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=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2004'' ===
=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2004'' ===
{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = Pro Yakyū Spirits 2004
| title = Pro Yakyū Spirits 2004
| image =
| image =
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 25, 2004}}
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 25, 2004}}
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]]
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=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2'' ===
=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2'' ===
{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = Pro Yakyū Spirits 2
| title = Pro Yakyū Spirits 2
| image =
| image =
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|April 7, 2005}}
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|April 7, 2005}}
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]]
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=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 3'' ===
=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 3'' ===
{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = Pro Yakyū Spirits 3
| title = Pro Yakyū Spirits 3
| image =
| image =
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|April 6, 2006}}
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|April 6, 2006}}
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 2]]
| platforms = [[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 2]]
}}
}}


'''''Professional Yakyuu Spirits 3''''' (プロ野球スピリッツ3, ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 3'') is a baseball simulation game designed for the [[Xbox 360]] and [[PlayStation 2]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.konami.jp/products/prospi_3_ps2/ |title=プロ野球スピリッツ3 |publisher=Konami.jp |accessdate=2011-10-10}}</ref> systems. The game was released on April 6, 2006 and is developed and published by [[Konami]].<ref name="Gamespot">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/sports/proyakyuspirits/tech_info.html?tag=tabs;summary |title=Pro_Yakyuu_Spirits_3 game page |accessdate=2009-08-11 |publisher=[[GameSpot]] }}</ref>
'''''Professional Yakyuu Spirits 3''''' (プロ野球スピリッツ3, ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 3'') is a baseball simulation game designed for the [[Xbox 360]] and [[PlayStation 2]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.konami.jp/products/prospi_3_ps2/ |title=プロ野球スピリッツ3 |publisher=Konami.jp |accessdate=2011-10-10}}</ref> systems. The game was released on April 6, 2006 and is developed and published by [[Konami]].<ref name="Gamespot">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/sports/proyakyuspirits/tech_info.html?tag=tabs;summary |title=Pro_Yakyuu_Spirits_3 game page |accessdate=2009-08-11 |publisher=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref>


=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 4'' ===
=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 4'' ===
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The game features all 12 [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] teams, and both the [[Pacific League]] and [[Central League]] All-Star teams (circa 2006, but with changes made for traded and/or retired players).
The game features all 12 [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] teams, and both the [[Pacific League]] and [[Central League]] All-Star teams (circa 2006, but with changes made for traded and/or retired players).


The [[difficulty level]] for the game is adjustable. The easiest mode will appeal to younger players who have probably never played a baseball game before in their lives, and the hardest mode—known as Spirits Mode—will give even the most experienced and advanced players a challenge with superior AI. Other modes can be selected in a sort of pseudo-gameplay sliders mode. For instance, gameplay speed can be increased, as well as pitch speed (which can be set to "real" speed).
The [[difficulty level]] for the game is adjustable. The easiest mode will appeal to younger players who have probably never played a baseball game before in their lives, and the hardest mode—known as Spirits Mode—will give even the most experienced and advanced players a challenge with superior AI. Other modes can be selected in a sort of pseudo-gameplay sliders mode. For instance, gameplay speed can be increased, as well as pitch speed (which can be set to "real" speed).


The basic [[batting (baseball)|batting]] interface is a silhouette of a bat which influences how the ball will travel. Depending on when and where contact was made, that influences where the ball goes. The [[pitch (baseball)|pitching]] is a 2-click system where the player selects his pitch around a grid, presses X to start his delivery, then pressing X as one circle converges on another to try and perfectly time the pitch.
The basic [[batting (baseball)|batting]] interface is a silhouette of a bat which influences how the ball will travel. Depending on when and where contact was made, that influences where the ball goes. The [[pitch (baseball)|pitching]] is a 2-click system where the player selects his pitch around a grid, presses X to start his delivery, then pressing X as one circle converges on another to try and perfectly time the pitch.


