Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2012 - Ketteiban (Japan)
PlayStation 3
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Reviewed in 2012
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✪ Reviewed on August 7, 2025
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Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2012 is the annual reference Japanese baseball simulation. Complete Ketteiban version with additional content for the 2012 season. Essential for Japanese baseball fans, very niche outside Japan.
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Sports4 players3+
Description
Konami Japanese baseball simulation recreating the 2012 NPB season with official licenses and accessible chibi game style. Published by Konami, released in Japan in December 2012. All licensed NPB teams, Pennant career mode, scripted Success mode, single-player My Life mode, and local multiplayer. Japanese version Ketteiban.
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2012 - Ketteiban review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Massive"
The definitive shape of the 2012 season, this Ketteiban keeps the framework behind the series' longevity: Pennant and its long campaigns, a replayable scripted Success and a day-by-day My Life. The finesse of the management and a single player's patient growth turn every save into a multi-week project. Japanese baseball at its most enduring.
Technical info
💾5,3 GB📅13/12/2012
Published by Konami
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2012 - Ketteiban (PS3) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Is Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2012 - Ketteiban still worth playing in 2026?
The 2012 vintage of Konami's baseball series, Powerful Pro Yakyuu carries on its unique formula blending immediate accessibility, chibi aesthetic and a simulation of unsuspected depth. The Success mode, a true game within the game where you build a player's career through a scenario, remains the addictive soul of the series. The modest production hides generous content. The lack of localisation closes off access. A baseball game to recommend for genre fans and the curious about reference Japanese sports simulation.
