Admittedly, I am not a fan of "America's past time." The pacing of the game does little to keep my seemingly ADD riddled consciousness engaged, and watching said contest on television is right up there with attending a cat show in my lexicon of things to do. There is something to love about the game when experienced in person however. The smell of fresh cut grass, cold beer and warm hot dogs, and prime people watching make an otherwise excruciating spectacle quite tolerable, and even a little enjoyable. Sadly, the same can not be said for most baseball video games. 
Baseball video games usually occupy that deep, dark pit of despair occupied by other sports titles. Individuals either love them, or hate them with little in between. But somehow, even with my cynical "hate every sports title save NHL titles" attitude, MLB Power Pros 2 shines like a beacon of goodness in the gloom of night. From it's cute anime like graphics, to it's audio commentary, I strangely love this title.
MLBPP2 is just fun. It's not one of those overly technical outings that so many other baseball titles subscribe to. From the moment you pop this title in your Wii, it's fun, unbridaled fun. But don't let my glowing fanboy like giddiness fool you, there's a serious baseball title buried beneath all the cute. This title manages to be approachable for those that dislike these types of titles, and very technical for those that like that sort of thing. It's the best of both worlds wrapped up in a great game.
From 2K Sports:
2K Sports and Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced the next iteration of the popular Power Pros baseball franchise, MLB Power Pros 2008, is now available on retail store shelves. With its comedic visual appeal of miniature Major League Baseball® player models, MLB Power Pros 2008 has attracted a dedicated following through its easy-to-use controls and addictively fun gameplay experience. Now with over ten different exciting game modes including the traditional Practice, Exhibition, League and Home Run Challenge, MLB Power Pros 2008 brings fans closer to the action than ever before.
“We’re proud to deliver another exciting baseball title for our dedicated fans to enjoy in an accessible and refreshing experience,” said Greg Thomas, senior vice president of sports development, 2K. “With miniature player models, pick-up-and-play controls and newly added features, MLB Power Pros 2008 provides pure entertainment and fun for all ages this season.”
MLB Power Pros 2008 offers fans the unique opportunity to act as general manager and control the destiny of their own franchise in Season mode or engage in entertaining role-playing story modes such as Success and MLB® Life. Gamers can also trade, sign free agents, coordinate practice schedules, purchase new equipment, call up and send down players from the Minor Leagues™, along with other management options to bring in fans, win playoff games and, eventually, earn the title of World Series™ champion.
Fans will also enjoy easy, pick-up-and-play hitting and pitching controls, support of 40-man rosters, change of ball speed, adjustment of defensive shifts, and a real-time bullpen check functionality for substituting pitchers. Along with intuitive Wii™ functionality, MLB Power Pros 2008 provides the option for players to import their Wii-based characters, Miis™, from their Wii or Wii Remote™ (up to 10 Miis) to participate in the exciting fun!
MLB Power Pros 2008, rated E for Everyone by the ESRB, is now available for Wii home video game system from Nintendo and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, and will be available in August for the Nintendo DS™. For more information, please visit www.2ksports.com/games/mlbpp2008.
I can't rave about this title enough, which is strange given the lack of words on the screen singing it's praise. I'm just that giddy about it. Words escape me. There is one really great thing about MLBPP2 that deserves all kinds of praise, you aren't stuck to using just the Wiimote/Nunchuk combo, if you have the Classic controller or an old Gamecube controller, you can use that instead. Keen!
Your kids will love this one, if they can wrestle it away from you that is.
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