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An addictive, thrilling game for this baseball fan

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I don't usually play sports games, but I am a baseball fan and I played the previous two games in this series. All I have to say is that I have played hundreds of games in career mode, guiding the Tribe through several seasons, and I've never gotten bored with it. The pitcher-batter interface is the key to the game; there is a steep learning curve to successful hitting, I found, but after many games I have topped out at being a pretty good hitter (my team usually leads the league in offense). However, I am still susceptible to being shut down by good pitchers, and even though the computer's pitching is sometimes predictable, a well-timed changeup is still a devastating out pitch. Another aspect that keeps me playing is the career mode, where I can manage three levels of minor-league teams, draft rookies every year, and invest a lot of emotional capital in new players I have developed myself. There are lots of good details included in the game as well, such as a batting-practice interface for working on your hitting, a mid-season all-star game, trading with other teams, customizable leagues and seasons, and a head-to-head-with-another-present-human mode which is quite fun (and easy to set up if you both have Sidewinder Gamepads, my preferred peripheral for this game).

There are a few downsides ... the minor leagues are initially stocked with made-up players, and not real minor-leaguers. The graphics are good but not great (I'm not complaining -- they're perfectly fine for me -- I'm just noting that other baseball games have slicker visuals). Base-stealing and defense are reasonably well-executed, although I still make terrible errors on both counts sometimes (partly from brain spasms on my part but not totally -- I think the interface for these aspects could still be improved).

Overall, however, this is by far the best implementation of a baseball simulation I've ever played.

Top Notch

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: May 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This one beats em' all. I have a real crumby old computer and can't even run the actual play mode of the game, however, being a loyal Strat-o-matic subject, this game offers all the stats I need. I just manager the roster, make trades, line-up and manager tendency decision and let the computer simulate the game. I have spent alot of time studying scouting reports and building line-up and rotations. I'm telling you, I would probably be divorced if I could actually PLAY the games on field. If you are a stat nut, this is for you. The best computer baseball simulation ever. And I've tried EACH ONE. I'm NOT KIDDING.

Great MLB Action and Gameplay!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: May 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

My former baseball team teammate and now video game programmer/company-owner initially recommended High Heat Baseball to me. He was dead on because this is by far the best baseball game I've played so far. The individual major league stadiums and player profiles are realistic. The best part of this game is the realism with player/pitcher match-ups. It is not that 'EASY' to get a bunch of runs yet with practice and good players the stats are reflected commesurately. As a hardcore baseball fan and stats enthusiast this game has kept me up to the wee hours of the night! It's addictive; the custom league and drafts are alot of fun as well. I'd highly recommend this if you love baseball games!

Not so realistic after all

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 14
Date: May 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game because I did not like hitting 50 home runs in 20 games in that other baseball simlulation (you know what I mean). So after the great reviews I had read about it, I gave SSHHBB a try, but I'm really disappointed. The game suffers from some sort of "keep scores close" programming when you play against cpu controlled teams. Once the human player starts scoring, the cpu controlled team suddenly hits everything. Example: David Cone hitting a homer of a Kerry Wood curve ball that was out of the strike zone low and away. Realistic? Give me a break! Besides the game crashes everytime you try to perform a double switch.

Best Baseball Game Ever Made for the PC

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: September 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

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.

The best, no other Baseball game will ever have to be bought

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

WOW!!!!

Play for as long as you want! really..... Great game! Good downloads, patches ,ect.....

looks, feels, sounds like the real thing. The fact that you can make your own players, make the HOF, be on the DL for over a year....well it is just like the real thing, I know I said that already but this is the FIRST AND LAST game you will every need. an the idea that I can play many many many many.......ect, seasons ....well nothing else is needed!

Apparently one of the only people not

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: April 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

To be sure, High Heat is a decent baseball game.But I don't find the interface between batter and pitcher THAT muchbetter than others, and I really have hard time getting past the truly substandard graphics, the choppy gameplay (NOT my system), and the listless commentary. This game is fine, . . . but this game does not revolutionize baseball sims as we know it. I was disappointed...all the reviews and hype say this is the tops. It just didn't live up..it's the Phantom Menace of baseball sims!

terrific pitcher-batter contest

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 18, 2000
Author: Amazon User

HH2001 is an incremental improvement over the '2000 edition; what's best about it is they did not mangle the game's scintillating pitcher/batter interface. Sure, it's hard to learn how to hit in this game, but hey, that's major league baseball! What makes this process fun from both sides is that the simulation is solid enough to require you to think like a major leaguer. Ahead in the count? throw the high heater. Behind, with runners on? Keep the leadoff guy close, and throw strikes with the hope that your outfield shift is gonna catch Jim Thome hitting it right, rather than somehow pushing into the HUGE gap in left field. It's impressive -- the same agonies and thrills i experience as a fan of the game are mine to relive within HH2001's comprehensive physics and gameplay engine. That's the mark of a great sports sim -- you apply your real-world knowledge rather than concoct some wierd scheme to adapt to a its shortcomings.

Negatives? Well, the graphics are still goofy. Players have strangly craned necks and the facial scans are sometimes downright scary (Sean Casey of the Reds appears to have been run over by a train repeatedly prior to gametime). The player voice sounds are comical (like Charlie Nagy would ever shout, "Grab some pine!" at a strikeout victim. Oh, brother.) and the animations too often over the top (charging the mound, etc.). But the graphics in now way impede great gameplay.

In short: If you love the zen of baseball, no other "arcade" style sim comes close!

A great ballgame!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 14, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Ecellent game! The best sports game I've ever bought. This one actually keeps my attention after I get a season started, I usually can't get past the first two to three weeks in other sports titles. Buy it now! and this is a great price too!

SAMMY ROCKS!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: June 16, 2000
Author: Amazon User

There's so many baseball games out there, that a lot of people don't know which one to buy. But I'll tell you something- BUY SAMMY SOSA HIGH HEAT BASEBALL 2001. I'm telling you it's the best! I'll tell you why: 1. you can have minor league people and trade all sorts of people. 2. It's so real it's unbelieveable! 3. It's just like a real game because people insult the visiting team while they're batting and fielding and if the visiting team hits a home run the people in the stands through it back! 4. Lastly there's homerun derbys, seasons, playoffs, CUSTOM LEAGUES, and batting practice so the fun never ends! THAT'S WHY IT'S THE BOMB! (Just whatever you do DON'T buy the playstation version of this game. IT'S AWFUL AND IT'S NOTHING LIKE THE PC GAME! It has almost nothing of what i listed above! )

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