseball 2 trailer is so quick that we’ve had to watch it three times to eke all of the information out of it, so don’t say we never do anything for you. As it happens, once you make sense of the blur of words, it sounds like the arcade ball game is packing some pretty powerful multiplayer features. In...
Hands On Swinging for the Fences with Super Mega Baseball 2 on PS4
Does Metalhead's baseball extravaganza hit a home run?
This particular writer has never had much fascination with sports games; there's just something about playing a virtual game that does its best to approximate a real game that just comes off as a pointless endeavour. The medium of video games allows for limitless potential, so why restrain the...
News Super Mega Baseball Hits a Homerun on PS4, PS3 in Europe
Insert tired baseball pun here
Do you know what Europeans love just as much as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches? Er, baseball of course. In fact, we love it so much on these ancient shores that we've not only got MLB 15 The Show to look forward to this week, but also Super Mega Baseball, the surprisingly good arcade title from Metalhead Software...
Review Super Mega Baseball (PlayStation 4)
Out of the park
Super Mega Baseball marks the first release from Canadian developer Metalhead Software. Currently only available on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 as a cross-buy release, the $19.99 baseball title offers a marvellous distraction from the rigmarole of everyday life. As an arcade game, it's not going to put you in the Yankees...
