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Deserves a negative star rating

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

WSB 2K1 is the most disappointing game I've ever played. I sold my copy of the game to Funcoland two days after I bought it. Do not waste your money. The guy at Funcoland summed it up better than I ever I could: "It seems like Sega released the beta version of this game". You can hit the ball and you can pitch the ball. But you can't field it (the game does that for you, though you do control where the fielder throws the ball once he picks it up.). The game-controlled fielders make stupid choices and they are slow to respond to "throw commands". The commentator is horrible and you can't shut him up! The in-game options are weak. The crowd noice is annoying and their movements robotic. Blah, blah, blah. It's terrible. Don't waste your time.

Disgusted, at best

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Is it just me, or did they not finish this game or something? The game is consistantly slow, unresponsive, and absolutely boring. The graphics are decent, but as a sports game that will only go so far. Who cares how good the catcher looks trying to pick off a runner at second base, when he just stands there as you continuosly press the button trying to throw the ball. The outfielders stand in one spot and after a delay they begin to run for the ball, as it's flying over their heads. The crowd noise is annoying, it sounds like a track from an old atari game...the game's simply not exciting in any way shape or form. This game is an embarassment to the Dreamcast.

be patient, dont buy this game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 06, 2000
Author: Amazon User

man oh man...this is one of the worst buys ive ever bought for a system...i couldn't wait for a baseball game for the DC and really wanted to love this game...but its just so awful. i dont usually review things online, but i really felt cheated. sega should be ashamed.

Sega dropped the ball on this one.... literally

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

This game is the absolute WORST baseball game of all time. You cannot field, throw, catch, bat, follow the cameras, etc... it's the saddest thing to happen to baseball since the strike cancelled the world series. I gave it one star because it is pretty (except for the textured shadows on the players), but that one star is very generous on my part. Save your money, or go dust off your N64 and play All Star Baseball for an afternoon.

A Terrible Way to Start Out the World Series Line...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I admit it, I was extremely hyped about the release of World Series Baseball 2K1. I remember going to various Dreamcast sites and seeing previews. To put it briefly, I was amazed. The graphics looked stunning, and because of that, I figured the game was going to be like the rest of the games in the Sega Sports line: awesome.

How wrong I was.

As soon as I put the game into my Dreamcast and began playing an Exhibition match, I realized how terrible the game was. As each inning passed by, my disgust for the game became more evident.

Here are the problems I have with the game. Though the graphics are stunning, it constantly causes the game to slow down and stutter (i.e., when a runner steals the base and the catcher gets ready to throw it). I found the batting difficult and hard to understand. Most of all, and what caused me to return the game, was the fielding. (Ahem.) Excuse me. THERE WAS NONE. You have no control over fielding whatsoever. I have no problem with having no control over grounders, but fly balls, that's another story. The only control you get is throwing the ball. (Whoop-de-...-do.) This made the game horrible and boring.

The reason I had to give the game 2 stars instead of 1 was simply because of the graphics. That's the only good thing about the game - the graphics. Even though they do cause the game to slow down many times, they are still stunning.

But, overall, that doesn't matter. World Series Baseball 2K1 is a horrible game. Sega Sports should be ashamed of releasing such a shoddy game. This game was a terrible way to start out the World Series line of games.

Do yourself a favor. Take the [money] you'll save by not buying this game and buy tickets for a real baseball game. I promise you, you'll have more fun trying to field a foul ball than you will with this game.

If your looking for a baseball game, this is NOT it!

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

First of all, ever since I played NFL 2K AND NBA 2K I have been waiting with great passion for this game to finally come out. I must tell you that this game was the biggest dissapointment I have ever seen. What was Sega thinking making a baseball game where you have no control of fielding. The batting and pitching controls are descent at best. If Sega thinks that graphics alone makes a great game then they have another thing coming. Controls are everything in a sports game, graphics or no graphics. I really feel cheated that I wasted [money] on this garbage. That will be the last time I ever buy a game without playing it first. Attention baseball fans! If you want a fun baseball game, stick with MLB 2001 on playstation or All Star Baseball on N64.

this is the best they can do?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

wow, this game looks beautiful, i can see actual players faces! the stadiums look great, yippee! now try playing it, better yet, try fielding a fly ball...better yet, try playing a 9 inning game in less than half an hour! why dont i just take [money] and set it on fire next time...i couldnt get virtual tennis back in my dreamcast fast enough

graphics don't make a game fun!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Well, baseball 2k1 has beautiful graphics, but graphics don't necessarily make a game fun. It's not possible to control your fielders retrieving the ball, the pitching has very little control, and batting is a total guess on where the ball will go. All Star Baseball 2001 for N64 will satisfy me untill Dreamcast comes out with a baseball game that is actually fun, not just visually pleasing.

What had a chance a greatness falls short

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I was looking forward to this title. Being hyped as the best baseball game ever made I was ecstatic. Unfortunately, instead of following in the steps of NFL 2K, it takes the path of the mediocre NHL 2K. WSB 2K1 from the get-go looks rushed. The player graphics and the stadium graphics are superb individually but they do not mesh together and it looks very tacky and unrealistic. The controls are choppy. It lacks a fantasy draft which is what I was looking forward to the most. At least the rosters are fairly up to date. Rent it before you buy it.

remarkably bad

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is the only baseball game coming out for the Dreamcast this year. In other words, there are no baseball games coming out for the Dreamcast this year. I played this game for the first time today at a friend's house, and left very disappointed.

This game is an absolute mess. Your control over your own players in this game rivals Virtua Striker for the title of Worst Ever. The graphics are 90% brilliant, but the 10% that aren't make this game look rushed. The gameplay adds to that rushed feeling, as the experience of playing WSB2K1 in two-player mode is servicable but not what you'd expect from the people who brought you NFL2K and NBA2K. The one player mode is so boring and weighted toward the CPU, it does not merit discussion.

I know a lot of you will say "Who cares, it's baseball" and plunk down $50 for this monstrosity. I bought Virtua Striker 2 under a similar philosophy. Live and learn, folks.

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