<s>
Frank	B-Application
Thomas	I-Application
Big	I-Application
Hurt	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplatform	O
baseball	B-Application
simulation	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
licensed	O
by	O
the	O
Major	O
League	O
Baseball	B-Application
Players	O
Association	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
likeness	O
,	O
motion	O
captured	O
movements	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Big	O
Hurt	O
"	O
branding	O
of	O
player	O
Frank	O
Thomas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
teams	O
,	O
statistics	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
are	O
meant	O
to	O
simulate	O
the	O
1995	O
Major	O
League	O
Baseball	B-Application
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acclaim	O
released	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
featuring	O
Thomas	O
and	O
actual	O
major	O
league	O
teams	O
,	O
All-Star	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
featuring	I-Application
Frank	I-Application
Thomas	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greater	O
emphasis	O
was	O
placed	O
on	O
defense	O
and	O
pitching	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
more	O
offense-oriented	O
baseball	B-Application
video	O
games	O
like	O
World	B-Application
Series	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
teams	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
edited	O
through	O
a	O
special	O
edit	O
screen	O
;	O
this	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
replace	O
teams	O
that	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
like	O
with	O
their	O
home	O
towns	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
Major	O
League	O
Baseball	B-Application
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
700	O
players	O
with	O
Major	O
League	O
Baseball	B-Application
contracts	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
Thomas	O
's	O
animations	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
created	O
from	O
several	O
days	O
of	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
filming	O
Thomas	O
at	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
in-house	O
studio	O
during	O
Spring	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
after	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
and	O
Acclaim	O
announced	O
their	O
partnership	O
in	O
March	O
1995	O
that	O
included	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
three	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
including	O
Frank	B-Application
Thomas	I-Application
Big	I-Application
Hurt	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
different	O
GamePro	O
critic	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
and	O
was	O
more	O
negative	O
:	O
"	O
Watching	O
Little	O
League	O
players	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
exciting	O
than	O
struggling	O
with	O
Big	O
Hurt	O
's	O
shoddy	O
controls	O
,	O
scant	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
no-brainer	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generations	O
brief	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Combing	O
simulation	O
aspects	O
with	O
a	O
traditional	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Frank	B-Application
Thomas	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Big	I-Application
Hurt	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
shows	O
signs	O
of	O
innovative	O
but	O
flawed	O
thinking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sub-par	O
replica	O
of	O
several	O
other	O
baseball	B-Application
titles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
sports	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
both	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
motion-captured	O
animation	O
is	O
excellent	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
against	O
other	O
PlayStation	B-Device
baseball	B-Application
games	O
such	O
as	O
Triple	B-Application
Play	I-Application
97	I-Application
,	O
Frank	B-Application
Thomas	I-Application
Big	I-Application
Hurt	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
does	O
not	O
hold	O
up	O
well	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
key	O
options	O
such	O
as	O
changing	O
the	O
batter	O
's	O
stance	O
and	O
speed	O
bursts	O
while	O
running	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
GamePro	O
reviewer	O
gave	O
a	O
more	O
positive	O
recommendation	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
he	O
only	O
did	O
so	O
because	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
did	O
not	O
have	O
as	O
many	O
outstanding	O
baseball	B-Application
games	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
GamePro	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
found	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
a	O
major	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
with	O
Next	O
Generation	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
extremely	O
solid	O
game	O
with	O
little	O
flaws	O
that	O
keep	O
it	O
from	O
being	O
great.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rob	O
Allsetter	O
of	O
the	O
British	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
chiefly	O
commented	O
on	O
baseball	B-Application
's	O
lack	O
of	O
mass	O
appeal	O
in	O
Britain	O
,	O
and	O
argued	O
that	O
though	O
Big	O
Hurt	O
is	O
good	O
by	O
the	O
standards	O
of	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
it	O
would	O
only	O
appeal	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
sport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
a	O
brief	O
negative	O
review	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
graphics	O
make	O
hitting	O
a	O
nightmare	O
.	O
</s>