==== Reception ====
==== Reception ====
Around the time of its release, it was the only PlayStation 3 video game that was among the top 50 best-selling video games in Japan.<ref>{{cite news |first=Marcus |last=Lai |title=PS3 sales decrease 18 percent; No. 5 in Japan |url=http://news.punchjump.com/article.php?id=4073 |work=Punch Jump |date=2007-04-20 |access-date=2008-06-21 |quote=... the PS3 sold 11,948 units between Apr. 9 and Apr. 15. ... The PS3 ranked one game title in the top 50 game sales in the same period, Konami's Professional Baseball Spirits 4 at No. 35. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715132219/http://news.punchjump.com/article.php?id=4073 |archive-date=2011-07-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Around the time of its release, it was the only PlayStation 3 video game that was among the top 50 best-selling video games in Japan.<ref>{{cite news |first=Marcus |last=Lai |title=PS3 sales decrease 18 percent; No. 5 in Japan |url=http://news.punchjump.com/article.php?id=4073 |work=Punch Jump |date=2007-04-20 |access-date=2008-06-21 |quote=... the PS3 sold 11,948 units between Apr. 9 and Apr. 15. ... The PS3 ranked one game title in the top 50 game sales in the same period, Konami's ''Professional Baseball Spirits 4'' at No. 35. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715132219/http://news.punchjump.com/article.php?id=4073 |archive-date=2011-07-15 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 5'' ===
=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 5'' ===
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|platforms = [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 2]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.search.ign.com/products?query=Professional+Baseball+Spirits+5 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720114545/http://uk.search.ign.com/products?query=Professional+Baseball+Spirits+5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-20 |title=Professional Baseball Spirits 5 |publisher=IGN |access-date=2011-10-10 }}</ref>
|platforms = [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 2]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.search.ign.com/products?query=Professional+Baseball+Spirits+5 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720114545/http://uk.search.ign.com/products?query=Professional+Baseball+Spirits+5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-20 |title=Professional Baseball Spirits 5 |publisher=IGN |access-date=2011-10-10}}</ref>
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'''''Professional Baseball Spirits 5''''' (プロ野球スピリッツ5, ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 5'') is a [[baseball]] [[video game]] published by [[Konami]] for the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[PlayStation 3]] in [[Japan]] on May 1, 2008.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> It is the sequel to [[Professional Baseball Spirits 4]].
'''''Professional Baseball Spirits 5''''' (プロ野球スピリッツ5, ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 5'') is a [[baseball]] [[video game]] published by [[Konami]] for the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[PlayStation 3]] in [[Japan]] on May 1, 2008.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> It is the sequel to ''[[Professional Baseball Spirits 4]]''.


==== Improvements and Additions ====
==== Improvements and additions ====
On the PlayStation 3 version of Pro Yakyū Spirits 5, the game saw many small improvements. The graphics were enhanced further from the previous incarnation, but the major fixes were in the gameplay. First of all, the load times that plagued the previous game were fixed, meaning less of the "black screens" that were used for short load times in PYS4. The game also has more of a television-style presentation, new animations for slap hits, and a new meter that tells players what pitch the CPU batter is expecting.
On the PlayStation 3 version of ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 5'', the game saw many small improvements. The graphics were enhanced further from the previous incarnation, but the major fixes were in the gameplay. The load times that plagued the previous game were fixed, meaning less of the "black screens" that were used for short load times in ''PYS4''. The game also has more of a television-style presentation, new animations for slap hits, and a new meter that tells players what pitch the CPU batter is expecting.


The new mode in PYS5 which replaces the MVP Mode in the previous game is Stardom Mode. It plays like a full-fledged Career Mode, where a player can either take control of an existing player or create their own player to go through a maximum of 20 years of play. Experience points are distributed on how well the player does in his at-bat.
The new mode in ''PYS5'' which replaces the MVP Mode in the previous game is Stardom Mode. It plays like a full-fledged Career Mode, where a player can either take control of an existing player or create their own player to go through a maximum of 20 years of play. Experience points are distributed on how well the player does in his at-bat.


==== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 5 Kanzenban'' ====
==== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 5 Kanzenban'' ====
On December 4, 2008, Konami released a new, updated version of Pro Yakyū Spirits 5, with the subtitle "''Kanzenban''," which means "Perfect Version." Priced at 8000 yen (US$88) and released on both the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[PlayStation 3]], Kanzenban touted many improvements over the original as a post-season version of the game. For instance, every player who appeared in a game in the 2008 NPB season for all 12 teams was included on each team's roster, there were new player animations, enhanced artificial intelligence, and also small improvements to graphics (foreign players, for example, no longer look generic and have their actual swings), online play, baserunning, and fielding.
An updated version of ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 5'' with the subtitle ''Kanzenban'', which means ''Perfect Version'', was released in December 2008. Priced at 8000 yen (US$88) and released on both the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[PlayStation 3]], ''Kanzenban'' touted many improvements over the original as a post-season version of the game. For instance, every player who appeared in a game in the 2008 NPB season for all 12 teams was included on each team's roster, there were new player animations, enhanced artificial intelligence, and also small improvements to graphics (foreign players, for example, no longer look generic and have their actual swings), online play, baserunning, and fielding.


