BASEBALL MOGUL 2008

Begin in any year  you choose, from 1901 to 2007, with the full roster of your favorite team - or an entirely fictional team of your own creating.  Negotiate trades and sign free agents to build a dynasty.

Baseball Mogul 2008 also gives you complete control on the field: the most realistic baseball simulation you can buy, combined with an easy-to-learn interface and thousands of stats at your fingertips.  With customized ratings and head-to-head stats for every player, you have everything you need to win the battle of wits between batter and pitcher.  Whether you are 8 or 80, Baseball Mogul is the addictive baseball experience you have been looking for.

NEW Baseball Mogul Encyclopedia

• Outputs over 30,000 interlinked HTML pages.
  

NEW Database Engine

• Records every stat for every player, even after they're dead.
• Automatically loads every historical player
• Easily compare your prospects to the best players of all time.
  

NEW User Interface

• More stats at your fingertips.
• Improved support for customized logos and skins.
  

NEW Financial Model

• Correct revenue and salaries for each era.
• From 1901 to 2007 and beyond.
  

NEW "Save Anytime" Feature

• Now you can save and resume your game between individual pitches.
  

NEW Ticker Tape

• Scrolling updates during the season and during each game.
  

NEW Expanded Scouting Reports

• Game log tracks recent performances including hitting streaks and slumps.
• New talent graph shows how each player's "Current" and "Potential" ratings developed over his entire career
• Personality analysis shows the teams for which a player will waive his no-trade clause.
  

NEW Player Development Engine

• We examined the career paths of thousands of real players to create more realistic aging and scouting algorithms.
• Draft day is now more unpredictable -- but we've also added the ability to adjust these settings as you see fit.

NEW Physics-Based Simulation

• We've combined over 30 years experience writing statistical simulations and arcade-style baseball games to bring you the most realistic baseball experience possible.
• Now you can follow the path of the ball on screen, with the correct underlying physics.
• From the effects of weather and friction to the correct spin on each pitch, Baseball Mogul continues to give you the most realistic results possible, backed by a real-world physics model.

NEW 2007 Rosters

• Baseball Mogul 2008 is the only game that includes every season from 1901 to 2007, complete with hand-edited rosters and ratings for thousands of major and minor league players.
  

NEW Roster Tools

• Create a an entire fictional universe in any historical era with just a few clicks.
  

UPDATED Player Database

• Includes more than 18,000 players from 1901 to 2007.
• You can play as any team in any year.

UPDATED Pitcher Database

• Season-by-season pitch data for over 1,200 pitchers that you can't find anywhere else.
• Includes individually researched ratings for every pitch in each pitcher's arsenal, going back to 1901.
• From Gaylord Perry's spitball to Daisuke Matsuzaka's "Gyroball", Baseball Mogul 2008 is the most complete baseball simulation you can buy.
  

Animated Play-By-Play

• In-game Manager Mode lets you call plays and make substitutions as if you were in the dugout.
• Or retire to the owner's box and let your coaches and players control the action. It's up to you!

Pitch-By-Pitch Mode

• Fully interactive pitch-by-pitch mode puts you in complete control of the game.
• Graphical batting and pitching interface gives you pinpoint control over each pitch.
• Brush back the batter with an inside fastball, then put him away with a splitter in the dirt.
• New One-Pitch Mode gives strategic control without having to pick individual pitches.
  

Lefty-Righty Stats

• Baseball Mogul 2008 tracks every match-up.
• Whether you are pinch-hitting in the 9th or trading for someone to platoon with your left-handed outfielder, Baseball Mogul puts all the data at your fingertips.
• Every scouting report includes lefty/righty splits, plus a skill breakdown against each type of pitcher (or hitter).
  

Fast Simulation Speed

• It wouldn't be Baseball Mogul if you had to take a bathroom break while the season progressed.
• Baseball Mogul 2008 can play a full season, including all computer trades and roster moves, in under 30 seconds.
• We re-wrote the simulation engine and then we optimized it.
• And then we optimized it again -- because baseball should be fun!

System Requirements:

• P233 or better (or Pentium-compatible)
• Windows 98/XP/Me/2000
• CD-ROM or DVD drive
• 64 MB RAM
• Mouse
• At least 800 x 600 screen resolution
• 256 or more colors
• 75 MB free hard disk space