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Summary: Best Baseball Game Out There
Review: 3DO did it again with this title. Ultra-realistic baseball with much improved graphics from the past. High Heat is so much better than EA Sports' title Triple Play Baseball. High Heat is great for that fan who wants every last baseball detail.
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Summary: High Heat 2002
Review: As a Baseball Game fan since the microleague series, this is the only true baseball game on the market. Its shines in its realism, statistics, goods graphics, and ability to tailor your own baseball world. I rarely give any game 5 stars because of the fact that no videogame is without flaws and expecting perfection is misleading. I do only complain about the lack of crowd reactions to home team success, however this is minor and there is no other alternative on the market. The others are only arcade games for non baseball fans.
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Summary: For what they changed, this should have been an add-on
Review: First things first: This is a really solid baseball game. Like 2001, the pitcher/batter interface is unmatched. The graphics are beautiful, and the gameplay is wonderful.So why, you ask, do I not give it 5 stars? Because 3D0 is beginning to fall to the place that many game publishers and manufacturers never want to go: complacentcy. Satisfied with the tremendously successful 2001 version, the 3DO team instead this time didn't change many aspects of the game. The graphics are better, the sound is better, but that is EXPECTED because sequels should be better due to the exponentially improving computers on the market. A glaring absence is something many fans wanted to see: some sort of financial limitation on the rosters, so not only do you have to manage your team and minor leagues, but you will need to control the money they earn and stay within a certain limit. But alas, this feature is not here, so you can take the player editor and change every player on your team so they all hit 70 home runs and hit .450 all season long. There are some bugs in the game, some very annoying bugs, but there are ways around them, and I anticipate them being squashed in a month or so when (inevitibly) the first patch will be released. Make no mistake. This is a great game. But, it could have been a lot better.
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Summary: Best Baseball game on the Market
Review: For all of you All star baseball fans that don't own Ps2 don't worry High Heat is the best game ever It's sooooooo real and the controls are great!!!!! This game is one of the best.
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Summary: Love It
Review: Great game! Love the graphics. Love the ability to manage your minor leagues! Highly recommended
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Summary: The best Baseball game in 2002
Review: Great graphics, very realistic. Have some bugs which can be easily corrected. Make sure your video card driver can support DirectX 8.0. If not, the game will crash to the desktop when playing. 3DO has a list of updated drivers on homepage for video cards. Install the updated driver before installing High Heat Baseball 2002. And enjoy the best PC baseball game this year.
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Summary: Could improve, yet still by far the best
Review: HH2002 is still the best game overall out there when it comes to baseball games. I still feel they can do a lot more with the GM functions. Things like salaries, draft pick trades, and even arbitration would drastically improve the already best baseball game out there. In multi-play seasons once you have assembled a loaded team, there is nothing to stop you from winning 6 or 7 straight World Series which we all know doesn't happen(I know the Yankees are great, but bear with me). I didn't notice a major difference between HH2k1 and HH2k2 overall(I'm sure there might be) but the playable game is much more realistic and fun than playing the usual BB games that look more like a company softball game with a HR every AB from a teams best hitter. Overall still the best, but I hope they make some GM improvements.
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Summary: High Heat 2002-a close runner-up to 2003....
Review: High Heat 2002 is, as far as I'm concerned, the second best pc game on the market.It's a very close second to HH2003. I love all the High Heat games, but 02 and 03 far outshine any of the Triple Play offerings. Triple Play is just OK,and their 2001 game gave me a lot of trouble. I still have it but I hardly ever bother playing it anymore. High Heat 2002 is definitely realistic and easy to play. I'm not a hardcore PC Gamer yet but I do know what the game of baseball is all about, having been a fan And a collector for about 45 years. This game is definitely a keeper.
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Summary: I liked 2001 version more...