''Kanzenban'' marked the first time since ''Pro Yakyu Spirits 2004 Climax'' that a PYS game had been re-made for a post-season version, similar to that of the ''"Ketteiban"'' games in Pro Yakyu Spirits' sister series, [[Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu]].
''Kanzenban'' marked the first time since ''Pro Yakyu Spirits 2004 Climax'' that a ''PYS'' game had been re-made for a post-season version, similar to that of the ''"Ketteiban"'' games in ''Pro Yakyu Spirits'' sister series, ''[[Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu]]''.


=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 6'' ===
=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 6'' ===
{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = Pro Yakyū Spirits 6
| title = Pro Yakyū Spirits 6
| image =
| image =
| caption = Cover art
| caption = Cover art
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|July 16, 2009}}
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|July 16, 2009}}
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]]
}}
}}


'''''Professional Yakyuu Spirits 6''''' (プロ野球スピリッツ6, ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 6'') is a [[baseball]] simulation [[video game]] developed by [[Konami]] and PawaPuro Productions for the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[PlayStation 3]] that was released on July 16, 2009.<ref name="Gamespot2">{{cite web
'''''Professional Yakyuu Spirits 6''''' (プロ野球スピリッツ6, ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 6'') is a [[baseball]] simulation [[video game]] developed by [[Konami]] and PawaPuro Productions for the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[PlayStation 3]] that was released on July 16, 2009.<ref name="Gamespot2">{{cite web
|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/sports/proyakyuuspirits6/index.html?tag=result;title;0 |title=Pro_Yakyuu_Spirits_6 game page |accessdate=2009-12-02 |publisher=[[GameSpot]] }}</ref>
|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/sports/proyakyuuspirits6/index.html?tag=result;title;0 |title=Pro_Yakyuu_Spirits_6 game page |accessdate=2009-12-02 |publisher=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref>


==== New Features ====
==== New Features ====
The new major mode in the game for this season is the [[World Baseball Classic]] mode. Upon booting the game, the first menu is to decide whether the player wants to play the WBC mode or the regular Pro Yakyuu Spirits game. The rosters are accurate for all WBC teams, and it is possible to play an entire tournament as any of the 16 teams.
The new major mode in the game for this season is the [[World Baseball Classic]] mode. Upon booting the game, the first menu is to decide whether the player wants to play the WBC mode or the regular Pro Yakyuu Spirits game. The rosters are accurate for all WBC teams, and is possible to play an entire tournament as any of the 16 teams.


=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2010'' ===
=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2010'' ===
{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010
| title = Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010
| image =
| image =
| caption =
| caption =
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|April 1, 2010}}
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|April 1, 2010}}
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Portable]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Portable]]
}}
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=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2011'' ===
=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2011'' ===
{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2011
| title = Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2011
| image =
| image =
| caption =
| caption =
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|April 14, 2011}}
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|April 14, 2011}}
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Nintendo 3DS]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Nintendo 3DS]]
}}
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=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2012'' ===
=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2012'' ===
{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2012
| title = Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2012
| image =
| image =
| caption =
| caption =
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 29, 2012}}
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 29, 2012}}
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[PlayStation Vita]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[PlayStation Vita]]
}}
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The previous version was released on the 3DS, but publishers have decided to give preference to PlayStation Vita.
The previous version was released on the 3DS, but publishers have decided to give preference to PlayStation Vita.


The announced release date, is the same for all announced platforms, and is timed to the launch of a new baseball season.
The release date is the same for all platforms and was timed for the start of a new baseball season.


