Better Than the Rest

I think it's fair to say that Backyard Baseball 2003 was the greatest of the Backyard games. Although a little outdated, this game is a true classic, and the most fun. The main feature of the game, along with the other games, is the kid versions of each player. There are 30 kid-sized major league players and 30 fictional players. These fictional players appear in all the Backyard games and are well known throughout the series. There is one major league player from each team in this game, including Ichiro, Barry Bonds, and Ken Griffey Jr.

The game features a season mode, where you can form a team and control it throughout the season, hopefully making it to the Backyard World Series. There is also a single game mode where you can play a quick pickup game, or change the rules to how you want. Finally, there is batting practice, which is a very fun way to waste time. You simply pick a player and choose which type of pitches you want. Then you can hit till you get bored, with pitches supplied from Mr. Clanky the robot.