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3DO runs another franchise into the ground

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 18 / 23
Date: March 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

A longtime fan of the High Heat Baseball series for the PC, I had the misfortune of purchasing the most recent edition, and am incredibly disappointed. I knew there would be trouble from the get-go when I found out that there is no mouse support. How can you release a product for the PC without mouse support?

As I explored the game, I discovered that most of the things I loved about the series had been removed, or hobbled at best. What I enjoyed most was "owning" a baseball team, making roster decisions, drafting minor leaguers, etc., and just managing - not playing - actual games. The lack of a mouse-driven interface makes this clumsy at best, and many options have simply been done away with entirely. The deep statistical spreadsheets which I probably spent too much time mulling over are gone.

Eventually, it became evident that this is a port of the console version. This is not a bad thing in and of itself, of course. But the High Heat series began on the PC, and had to be pared down for the console versions that were released. Why then take an essentially incomplete console version and use that as your new template?

I could go on, but suffice to say that I can find nothing positive to say about the game, and am telling everybody I know who might even remotely consider buying it not to. Another awful product from a company that clearly doesn't care about PC gaming anymore.

One pitch? Simulation? Manage Only? BOO!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: March 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The game is gorgeous BUT.....
1) No Manage Only. I love to do other things while playing manage only. If I wanted a arcade game I would buy this for my PS2.
2) No One Pitch? Another depressing part of the game. Getting 3 or four games in while doing bills was great.

The end result: I will not play this game because it is not the simulation and recreation I had hoped for. C'mon 3DO help us stats and manage only types out!!

Don't buy it.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: March 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Yeah, High Heat Baseball used to be good. And if you are like me, you might be thinking that it's worth bying, despite the bad reviews. It's not. Don't buy it. The reviews are bad for a reason. The game plays like PS2 game, with no mouse support. The user interface is totally confusing. It's just a console game for the PC, which takes away the things I liked most about the old versions. Don't buy this.

What went wrong..?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: April 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Like most of the other reviewers, I have looked forward to the early-Spring releases of what HAD BEEN my favorite baseball sim/game, the ol' reliable High Heat Baseball. I'm not sure what 3DO was thinking, or even if they were, but this game is simply unacceptable on many counts. The lack of mouse support, as everyone has noted, stinks. The game is no longer smooth (in fact, I think that they have become steadily worse since the last Sammy Sosa edition in 2001). The reduction in mode-of-play options was not met with favor; simply put, this is the worst baseball game I have played on a computer. I have long had distaste for EA Sports baseball games, but I can't help but think that even EA would not release such an unpolished and dated game. Once you get past the decent visual stadium graphics, there is no gameplay value. I am sadly disappointed.

do NOT get rid of the 2003 version!!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: June 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is the most disappointing game that I've ever played! I have bought this game since 2000, always refering it to the best baseball simulation game out there. But, now I will refer to it as the worst baseball game ever! They have completely changed the game from how it was! For starters you can NOT and I will repeat NOT able to use a mouse to navagate throughout the game instead you use the arrow keys along with the ins,del,home,pg up/dn,end, and esc keys. After playing for 30 sec the only key you will want to hit is the delete key to deinstall it from your computer! I graphics are horrid for it being a 2004 game! Drafting takes hours! Navigation and gme play makes you want to scream and in the end you just want to use the disc as a fisbee in the time that your not playing the 2003 version! Please dont buy this game, I wouldnt ask my worst enemy to even touch the game! Keep your 2003 version, or buy it instead. This is the worst game ever! Watching my dog drool is more entertaining. If I could I would give it a negative rating. I'm sure other feel the same way I do about this sad sad game. If I had my way I would recall every 2004 version of this game and then have a frisbee contest with them. Do NOT buy this game!!! If your looking to buy a baseball game buy the 2003 version of this game, you will NOT regret buying that version, trust me. Just one more time all say it and then I'll be done...
DO NOT BUY HIGH HEAT 2004, I highlight 2004, "4", "4". Thank you for allowing me to vent my frustration from this game. Have a nice day!!!