==== New features and updates ====
==== New features and updates ====
* Has been completely redesigned graphics, back view of many of those before the operation. In addition, the display changes were made to account for the display and the player's name, which contains.
* The game has a completely redesigned graphics and the display changes were made to account for the display and the player's name.
* Roster can be online updated in the PlayStation Vita version.
* Roster could be online updated in the PlayStation Vita version.
* Added new commentator - [[Tsutomu Ito]]
* A new commentator for this version is [[Tsutomu Ito]].


=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2013'' ===
=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2013'' ===
{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2013
| title = Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2013
| image =
| image =
| caption =
| caption =
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 20, 2013}}
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 20, 2013}}
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[PlayStation Vita]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[PlayStation Vita]]
}}
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=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2014'' ===
=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2014'' ===
{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2014
| title = Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2014
| image =
| image =
| caption =
| caption =
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 20, 2014}}
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 20, 2014}}
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[PlayStation Vita]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[PlayStation Vita]]
}}
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=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2015'' ===
=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2015'' ===
{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2015
| title = Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2015
| image =
| image =
| caption =
| caption =
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 26, 2015}}
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 26, 2015}}
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Vita]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation Vita]]
}}
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=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits A'' ===
=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits A'' ===
{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = Pro Yakyuu Spirits A
| title = Pro Yakyuu Spirits A
| image = Pro Yakyū Spirits A screenshot.png
| image = Pro Yakyū Spirits A screenshot.png
| image_size = 200
| image_size = 200
| caption = Screenshot of gameplay on iOS 14
| caption = Screenshot of gameplay on iOS 14
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|October 21, 2015}}
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|October 21, 2015}}
| genre =
| genre =
| modes =
| modes =
| platforms = [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
| platforms = [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
}}
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'''''Professional Yakyuu Spirits A''''' (プロ野球スピリッツA, ''Pro Yakyū Spirits Ace'') is a mobile baseball video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for iOS and Android that was released on October 21, 2015. {{As of|September 2020}} the game has received {{nowrap|22 million}} downloads.<ref name="KHC">[https://www.konami.com/corporate/en/business/digitalentertainment.html KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION]</ref>
'''''Professional Yakyuu Spirits A''''' (プロ野球スピリッツA, ''Pro Yakyū Spirits Ace'') is a mobile baseball video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for iOS and Android that was released on October 21, 2015. As of September 2020, the game has received 22 million downloads.<ref name="KHC">[https://www.konami.com/corporate/en/business/digitalentertainment.html KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION]</ref>


=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2019'' ===
=== ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2019'' ===
{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2019
| title = Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2019
| image = Pro Yakyū Spirits 2019 screenshot.png
| image = Pro Yakyū Spirits 2019 screenshot.png
| caption = Screenshot of gameplay on [[PlayStation 4]]
| caption = Screenshot of gameplay on [[PlayStation 4]]
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|July 18, 2019}}
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|July 18, 2019}}
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation Vita]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation Vita]]
}}
}}
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=== ''eBaseball Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2021: Grand Slam'' ===
=== ''eBaseball Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2021: Grand Slam'' ===
{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = eBaseball Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2021: Grand Slam
| title = eBaseball Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2021: Grand Slam
| image =
| image =
| caption =
| caption =
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|July 8, 2021}}
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|July 8, 2021}}
| genre =
| genre =
| modes =
| modes =
| platforms = [[Nintendo Switch]]
| platforms = [[Nintendo Switch]]
}}
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'''''eBaseball Professional Yakyuu Spirits 2021: Grand Slam''''' (eBaseball プロ野球スピリッツ2021, ''eBaseball Pro Yakyū Spirits 2021'') is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the Nintendo Switch that was released on July 8, 2021. This is the only game that use the title eBaseball.
'''''eBaseball Professional Yakyuu Spirits 2021: Grand Slam''''' (eBaseball プロ野球スピリッツ2021, ''eBaseball Pro Yakyū Spirits 2021'') is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the Nintendo Switch that was released on July 8, 2021. This is the only game that uses the title eBaseball.


