High Heat Major League Baseball 2002

by GameBoy

Product Features

• Brand new factory sealed

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005J37K
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 25, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,211 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

3DO's High Heat Baseball series has had a spotty history. The PC versions have been mostly excellent, while the console versions have been mostly poor. The Game Boy Advance incarnation looks promising at first glance, but ultimately fails to deliver. When you first turn the game on, the solid graphics and decent sound make it appear to be a next-generation handheld game, but limited gameplay makes it more like something from the '80s.

There are five game modes: exhibition, batting practice, home run derby, season, and playoffs. The batter-pitcher interface and fielding mechanics are quite good, but the rest of the game is lacking: players cannot steal bases, slide, dive for a ball, execute a hit-and-run, or keep track of any statistics. The artificial intelligence is also shoddy. With a man on second and the batter bunting, the computer absurdly attempts to throw out the runner at third base. Adding to the frustration are inaccuracies of distance. If, for example, a player hits a deep fly ball to the warning track, he can still be thrown out at second base. The omissions and inaccuracies of this game leave the player with an experience both hollow and frustrating. --Raymond M. Padilla

Pros:

• Above-average graphics
• Decent sound
• Smooth fielding

Cons:

• Lacks many basic baseball plays
• Questionable AI
• No stat tracking

Amazon.com Product Description

High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 accommodates you whether you prefer to play a single game, an entire season with playoffs, or just want to whack the ball out of the park in home run derby. All 30 major league baseball teams and ballparks are represented, with the actual updated 2001 teams and player rosters. There are five modes of play: batting practice, exhibition, season, playoffs, and home run derby. You can strike out batters with multiple pitch types, and use the auto-fielding option for easy play.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best baseball game you'll find on Game Boy Advance!, December 15, 2001

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John Bell (Larchmont, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 (Video Game)

Major League Baseball High Heat baseball is the best baseball game you'll find on Game Boy Advance. You can choose from 5 different realisitic game modes:

Exhibition: This is perfect for people who want to take on game at a time. You can play as all the 30 Major League Baseball teams with up-to-date rosters.

Season: You can choose to either play a 16-game season, 81-game, or the full 162 games with real scheudules for all MLB teams.

Playoffs: This format is just like the one in baseball, 8 teams and 4 from both the American and National leagues. If you keep winning, you keep playing.

Home Run Derby: Show off your power hitting skills in any ballpark of your choice. You can bat as any player, even pitchers. You can selected one of 9 distinct pitches to hit and you can pick the area in which they pitch the ball.

Practice: This is great if you have trouble hitting a certain pitch in the game. This will help you increase your batting skills in the Season and Playoff modes.

This game has other extra options too like music, sound effects, the number of innings you want to play, and whether or not you want automatic fielding. This is a "must buy" for all baseball fanatics.

14 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should be great, July 26, 2001

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cj the great (Woodinville, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 (Video Game)

This game features 5 different modes: Practice, Home Run Derby, Exhibition, Season, and Playoffs. With great 3d graphics and superb gameplay, this game should be a hit and one of the best sports games to ever come out on the GBA. This game will have real teams and accurate rosters, with features such as fatigue and defensive allignment. You can even set the game on automatic fielding. The Game features 9 different pitches that will give another dimension of Complicality to this game. The only downside is that this game should be a single player only game. That could drop a few patients to the SIFK baseball game, but shouldn't lose too much.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, October 2, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 (Video Game)

What a terrible port. I'm serious when I say this is the worst handheld baseball game I've ever played. I enjoy world series 95 on my game gear better than this. There is absolutely no depth, running [or pickoffs], no stats [my biggest whine] and no trades. Also, the AI is ridiculously easy. You'll be begging for some high heat to your head by the end of a 9 inning game.