GameSpy
- [76/100] Review with screen shots by Scott Steinberg. "Rules? High-quality arcade-style sports games don't need no stinkin' rules!"
- http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/april03/mlbslugfest2004gcn/

GameSpot
- Includes review, news, screen shots, movies, and cheat codes.
- http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/sports/mlbslugfest2004/

Planet Gamecube
- [8/10] Review with screen shots. "There's enough baseball in here to please the purists, and there's enough enjoyment in here to please the people that like punching the other guy in the kidneys until they drop the ball."
- http://www.planetgamecube.com/reviews.cfm?action=profile&id=367