Even then, some menus ran off the bottom of the screen and required manual adjustment of my monitor settings. Aside from this, everything is easier to navigate and more attractive to look at. There is still more of a bland, spreadsheet-like atmosphere to the team management screens than there should be, though. Another nice, though non-game, addition to the package is a fairly detailed baseball strategy guide written by longtime baseball game designer Trip Hawkins. The interface is more usable and attractive, but still won't win any awards.
Options remain very similar to that offered last year.
A new difficulty level has been added to make play easier for arcade game novices. Custom leagues can now be created for Season and Career play, allowing you to whittle the Majors down to their basics. It's nice that we're now able to scrap some of the perpetual also-rans. Goodbye, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Florida Marlins, Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals, etc. Stat tracking is a little more detailed this year, though only the most hardcore number crunchers will venture far enough into the program to discover what's been added where.