Lost In Translation/Baseball Stars 2

About The Game
Baseball Stars 2 is the sequel to SNK's popular baseball arcade game. Players can create leagues of up to 125 games (6 teams playing each other 25 times) and view statistics such as League Standings, Average, Home Runs, Runs Batted In, Earned Run Average, Wins and Saves. Players can fire players and upgrade them using the same 15-point system introduced in the original Baseball Stars.

Players can select from one of 18 teams across 2 leagues - Exciting League (beginner) & Fighting League (expert) :


 * Exciting League:
 * New York Monsters
 * Tokyo Ninjas
 * Napoli Angels
 * Taipei Hawks
 * Seoul Ivories
 * Sydney Griffons
 * Oaxaca Rockets
 * Barcelona Flames
 * London Lifeguards


 * Fighting League:
 * USA Bisons
 * Japanese Samurais
 * Korean Dragoon
 * Italian Waves
 * Taiwan Dragons
 * Aussie Thunders
 * Mexican Typhoons
 * Spanish Galleons
 * British Knights

Additional Technical Information
Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 4

= > Hitting : [A] Swing bat/Return to base, [B] Stolen base/Lead off, [C] Bunt, [D] Time out

= > Fielding : [A] Pitch/Jump, [B] Base touch/Feint ball, [C] X, [D] Time out

Trivia
Released in April 1992.

Weaken Enemy Pitcher
To perform this trick, you need to get as close to the plate as you can. If the pitcher then hits you, tap Up twice on your joystick. Your hitter will then throw his bat to the floor, walk up to the mound and punch the pitcher, thus lowering his abilities. Using this tip will help mess up the pitching schedule for your opponent, and can lead to easy scoring opportunities off the tired pitchers.

Series

 * 1) Baseball Stars - Be a champ! (1989)
 * 2) Baseball Stars Professional (1990)
 * 3) Baseball Stars 2 (1992)
 * 4) Baseball Stars (1998, SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color)

Staff

 * Producer:
 * Eikichi Kawasaki


 * Planner:
 * Pu-Ken 2020


 * Programmers:
 * To-Chan
 * Nakamura-Q


 * Design Chief:
 * Miki
 * Y. Kawase


 * Designers:
 * Masami Tanaka
 * Kiku-Bee
 * Riding Monkey Gogo
 * Kazunori
 * G.O.N.
 * Great King Yasu


 * Sounds:
 * Masahiko Hataya (Papaya)
 * Konny

Ports

 * Consoles :
 * Nintendo Famicom (1992)
 * SNK Neo-Geo CD (1994)