Absolutely terrible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I had heard nothing but great things about the High Heat series and though I read that the interface was poor, I thought it wouldn't matter since I had never played before. Well, I was wrong. I played probably 4 games and gave up. This game is absolutely terrible and if 3DO doesn't fix things for next year, they're going to be in a mess of trouble. This is just sad.

One step forward, about 6 steps backwards

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 10 / 13
Date: March 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I love the High Heat series. Every March I get the new version, excited to try the new features. To sum it up, Graphics are much better, sound is great, budget looks good. BUT many cons, playability is deplorable. This game doesnt recognize the mouse, there is no manage only mode, no one pitch mode, no online play, no hh2003 convertor, no stat spreadsheat. I played for three innings, and my team was 11 for 16. To arcade like even though I tuned it to be more geared for simulation. The menus are sloppy, and very difficult with no mouse support.

Maybe MVP Baseball will be decent. This will be the last time I buy a HH game unless significant improvements are made. Every single aspect of the older versions that I loved is completely gone.

All they had to do to keep me happy was use last years version, fix the bugs, the financial aspect would be great, maybe improve the graphics. (alhough I didnt mind them) But

Stay away from this game

Dumb baseball for dummies

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: April 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is a major disappointment. Compared to previous versions, it's been gutted. Don't throw away the 2003 edition.

Here's a partial list of missing features:
- There is no save and exit for any game in progress - you must finish a whole game in one sitting. No more quick plays before bed!
- Historical stadiums are gone. I thought the 3DO guy was a baseball fan.
- No mouse support and bad navigation.
- Can't bring up opposing pitcher's pitch selection.
- Settings for exhibition games don't "stick" - you have to set them up each time you play.
- Other reviewers noted missing 1-pitch and manage-only options.

In addition, F1 help is worthless - it's just rudimentary navigation instructions - and the players still don't look like themselves.

On the positive side, the graphics and animations are good and the choice of pitches is greatly expanded.

Out of the box, I didn't have any sound except for the sound of the ball hitting bat or glove. 3DO responded with help on this problem within 3 days, but who expects to have to turn off their sound card hardware support to run a new game?

3DO should start with a full PC version next year and dumb it down for Xbox, PS2, etc., next year instead of giving everyone the dumb version. Maybe the real baseball simulation is how the dumbness of the sim emulates the dumbness of MLB.

High Heat 2004 Gone to the Dark Side

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: April 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I must agree with most of the other user reviews criticizing High Heat 2004.

Incredibly, THERE IS NO MOUSE SUPPORT for this supposed PC Game!
Whoever made the decision to sell out High Heat PC users this way should be fired immediately!

Not only is there no mouse support but the menu interface is a complete nightmare! It's literaly an ordeal just trying to set up and start a game!

I will never understand why a company will take a very good PC product and just tear it down for game consoles! 3DO has sold PC users out for game consoles!

Just like NBA Live 2003, High Heat 2004 has gone over to the dark side! It's no wonder that there is no demo. Five minutes with this intolerable interface would convince any PC User not to bother.

The graphics are better and the game is still fun to play but the terrible interface and many missing features ruin it.

The sound and color commentary have improved little, if at all.

I think it's time to send a message to companies like EAsports and 3D0 who sell out PC Users for consoles!

If I wanted to play a Playstation game, I would buy a Playstation!

Console Port

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: March 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Have bought every installment of High Heat, and have loved it. This version is simply terrible. If I wanted a console port, I would not buy a pc version. The lack of mouse support made the totally unintuitive menues even more difficult. Two out of the 3 games I played crashed and one was the only fun game, that was in extra innings. The player graphics look like arcade models and really do not look realistic. Some of the player animations are entertaining.
For some reason, the game would not take the pitching imputs from my sidewinder, often requiring more than five attempts (yes my sidewinder was calibrated and works fine with other games). This interrupt the game play and is very frustrating. This has happened in past HH versions, but seems worse in this one.
I felt angry and insulted that I was given a console game in the guise of a pc game. I am sad that they have ruined an outstanding franchise, again.

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