Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001

by 3DO

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004OCYG
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 8 x 1.8 inches
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: March 17, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,202 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #25 in Video Games > PC Games > Sports > Baseball
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

3DO's High Heat Baseball titles have been the most realistic simulations of the great American pastime for the past two years. This year's version of the game, Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001, would build upon the series' reputation even without the help of its big-name endorsement.

Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 has everything a hard-core baseball fan could hope for: accurate and comprehensive statistics, realistic plays, dramatic pitcher/batter matchups, and even a full minor league system to manage and call upon during the season. On the field, this year's High Heat looks better than previous incarnations, with more detailed players and a wider array of player animations (such as outfielders running into walls and diving players holding up their gloves to show that they caught the ball).

But the real appeal of the game lies in its accurate portrayal of the sport. Each game played in High Heat 2001 unfolds like a real baseball game, where bunts are just as important as home runs and starting pitchers don't always survive past the fourth inning. To win, players must think like a big-league manager and take care to bring in the correct players for certain situations. And as you earn that come-from-behind victory with a clutch RBI single in the bottom of the 12th, you can count on the game tracking and storing a wealth of stats for you to peruse after the game. In fact, you can check over a complete (and incredibly thorough) score sheet after each game and watch video highlights to see the big plays that affected the outcome.

Aside from a few graphics errors (such as huge green, untextured areas outside of some stadiums) and an intermittent bug that pops up when performing a double switch, High Heat 2001 is about the best baseball game ever produced. If you're into baseball for more than just home runs and strikeouts, this is the game for you. --Michael E. Ryan

Pros:

• Most realistic arcade baseball game on the market
• Accurately captures the strategic feel of a real baseball game
• Excellent statistics model
• Good, speedy pace to the game

Cons:

• Graphics are still not world-class
• Play-by-play is lifeless and boring
• Occasional graphics errors and program bugs pop up

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This game has it all!, April 18, 2000

By 

Jeff S. Hutcheson (Douglasville, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (CD-ROM)

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!

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome MLB Action... addictive!, May 16, 2000

By 

sc_demandred (Irvine, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (CD-ROM)

The first baseball computer game I ever owned was "HardBall!" for the Mac. Black and white, two teams, cheezy as all get-out, but I loved it. I played a whole season once, 162 games, tracking home run stats, with those two teams.

Since then, I never owned a baseball game... until now. And man, Sammy Sosa's High Heat 2001 is one hell of a game. The depth and breadth of the game is incredible, from the accuracy of the team rosters to the inclusion of the newest ballparks to the trading model... *gasp for breath* ...it goes on and on.

To the folks below: If you computer is crashing, it's not the game, because SSHHBB2001(for short) has never crashed on me. Try a clean reinstall of your system. Any true gamer knows that the real heart of any game is how the game PLAYS. Graphics mean absolutely diddly.

And anyway, SSHHBB2001 has great graphics! Players faces are mapped onto their bodies, they run, throw and bat realistically, different batters' stances are accurately depicted, the stadiums are accurate down to the advertising and the color of the infield dirt... what game were you playing?

And as far as the gameplay goes, SSHHBB2001 has wonderful gameplay. You can play as pitcher, batter, pitcher and batter, or manager. There are myriad options for customizing your game, making management decisions, etc etc... Plus the game offers X different modes: Exhibition mode to play a single game matching any two teams, Season mode to play a whole season, career mode to (theoretically) play as long as you can, creating your own stats, Hall of Fame, on and on and on. There are also batting practice and Home Run Derby modes. Man, I've had this game a week and I already know my girlfriend will kill herself for buying it for me. :)

Bottom line: Great graphics. Stellar gameplay. Incredible depth, plus infinite tweaking available in the tune.txt file. This game has it all, and I suspect I'll be playing it even more than I played HardBall!.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent PC Baseball Game, June 29, 2000

By 

Disco Fever "discofever" (Winston Salem, Nc United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (CD-ROM)

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.