2K Sports just released their newest baseball game, MLB 2K9, but for some, the would like a whole lot more out-of-the-park action when it comes to baseball.  Well, 2K Sports is ready to deliver to this audience with the return of their arcade baseball game. The Bigs 2.

The Bigs 2 will give players a baseball game that focuses more on the action aspects of baseball, and less on things like fatigue, left handers vs. right handers and so forth.  If you enjoy watching 500 ft. home runs, or can remember jumping around the house the day Ron Kittle sent a ball out of Tigers Stadium, then The Bigs 2 is for you.

The Bigs 2 will be coming to a console near you this Summer.  Check out the jump for the full press release.

2K Sports Announces The BIGS^TM 2

The fun is back again with this popular arcade-style Major League Baseball game from 2K Sports

New York, NY – March 5, 2009 – 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that The BIGS^TM 2, the sequel to the hit arcade-style Major League Baseball game The BIGS^TM¸ will be available this summer for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and Wii^TM home video game system from Nintendo. Known for its over-the-top style of gameplay, The BIGS 2 focuses on the “big” fast-paced moments in Major League Baseball with new opportunities to go up against MLB legends, more mini-games like Home Run Pinball, and a variety of other thrilling new features.

“Fans have been clamoring for a follow-up to The BIGS since it launched two years ago, so we’re excited to now deliver The BIGS 2,” said Greg Thomas, senior vice president of development, 2K Sports. “In the spirit of celebrating the most epic moments in Major League Baseball, The BIGS 2 offers a refreshingly fun and unique experience of dramatic walk-off homeruns, miraculous wall catches, acrobatic diving grabs, and many more incredible plays you’d usually see only in a highlight reel.”

The BIGS 2 is being developed by Blue Castle Games and published by 2K Sports and is not yet rated by the ESRB. For more information, please visit www.2ksports.com.

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