But that all being said if I'm considering picking up a baseball game, this Wii version interests me more than just a regular one. Wii Sports baseball was good for a minigame but if MLB 2K8 takes it seriously, it could be fun. And luckily, it appears they have. They have in place a good number of motion controls that if I manage to grab a few friends we'd certainly have some fun with. Such as:

• Pitching – To pitch, players simply point the Wii Remote at the screen, pull back to start the pitcher’s motion, then flick the Wii Remote forward. The quicker the player flicks the remote, the more velocity and movement the pitch will have. The Nunchuk can be used to view a player’s pitch arsenal and to select which pitch to throw.

• Batting – Swinging for the fences with Major League Baseball 2K8 on Wii will provide fans with even more fun when they control the Wii Remote as if they were swinging a real bat. The Nunchuk acts to control the direction of the ball.

• Fielding – While controlling their designated player using the Nunchuk, players can snag fly balls and use the Wii Remote to throw to the appropriate base. Players can use Major League Baseball 2K8’s “Smart Throw” technology to throw to the best base by simply flicking the Wii Remote or can manually choose which base to throw to by pressing a direction on the directional pad.

• Baserunning – Players can control the speed of their baserunning by shaking the Wii Remote and Nunchuk simultaneously, then pushing both controllers to slide.

I played the demo for the PS3 version and found the controls complex, but that's probably mostly because I'm not a huge baseball nut and haven't played a baseball game in years. A simplified version of the game would suit me better.

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