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(More customer reviews)This game has a tough road to climb. After a dismal previous effort (High Heat 2000), and good efforts from both MLB 2001, and Triple Play 2001 this year, this one just might get buried. But don't let the press fool you on this one, it's got substance.
First off, the graphics ARE subpar. That much is true. Either of the other two baseball offerings for 2001 will give you better visuals. BUT, if there's one genre of game where graphics are negotiable, it's a sports game, and especially a baseball game.
And while we're at it, no, this game bears VERY little resemblance to its PC cousin. No amazing roster management, no fully customizable renaming feature, though this is to be expected. Rarely do console games match their PC brethren in statistical/roster depth.
Now for the good stuff: the actual gameplay here is stellar. No more do you have to watch a batted ball take a familiar routine path to a certain spot on the field. In HH, the ball gets sprayed everywhere to all fields, simulating the real game better than any of its competitors. And fielding is accurate enough that balls hit to the wall result in the extra base hits that rarely happen in other titles. Pitch selection is diverse, with each pitcher having his particular arsenal of pitches. Batting is solid, along with baserunning.
Games flow at a nice pace, with just enough stats shown for flavor. Additionally, a few rare glimpses into the sport occur every once in a while. Case in point: I was playing as the Mets at Tropicana Field against the D-Rays, I smacked a homerun to right off of Chad Ogea, then I see the ball apparently come back out of the stands onto the field. I immediately thought, "must be a game glitch," then the announcer says "The ball has been thrown back onto the field!" It was great! The fans were jacked! I couldn't believe it, 3DO had enough insight to replicate the likes of the Bleacher Bums at Wrigley by having angry fans throw my homerun ball back on the field!
It's little things like that that will make this game a winner, even if it only manages to gain a smaller cult following. High Heat 2001 won't blow you out of your seat, but the fun-factor and level of realism are more than enough to warrant a purchase.
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3DO's critically acclaimed High Heat Baseball franchise has a new star. The RobertoClemente Man of the Year award winner for 1999, Sammy Sosa, lends his name to the newest installmentof the popular baseball series. This edition boasts an advanced 3-D game engine and several new features.Sosa is among the 750 Major League Baseball players (from the 1999 and 2000 rosters) appearing in thisgame, which lets you create your own baseball league. This customization feature allows you to define thenumber of teams, length of schedule, playoff length, and other factors. In the career/season mode, you canmake multiplayer trades based on numerous variables.
Each baseball player is animated using TruPlay artificial intelligence technology, which captures realisticbase running, fielding, and hitting. The game also features a new "smart" camera that captures the onscreenaction as if it were being broadcast on your TV set. Remote control, couch, and pizza not included.
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