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Change of Heart

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Okay, I'm sold... I have to be honest that I hated this game at first, but I'm at the mid-point of a season, and this is by-far the most realistic baseball sim out there. It is not without its imperfections. The game is hurt by poor base-running controls, unrealistic curveballs, and, worst of all, the computer will allow you to complete any trade you propose (it allowed me to trade Clay Bellinger for Juan Gonzalez... don't worry, I was just testing it out, I didn't keep Gonzo on the Yankees... even though it'd be nice... just in case George Steinbrenner or Brian Cashman are reading this), but all-in-all, the game is fantastic. I don't have players with .500 batting averages or 50 homers; neither do any of the computer's teams. The game is challenging (I'm playing at the All-Star level, which is the second hardest). I'm playing with the Yankees (of course), and have been in a race for first place with the Red Sox all season. So I would like to rescind my previous review. No, I haven't played any of the other baseball games so I really have no point of reference, but what can I say... The game just grew on me. Go YANKS!!

Fun For All

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ahh, baseball. Yes, it truly is americas favorite passtime. And when someone actually makes a GOOD video gamr out of it, I'm happy as a schoolgirl with cotton candy. And this game is quite good. The games batting system is very realistic. It has yet to be realized realistic physics of how far the ball goes when it hits curtain spots. There's not really that much that you can really say about this game that describes how fun it is. Problems with this game are few. The graphics are very poor and it does not use the analog feature. If you have any interest in baseball i think you will enjoy this game.

Baseball reality, just missing more....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I actually love this game, again I am a huge baseball fan! I had this game from last year on the PC and love the great realism. I would not always hit that 3 run HR to win the game, and the ace could have that bad day and give up 5 runs in the 2nd inning. This same goes for this game. I have owned it for weeks. I even had a player ejected for throwing at a batter after a HR! The stats page is difficult but has LOTS of great numbers! I also wish they would have left the HR derby the PC version had... but this game is much better in gameplay and realism than the competition, I always rent them before to compare before I buy. Baseball fans will love this game!

High Heat or High Cheat

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Well, I've purchase HH2000, SSHH2001, SSHH2001CE, and HH2002 all for Playstation and PC. Now, I'm going to be honest the gameplay is much better on PC than Playstation. The graphics are alot better and the games run alot smoother. But 3DO came out with HH2002 on PS2. I just had to have it. Now I'm not going to lie. If you put this game on rookie it's like a walk in the park, but if you get the difficulty on the right level. This game will have you on the edge of your seat. I love playing HH baseball that is the reason why I buy some many of their products. But this one for PS2 has to be the best I've seen. Sure they lack Ichiro and Spencer, but they've substitute that take their place. This game is a must buy for serious gamers. If you love stats-like gameplay go purchase this one today. If you're in for the graphics and multioptions, stick with TP2002.

GREAT BASEBALL SIM

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have never been a fan of the EA Baseball series. For some reason, EA and other gamemakers cannot produce realistic baseball games. But much to my surprise, High Heat Baseball 2002 is more realistic than any other baseball games that I have ever played.

I love the pitching aspect of a baseball game. If a game produces no-hitters, shut outs or low scoring games, then that in itself is worth it for me. Although the pitcher-batter interface is very stripped down looking at first (all you have to do is use the D-pad to line up your bat in the vicinity of the pitch and time your swing), after playing a few games, you realize that it really is tough to hit against good pitching. The best part about hitting is the physics of the ball off the bat. It's very rare to hit a ball to a certain spot in the same game.

Fielding and running are pretty realistic as well. Although your fielders seem very sluggish at first, you get used to their speed.

Computer AI seems very adequet and it's adjustable to suit your needs. I'm competing at the All-Star level (there are two harder levels), currently and winning about half of the games against really good teams.

Two major complaints. The graphics are absolutely astrocious. The game would be 1000 times better if the overall graphics was even moderately good. If you want a good-looking game and that is important to you, then don't get this one. Second complaint is that you can't create players. While I'm quite happy with the current rosters, it is ashame that I can't play with Ichiro, Pujols and other players who are having an unbelievable season.

