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Summary: This game has it all!
Review: I have played many baseball games over the years...Hardball...the Triple Play series; High Heat 2001 is by far the best in it's field (so to speak). After the initial frustration of learning to time the pitcher and actually hit the baseball I have learned to love this game. Instead of hitting 25 home runs a game as in Triple Play, you have to actually develop the skill of trying to out guess the pitcher and of being patient at the plate just like the Major Leagues. The graphics and playability are awesome, from pass balls to bad throws, errors, hitting the cuttoff man, placing the bunt...and so on, this is real baseball. The general manager options of developing a farm team and making roster moves makes this game a total baseball experience. So, if your team is struggling, just edit a few of your hitter's abilities and averages and the next thing you know you will be fighting for a pennant. Baseball simulation lovers don't miss this one, get it today!
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Summary: Slammy Sammy
Review: I just got this game ysterday form Amazon and I think it has to be one of the best games Ive seen so far ! Graphics are really good and the camera angles are unbelieveable !
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Summary: Can I please give it 10 stars instead of 5?
Review: I was one of the biggest advocates of EA's Triple Play series. After the letdown of Triple Play 2000 and 2001, (They haven't made a good one since 1998) I began to be turned off by PC Baseball games. Until, I found HH 2000.And this game, HH 2001, is even better than its predesessor. The graphics are gorgeous. The AI is the most intelligent I have ever seen in a baseball game. The physics are pinpoint accurate. Outfielders can't throw laser beams from the wall to the catcher in 2 seconds. The pitcher/batter interface is the BEST of any game. And, perhaps the greatest gameplay feature that it has over all other games: YOU CAN ACTUALLY DRAW WALKS WHILE BATTING. --This may not sound like much, but believe me, it makes the game so much more realistic. The player editor is a great feature, letting you tweak players abilities (for instance, if you leave it the way it is, Mike Sweeney would be a career .270 hitter...we all know he's better than that!) :-) You can guide your franchise through an infinite amount of seasons. I have one of my teams in the year 2087 right now. There are so many features that this game offers but I can't talk about all of them in this limited space. But, if you love baseball, you'll absolutely fall in love with this game. Buy it now if you haven't already.
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Summary: Best Baseball Game Ever?
Review: I'd love to play the full version of this superb game, but it isn't available in Europe. The demo is fantastic, the gameplay and graphics are infinitely better than Microsoft and EA Sports offerings. So come on 3DO, release the damn game in England please!
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Summary: An Excellent PC Baseball Game
Review: I'd read all the reviews of High Heat 2001 and was expecting great things. I've not been disappointed. This is the best PC baseball game available. The graphics are good and the game play is great. Hitting is a challenge as it should be and feels good. When you knock the cover off of it, you can feel it. There is a wide range of stats tracked although I have noticed a couple of errors in my season stats ( my #2 batter has had more AB's than the lead off man which is impossible ;) ). I'm guessing the stat errors I see are from returning to a saved game. Most likely there has been a patch for this for a while but I will confess I haven't looked as the game is very sastifying "as is". In spite of any beef I might have about stat tracking or other very minor unmentioned flaws, this game is head and shoulders above the rest of the baseball games available and I would recommend it to anybody who likes baseball.
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Summary: Truly the best.
Review: I've been playing baseball on computers since HardBall! on myC64, back in the mid-80s. That game stressed the arcade element, forsure, but it was loads of fun. I tried Triple Play and HardBall on the PC, but they were lacking in... something. That something was realism. High Heat 01 comes a LOT closer than those other games to feeling "real". I was disappointed to see cartoony ball and bat animations in this version, but was pleased to see that I could turn them off. The graphics are very good but not great. The UI is not perfect. But when compared to others, High Heat shines. END
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Summary: Best Baseball Game Ever Made for the PC
Review: If you ever wanted a baseball game on the PC, this is the obvious choice. This game has great graphics, but more importantly, it is very realistic. Unlike other games you often throw balls and walk batters in this game, which is just like the Majors. You can do everything from exibition games, seasons or just a good ol' Home Run Derby. The physics of the game are very realistic as well, and the controls are superb. Works very well with keyboard or the Microsoft Sidewinder. You can even do a fantasy draft and draft your very own team, play in any stadium you wish and more. Another great feature is the patch updates available from the 3D0 website. I patched the game from the End of 1999 Rosters to the beginning of 2000 Rosters, so my players, teams and stats are always up to date. Soon after the 2000 season I'm sure they will release another roster update, which is something most baseball games on the PC never see. Highly reccomended, easily the best baseball game ever made for the PC.
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Summary: Best Baseball Game Ever Made for the PC
Review: If you ever wanted a baseball game on the PC, this is the obvious choice. This game has great graphics, but more importantly, it is very realistic. Unlike other games you often throw balls and walk batters in this game, which is just like the Majors. You can do everything from exibition games, seasons or just a good ol' Home Run Derby. The physics of the game are very realistic as well, and the controls are superb. Works very well with keyboard or the Microsoft Sidewinder. You can even do a fantasy draft and draft your very own team, play in any stadium you wish and more. Another great feature is the patch updates available from the 3D0 website. I patched the game from the End of 1999 Rosters to the beginning of 2000 Rosters, so my players, teams and stats are always up to date. Soon after the 2000 season I'm sure they will release another roster update, which is something most baseball games on the PC never see. Highly reccomended, easily the best baseball game ever made for the PC.
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Summary: first truely realistic baseball sim
Review: if you want an exciting baseball game where every other batter clubs one out this game is probably not for you. the graphics leave much to be desired, and the commentary is sub par. However, any true baseball fan will fall in love with this game. this is the first game i have ever played that actually does justice to the sport. if you hit it to the wall you will get a double. if you tag from third on a fly to the outfield you wil usually score, if you are on second base "scoring position" and you get an outfield hit you usually score. High Heat 2K1 gets right all of the little things that rarely are implimented correctly in baseball sims. simply put this is a great game for baseball fans.
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Summary: The finest baseball game ever
Review: If you're taking the time to read this, you're more than likely to have a light interest in baseball. Let's get down. HH2001 is the best thing of baseball I've ever seen on computer. Despite everyon'es fascination with the long ball, the true beauty rests in the cat and mouse struggle that occurs about 250 times, every game. Everytime the pitcher throws the ball, it's a game unto itself. You must use strategy to get past the opposing team. The design team has made a perfect interface. It's simple, but it gives an incredible amount of depth and diversity. Thankfully, the pitchers aren't strike machines. When you're pitching, you'll give a realistic number of walks. True to life. Now I'm done with the gameplay. It gives the most compelling experience I've ever had with a sports game. The look of the High Heat games has always appealed to me. This one continues, but with better texturing work, and higher polygon players. All in all, a trule excellent sports game.
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