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Good Game

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

Thsi game is great. Cover, options, players, graphics, Pretty much everything. It could be a little better, though. But you should definetly get this game. It is fun!

Close to perfect

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is very underrated from the reviews I have read. I would give it a perfect rating if not for the lack of off the field managing. The only problem I have with the entire game is the lack of injuries, no disabled list and you only get a 25 man roster (no triple A teams and a very small bench) The game play itself is tremendous, the scoring is realistic and the computer doesn't just score on homers, they will bunt runners over and score from 2nd on singles. You can also tinker with almost any aspect of the game such as how fast the pitches come in all the way to how fast the baserunners move. So in reality you can make the game as easy or as difficult as you choose. I feel this is very important because eventually in other games you always wind up killing the computer, but not here.
However, like I said, the 25 man roster stinks and injuries are a joke. They rarely ever happen and when they do it is only for one or two games. I want a game where my guy can hurt his hamstring while running to 1st and miss 2 weeks, plus I can bring up a minor leaguer to replace him. I hear that High Heat has corrected this problem in 2004's version so be patient.

Most realistic baseball game ever!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: October 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Like every baseball game this one has it's glitches, but I've played many baseball games in my time and this one by far is the best one yet. As close to real as it gets!

High Heat review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

In my opinion this is the best baseball game out there right now. Great on-field action and a really deep season mode makes it better that Triple Play 2002 and MLB 2003. All and all I'd recommend this game for players who want to play right away and for those who really want a good simulation.

And the Difference Is?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I see no difference between 2002 and 2003.

Graphics ruin the game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I was about to buy this game until I actually played it at the store. The graphics were worse in this then in MLB 99 for the PS1. The gameplay was however pretty good and realistic. But insted of wasting 50 bucks on this buy Triple Play 2002 its a 100 times better.

Problem with Disc quality

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

We purchased this game in high anticipation...and found that our PS2 system could not recognize/read the CD. We returned it for a replacement at a major retailer and the replacement CD had the same problem. I think there is a quality issue with 3DO's manufacturing process and I fear purchasing any more of their products because it is so hard to return games. Fortunately, the store agreed to give us a store credit to buy something else when we returned the second copy. Major bummer!!

Probably the best baseball game on the PS2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

High Heat 2003 for the PS2 is a great baseball video game, despite the lack of a Franchise mode which is the biggest problem with this game. I am used to playing Sega's World Series Baseball series on the Dreamcast and personally think both series' are basically equal except that High Heat's Franchise mode is a little more in-depth.

Graphically this game is awesome. The players look like the real life players and their pitching styles and batting stances are head on.

The gameplay in this game is pretty good. Pitching involves pressing one of four buttons for a certain pitch and square if you want it to be outside of the strike zone or circle if you want it to be in the zone. One thing I think that should be in the pitching is to be able to aim where you pitch like you can in World Series Baseball. Fielding is very simple using all four buttons to throw to a certain base. And a great feature in this is being able to rob homeruns without having to press several buttons. But fielding is a pain for some people, having to use the control pad instead of the analog stick often screws you up and you can't tell where you are going. It is also almost impossible to throw out a runner attempting to steal unless you are a veteran at this game.

The Franchise mode in this game is equally as good as WSB 2K2 and better in some ways. Fro trading, to retirements, to free agent signings to rookie drafts, to minor leagues, it's all here in the Franchise Mode where you have total control over your team. You can choose to play with the real rosters or do a fantasy draft which is like being in a fantasy baseball league, except you get to play the games. This is my favorite mode in this game.

The lack of a few things in the gameplay bring my rating down from a 5 to a 4, but this is still a wise choice for PS2 owners looking for a solid baseball game.

THE BEST!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: June 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

High Heat is the best baseball game for ps2! BUY IT NOW!

Pretty Good

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: June 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The best American baseball game I've played. I haven't played the other baseball titles for PS2, but it sounds like TP hasn't changed much, AS2003 sounds not bad. I have to say to the game makers again, check out some of the Japanese baseball games like World Stadium or even RBI baseball from the old school. Anyways:

Pros:

Pretty good gameplay.

Defence and baserunning are easy to control.

Graphics also good.

The tuning options are great, so anyone can completely customize their game. For example, if Ichiro is getting thrown out on too many grounders you can either make throwing speed lower or runner speed higher.

Staduims look good.

Cons:

When batting, the ball is a little difficult to pick up. Mayby they should use a ball cursor like TP baseball.

If there is a blooper over the infield and the shortstop dives for it and misses, the outfielder is also moving in that direction and sometimes misses the ball. This is a bad problem which should've been fixed during the PSX games.

No franchise mode.

If you're playing against the computer, sometimes the pitches get too predictable. For example, if I'm throwing a lot of balls, it's too hard to throw strikes. This fewature is a good idea, but after getting behind in the count 2-0, throwing a strike thats not grooved is quite hard.

After an out and the infielders throw the ball around the horn, their throwing motion looks really weird like they're sissys or something.

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