R.B.I. Baseball 18 enters the fray at an important time for the video game realm as well as the MLB Advanced Media division.
This particular arm of the MLB went from maintaining websites to developing its own video game in the span of a few years, reviving a classic franchise with a built-in fanbase as a way to offer a more arcade-esque alternative on the market.
R.B.I. 18 is the equivalent of an up-and-coming team with a loaded farm system. This is the first in-house-developed offering from the MLB Advanced Media division and boasts a bevy of new features, so here's the verdict on the key points and whether the rest of the market has something to worry about in future years.