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High Heat Baseball 2002 for PlayStation 2 Videos >>
Rating Reviewed By TZ Tim ZeckFrom Des Plaines, Il Review Date 02/17/2002 Overall Rating  1 of 5 Rate this review? Summary You have got to be kidding me. Most of the reviews on this site show that this is a decent game. I am begining to believe that 3DO owns and operates this website. This is by far the most pathetic baseball game that I have ever played.Sound The sound was drowned out by my friend laughing at me for wasting 50 dollars on this sorry excuse for a baseball game. Please Save your money. Do not settle for the first game out this year like I did please. This game does not even have the 2002 schedule in it. So get ready Cubs fans for all that you can possibly handle of Montreal, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh to start your season. 3DO don't even waste your time next year. Stick to something you can handle like Army Men 8. This game is not worth 5 dollars.Gameplay Where should I start. The fielding controls in this game are very simplistic. I thought that the fielding would move more fluidly. After all this is PS2. I think that the way that the batters swing and the pitchers throw is a joke. Very herky jerky swings and unnatural windups. Batting is much to easy in this game. I was playing on the hardest level and I felt no challenge. The batting in this game reminds me of R.B.I. baseball on Nintendo.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Summary Good: Drafting teams, create player, trade, release, sign free agent, minors A-AAA, D/L, general gameplay.Bad: Some audio issues, "patch" was even a shortcut which disables mound visits, the "taunt" feature doesn't exist, there are player rating consistencies, Tony Eusebio is listed as SS (at least he's on Houston's roster), no contract negotiations/loosing players to free agency. This would be the basis for my vision of the perfect baseball game. You would need to add the front office stuff of Baseball Mogul such as a player's contract expiring and having to resign with an eye towards your budget and prospects. In this game, once you have a player, you own him until you either trade him, release him, or he retires. Tell Oakland that's how it works. Sound You can turn off the music if you don't like it. You can also change the volume settings for sound effects, announcers, crowd, players, music, etc.Gameplay There are different camera views you can select from on the offensive and defensive side and 5 skill levels. It is difficult to strikeout a lot of guys, even with the likes of Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez. Once you develop an eye and learn to go the other way when pitched outside, you realize the key to a consistent offense are guys that have some speed but can still hit (unless you're not actuall playing the games, which I haven't done).Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By LydiaFrom North Carolina Review Date 11/12/2001 Overall Rating  4 of 5 Rate this review? Summary 9 -Overall, this is the best baseball video game I've ever played. It has a few flaws, the most annoying of which is the skips in graphics and sound. But this game represents baseball and baseball management extremely well.Sound 6 -This is my one big complaint. The sound in the game is very true life, and the announcers are quite good for a sports video game, but the skips are SO annoying. Several times I've listened to the opening thing and Ray Fosse is talking over Dave O'Brien. I know that this sometimes happens during TV baseball games, but not as often as it does in this game.Gameplay 9.5 -The basic gameplay in this game is simply amazing. The ball physics are very real and keep you immersed for hours. You will never find yourself yelling at your computer because you nailed that Randy Johnson fastball only to find you grounded it weakly to third. If you hit the ball hard, it's gonna be a double, a homerun, or even a triple. The pitching is also very good. You are fairly accurate, but once in a while you'll hang a curve over the heart of the plate. This game also has five difficulty levels, so you'll never be too good to play anymore. All 3DO has to do to make this game perfect is to stabilize the game a little, and polish the graphics.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By HalFrom Torrance, CA Review Date 10/27/2001 Overall Rating  5 of 5 Visitors rate this review 5.00 of 5, 1 votes Rate this review? Summary The best baseball game in a long time. Sadly, the other Playstation 2 baseball games came ahead in sales, despite High Heat's superb gameplay. It is a no-brainer to choose High Heat Baseball 2002 over Triple Play Baseball and All Star Baseball 2002, unless you want arcade style baseball (high scoring games). Overall, this is a great game and I got a great deal on it New. If graphics are very important to you along with graphics High Heat 2003 is coming out in March. The screenshots look great.Sound The sound in the game is pretty good. The crack of the bat when the ball is hit is good. The crowd noise also sounds good. The anouncers Dave O'Brian along with another guy are pretty good. Its does get repetitive, though. I wish they had Vin Scully, like they do in the MLB games. The music in the menu screen is pretty good.Gameplay This is where High Heat jumps way in front of Triple Play and All Star. The gameplay is excellent. Unlike, the other PS2 baseball games, High Heat has realistic A.I., good base running, and basically more fun gameplay. In addition, it has dropped 3rd strikes, pass balls, player ejections, etc. The fielding in the game is extremely good and so is the pitcher/batter interface. If you like pitching duels, reasonably low scoring games (depending on the difficulty level you have it on), and an overall great baseball game then go pick up a copy of High Heat, you will be pleasently surprised.Would you like to Comment? Join VideoGameReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Rating Reviewed By ZeeterFrom Coatesville, PA Review Date 09/05/2001 Overall Rating  2 of 5 Rate this review? Summary I own HH2001, so I had to buy 2002. 2001 was a great game, but it had its problems. Mostly, I'm in it for the career mode. Usually I don't play any games - prefering to build my team up year after year.Luckily for me, the software store where I purchased the game accepts returns. For me, there were no significant improvements over 2001. My biggest gripe is the ratings. I simply cannot understand how year after year I would draft the (seemingly) best pitcher in the draft. They never pan out. After 40 seasons, only one pitcher that I drafted ever made it to the show. I looked at the pitchers that the CPU was taking, and they were right along the lines that I was looking for as far as stats go. This said, every year I can go into the free agents and pick up some young kid who will turn out to be a hall of famer. I just don't understand it. Sound Same as above.Gameplay After about ten seasons in the basement of my division, I have had thirty consecutive seasons winning my division. And by winning my division, I mean WINNING. Minimum of twenty games over the second place team. It seems as if it is too easy to win. Also, the CPU is too generous with their young talent. Often, I could trade for the best player in the draft by offering only a good, proven, but not spectacular veteran.Would you like to Comment? 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