=== ''Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2024 - 2025'' ===
=== ''Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2024 - 2025'' ===
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| released = {{vgrelease|JP|September 19, 2024}}
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|September 19, 2024}}
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]], [[Simulation video game|simulation]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 5]], [[Microsoft Windows]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 5]], [[Microsoft Windows]]
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'''''Professional Baseball Spirits 2024 - 2025''''' (プロ野球スピリッツ2024 - 2025, ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2024 - 2025'') is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the [[PlayStation 5]] and [[Microsoft Windows]] that was released on September 19, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 23, 2024 |title=PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL SPIRITS 2024-2025 |url=https://vgmdb.net/release/24803 |website=VGMdb}}</ref> The game was released in celebration of the series' 20th anniversary and 30th anniversary of ''[[Power Pros]]'' series, with [[Shohei Ohtani]] as the ambassador. It is also the first time in the series that the game title is written in two-year increments.

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'''''Professional Baseball Spirits 2024 - 2025''''' (プロ野球スピリッツ2024 - 2025, ''Pro Yakyū Spirits 2024 - 2025'') is an upcoming baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the [[PlayStation 5]] and [[Microsoft Windows]] for the first time that will be released on September 19, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 23, 2024 |title=PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL SPIRITS 2024-2025 |url=https://vgmdb.net/release/24803 |website=VGMdb}}</ref> The game was released in celebration of the series' 20th anniversary and 30th anniversary of [[Power Pros]] series, with [[Shohei Ohtani]] as the ambassador. It is also the first time in the series that the game title is written in two-year increments.


Although this was the first game of the series that no longer use the brand name eBaseball for the game title, the brand name eBaseball was used as the name of a new [[game engine]] for the [[ninth generation of video game consoles]] based on [[Unreal Engine 5]], called as eBaseball Engine.
Although this was the first game of the series that no longer use the brand name eBaseball for the game title, the brand name eBaseball was used as the name of a new [[game engine]] for the [[ninth generation of video game consoles]] based on [[Unreal Engine 5]], called as eBaseball Engine.

Revision as of 23:42, 20 October 2024

Pro Yakyū Spirits
Standard cover art of Pro Yakyū Spirits 2019
Genre(s)Sports simulation (baseball)
Life simulation
Visual novel
Developer(s)Baseball Contents Production
Publisher(s)Konami
Platform(s)Android, iOS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
First releasePro Yakyū Spirits 2004
March 25, 2004
Latest releasePro Yakyū Spirits 2024-2025
September 19, 2024

Pro Yakyū Spirits (プロ野球スピリッツ, Puro Yakyū Supirittsu, lit. Professional Baseball Spirits) is a Japanese baseball sports simulation game series, developed by Baseball Contents Production and published by Konami. It is a spin-off series of the Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū (Power Pros) franchise.

While the main series Power Pros focuses on fast-paced but deep gameplay, the gameplay of Professional Baseball Spirits has a focus for realistic graphics and physics, similar to the Pro Evolution Soccer series. Just like Power Pros, most games in the series are developed under license from the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and the Japan Professional Baseball Players Association (JPBPA), letting them use the league's team names, stadiums, colors, and players' names and likenesses.

Games

Pro Yakyū Spirits 2004

Pro Yakyū Spirits 2004
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: March 25, 2004
Genre(s)Sports, simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Professional Yakyuu Spirits 2004 (プロ野球スピリッツ2004, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2004) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami for the PlayStation 2 that was released on March 25, 2004.

Pro Yakyū Spirits 2

Pro Yakyū Spirits 2
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: April 7, 2005
Genre(s)Sports, simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Professional Yakyuu Spirits 2 (プロ野球スピリッツ2, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami for the PlayStation 2 that was released on April 7, 2005.

Pro Yakyū Spirits 3

Pro Yakyū Spirits 3
Platform(s)Xbox 360, PlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: April 6, 2006
Genre(s)Sports, simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Professional Yakyuu Spirits 3 (プロ野球スピリッツ3, Pro Yakyū Spirits 3) is a baseball simulation game designed for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2[1] systems. The game was released on April 6, 2006 and is developed and published by Konami.[2]

Pro Yakyū Spirits 4

Professional Baseball Spirits 4
SeriesPro Yakyū Spirits
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2
Release
Genre(s)Baseball

Professional Baseball Spirits 4 (プロ野球スピリッツ4, Pro Yakyū Spirits 4) is a baseball video game published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 in Japan on May 1, 2007.[3][4] It is the sequel of Pro Yakyū Spirits 3.

Gameplay overview

The game features all 12 Nippon Professional Baseball teams, and both the Pacific League and Central League All-Star teams (circa 2006, but with changes made for traded and/or retired players).

