Clutch Hitter

Tired of baseball video diamonds with fictitious teams and players?

Clutch Hitter for the Sega Game Gear has arrived and is the only video baseball game to be endorsed by the Major League Baseball Players Association. All the players, statistics, and twenty-six baseball teams of both American and National Leagues are in the power of your hands. You can swing the bat as Jose Canseco, launch a fastball from the fingertips of Roger Clemens, or steal bases all game long as Ricky Henderson. They're all in your control. Not to be satisfied with just the MLBPA endorsement, Sega has also programmed into this Game Gear cartridge all the action that makes baseball America's favorite pastime.

The pitchers' arsenal is impressive to say the least. You have four basic pitches, but can use the D button to change the direction of the ball and blow away the batters. Careful selection of pitches is your only guarantee of victory. Clutch Hitter captures the classic confrontation between the batter and the pitcher by using the first person perspective of both players.

In the field, you must snag ground balls, grab long drives and make perfect throws to get you out of the inning. At the plate, the batter can move anywhere within the batter's box to get the most power on the ball. The batter can either swing for the fence, check swing, or go for the sacrifice bunt. Once on the bases, runners can lead or steal, but don't get caught off guard by the catcher.

You have the choice to play a 5, 7, or 9 inning game, and the fact that you're gaming with the actual players and statistics of the Major League puts Clutch Hitter on a pedestal above all others.

Position the pitcher and catcher on opposite far corners with the pitcher on the side of the batter. Then unleash a fastball that the batter usually can't be connected with.

Fielders run faster than base runners, so if your opponent gets in a pickle, its easier to chase him down instead of throwing him out.