The Bigs by Andrew Bub August 08, 2007 Unleash your inner Bonds - no "juice" required. Reviewed for PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, XBOX360.

The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions look best, but given the intriguing baseball action experienced in Wii Sports, we were most curious about the Wii version of The BIGS.

The BIGS isn't a hardcore baseball simulation that crunches the numbers, physics, and other baseball variables into an honest simulation. Instead, The BIGS plays baseball the old fashioned video game way: throw, hit, tag, yer outta there!

Pitching on the Wii works much like it does when playing baseball in Wii Sports in that you push a button and fling the remote forward. Twisting the remote lets the player "break" the pitch and overshooting the onscreen pitching meter can make the throw go wild.

Batting isn't so satisfying. Players can hold the remote two-handed like a bat, but the game uses the nunchuk for base running, creating an awkward switch. It is better to bat one-handed.

Everything else works great though. Games are brisk and fun against friends and families. Expect lots of scoring, the occasional home-run, and even a double play or two.