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Not Realistic

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is not one bit realistic and really hard to make it through an entire game with out getting bored or annoyed with something that is just silly! The camera angles at times dont follow the play and you will need to catch a fly ball with nothing on the screen! The load times are ridiculous and through out the game your PS2 will sound like it's about to explode. The graphics are no better then my Ken Griffey game for N64.
Apart from all that, I have to say overall there still is not a baseball game that is a real simulation. Baseball fans want a real game, not this baseball 2020 stuff. (remember that game from genesis!)

One Great Sports Game!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is the most realistic baseball game I have ever played! The graphics don't live up to the quality of the gameplay, though. I have never played a baseball video game where you can run and still throw as you are running without having your player stop and suddenly rocket the ball to first but still beat the guy by a mile. Another problem that I would have to mention is that if you are used to the triple play series, it will take you a game or two to learn the controlls well. Overall, I would have to say this is the best baseball game I have ever played!

This is a greta game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is the best 2004 baseball game on the market. It has good graphics and lots of different things you can do. There is a downside to this game. Many of people who bought it have had problems with it. I think that this CD is too fagile. At a store I saw 4 CD's in repair and all of them but 1 was MLB High Heat 2004. Other then that this is a great game

Flat out, the Babe Ruth of Baseball games.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you love baseball, this is the game for you. IT IS ACCTUALLY HARD TO HIT HOMERUNS. It is possible that I won't even hit 70 homers. I will play a whole season game by game and the stats at the end of the season will be darn close to reallity. My batting averages are alittle high, but, you can acctually make game play adjustments. I am most impressed with the fact sometimes you can't throw a strike even when you try to groove one down the pipe. My favorite part is when batting you can guess a pitch and sit on it, just like a big leaguer. If you fall behind in the count it really does make it harder to get a hit. No more batting .500 like in the other games out there. I have been buying High Heat games since the first one, because I knew they were on to something. This game is the something. IT IS TOTALLY AWESOME.

Very Good But Could Have Been Better

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I am a huge fan of franchise modes, and I though this would be my answear to want. The franchise mode is ok. The interface is awful, it is not easy to move around though the game. The free agent signing is not very good it is hard to sought by position, and you have to select every player you want to see the stats of. The draft is ok as well. The interface is bad and you can't scout you players all it gives you is the players potentional. The gameplay is very good. And the franchise mode, despite the some of the flaws is still good. I think I am going to buy WWS2k3 as well to see which one is better. I advise people to wait until the games come up and see if those are better or worse. Overall this is a good buy.

Good Gameplay - Terrible Team Management

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I liked HighHeat 2003 more than any other baseball game and looked forward to High Heat 2004.

It's gameplay rewards those who apply baseball strategy (working the count, hit-and-run, sacrifices, lefty/righty match-ups, etc.), and punishes those who ignore them. This makes it my favorite on-field game. You can play an "arcade style" slugfest or tune the game to more accurately reflect the real game. This deserves a solid 4-stars.

However, the new team management features for those who want to play "fantasy GM" (make trades, sign free agents, cut veterans, bring up rookies, draft youngsters, and the like) and then actually see the fruits of their labor "in action" on the "field" is terrible. There are too many bugs and obvious mistakes to list here. It warrants one star.

The number and obvious nature of these errors indicates the team management of the game was a mere afterthought for the 3DO folks. No one tested it for very long. That makes the game very frustrating for dedicated fantasy baseball GM-types and stat heads.

If you don't care about team management, High Heat's gameplay is more realistic than Sega's, so buy High Heat. However if you want to field and manage a fantasy baseball franchise, opt for Sega's version instead. It's got some VERY cool team management features.

If you want both gameplay and team management, buy Sega. It's less realistic gameplay is a worthwhile trade-off for 3DO's "why bother" team management offering.

I guess we'll have to wait 'til next year...

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