Review: High Heat Baseball is my favorite PC game of all time. In this annual baseball series, my favorite is the 2001 edition, which I think got most everything just right for the fun factor (after the patches, of course). However, I must admit that the 2002 edition disappointed me. I hear the 2003 edition is just the same thing pretty much, so I would probably not like it, either. Why don't I like the 2002 version? First, the graphics. The 2002 colors are much too gray/dusty (I couldn't believe how much more pleasant the 2001 edition looked after I returned to it; it is like a bright cheerful day compared to the fogginess of 2002. Plus, the players all look and MOVE like zombies, despite of or perhaps because of the higher polygon count. They are all tall and stiff; I hate that stiff-armed animated walk after a base on balls, I cringe at the batter animation when a foul ball is hit. The worst graphical horror is when the game is played on a "bright" day and the players wear the short sleeve uniforms; the arms look wrinkled and quite hideous, and coupled with the already stiff animation, definitely makes the players look like zombies. Don't believe me? Play 2001 and 2002 back-to-back, and you will see. Yeah, sure, the newer stadiums look cool and the billboards flash and some of the newer animations do look neat, but I still prefer the cleaner, more simplistic graphics of the 2001 edition overall. Next, the batter interface. I hate it. I rarely strike-out more then 10 per game in 2001, but I don't understand the 2002 strike zone, and I rarely strike out LESS than 10. Balls which look much too low are called strikes. The pitching animation looks rather jerky/uneven/not so realistic. This makes judging the ball path harder. (I tried the batting practice session, too...the horror!! Pitching animation did NOT match at all where the ball was released; it was therefore impossible to figure out where the ball was coming from!) Grr. Plus, that dumb whoosh sound as the ball comes closer ALWAYS throws off my timing. The WORST thing, however, is the much increased difficulty in checking your swing. Once you start swinging, you better make sure you make contact because you are unlikely to check in time unless you have uncanny reflexes. Next, the sound. Overall, it is better, and I like the rock soundtrack and the 2 commentators. BUT, they cut each other off a lot, especially if the stadium announcer is on, so a lot of times what they say doesn't make much sense and is way too choppy. And I hate the hecklers because sooner or later, the game locks on one heckler who will repeat the same taunt in an endless loop until you turn it off. Stupid bug. The patch didn't fix it, either. Now, don't get me wrong, overall this is still a decent baseball game, but there are enough small details which frustrate me that I prefer the earlier edition. One last thing...2002 lets me upgrade my 2001 roster into the new version, so I did. Brought them into AAA league, which was where they came from in the 2001 version. And they proceeded to demolish the competition 96-2 in the first game. Hm. Barely struck out, despite being at bat, oh, 100+ times. But I struck out like mad in the pro league. Needless to say, the game is not too balanced moving from AAA to pro. But there you go... The 2002 edition may have more glitz and glamour overall and more neat downloaded files, but I think I'll stick with my tried-and-loved 2001 edition of High Heat.
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Summary: I liked 2001 version more...
Review: High Heat Baseball is my favorite PC game of all time. In this annual baseball series, my favorite is the 2001 edition, which I think got most everything just right for the fun factor (after the patches, of course). However, I must admit that the 2002 edition disappointed me. I hear the 2003 edition is just the same thing pretty much, so I would probably not like it, either. Why don't I like the 2002 version? First, the graphics. The 2002 colors are much too gray/dusty (I couldn't believe how much more pleasant the 2001 edition looked after I returned to it; it is like a bright cheerful day compared to the fogginess of 2002. Plus, the players all look and MOVE like zombies, despite of or perhaps because of the higher polygon count. They are all tall and stiff; I hate that stiff-armed animated walk after a base on balls, I cringe at the batter animation when a foul ball is hit. The worst graphical horror is when the game is played on a "bright" day and the players wear the short sleeve uniforms; the arms look wrinkled and quite hideous, and coupled with the already stiff animation, definitely makes the players look like zombies. Don't believe me? Play 2001 and 2002 back-to-back, and you will see. Yeah, sure, the newer stadiums look cool and the billboards flash and some of the newer animations do look neat, but I still prefer the cleaner, more simplistic graphics of the 2001 edition overall. Next, the batter interface. I hate it. I rarely strike-out more then 10 per game in 2001, but I don't understand the 2002 strike zone, and I rarely strike out LESS than 10. Balls which look much too low are called strikes. The pitching animation looks rather jerky/uneven/not so realistic. This makes judging the ball path harder. (I tried the batting practice session, too...the horror!! Pitching animation did NOT match at all where the ball was released; it was therefore impossible to figure out where the ball was coming from!) Grr. Plus, that dumb whoosh sound as the ball comes closer ALWAYS throws off my timing. The WORST thing, however, is the much increased difficulty in checking your swing. Once you start swinging, you better make sure you make contact because you are unlikely to check in time unless you have uncanny reflexes. Next, the sound. Overall, it is better, and I like the rock soundtrack and the 2 commentators. BUT, they cut each other off a lot, especially if the stadium announcer is on, so a lot of times what they say doesn't make much sense and is way too choppy. And I hate the hecklers because sooner or later, the game locks on one heckler who will repeat the same taunt in an endless loop until you turn it off. Stupid bug. The patch didn't fix it, either. Now, don't get me wrong, overall this is still a decent baseball game, but there are enough small details which frustrate me that I prefer the earlier edition. One last thing...2002 lets me upgrade my 2001 roster into the new version, so I did. Brought them into AAA league, which was where they came from in the 2001 version. And they proceeded to demolish the competition 96-2 in the first game. Hm. Barely struck out, despite being at bat, oh, 100+ times. But I struck out like mad in the pro league. Needless to say, the game is not too balanced moving from AAA to pro. But there you go... The 2002 edition may have more glitz and glamour overall and more neat downloaded files, but I think I'll stick with my tried-and-loved 2001 edition of High Heat.
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