Backyard Baseball '97 Available Today on iOS and Android

Playground Productions has launched Backyard Baseball ’97 for iOS and Android today. Developed by Mega Cat Studios, this new mobile version is the latest re-release in the classic Backyard Sports series. Pablo Sanchez and his team are back, with controls optimized for mobile and improved gameplay, offering a fun experience for fans old and new.

Game Modes and Features

• Random Pick-up: A quick way to jump right in! The computer chooses a random team for you and itself, and the game starts immediately.
• Single Game: You take turns with the computer, choosing players from a random pool of characters.
• Season: You create a team and manage the team through a 14 game series. The opposing teams are computer generated. At the end of the season the best two teams advance to the BBL playoffs (best of 3). The playoffs winner advances to the championship series which consists of the Super Entire Nation Tournament (best of 3) and then the Ultra Grand Championship of the Universe Series (best of 5)!
• Fully offline: No internet connection required!
• COPPA compliant: Kid-friendly, private, no data collected
• Pick up and play on the go with fully mobile optimized controls that are simple, and responsive 
• Become the Ultra Grand champion of the Universe Series
• Compatible with controller devices 

There’s no official release date yet, but Backyard Football ’99, Backyard Basketball ’01, Backyard Hockey ’02, and Backyard Baseball ’01 are all set to arrive on Steam soon. With the recent announcements, chances are they won’t be far behind on mobile, keeping the Backyard Sports revival moving forward.