
There is no comparison to any sports sim I’ve ever played The functionality is so complete and the simulation engine so realistic that several current and former MLB players have acknowledged they are huge fans and play regularly, including Curt Schilling, who is an avid fan of the game. The multi-season arc that the game takes as a result is absolutely addictive. Instead of playing out one game at a time (although I’m sure some people do), most people playing the game this way simulate seven calendar “days” at a time. Just to name some of the abilities you’re entrusted (burdened?) with. Managing minor league prospects and their promotions.Taking the reinsĪs a GM, you have complete control of the rosters of every team in your organization, from the MLB club all the way down to its Rookie Ball affiliates. Where OOTP really shines, however, is at the General Manager level.

In OOTP, if you choose to play as the “manager” of your team you have control over some strategy for each AB, and control of substitutions, but the rest is simulated by the game. It’s not like your average console based baseball video, like MLB: The Show, where the player controls the pitcher/fielder/batter and “plays” each game. The front office, as the team’s General Manager.OOTP is a video game that allows a player to manage his favorite baseball team from:

Since one of its earliest releases, I have been a rabid fan of an indie computer game called Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP).
