                Every pitcher tells a story



                A bat 'n' ball game with an

             American flavour from Peter Shaw.



Here's a chance for you to play the American game of

Baseball on your 48K Spectrum.

   You have a team and the computer has a team, and

together you must battle your way through the innings

until one team comes out on top. When it is your time to

play, one of your team will come up to bat and you will be

offered the options of playing safe and hitting down (by

pressing the 'd' key) or trying for a home run (by pressing

the 'u' key). Once you have made your choice, the screen

switches to some great used defined graphics illustrating

your batsperson and the pitcher. You'll see the ball fly

towards the batsperson and how well your player coped with

the pitch.

   Once the pitch has been made, the screen reverts back to

text and you find out just how well the batsperson did. It

could be a home run, or else just a small hit which would

place the batter on one of the bases. Of course, if the

player was caught out, the next batsperson comes up for a

pitch.

   As soon as your team have all been struck out, then the

computer's team take to the field and your team have to

pitch. Once both teams are out, the score is displayed and

you either begin another game or start the second innings.