MLB Home Run Derby 2021 Wiki

Can you please fix the distance tracker when you hit a home run. If I barely hit a ball out, it will say it went 600 feet. It I crush it, it says it goes 470. Can you please fix this, because it is kind of annoying now. Could you also make you able to upgrade players by playing with them more, but still unlocking them with cards, that would be great if you could do those things. But overall, 5 star game. And 1 more thing? Can you please update the classic players stats? These past home run leaders shouldn’t have that bad of power. And also please add more classics. Why is there no Ken Griffey Jr, or maybe even Babe Ruth? Ted Williams? Hank Aaron? So can you please update your game with some of these ideas.

While trying to enjoy a game of HRD. Your software is CORRUPTED!!! Every time I try to play one on one competition my opponent’s score jumps by 2’s. Then tonight his score went from 4 to 15 in the same time I went from 4 to 10. Not missing a single pitch for a home rub. Same competitors in the same time frame. My WiFi is totally up to date and top speed. It’s not on my end it’s your SOFTWARE!!! I lose every time I play and lose coins and position that took me time to acquire. I never loose a single homer in derby and when I play competition it makes me want to scream. FIX YOUR SOFTWARE! Put some money back into your product for a change. NEVER ANY UPDATES! WHY???

This game is fun, but there are some issues that prevent replay value. -Uniforms cost wayyyyy too much. I’ve been playing this game for a while and never gotten close to unlocking a uniform and frankly don’t really care about them. There are just too many of them that cost too much, and opening a pack of cards just to get a bunch of uniforms that you aren’t gonna get close to unlocking is annoying. - Equipment is sooo hard to unlock. Again, I’ve been playing the game a while now, and I’ve unlocked maybe a single bat. Instead of equipment cards, I just get a bunch of uniform cards!! - it should be possible to level up a player by playing with them a bunch instead of just waiting to get more of their cards. I think unlocking a legendary player would be cool, but unless you happen to get a bunch more of their cards (unlikely) they will always have mediocre stats. Players should level up from you playing well with them. - having even a little control over which players/equipment you unlock would go a long way. It’s too random now. I could get two gold packs of cards and come away empty handed, and the odds of getting enough cards of one of the players I really want seem almost impossible, which makes me want to stop playing. Fun game overall though! I kinda like the system of watching ads optionally to get more cards/coins.

** Update from below. Thank you to the developers for fixing the game. I’m sure I’m not the only player who could not use the multiplayer function. It took 30-48 hours to get fixed. I’ve seen worse for sure. My rating goes from a 1 Star to 4 Star because the game can still be a little glitchy. However, it’s definitely in my top 4 games right now. Thank you again. Right now the Multiplayer is not working at all! When multiple player works Derby is still a little glitchy. Otherwise, this game is super fun! It’s a shame the developers don’t know what they are doing or no one is updating it. Somewhere the makers are not listening to the customers. This review would change to 4 Stars if they fix the Multiplayer.

The gameplay is pretty fun. It’s a game where you mindlessly smack a few home runs. I have no interest in multiplayer games, and there’s no challenge in playing the derby. I thought it would get harder as you progressed but it doesn’t. It’s just a way to grind and get mlbucks. Wish that could be more of a challenge. I also don’t understand why the stadiums have to be purchased with real money. There’s no way to unlock them with cards or ads or anything, unless I’m missing something. Paying $5 / stadium is crazy no matter how much you want to get a change in scenery. There are also challenges focused around specific stadiums so unless you shell out real cash, you can’t even complete them. Seems kind of dumb.

I’ve played about 30 hours of this game which shows I enjoy it. However I’m leaving this review to rant about the issues that will soon have me quitting. Very frustrating issue in some fields where homeruns hit signs or billboards (example being progressive field) and for some reason don’t count as homeruns resulting in frequent multiplayer losses.. Offline derby’s are far too easy making them quickly become boring. Online tournament has also not been loading for hours at a time recently so I can’t participate. My biggest issue is that I’m currently using a player that has a total of 125 power and 108 contact with equipment but can literally NEVER outdistance an opponent in multiplayer. Whether they’re using a rare player epic player or legendary. In fact my max homerun distance with said character is around 720ft and that is only when I can pull the pitch down the left field foul line making it descend further when sailing out of the park.. Hard to believe someone using a rare or epic player should be able to consistently hit deeper homers than a legendary player with 125 power.

The reason this game is great is simple: IT’S FUN! It’s a blast to hit monster homeruns and this game delivers. The hitting interface is so great, I wish they’d bring it the the R.B.I Baseball app as well. My biggest gripe is that the game is positively infested with ads that you absolutely must watch to earn more of the virtual currency required to “buy” equipment upgrades that would allow you to really compete. Wish there was another way to make that happen without all the ads. Truth is, I’m not even watching them. I play the ad to double my rewards, skip a challenge, etc. but then I set my iPad aside for a few minutes to do something else when it plays, then come back to collect my rewards when the ad is done playing. Advertisers aren’t getting much value from that, and more importantly, it makes for a poor gaming experience. Update: there a new bug that freezes the game after a multi-player game. You must force quit the app. Then the game inexplicable selects Bryce Harper to replace any player you had previously equipped as your player, when the game restarts. Why is he coded as the default?? Super weird.

