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World Series Baseball is the first of a new range of games under the Imagine label. The name was bought by Ocean after the crash of the original company for its games destined for the American market.

The consequence of this is that this game assumes that you know the rules of Baseball. This will deter most people from an excellent simulation of a fascinating sport. This would be a shame for if you are prepared to make an effort you will soon pick it up.

Those who do persevere will discover a game where you can throw high balls and slow balls, hit home runs, steal bases and strike out.

All of this is presented well with a grandstand view of the baseball diamond complete with scoreboard, crowd and of course cheerleaders. The scoreboard not only plots the two teams' scores through the nine innings of the game but also provide a close-up view of the pitch the ball and the batter's attempt to hit it.

The game is completely joystick-controlled and contains both one and two player versions.

I would recommend this game to anyone who is interested in finding out more about this sport.