I do wish that someone would come up with a baseball game that is more complex. For instance, dodging a tag when sliding, actually making a tag by waving your mitt, bench clearing brawls when a player gets beaned, arguing calls and getting tossed, blocking the plate with your catcher, timing a catch with a button, field condition as a factor (rain, drizzle, extreme wind, snow, fog, twilight), hanging pitches under pressure and when fatigued, and using a momentum bar to help the team, amd balks. I may be asking too much, but a true baseball sim should be able accomplish every detail of the real game. I can dream, can't I???

Anyway, High Heat Baseball 2002, in my mind, is the best baseball simulation since Bottom of the 9th for PS (most of you never even heard of it but that's okay). Definitely worth while for true baseball geeks.

It's about 2 years behind the rest but fun.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have been enjoying this game quite alot. It is disappointing that the graphics are in some ways very lacking. But the fielding is very east which is a huge plus and batting isn't too difficult. It leaves the player able to concentrate on the game rather than on the mechanics. I like to do a full draft and the game doesn't appear to have to do it, but it does have a trade feature. If 3DO can keep the playability of this game and improve the graphics and options then they could have a real winner. EA Sports has had a very poor outing this time with its baseball game and there is an opening for 3DO to fill the void. Its not a great game, but it is good. Very good for PS1 not as good for the power of the PS2.

Dawn of a new era

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

As a long time triple play fan, i was somewhat reluctant to even consider purchasing a baseball game that wasn't made by EA. However, I did and I a very satisfied. This is the most realistic baseball game I have played, its about time developers concentrate on the game and strategy of baseball, rather than the homerun loving fan. In triple play, nearly every hit would be a homerun, sure you would get base hits, but not enough to score consistently. You would be able to score 10-15 runs a game due to the fact that you would hit 5+ homers a game. The box scores sucked, the AI had no common sense, and Buck was an idiot! All you triple play fans, need to snap out of it and realize that High Heat is taking over the ranks. The graphics could use some improvement, but the gameplay is what it is all about! I have noticed that High Heat is getting a few low rankings, and they are probably coming from die hard triple play fans that refuse to see, that the EA series is quickly falling from the top(with the exception of madden). High Heat is where the money is, play on playa!

Major League SHAM

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The HIGH HEAT series has always been a hit, because of it graphics, statistical tracking and Franchise mode.

It seems that 3DO rushed this version out to capture the hype of PS2 before Nintendo and Microsoft release their highly touted game consoles due out this fall.

The PS2 version is a skeleton of all that made HIGH HEAT one of the best games every made. Without a Franchise mode, which encompasses a three level minor league system , prospect draft, and great statisical outputs, this is just another baseball game.

Please be cautious before you shell out any money on this game.

At least rent it first and see if it's for you.

Looking for realism? Look no further than HH2K2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

As any baseball video-game enthusiast knows, there are basically two kinds of baseball games: the arcade-ish and the simulation. With some exceptions (VR Sports), mostly that delineation has been the former for console games, the latter for PC games.

High Heat Baseball 2002 bridges that gap and offers the best of both worlds. Aside from baserunning, it's fairly easy to play, while it offers awesome replays of strikeouts, HR's, and defensive gems. And the realism is as good as a PS2 gamer has a right to expect. Nomar does his toe-tapping routine, Sosa has awesome opposite-field power, Randy Johnson will strike you out twice an inning.

Like real baseball, if you try the same sequences of pitches to same batter in consecutive batters, you'll get stomped on like a narc at a biker rally. Even better is that the game can be as simple (automatic fielding, defensive alignment, baserunning, etc.) or as difficult (errors, wind, variable umpires) as you want it to be.

High Heat MLB 2002 Scores Big

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

High Heat Basebll is an excelent game. It has a lot of great toches, umpire ejections, dropped third strikes, passed balls, and costly errors. Unlike most BB games you can earn a walk. The season mode is compeltly adjustable, you can pay anywhere from one to one hundred, sixty-two games. The number of fans depends on how good your ballpark and team is. Altough, missing a couple of important parts, create a player and home run derby, I recommend this to everybody at all skill levels. Just a warning you will probably play this game more than you plan to, I do.

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