This Game has the potential to be one of my favorite games. I’ve played for hours. I play nightly. And the more I play this more I realize the major flaw. The rewards system makes no sense. The card collecting is pointless. The guy you have is ranked better than any guy you hope to unlock. I got Pete Alonso early and there’s no way to improve on him. Even the equipment is dumb. The better looking equipment isn’t ranked very well. And unlocking anything takes forever and even when you do you’ll probably be taking a step backwards if you equip. Also $5 to unlock stadiums has to be the biggest joke I ever seen. Also the targets in arcade are impossible to hit. You have to hit perfectly which is dumb. The ball goes right above or below. Sometimes which makes that mode frustrating and useless. This is all unfortunate because the gameplay is fantastic.

It’s a great game overall and I personally love it. The issue I have with this game though is that when I hit foul balls in multiplayer, the camera looks at the for the longest time and allows the other player to hit more Home runs and get on top especially when it’s a close game. I suggest that foul balls shouldn’t even be looked upon because their just foul balls, they don’t benefit in anything. The other issue that I have is that I believe it’s just dumb for pitchers to throw curve balls at you whilst playing in a home run derby? I don’t know, in my opinion I believe that should be taken off. And lastly are the home runs. For example, Tropicana Field, sometimes balls hit the cat walks or “frames” on the roof and in real life, if you hit the outer frame, it’s a home run. But in this game it doesn’t. That needs to be fixed.

I like it it’s is fun but... whenever I hit the ball it always tracks the ball even if it is foul territory and it always watches the ball roll too and that is a waste of time to hit and also I spent 600 coins on the fair boost and I still hit foul territory and that is just a waste of coins I want my 600 coins back because it is a waste for to buy a boost that doesn’t even work and also the more power boost also doesn’t even work because without it I hit 9 to 10 home runs with it I hit 0 so I also want 1000 coins back or what how many it cost for I don’t know how much it is for that one please fix all those changes and it would be the best game for the game 5 stars but with those problems it’s a 2 to 2 and 1/2 stars if you fix the following of the ball after you hit it if that stops and if you fix all the boost to work it would be a 5 star game Thank you

This game looks fun and easy but it is not. Whenever you try to guess where the ball is going to be and you tap the screen it goes where you don’t want it. This is especially annoying when you guess it right and then it moved you to some completely other place! Another reason is the batter moves so slow like even when you time it right and it says great timing it’s not very close to the ball at all. My second to last reason is that it’s really very hard to hit a homerun the only thing you every really hit is foul balls or you hit grounders which are only from like 10-13 coins if YOU’RE LUCKY if not you only get maybe 4-7 coins. My final reason is it is so glitchy personally I’m not sure how to explain that’s how glitchy it is. If you have gotten this part thank you and I appreciate you reading my feedback.

This could be a great game if there weren't so many bugs causing it to crash all the time. There's no excuse for not fixing them at this point -- some of the bugs have existed for 6+ months. Prior to the recent update, the game would crash whenever a card pack was opened and a new uniform card was revealed. That bug was NEVER fixed so the game was basically unplayable since it forces you to open the same card pack after it restarts. Once the same uniform card is revealed ... another crash - and another - and another... NOW - the most recent update (June 2020) has completely broken the game on my iPhone 6. After it loads the main "home" screen, the game crashes immediately. I've restarted my device, uninstalled and reinstalled the game - nothing has resolved the issue. It's time to GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER, MLB Advanced Media! I was hoping the recent update would resolve many of the old issues that have existed for far too long. Instead, it's yet another disappointing update that managed to make a bad situation even worse.

The game is rigged. Especially In multiplayer mode. It seems like you’re predetermined to lose if it wants you to lose because of all the glitches especially when balls that are absolute HRs to dead center field or any field aren’t counted. I’ve lost count how many times that has been the difference between winning or losing. It can get frustrating. I doubt most of those opponents are computer generated and not even real players. On top of that it’ll throw impossible pitches that there’s no way you can hit a HR off of no matter where you place the bat and it always seems to happen when you’re winning. It’s funny how your opponent magically jumps 2-3 HRs in one shot or starts with 1-2 HRs before you can get a swing in. That’s just some issues. Why are you giving cards towards items you’re already maxed out on especially the uniforms?? It’s a waste of cards and packs. It’s like you didn’t even earn anything. The game has potential to be good but needs a lot of work. I guess you can’t expect too much from amateur game developers 🤷🏽‍♂️lol

Let me preface my review by saying I’ve been playing this game for 7 years, so I know what I’m talking about. Don’t waste time with the tournament. You aren’t competing against real players. The developers have tried to make it appear as if you are playing against other players, but nearly all the opponents are bots. DON’T SPEND ANY MONEY on boosts. They don’t do anything. The only item even worth buying is a ballpark you want to play in. Other than that, don’t spend a cent. In tournament mode your opponent will win the vast majority of the time no matter how good you are. I have had countless rounds where I’ve hit home runs EVERY pitch and still lost by 5 homers. The bots will hit homers at a much faster pace than is even possible for real players. The pitches don’t come fast enough for you to hit 30+ homers a round, but opponents will do it all the time. Be warned. This is one of the most blatantly rigged games ever made. Just play arcade. It’s casual and fun and you can still get the satisfaction of hitting dingers. You’ll see exactly what I am referring to within just a few rounds. It’s frustrating, so I don’t even bother with tournament mode anymore. It is comically rigged to make you spend money on upgrades. Don’t do it. Just grind away at arcade and don’t give these developers a cent.