Necchuu! Pro Yakyuu 2002
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.
| 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 |
| Followed by | Necchuu! Pro Yakyuu 2003 |
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. Similar to Reiko Nagase for the Ridge Racer series, a virtual idol named Hitomi Yoshino stars on the box art and intro cinematics for the Necchuu! series.
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.
Commercial
Physical Media
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Necchuu! Pro Yakyuu 2002 PlayStation 2 box art
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Front side of the Namco Sports newspaper insert included with the game.
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Back side of the Namco Sports newspaper insert included with the game.
