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Very buggy, not much of an upgrade

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: February 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game has really disappointed me. I've been a fan of High Heat for the past 3 years, and couldn't wait for the new version. It was touted as having all new graphics, great gameplay, and improved AI. All I can say is I don't feel it delivered.

Within an hour of getting the game home, it crashed during a season sim. This has happened in other games, so I didn't get too upset. I then decided to play an exhibition game (hopefully a 2003 World Series preview) between the Yankees and the Phillies. In the bottom of the 10th inning, with a runner on 3rd and 2 outs, the computer popped the ball up. I caught it, but to my surprise, the runner on 3rd crossed home plate before the ball hit the mitt and the Yankees won the game! Anyone who knows baseball rules knows that the run would not count.

The graphics are improved, but they still aren't as realistic as the other games on the market. The "improved" animations still pop, which sometimes has a direct effect on the outcome of the gameplay (close plays at bases and popping tag animations where your runner gets called out).

The sim engine is still full of High Heat goodness, but I can't justify keeping the game if I'm not going to do anything with it except sim games.

worst game ever besides high heat baseball 2003

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 22
Date: March 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The gameplay is horrible, the graphics are horrible and the overall game is horrible. For example, when you pitch, you can't even choose where the ball goes. all you choose is the general section of the plate and whether it is a ball or a strike. When you bat it is basically the same thing, you just choose a general area and it swings there.

This game is the worst fifty dollars i have spent in my life. Don't buy this game

Horrible Gameplay, Horrible Interface, Just Horrible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: March 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I saw all the features this game had to offer and thought it had some depth. It does offer a lot as far as features are concerned, unfortunately the interface is designed so clumsily it makes it awkward and just plain boring to do things such as change your minor league roster.

The gameplay is by far one of the worst things I've ever witnessed.

YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER PITCH OR BAT LOCATION!

You choose a pitch, then another option pops up if you want it to be a ball or strike. What is this, 1983? You would think that a game on the PS2 would allow you to control the movement of the pitch.

Batting is boring, the batter can't even move around in the batter's box! Hitting a homerun feels the same as hitting a pop up.

Fielding is awkward and slow.

Bottom line - add all the features you want, the gameplay is just awful.

All Star 2004 much better

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game was such a waste of {money}. I bought it upon the high reviews of a couple people and magazines and was very dissapointed. The hitting and pitching are terrible, the graphics look like something out of an old nintendo game from the 80's. Do not go out and get this, I played All Star 2004 and it is much better. I just hope I can sell this game somehow.

Dont buy this game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Do not, I repeat, do not buy this game. The graphics are horrible, the gameplay is horrible, the only reason it got 1 star from me is the A-AAA minor league system, but that doesnt even have real players. You would think 3DO would be able to add a couple prospects for each team, but no. High Heat 2004 is a bad name for this game, you can't even choose where to throw the ball. You choose a pitch, then you decide whether it will be a ball or strike. The graphics are terrible. The gameplay is normal. Ken Griffey Baseball for Nintendo 64 was better than this. This is the last time I am gonna buy a sports game from 3DO.

Terrible, Terrible, Terrible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: February 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is by far the worst baseball game in years. I had high hopes after reading a recommendation in this site, but I should have known better than to believe a review written about a game one month before it was even released.

I have yet to find anything I like about this game. The graphics are very average. I remember baseball games with better graphics on my Sega gamesystem many years ago. The gameplay is very choppy and too "cartoonish." Curveballs start way above the hitters heads and drop down into teh strike zone.

The game is way too easy to play and unrealistic. The first game I played I was the KC Royals and lit Randy Johnson up for 12 runs in the first two innings. Yeah, that's realistic. The other thing that upset me was that they brought in the closer to relieve in the 3rd Inning.

If you are just looking for a game that you can score a lot of runs and maybe have a little fun, this is the game for you. If you want a game that is somewhat realistic, don't even waste your time.

As for me, tomorrow I go out and sell this game and buy All Star Baseball 2004 on February 28 and hope for better results.

