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A disaster from top to bottom.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 29, 2000
Author: Amazon User

As devoted a fan as I am to Dreamcast...Given the monumental achievements made with NFL-2K and NBA-2K, this game is an abysmal failure.

And as much as it pains me to say this, even Ken Griffey's Slugfest for the Nintendo 64 is superior in game play.

Don't listen to the naysayers

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I've read several bad reviews of this game so let me give you my perspective in thier conplaints. First the play by play is awful, I turn the sound down and listen to a cd. However no one ever bought a game because it had good play by play. Second, the fielding/batting/pitching engines are difficult because they are difficult in real baseball. I think it mirrors real baseball beacause it's hard to pitch and hit and field. To paraphrase the great Ted Williams, "The hardest thing in the world to do is hit a baseball." So get over it and practice the game....It gets easier with practice. as for this so-called frame rate slowdown, no one seemed to notice it only slows down for close plays. To conclude, this game is very realistic and very enjoyable once you get used to its quirks. The only reason I didn't give it a 5 is because that style and realism first appeared in NFL2K. So it isn't revolutionary anymore. If you love videogame baseball, buy this game.....go Reds!

Pathetic

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 07, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Usually I'm the first to defend Sega's sports titles. From the days of the Genesis to the underrated Saturn system, Sega has always managed to deliver the goods on their games. But that's not the case with WS2K1. In fact this game is worse than some of what I played on earlier systems. So where is the problem? A horrible batting interface (Releasing the "R" button to hit? What were they thinking?), mentally challenged fielders (well you can make them smarter by jacking up the difficulty, but that won't help, since it makes the already invincible computer fielders even harder), and some less than spectacular commentary makes this a game to snooze by.

Also what were the people thinking when they were thinking of the pitiching game. The interface is fresh and intuitive, but unfortunately the game has some serious flaws regarding stamina and pitch control. It takes a lot of practice to get the hang of that...

If you're expecting this game to be like the others in the 2K series, you are sadly mistaken. It is a sloppy, rushed and totally awful game...save your money and buy Virtua Tennis, which surpasses WS2K1 in every respect.

Very Disappointed

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 11, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I was very disappointed with this game. I thought that it took them so long to get the game out that it would be outstanding but falls short of mediocre. You don't even have control of the defense which is half of the game. Boring! Forget about trying to beat the computer in All Star mode. It can't be done. With a runner on first or second the second baseman stands near second base which you can't move him and the hitter will hit the hole between 1st and 2nd every time. The most disappointing is that when a runner is on first and the batter hits a pop up the 1st baseman won't catch it and it drops for a hit. No control of defense.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Stay Away

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I love baseball games and this game is just bad -- How can you have a game where you don't even get to field? What was Sega thinking? Graphics a great but that does not make up for all the problems in game play. It is almost impossible to pitch anything but a strike right down the middle of the plate. Hitting isn't that bad rather interesting but very hard to get the hang of. My suggestion wait till ESPN Baseball come out is has to be better.

i have never been so dissapointed by a game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Like everyone else, I anxiously anticipated this game for months. NBA 2K is one of my favorite all time games. And I love playing baseball games. we used to play mlb on playstation for hours. but this game is so bad that it's laughable. I'm so dissapointed that I will definitely switch over to playstation once it comes out. How could Sega possibly put this game out on the market. I almost didn't write this review because i've seen all the other bad reviews and didn't find it necessary. But what the heck. I thought I'd let you all know anyway because that's how angry I am that I wasted [$] on this garbage. Obviously, as the other reviews stated, YOU CAN'T FIELD. Just what ... is that! seriously....that alone makes it horrible. if it only ended there. the gameplay is terrible. did the programmers even sit down and try to play this game before slapping it together and sending it out to stores. it's just about the worst baseball game ever made and I'm including atari. Now this game DOES have incredible graphics that are on par with nba2k and nfl2k. and IT'S STILL the worst game i've ever played. please listen to all these reviews and don't buy this game. [heck], don't even buy sega. they deserve to drown for this. buy playstation. that's what i'm doing. oh...by the way....nba2k really is an awesome game. too bad....i really wanted this system to be good.

World Series Baseball 2K1 is the worst game ever!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The game has great graphics and and very smooth gameplay but, the biggest problem with it is that you cant even field so when the CPU hits teh ball you can just sit there and wait for the CPU on your side to get it. It gives me the feeling of little control. The pitching could be better. I mean come on you got this little circle with lines pointing off of it in different directions you have to look in the book for WSB 2K1 to find out which pitch is which. The aiming thing to bat. I hate that even though they do have a cheat for it. Well I think they could have done a hell of a lot better.

The Worst Ever

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I DID NOT EVEN WANT TO GIVE IT A STAR BUT I HAD TO. DO NOT LET THE GRAPHICS FOOL YOU. IT IS THE WORST BASEBALL GAME EVER. MY ADVICE IS TO SATY AWAY AND DONT EVEN WASTE UR MONEY RENTING IT.

THIS GAME IS A PILE!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I can't believe this game is so bad. Gameplay is very slow. You can only control the fielders to make throws and even then the control response is slow. Pitching is mostly a mystery, who knows how to really use the pitching meter? The manual doesn't explain it! The only part that is any fun at all is the batting. They came up with a new idea where you hold the R button down and release it to swing. Too bad that most homeruns go to the opposite field which is not realistic. Some people have said the graphics are good, but I don't see it. I was expecting to see players looking as good as the characters in Dead Or Alive 2 and Soul Caliber. These don't even come close. Bottom line, don't buy this unless you are desperate to play baseball since this is the only one available right now for Dreamcast. I will never buy another Sega sports game without renting it first. All they had to do was take the old Genesis Sportstalk baseball game (still the best in my opinion) and add on great graphics and they would have had a winner.

Horrible Baseball Game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 14, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game was fun for the first two full games I played, since then it has been more fun being used as a frisbie.

Sega failed to include some critical aspects begining at the core - player controlled fielding. They also failed in the multiplayer aspects of the game. I have two roomates, therefore most of our game playing is done in a multiplayer mode. Sega failed to allow the user to play any part of season play out in multiplayer mode, thus if you are looking to collect stats on a given team you must either play by yourself or grab a pencil and scorebook and track them yourself.

They also failed to include some key elements of other successful baseball games (i.e. homerun contest, batting practice, etc..)

Overall I think this game was rushed to be produced, and Sega felt the great graphics (which are truely great) would carry this game over its many flaws.

To those considering a purchase: wait till next year...

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