Dave Winfield’s Batter Up!

## Description

_Dave Winfield’s Batter Up!_ is an educational baseball game which was
developed in conjunction with professional baseballer Dave Winfield. The
program contains two parts, a tutorial called lessons with Dave Winfield and a
game called Slugfest. The tutorial consists of five lessons teaching the
techniques of the game: the grip, the stance, the pitch, the swing and hitting
strategies. Included in the package is also a book called The Act of Hitting
which expands on the lessons in the program.

The game, Slugfest, is exclusively about batting and the player can play alone
or compete against up to three other players. The player hits against a series
of eight pitchers each with a different style. Before starting one can choose
stance to swing from, hitting left or right and which field to play on. Once
out on the field the batter and the pitcher are viewed from a fixed third
person perspective. As the ball is thrown the player has to press the right
height key (high, medium or low) just as the ball passes by. Upon a hit a map
will show the flight path of the ball and the result (single, foul ball, home
run etc.) will be reported.

Dave Winfield’s Batter Up!