| Major League Baseball 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars | |
| Developer: | Deep Fried Entertainment |
| Publisher: | 2K Sports |
| Genre: | Sports game |
| Modes: | Single player, Multiplayer (2 players) |
| Platforms: | Nintendo DS |
Major League Baseball 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars is the Nintendo DS spin-off of Major League Baseball 2K8 in the vein of MLB Power Pros, developed by Canadian studio Deep Fried Entertainment and published by 2K Sports. It was released on April 14, 2008.
The game extensively utilizes the Nintendo DS touchscreen, which controls the power and technique of bat swings and the speed and accuracy of pitches. Fielding, baserunning and other controls will also utilize the DS touch screen, by dragging and tracing lines to execute those baseball actions.[1]
The game also features the ability to obtain special "power-ups", which can increase batting, pitching and fielding skill, as well a "chicken ball" that causes the opponents to chase a decoy ball, and a "crazy ball" that causes a batted ball to take a knuckleball-like flight. Power up pitches include a "super splitter" (that splits the ball into two pieces) and a literal "fireball". Fielding power ups include a "brick wall" that instantly stops a ball and a "super jump" to catch high line drives or rob home runs.[1]
Other features include:[1]
MLB 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars supports two-player DS Wireless Play
See main article: José Reyes (infielder). As with MLB 2K8, José Reyes is the cover athlete, in cartoon form.
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.