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Once again, a huge dissapointment

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

All I can say is buy High Heat Baseball. It's a much better product and an acurate baseball game. As a huge sports gaming fan I can honestly say that the Triple Play series is a waste of time.

less than a star because it don't work

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 9
Date: February 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've bought Triple Play Baseball twice (the second time two years after the first time, out of stubborness). It doesn't work. The first time I bought it (forget which version it was, they all stink), I installed it, set up a season, but when I tried to play, it froze. This week I bought it again (newer version) but when I try to run it at all, the same image repeats across the entire screen. I've gone to Compaq and Microsoft And EA SPorts' web sites and downloaded upgrades for my computer but it's no use. My computer is not exactly ancient, either.
The game is awful I miss Old Time Baseball, an offshoot of Tony LaRussa baseball. And I just bought Baseball Mogul 2002. This time, Triple Play goes in the garbage, and if anyone asks me about this product, I'll laugh.

Very Evil Game Self-Destructs!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 9
Date: July 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I played this game four times and then I spent a week and a half trying to get it to work again. I keep getting the error message "SOFTTRI_setdisplaymode - ERROR CODE (softtristatus) 80004005". After removing and reinstalling the game, removing my other games, and upgrading DirectX, I still get the error, and I've given up. This may be a common situation. ... ... ... in the technical support forum.) The game is wonderful until it doesn't work. Do not buy it unless you really enjoy frustration!

PS: Wait about a month until you order the manual. The game will quit working before you need it.

Very UNREALISTIC

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I'm a huge baseball fan and enjoy playing baseball games on my pc. I'm also a purist and don't like to see unrealistic aspects of sports games. But that is exactly what TP2001 is, very unrealistic to actual major league baseball. Here are some examples,

* When your team builds a lead, the cpu team will get the runs back, GUARANTEED. I was never able to keep a lead. They can lay down a bunt straight to the pitcher and still outrun the throw (meaning the batter has to run about 30 mph to beat the throw). Also, it is more difficult for your pitcher because the cpu batters will hit homeruns more often when behind in order to regain the lead. It doesn't matter how you pitch, one mistake, and the cpu batter goes yard. A cpu PITCHER hit a 600 ft. home run to tie the game. UNREALISTIC!!! These things are impossible in major league baseball.

* Errors are too scattered when that mode is on. A player may commit multiple errors in one inning, but for the next several games, he will play perfect ball.

* You can earn "rewards" during a season where you can use very long bats, or have players with big heads. Give me a break.

* It is difficult to control baserunning after hits. Sometimes the computer will automatically advance baserunners when it is not appropriate, and you may not be able to reverse the runner.

On the plus side, the graphics are excellent, and the other features, like home run contest are interesting. But the actual game is not worth it.

If you are like me, and want to buy a purely realistic baseball game, this is NOT it.

Immaculate graphics but extremely difficult to maneuver!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I have always enjoyed playing baseball video games, since the initial introduction of the now ancient ATARI 2600 edition. While the graphics, options, and record keeping capabilities in Triple Play 2001 are immaculate, I have had a very difficult time in controlling baserunners, which has made this game very frustrating and unenjoyable. For example, if you do not constantly hold your runner on base, which will interfere with your ability to concentrate on the pitch, regardless of the difficulty or option settings, he will go. Or if you have multiple runners, you simply can not advance one without moving them all. Therefore, this has led to numerous double and even triple plays, which has cost me more games than I care to discuss. Overall, I really enjoy the game, until the times (always) in which I have had poor baserunning experiences.

Its not as good as it seems

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: April 07, 2000
Author: Amazon User

i played this game while also renting its top rival"MLB 2001". Although Triple Play 2001 has cool teams and the added players, it was not nearly as good as MLB 2001, which does have Griffey with the Reds. The grafics are alot more realistic on MLB 2001 than they are in Triple Play 2001. Overall, I like MLB 2001 more so than The newest Triple Play release.

Realism? Not even close........

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

EA Sports should have released TP 2001 as an arcade game because that is exactly what it plays like. Don't get me wrong, the game LOOKS great. But that's where the thread with reality stops. I love sports games for the PC, and usually take a team of my design on a full season and see where they end up.

TP 2001 does not have injuries built into the season mode. Your players can play every day, all game and show no signs of wear and tear. Finish a season with your invincible team? No franchise mode.

Other game flaws include diving, which must be done with an almost ESP like sense of direction if you want to even hope to stop a ball. If you decide to turn errors on, watch out. Manny Ramirez had 8 "errors" on balls that seemed to award an error just because they were hit in his direction.

On the other hand if you like arcade style gameplay, codes that give players unecessary and unuseable attributes such as big heads, little bodies, large bats, Superman like speed, and no concept of what baseball is all about, then rush out and buy this immmediately.

Don't believe the hype

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 13 / 20
Date: March 29, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The tv commercial for Triple Play 2001 is deceiving; it shows Ken Griffey, Jr. hitting a homerun while wearing a Reds jersey, unfortunately, on the PlayStation version, he's still a Mariner and you have to trade for him. This is minor, but it matters if you're a hardcore enthusiast. Also, despite what you hear, the graphics are not nearly as good as they were in Triple Play 2000; they are now more cartoonish, and the signature batting styles for certain players is missing in this latest version. Also, it is much harder to control your fielders when you're on defense; balls hit up the middle or to the outfield that should be easy to reach, are not. And, like with other Triple Plays, striking out the computer controlled players is very difficult. Still, despite it's many flaws, the Triple Play series is the best there is. So if you're dying to play a baseball game on your PC or PlayStation, this is as good as it gets.

Fun but Flawed

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 16, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The search goes on for the software that accurately portrays actual major league baseball. This game is entertaining, easy to play, (but not necessarily easy to win), and has fairly nice graphics and sound. However, it doesn't even come close to the real thing. It's way too easy too hit home runs if you swing hard and high, baserunning is very frustrating because the opposing pitcher will pick your guy off about one in every three pickoff attempts, strikeouts and walks hardly exist for either side, and balls hit up the alley and to the wall are just singles just to name some of my criticisms.

On the positive side, the "Big League Challenge" (formerly home run derby) is a lot of fun, especially the extreme version where players shoot for targets as well as home runs. I actually enjoy this aspect of Triple Play 2001 over the actual baseball game.

Poor graphics takes away from gameplay

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: May 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I know graphics don't make a game, but in this case, with bad controls and poor gameplay, it does. I bought this game because I felt EA Sports was one of the top software companies. They still are, but I think you should look at different games before choosing this one.

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