Have you ever sat in a bar, with your friends, after a game and felt you could do better than the guy in charge? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to become a baseball manager? Out of the Park Baseball Manager 2006 from Sports Interactive, the sports management development specialists, gives you a chance to live out that dream.
Forget fantasy sports, settle down in the comfort of your own home and experience the ultimate in realism, playability and unparalleled customization. Create your own baseball universe using players of the past (via a direct link with the Baseball Archive), present or, for the ultimate challenge, using purely fictional players created by our award winning game engine.
Build your own dynasty by signing free agents, wheeling and dealing with other owners or by calling up that hot prospect from the minors. Watch your seasoned veterans skills slowly deteriorate and replace him with one of your top picks from the amateur draft. Its your world and you can select to simply pit your wits against the computer AI, or for the ultimate experience against friends in a multiplayer online league. Theres even the chance to become commissioner and truly customize almost every aspect of the game.
Manage your own baseball franchise
Set up the line-ups, your pitching staff and depth charts. Demote the struggling rookie, put the injured starter on the DL and trade for a backup catcher. Manage the 40-man roster and scout the upcoming amateur draft pool. In OOTPBM 2006 you can do almost anything a real life GM can do to guide your team to glory.
A realistic and accurate simulation engine
No baseball game is complete without stats and OOTPBM 2006 is king. In addition to the multitude of statistics, a fully flexible engine allows you to make all the calls pitch-by-pitch. The game is truly as real as it gets.
Customizable financial system
Featuring the most flexible financial system in any baseball simulation ever made, OOTPBM 2006 lets you mirror existing intricacies or allows you to invent your own. The only restriction is your imagination.
Scouting and coaching staff at your disposal
All of the staff in your franchise have varying strengths, weaknesses, personalities and of course contract demands. OOTPBM 2006 puts all of your man management skills to the test; its in your hands!
Endless possibilities with historical and fictional leagues
Play the game with the real life setup of every major baseball league in the world and in addition, you can import every historical baseball season from 1900 to the present day. If thats not enough simply create your own fictional baseball league.
Create or join an online league
Featuring a full online league mode, commissioners and multiple owners can battle it out against each other over the internet. Integrating seamlessly with FTP and HTML you can upload and download files and share them with friends.
Slick intuitive interface
Utilizing the technology and expertise of Sports Interactive, the game has a faster, smarter and slicker interface than ever before. Whats more, its fully skinable allowing you to change the game to suit your own personal tastes.
Out of the Park Baseball Manager 2006
