Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball Reviews (NES)
User Reviews
There are no reviews for this game.
Our Users Say
| Category | Description | User Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI | The quality of the game's intelligence, usually for the behavior of opponents. | 3.1 |
| Gameplay | How well the game mechanics work and the game plays. | 3.8 |
| Graphics | The visual quality of the game | 2.5 |
| Personal Slant | A personal rating of the game, regardless of other attributes | 3.6 |
| Sound / Music | The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition | 3.0 |
| Overall User Score (8 votes) | 3.2 | |
Critic Reviews
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Questicle.net (Dec, 2011)
Look past Dusty Diamond’s stripper name and the silly difficulty and you have one of the best hard/softball games on the NES.
83
The Video Game Critic (May 14, 2002)
Dusty Diamonds is a real gem of a baseball game. You construct a team from a set of comical characters with oversized heads that include witches, goblins, and aliens. Dusty Diamonds plays 95% like regular baseball, but are a few minor rule changes. Foul balls are considered outs, and it's possible to catch the ball well beyond the "home-run line". Unlike regular baseball, the gameplay is fast and entertaining. You get a behind-the-batter view during the pitches, and a wide angle view of the field once the ball is hit. Perhaps the best part of the game is its wacky playing fields, located in six interesting locations including a cliff, an island, and a schoolyard. Each has its own little quirks that add an element of unpredictablity. Fun and easy-to-play, Dusty Diamonds puts the fun back into baseball.
80
The graphics and
music are nothing special, but they are adequate, and it’s nice that all
60 different players are identifiable when pitching, batting, and even
in the field. While not a totally authentic NES baseball experience, its
quirkiness and originality certainly make it memorable.
80
Digital Press - Classic Video Games (Dec 10, 2003)
Simplistic games really don't get any better than this. It doesn't need stats, create-a-player, or numerous types of pitches. It's nothing but all out fun. It's just one of those games that never garnered the attention that it deserved an would've very easily been passed up by the casual gamer. If you can get passed the looks, you'll find a thoughrougly enjoyable and underrated title that belong in everyone's library.
