Triple Play Baseball
by EA Sports
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Product Summary
Brand: EAFormat: CD
Release Date: 2002-03-01
Platform: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me
Publisher: EA Sports
Product features:
- Classic version of the long-running baseball simulation series
- Includes all MLB players, teams, and stadiums, even PNC and Miller parks
- Includes Cashman Field's annual home run contest
- Unlock special players, teams, and stadiums
- For 1 or 2 players
Video Game Reviews of Triple Play Baseball
Customer Review: Three Outs In "Triple Play" Take Away Value
Summary: 3 Stars
"Triple Play Baseball" by EA Sports is one of the more unusual basebal games to hit the market lately. Some of its notable features are an "Extreme Big League Challenge", in which sluggers can take aim at targets set in some very unique settings including a house and a construction site, power-ups that can make players look like mutated victims of some strange disaster, and some stadiums that are literally out of this world. It has a lot of strong points- there is a decent amount of play modes, so you won't run out of anything to do in a while. The menu music isn't bad and you can even import your own. And the Big League Challenge is one of the most fun and addictive things I have ever encountered in a video game. However, Triple Play has three big problems, which I, for the sake of comedy, are calling outs, since there are three outs in a Triple Play. Got it? Good.1) Graphics and animation: the graphics actually aren't that bad. The player models are fairly detailed, and the higher you set the detail meters, the better they'll look. The stadiums are fantastic. However, the ball is abnormally large, especially when shown traveling through the air, and some of the animations do not match up well with the gameplay. This is enough to take away from the game considerably.
2) No consistency: It's too easy to hit home runs, no matter how you play. It's too hard to pitch accurately, no matter how you play. Even playing with mediocre players, bombs were flying out of the park like crazy. And the pitching meter is MESSED UP. I've never seen one quite like it and I don't wish to see one again.
3) It's just too "arcadey": EA Sports is very good at putting out quality simulations. That's one of the main reasons I was so disappointed with TPB. This game just doesn't feel like real baseball, even in the season mode. If they want to produce an arcade game, that's fine. Just don't market it as a simulation, becuase it definitely isn't.
Overall, if you are looking for a good baseball game for the PC, I would pass this one up. The only thing that saved it from getting two stars is the Big League Challenge, which is awesome. Other than that, however, there is not much to keep you coming back for more in this game.
Description of Triple Play Baseball
Triple Play Baseball is about as close as one could get to a hypothetical Extreme Baseball League (call it XBL). The game's Big League Challenge pits you against baseball's biggest sluggers in a home run contest, and Extreme mode will provide targets to challenge your timing and accuracy. Baseball purists, however, shouldn't be alarmed--Triple Play Baseball is still a very traditional game. It includes updated rosters, stats, and stadiums (including new additions Miller Park in Milwaukee and Pittsburgh's PNC Park). Toronto Blue Jays manager Buck Martinez and Jim Hughson provide the game's color commentary and play-by-play, respectively.Baseball Games
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