The difficulty level for the game is adjustable. The easiest mode will appeal to younger players who have probably never played a baseball game before in their lives, and the hardest mode—known as Spirits Mode—will give even the most experienced and advanced players a challenge with superior AI. Other modes can be selected in a sort of pseudo-gameplay sliders mode. For instance, gameplay speed can be increased, as well as pitch speed (which can be set to "real" speed).

The basic batting interface is a silhouette of a bat which influences how the ball will travel. Depending on when and where contact was made, that influences where the ball goes. The pitching is a 2-click system where the player selects his pitch around a grid, presses X to start his delivery, then pressing X as one circle converges on another to try and perfectly time the pitch.

Reception

Around the time of its release, it was the only PlayStation 3 video game that was among the top 50 best-selling video games in Japan.[5]

Pro Yakyū Spirits 5

Professional Baseball Spirits 5
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2[7]
Release
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Professional Baseball Spirits 5 (プロ野球スピリッツ5, Pro Yakyū Spirits 5) is a baseball video game published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 in Japan on May 1, 2008.[3] It is the sequel to Professional Baseball Spirits 4.

Improvements and additions

On the PlayStation 3 version of Pro Yakyū Spirits 5, the game saw many small improvements. The graphics were enhanced further from the previous incarnation, but the major fixes were in the gameplay. The load times that plagued the previous game were fixed, meaning less of the "black screens" that were used for short load times in PYS4. The game also has more of a television-style presentation, new animations for slap hits, and a new meter that tells players what pitch the CPU batter is expecting.

The new mode in PYS5 which replaces the MVP Mode in the previous game is Stardom Mode. It plays like a full-fledged Career Mode, where a player can either take control of an existing player or create their own player to go through a maximum of 20 years of play. Experience points are distributed on how well the player does in his at-bat.

Pro Yakyū Spirits 5 Kanzenban

An updated version of Pro Yakyū Spirits 5 with the subtitle Kanzenban, which means Perfect Version, was released in December 2008. Priced at 8000 yen (US$88) and released on both the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3, Kanzenban touted many improvements over the original as a post-season version of the game. For instance, every player who appeared in a game in the 2008 NPB season for all 12 teams was included on each team's roster, there were new player animations, enhanced artificial intelligence, and also small improvements to graphics (foreign players, for example, no longer look generic and have their actual swings), online play, baserunning, and fielding.

Kanzenban marked the first time since Pro Yakyu Spirits 2004 Climax that a PYS game had been re-made for a post-season version, similar to that of the "Ketteiban" games in Pro Yakyu Spirits sister series, Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu.

Pro Yakyū Spirits 6

Pro Yakyū Spirits 6
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3
Release
  • JP: July 16, 2009
Genre(s)Sports, simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Professional Yakyuu Spirits 6 (プロ野球スピリッツ6, Pro Yakyū Spirits 6) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 that was released on July 16, 2009.[8]

New Features

The new major mode in the game for this season is the World Baseball Classic mode. Upon booting the game, the first menu is to decide whether the player wants to play the WBC mode or the regular Pro Yakyuu Spirits game. The rosters are accurate for all WBC teams, and is possible to play an entire tournament as any of the 16 teams.

Pro Yakyū Spirits 2010

Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
Release
  • JP: April 1, 2010
Genre(s)Sports, simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Professional Yakyuu Spirits 2010 (プロ野球スピリッツ2010, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2010) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable that was released on April 1, 2010.

Pro Yakyū Spirits 2011

Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2011
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo 3DS
Release
  • JP: April 14, 2011
Genre(s)Sports, simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Professional Yakyuu Spirits 2011 (プロ野球スピリッツ2011, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2011) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and Nintendo 3DS that was released on April 14, 2011.

Pro Yakyū Spirits 2012

Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2012
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita
Release
  • JP: March 29, 2012
Genre(s)Sports, simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2012(プロ野球スピリッツ2012, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2012) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami Digital Entertainment and PawaPuro Productions for the PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 that was released on March 29, 2012.

Resume

The previous version was released on the 3DS, but publishers have decided to give preference to PlayStation Vita.

The release date is the same for all platforms and was timed for the start of a new baseball season.

