Netchuu! Pro Yakyuu 2004

Updated installment of the Namco baseball series, featuring 2004 season data. The game sports realistic graphics with around 480 accurately modeled Japanese baseball players — 40 on each team. To give the game broadcast TV like properties, Nechu! Pro Yakyuu 2004 uses motion capture information from 50 different players, ensuring diverse player stances and animations. The developers also added an overhauled batting and pitching system with new power hits and throws, as well as the “Jinsei Mode” (Life Mode) that simulates the ups and downs of a baseball career, complete with surprise events. Licensed by Fuji Television and the Nippon Yakyuu, Franchise 12, and NPB BIS baseball associations.