High Heat: Major League Baseball Series
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High Heat Major League Baseball was a successful series of baseball
computer games, released on PlayStation
, Xbox
, PlayStation 2
and PC. There were six annual versions of the game released, started with High Heat Baseball 1999, and ending with High Heat Major League Baseball 2004.
The game, featuring the official licensed team and player names from all 30 MLB
teams, was created by games company 3DO
, who subsequently filed for bankruptcy
in 2003, soon after the release of the final version of the series, High Heat Major League Baseball 2004.
High Heat was traditionally known for possessing more simulation
-style qualities than competitors World Series Baseball
, All Star Baseball
, or Triple Play Baseball, but frequently lagged behind them in the graphical department. At the core of High Heat′s gameplay was its batter
-pitcher
interface, which was often hailed as the most realistic of its era. Perhaps for this reason, High Heats basic gameplay engine went largely unchanged from the late 1990s until its final iteration in 2003 -- although the final edition of the game was revamped graphically to take advantage of 6th-generation consoles
.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
computer games, released on PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
, Xbox
Xbox
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
, PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
and PC. There were six annual versions of the game released, started with High Heat Baseball 1999, and ending with High Heat Major League Baseball 2004.
The game, featuring the official licensed team and player names from all 30 MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
teams, was created by games company 3DO
The 3DO Company
The 3DO Company , also known as 3DO , was a video game company...
, who subsequently filed for bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
in 2003, soon after the release of the final version of the series, High Heat Major League Baseball 2004.
High Heat was traditionally known for possessing more simulation
Simulation
Simulation is the imitation of some real thing available, state of affairs, or process. The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key characteristics or behaviours of a selected physical or abstract system....
-style qualities than competitors World Series Baseball
World Series Baseball
Sega Sports' World Series Baseball, or simply World Series Baseball, is a sports game developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega for the Mega Drive/Genesis. It is the first game in the series and was originally released in 1994...
, All Star Baseball
All-Star Baseball
All-Star Baseball is a baseball video game series developed and published by Acclaim Entertainment. The series began in 1998 with the release of All-Star Baseball '99. The announcers John Sterling and Michael Kay have been added during the ballgame from 1998-2000 for N64...
, or Triple Play Baseball, but frequently lagged behind them in the graphical department. At the core of High Heat′s gameplay was its batter
Batter
Batter may refer to:* Batter * Batter * Batter, * To hit or strike a person, as in committing the crime of battery* To hit or strike a person, as in committing the tort of battery, a common-law offense...
-pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
interface, which was often hailed as the most realistic of its era. Perhaps for this reason, High Heats basic gameplay engine went largely unchanged from the late 1990s until its final iteration in 2003 -- although the final edition of the game was revamped graphically to take advantage of 6th-generation consoles
History of video game consoles (sixth generation)
The sixth-generation era refers to the computer and video games, video game consoles, and video game handhelds available at the turn of the 21st century. Platforms of the sixth generation include the Sega Dreamcast, Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, and Microsoft Xbox...
.