New features and updates

  • The game has a completely redesigned graphics and the display changes were made to account for the display and the player's name.
  • Roster could be online updated in the PlayStation Vita version.
  • A new commentator for this version is Tsutomu Ito.

Pro Yakyū Spirits 2013

Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2013
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita
Release
  • JP: March 20, 2013
Genre(s)Sports, simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Professional Yakyuu Spirits 2013 (プロ野球スピリッツ2013, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2013) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita that was released on March 20, 2013.

Pro Yakyū Spirits 2014

Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2014
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita
Release
  • JP: March 20, 2014
Genre(s)Sports, simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Professional Yakyuu Spirits 2014 (プロ野球スピリッツ2014, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2014) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita that was released on March 20, 2014.

Pro Yakyū Spirits 2015

Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2015
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
Release
  • JP: March 26, 2015
Genre(s)Sports, simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Professional Yakyuu Spirits 2015 (プロ野球スピリッツ2015, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2015) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita that was released on March 26, 2015.

Pro Yakyū Spirits A

Pro Yakyuu Spirits A
Screenshot of gameplay on iOS 14
Platform(s)iOS, Android
Release
  • JP: October 21, 2015

Professional Yakyuu Spirits A (プロ野球スピリッツA, Pro Yakyū Spirits Ace) is a mobile baseball video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for iOS and Android that was released on October 21, 2015. As of September 2020, the game has received 22 million downloads.[9]

Pro Yakyū Spirits 2019

Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2019
Screenshot of gameplay on PlayStation 4
Platform(s)PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
Release
  • JP: July 18, 2019
Genre(s)Sports, simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Professional Yakyuu Spirits 2019 (プロ野球スピリッツ2019, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2019) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita that was released on July 18, 2019.

eBaseball Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2021: Grand Slam

eBaseball Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2021: Grand Slam
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
Release
  • JP: July 8, 2021

eBaseball Professional Yakyuu Spirits 2021: Grand Slam (eBaseball プロ野球スピリッツ2021, eBaseball Pro Yakyū Spirits 2021) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the Nintendo Switch that was released on July 8, 2021. This is the only game that uses the title eBaseball.

Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2024 - 2025

Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2024 - 2025
EngineeBaseball Engine (based on Unreal Engine 5)
Platform(s)PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows
Release
  • JP: September 19, 2024
Genre(s)Sports, simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Professional Baseball Spirits 2024 - 2025 (プロ野球スピリッツ2024 - 2025, Pro Yakyū Spirits 2024 - 2025) is a baseball simulation video game developed by Konami and PawaPuro Productions for the PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Windows that was released on September 19, 2024.[10] The game was released in celebration of the series' 20th anniversary and 30th anniversary of Power Pros series, with Shohei Ohtani as the ambassador. It is also the first time in the series that the game title is written in two-year increments.

Although this was the first game of the series that no longer use the brand name eBaseball for the game title, the brand name eBaseball was used as the name of a new game engine for the ninth generation of video game consoles based on Unreal Engine 5, called as eBaseball Engine.

See also

References

  1. ^ "プロ野球スピリッツ3". Konami.jp. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  2. ^ "Pro_Yakyuu_Spirits_3 game page". GameSpot. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  3. ^ a b c "IGN: Pro Yakyuu Spirits 4 (Pro Baseball Spirits 4)". Uk.ps3.ign.com. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  4. ^ "PlayStation.com(Japan)｜ソフトウェアカタログ｜プロ野球スピリッツ4". Jp.playstation.com. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  5. ^ Lai, Marcus (2007-04-20). "PS3 sales decrease 18 percent; No. 5 in Japan". Punch Jump. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-06-21. ... the PS3 sold 11,948 units between Apr. 9 and Apr. 15. ... The PS3 ranked one game title in the top 50 game sales in the same period, Konami's Professional Baseball Spirits 4 at No. 35.
  6. ^ "PlayStation.com(Japan)｜ソフトウェアカタログ｜プロ野球スピリッツ５". Jp.playstation.com. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  7. ^ "Professional Baseball Spirits 5". IGN. Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  8. ^ "Pro_Yakyuu_Spirits_6 game page". GameSpot. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  9. ^ KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION
  10. ^ "PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL SPIRITS 2024-2025". VGMdb. June 23, 2024.
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