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{{Infobox video game
|title=Major League Baseball 2K9<br>Fantasy All-Stars
|image= Major League Baseball 2K9 Fantasy All-Stars Nintendo DS.jpg
|caption= Cover art featuring [[Tim Lincecum]]
|developer= Deep Fried Entertainment
|publisher= [[2K (company)|2K]]
|designer=
|series=
|engine=
|released= March 3, 2009
|genre= [[Sports game|Sports]]
|modes= [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]] (2 players)
|platforms= [[Nintendo DS]]
}}

'''''Major League Baseball 2K9 Fantasy All-Stars''''' is a [[Nintendo DS]] [[spin-off (media)|spin-off]] of ''[[Major League Baseball 2K9]]'' in the vein of ''[[MLB Power Pros]]'', developed by Canadian studio Deep Fried Entertainment and published by [[2K (company)|2K]]. The game was released on March 3, 2009.

==Gameplay==
{{Expand section|date=February 2009}}
According to the ESRB listing:
{{quote|This is a baseball simulation game that incorporates whimsical, fantasy elements. Players can compete in stadiums such as a ghost town, amidst Aztec ruins, or even inside of a stomach. Besides learning how to hit, throw, and catch, players can accidentally sink in quicksand or get stung by mettlesome bees. While in the "Innards Stadium," players might hear an occasional burp.<ref name="esrblisting">{{cite web| url=http://www.esrb.org/ratings/synopsis.jsp?Certificate=26128 | title= ''Major League Baseball 2K9 Fantasy All-Stars'' ESRB listing| work=[[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]]}}</ref>}}

The game retains similar gameplay to [[Major League Baseball 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars|its predecessor]].

==Cover athlete==
{{main|Tim Lincecum}}
Like ''MLB 2K9'', [[Tim Lincecum]] of the [[San Francisco Giants]] is the cover athlete, albeit in cartoon form.

==Development==

== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
| IGN = 6.2/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bozon |first1=Mark |title=Major League Baseball 2K9 Fantasy All-Stars Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/03/11/major-league-baseball-2k9-fantasy-all-stars-review |website=[[IGN]] |date=11 March 2009 |access-date=13 March 2022}}</ref>
}}
''[[IGN]]'' gave ''Major League Baseball 2K9 Fantasy All-Stars'' a 6.2 out of 10, deeming it a significant step up from its predecessor and citing the improvements made to pitching and touch controls as positives. ''IGN'' also criticized the stadium gimmicks, pacing, and the lack of an in-depth season or franchise mode.

==See also==
*''[[Major League Baseball 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars]]''
*''[[Major League Baseball 2K9]]''
*''[[MLB Power Pros]]''
*''[[MLB Stickball]]''
*[[2K Sports Major League Baseball series|''2K Sports Major League Baseball'' series]]

==References==
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{{MLB 2K series}}

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