Score 9.3 "iOOTP 2014 Review - A Giant Time Suck for Baseball Fans"

[Chris 271]

Having already reviewed OOTP15, it’s certainly hard to know what to expect from iOOTP, the iOS version of the game created for enhanced mobility on Apple devices. As such, it is expected that this version would be considerably truncated from the PC version reviewed here.

Knowing this is key in reviewing this game based on its own merits and what is possible for an iOS game, rather than trying to compare it to itself on the PC version.

From the opening page it’s pretty simple to see this game is toned-down from the OOTP 15 version, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The simplicity will no doubt endear itself to a larger audience than the hardcore, manage-your-team-all-the-way-down-to-Rookie-ball, all-encompassing version that OOTP 15 can provide. The ‘buy seasons’ option is neat as well, as the player can purchase bundles of seasons — such as special seasons where records are broken — or individual seasons, set apart by era (like Deadball, Golden Years, Expansion, and Pre-Steroid era).

From there you can pick if you want a legitimate league based on current rosters, a fictional league, or a historical league, and if you want to start with a fantasy draft.

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