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}}Namco ventured into a more realistic style of baseball game for the first time with '''''Necchuu! Pro Yakyuu 2002''''', an arcade and PlayStation 2 title set in NPB.
 
The game's title is licensed from Fuji Television's baseball broadcasts, which from 2002-2004 were titled "Necchuu! Pro Yakyuu." The first word in the title is a portmanteau of the word for heat/fever and the word for broadcast or relay.


== Gameplay Video ==
== Gameplay Video ==
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== Description ==
== Description ==
Masaharu Miyake provided play-by-play commentary.  
This is the first realistic-styled game developed by Namco, released one year after the cartoon-styled ''World Stadium 5'' for the original PlayStation. Masaharu Miyake provided play-by-play commentary.
 
Gameplay modes: 
 
* Pennant - Play through one season as an NPB team. The season length is configurable at 5, 15, 30, 70, or a real 140 game length.
* Open - A single-game exhibition mode. Single-player, two-player, or CPU vs. CPU options are available.
* Training - A mode allowing repeated practice in a scenario you set, or a guided tutorial.
* Asunaro - A single-season create-a-player mode with missions and ability improvement mechanics. The title means something like "grow into tomorrow."
* Trade - Edit rosters for use in the other modes. Players created in Asunaro mode are available.
* Highlight - Results and highlights can be saved from matches in the Pennant and Open modes.  


== Intro ==
== Intro ==

Revision as of 17:29, 18 February 2024

Necchuu! Pro Yakyuu 2002
JP Title 熱チュー! プロ野球2002
Release Date Japan: April 18 2002
Platforms PlayStation 2, Arcade
Developer Namco
Publisher Namco
Original Price 6800 yen
Team Names Real NPB teams
Player Names Real NPB players

Namco ventured into a more realistic style of baseball game for the first time with Necchuu! Pro Yakyuu 2002, an arcade and PlayStation 2 title set in NPB.

The game's title is licensed from Fuji Television's baseball broadcasts, which from 2002-2004 were titled "Necchuu! Pro Yakyuu." The first word in the title is a portmanteau of the word for heat/fever and the word for broadcast or relay.

Gameplay Video

Description

This is the first realistic-styled game developed by Namco, released one year after the cartoon-styled World Stadium 5 for the original PlayStation. Masaharu Miyake provided play-by-play commentary.

Gameplay modes:

  • Pennant - Play through one season as an NPB team. The season length is configurable at 5, 15, 30, 70, or a real 140 game length.
  • Open - A single-game exhibition mode. Single-player, two-player, or CPU vs. CPU options are available.
  • Training - A mode allowing repeated practice in a scenario you set, or a guided tutorial.
  • Asunaro - A single-season create-a-player mode with missions and ability improvement mechanics. The title means something like "grow into tomorrow."
  • Trade - Edit rosters for use in the other modes. Players created in Asunaro mode are available.
  • Highlight - Results and highlights can be saved from matches in the Pennant and Open modes.

Intro

The opening theme song is "al di là" by HΛL.

Physical Media

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