Ugh!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: May 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Worst baseball game out there.... Every pitch you make a strike they hit ,they never swing at balls..You have no movement of the ball ,but some how the computer does...I just busted my game today..You can never throw a no hitter and you have to score over 10 or more runs to win...

Not supported

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: August 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I understand it's a good game if you can get it to run. If you can't get it to run, expect to be returning it.

Online registration: FAILS
Online Update: FAILS
Website: FAILS
Support links from alternate sites: FAIL
Customer service e-mail: NO RESPONSE

Nice video opener, that's as far as I get.

My system runs Madden 2004 wonderfully, I can't quite get a handle on what's going on at 3DO and their website which, as I type, is coming up with a 504 error but has been producing errors for a week now. Now I'm stuck with a return item, I was actually looking forward to playing the game. Too bad, looks good on paper.

My system: GeForce 2 64MB, P4-1.8GHz/512MB DDR/180GB HD (100GB free) with latest video drivers and direct-x 9 updates. No problems with other games, including the demanding Madden 2004 and train simulators. Some level of support would be nice.

GAME DOESNT WORK, NO CUSTOMER SUPPORT

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: May 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game will not load on a brand new PS2. The game company (3DO) told me to send my PS2 to Sony for repair or cleaning. It's a month old! My 35 other games all load and play.

I did get the game to load once, by propping the game console up at a 45 degree angle. After playing the game, it promptly froze while I was viewing the game stats. It then would not reload!

The company agreed to 'check' my disc, if I would send it to them. I am paying the postage and insurance. So far this game has caused me nothing but aggravation! DO NOT BUY IT!!

Don't Bother

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

As much as I hate to say it, don't bother with this game. It is a sad, sad disappointment. 3DO boasts that they have completely overhauled the graphics for 2004. But have they? The answer is yes and no. Much of the game looks and feels exactly like it did last year, except for the players, who now bear absolutely no resemblance to their real life counterparts. I mean none. The faces are simply awful; much, much worse than in 2003, and that's saying something. Did they change the animations? Yes. For the better? Well . . . that depends. They are different from last year, but still kind of herky-jerky and often unrealistic. You will see the shortstop make a jump-throw to first base, but without any apparent reason to do so. He just flutters up in the air like a wounded butterfly in a stray gust of wind. The batting animations are very similar to last year, except the ball now flies off the bat at near warp speed, reaching the wall in a second or two. Homeruns are still the same bland, vanishing seeds, presented from the same dull, uninspiring camera angles. The pitchers' motions look more life-like, and that's nice. The stadiums look okay, too, but not different enough from last year to warrant spending fifty bucks.
3DO also claims they've improved the announcer commentary. Well, the same tired phrases do sound a lot cleaner and crisper, but I don't know if that's a good thing and I've yet to hear any new phrases. The sound effects (crowds, vendors, hecklers, etc.,) are supposed to have been improved, but I really didn't notice. The game just looks so shoddy, you don't care about the sound.
Does the game play well? Yeah, it seems to. I haven't played long enough to determine if it's significantly different than 2003. And that's not really the point. I loved the game play in H H 2003, but I expected its visual deficiencies to be addressed in 2004 and they were not; in fact, in some areas, they actually declined No matter how you care to cut the cake, good graphics enhance the feeling of realism. If this were not true, and statistical accuracy was the only important factor, we would all be satisfied with a good board game like Strat-O-Matic Baseball.
I'm sure I will find things to enjoy about playing H H 2004. I've only had it for a few hours and these are just my first impressions. But to be honest, I don't think I'll bother buying next year's version. 3DO appears to be either incapable or unwilling to institute the improvements necessary to keep this franchise in competition with its rivals, All-Star Baseball and World Series Baseball. Those two titles seem intent on keeping their product fresh and interesting each year by making the necessary tweaks and upgrades. Sadly, the same cannot be said for High Heat Baseball. And that's too bad. It was once the best game out there.

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