FIELD PLAY MODE (1P & COM vs COM)

PICK A PLAYER:

To enter 'Field Play' mode, you must select "1P & COM vs COM" in pre-game opions. After lineups are chosen, you will be asked to pick ONE player and he will be the only player you control during the game. Thus, 'Field Play' enables the third person fielding and baserunning cams. This mode is great and can be modified to your desire in the options shown in the next section below.

- The CPU makes all in-game managerial decisions. You set the pre-game lineups.

- You can play any position including pitcher & catcher.

- If at any time your manager decides to pull you (for a pinch hitter etc) the rest of the game will be simmed.

- Since you only will bat 4 times on average, you can complete games much faster than normal!

- This mode can be played in Pennant Race, but keep in mind you will act as player only. The only managerial moves you can make is pre-game.

FIELD PLAY OPTIONS:

Top buttons: confirm or reset.

1. Batting - Play or Skip (this is available for pitchers only. If you play as a hitter, the game will assume you want to bat and blank out this option.) Keep in mind the Pacific League has a DH system so pitchers will not bat in those games.

2. Base Running - Play; Play only when you represent a game winning/important run; Skip

3. Defense - Play & see every single pitch; Play & see only decisive pitch; Play only first and last innings; Skip.

* (This section is not available for pitchers as you will have to throw every pitch as a pitcher. For catcher, all 3 play options have the same effect - you will have to call every pitch in the game)

4. Wait in the On-deck Circle - Play, Skip

FIELD PLAY USER SETTINGS (same as normal play with slight variations)

Field Play specific settings are shown in red.

A. Difficulty

1. Pitch Speed - Slow, Slow+, Basic, Basic+, Middle, Middle+, Real
2. Difficulty - Very Easy, Easy, Normal, Hard, Perfect, Spirits, Self-Adjusting, Custom.

If you choose 'Custom', the following difficulties will be opened up for adjustment:

3. CPU Pitching - Very Easy, Easy, Normal, Normal+, Hard -, Hard, Hard+, Perfect, Spirits
4. CPU Hitting - Very Easy, Easy, Normal, Normal+, Hard -, Hard, Hard+, Perfect, Spirits
5. CPU Baserunning - Very Easy, Easy, Normal, Hard, Perfect, Spirits
6. CPU Defense - Very Easy, Easy, Normal, Hard, Perfect, Spirits
7. CPU Managing (not available in all modes) - Very Easy, Easy, Normal, Hard, Perfect, Spirits.

B. Camera (not available on Vita)

1. Camera Up/Down when fielding: Normal, Reverse
2. Camera Left/Right when fielding: Normal, Reverse

Basically these just mean if you press up on the R stick the camera moves up (normal) or down (reverse.) These options are commonly seen in first person shooters and flight sim games.

C. Control

1. Type - Analog, Digital (for moving the batting cursor and pitching cursor)
2. Rumble - On, Off (your controller will vibrate at times if ON)

D. Batting

1. Meet Cursor - Normal, Assist, Zone. (See settings explained section for further.)
2. Meet Assist Level - Level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Self-Adjust
3. Batting Point - Normal, Real or Off.
4. Strike Zone - Show All, Only Weak/Strong Points, Only the Strike Zone, Off
5. CPU Pitch Cursor - On, Always in Center, Fade, Off.
6. CPU Pitcher's Pitches: Pitch Type And Info, Pitch Type, None.

E. Pitching

1. Pitch Style - Direct (Default), Assist (CPU help if you miss release point.)

2. Throw Pitch Selection - X or Triangle. If you select 'X' to throw pitch then Square will be throw to 1st base, Triangle to 2nd and Circle 3rd. If you select Triangle to throw pitch then Square will be to 1st base, 'X' to 2nd and Circle to 3rd.

3. Pitch Point - Normal, Real, Off
4. Pitch Form - Real, Always From Stretch
5. Catcher Throw Back - On, Off
6. CPU Strike Zone - Show All, Only Weak/Strong Points, Only the Strike Zone, Off

F. Running

N/A - You will choose this in the options prior to the game (see Field Play section for further).

G. Defense

1. N/A - You will choose this in the options prior to the game (see Field Play section for further).
2. Throw Type - Normal, X + Direction. (This is like a tribute to old school gamers. X+D is how very old games on NES like RBI Baseball used to control, which older people may still prefer.)
3. Flyball Cursor - On, Off

H. Strategy

N/A - CPU handles all of the managing (you just play.)

I. Stats Display

1. Player Name - Show, Don't show
2. Special Skills - Show, Don't show
3. Batter Attritbute Petagon Graph - Show, Don't show
4. Control Guide - Show, Don't show
5. Batting Timing Guide - Show, Don't show
6. Pitching Speed Gauge - Show, Don't show