Developed by: Fathom Pictures
Published by: Philips Interactive Media of America
Original release: 1992
Genre: Sports (Baseball)
CD-i type: Compact Disc Interactive, base-case standard CD-i disc, no DVC required
Catalogue: 8100043 (Europe), 8140050 (The Netherlands), 3106900812 (USA)
Releases: Originally released in a ‘large vertical’ CD-i case in Europe and in a grey 'longbox' version in USA, in 1993 re-released in normal jewelcase (The USA version received an updated cover and included a carton slipcase. In this re-release the teams were updated, which makes this a physical update of the original)
Language: English only
Emulator: Not tested
Description from the developer:
It’s just you against baseball’s great pitchers. Your hands tighten around the bat. He winds. The ball screams towards the plate. You swing, the crack of the bat signals a hard grounder through the infield. It’s a hit! ABC Sports presents: Power Hitter offers you the ultimate baseball challenge. Set your line-up from your roster of players. Plan your strategy and make on field decisions. Your base-runner can take a lead or dive back to the back! Call a double steal or a suicide squeeze. The play by play announcer comments on your every move. You’re in the game on you’re on the field.
Game Facts:
In USA this game was updated in 1993 with the new team names of the 1993 season. This release got an updated cover and was released in a normal jewelcase + slipcase.
Review
In the rare occurrence that a ball is put into play, you watch the action automatically played out in a series of short video clips, which aren't bad. The commentary is terrible however, often bordering on embarrassing. Power Hitter has a few novel features like the ability to adjust your stance or initiate a suicide squeeze, but I wish the programmers had concentrated on the basic gameplay instead. Power Hitter is way slow and tedious, and the terrible controls make you feel more like a bored spectator than a player. (by Videogame Critic)
From the Disc
Copyright: Copyright Fathom Pictures & Philips Interactive Media of America, 1992.
