Power Pro-Kun Pocket 5
Power Pro Kun Pocket 3 is the third game in the long-running arcade
baseball series for hand-helds and the first to appear on the Game Boy
Advance. As a whole, it is part of the larger Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū series
also developed for the main console systems.
The game includes a Success mode, where the baseball sequences are combined
with a larger storyline introducing simulation and role-playing elements.
Generally, the aim is to train a weak player to become one of the best, mixed
with different intrigues. In this version, the player’s character was once a
famous high school baseball player who got killed. A doctor resurrected him as
a robot and now he needs to go to three stages to regain his status. The first
phase requires the character to get drafted with a team, in the second he
needs to earn money to earn a life-long battery and the third and final phase
requires acquiring a memory level of more than 80%. The character can go to
his former high school and duel rivals in different mini-games.
The player’s character has HP, a stress bar and a memory bar, which are
affected by various events. The player can do jobs to earn money and power-
ups, restore health, date a girlfriend, train or mediate, suffer from illness
or emotional trauma, and there is even an inventory with items and a screen
with all the acquired abilities.
Other modes are Exhibition, Arrange (create custom teams), Data and different
mini-games. Playing against other people using a link cable is supported. The
customization options are extensive, ranging from the amount of control the
computer is given (hitting, pitching, running players, switching and fielding)
to the different team and player statistics. Games consists of several innings
where the player takes turns hitting and pitching. Most of the traditional
game rules are followed.
Power Pro-Kun Pocket 5