Konami PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL SPIRITS 2011 for PS3

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To be able to fully enjoy the game you will have to check out Muka's excellent Spirits Translation website. He put in a lot of work translating the menus and other text from Japanese into English. Many screenshots are included on his site. This is especially helpful when trying to adjust the difficulty of the gameplay. PYS has a cult following, especially among regulars on the Operation Sports forums.

Konami has designed an excellent game that combines great graphics, sound, physics, gameplay and other extras making PYS 2011 a great alternative to Sony's MLB: The Show and the MLB 2K series. The 2011 version is the last Japanese baseball game to include Yu Darvish, before he signed with the Texas Rangers. You may recognize a few former MLB players on the NPB (Nippon Pro Baseball) rosters, such as ex-Cubs Matt Murton, and Micah Hoffpauir.

This game is only in Japanese, and the only teams included are from the NPB. No MLB teams, no English or Spanish instructions either. The controls are easy enough to master.

$39.99 was a great price. Amazon shipped the game quick and cheap. This game will play on American PS3s since there is no region lock. I am satisfied with Konami and Amazon, and recommend this game, but you have to be aware of and accept the fact that this is a Japanese game.

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As somewhat of a Japan-ophile, I love Japanese baseball, so this game is right up my alley, but even if I just liked baseball, it would still get five stars. The controls are the best for any baseball game I've played, and it's just a whole lot of fun.

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PBS 2011 isn't for everyone, which, quite frankly, is one of many reasons I enjoy it. While in many ways it is quite similar to other baseball titles for PS 3 (I also have MLB 11 The Show), this is baseball as played in Japan. That means irrepressibly noisy, drum-beating fans in the stands; smaller ball parks; an emphasis on small ball over power; and rosters manned not by the usual American multi-millionaire jocks but their Japanese counterparts. All of this is represented with surprising accuracy, and if, like me, you are a fan of プロ野球, you'll have a blast with PBS 2011. However, note the use of kanji in this review. PBS 2011 is Japanese in presentation as well as game play. That means the commentary is Japanese (quite cool) and the text for functions and menus is written in kanji (still cool, but sometimes baffling). You can find online sources providing translations for PBS or, like me, you can jump in and learn by doing. What better way to sustain interest in a baseball video game?

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As far as gameplay...you cannot top this game. So smooth. Pitching and batting interface is flawless. It is missing some depth you normally find in MLB The Show but the gameplay alone is worth it.

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This is possibly one of the best baseball games I've played in a while. Being a baseball junkie, I always look for the perfect baseball game and this game is right on the money. The gameplay is pretty much at the same level as the Show (and light-years ahead of 2K) with the exception that this game isn't about MLB. There are some differences in the interfaces for pitching and hitting but nothing to get upset about. The gameplay is smooth and the pitching interface is real good. The hitting is pretty easy to get used to and the fielding is on target. The stadiums look awesome and the crowds are always into it. You may want to look up websites to help you translate the text but other than that, a very good baseball game that definitely beats most baseball games out there. I highly recommend this game. You will love it.