Software:High Heat Major League Baseball 2004

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Short description: 2003 sports video game
High Heat Major League Baseball 2004
Developer(s)The 3DO Company
Publisher(s)The 3DO Company
SeriesHigh Heat Major League Baseball
EngineRenderWare
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Xbox
ReleasePlayStation 2
Windows
Xbox
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

High Heat Major League Baseball 2004, also known as High Heat Baseball 2004 or High Heat 2004, is a video game released in 2003, and is the sixth and final game in the High Heat Major League Baseball video game series published by The 3DO Company, before it filed for bankruptcy in May 2003.[4] The game was released on PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Windows. Versions of the game were also intended to launch on Nintendo's Game Boy Advance and GameCube consoles but were scrapped following 3DO's 2003 bankruptcy.[5] Then-Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Curt Schilling is featured on the cover. The Xbox version of the game had the ability to download rosters via Xbox Live.[6]

Gameplay

Gameplay in High Heat relies on timing the player's hits and throws. When playing as a batter, it mostly comes down to figuring out what kind of pitch their opponent is going to throw and tapping the button at the right moment. Playing as a pitcher is done the same way with the option of a total of 27 different throws as well as a strike and ball button.[7]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PCPS2Xbox
AllGameN/AStarStarStarHalf star[11]N/A
CGMStarStarHalf star[12]N/AN/A
CGWStarStarStar[13]N/AN/A
EGMN/A9/10[14]N/A
Game InformerN/A7/10[15]7.25/10[16]
GameSpot6.4/10[17]8.1/10[18]8.1/10[19]
GameSpyStarStar[20]StarStarStarStarHalf star[21]N/A
GameZone7/10[22]8.5/10[23]7.3/10[24]
IGN8.4/10[25]8.1/10[7]8.2/10[26]
OPM (US)N/AStarStarStarStarStar[27]N/A
OXM (US)N/AN/A8.2/10[28]
PC Gamer (US)78%[29]N/AN/A
X-PlayN/AStarStarStar[30]N/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic70/100[8]83/100[9]83/100[10]

The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "favorable" reviews, while the PC version received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[8][9][10] GamePro said of the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions, "Other baseball games might have a more unique feature or two, and several absolutely have better graphics, but only High Heat delivers such consistently riveting gameplay. For the third season in a row, it's the top ballgame on the market."[31][lower-alpha 1]

Notes

  1. ↑ GamePro gave both console versions each a score of 4/5 for graphics, and two 5/5 scores for control and fun factor. The only difference in the sound category is that the PlayStation 2 version got 4/5, while the Xbox version got 3.5/5.

References

  1. ↑ "Now Batting - High Heat Major League Baseball 2004". February 19, 2003. Archived from the original on April 23, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030423220718/http://www.3do.com/investors/pr_021903.html. Retrieved December 27, 2020. 
  2. ↑ "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Now Available". March 4, 2003. Archived from the original on April 23, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030423221517/http://www.3do.com/investors/pr_030403.html. 
  3. ↑ "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Now Available for Xbox". March 6, 2003. Archived from the original on June 22, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030622012001/http://www.3do.com/investors/pr_030603.html. Retrieved December 27, 2020. 
  4. ↑ Berardini, César A. (August 15, 2003). "Microsoft Buys 3DO 'High Heat' Game". IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 17, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20041217082834/http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/4729/Microsoft-Buys-3DO-High-Heat-Game/. Retrieved April 4, 2020. 
  5. ↑ Lesur (April 3, 2017). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 [GBA, Gamecube - Cancelled"]. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231209213457/https://www.unseen64.net/2017/04/03/high-heat-major-league-baseball-2004-gba-gamecube-cancelled/. Retrieved March 16, 2025. 
  6. ↑ "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Review" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/high-heat-major-league-baseball-2004-review/1900-6023683/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Dunham, Jeremy (February 21, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (PS2)". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241211044034/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/02/21/high-heat-major-league-baseball-2004-3. Retrieved March 16, 2025. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 critic reviews (PC)". Fandom. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230329040059/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/high-heat-major-league-baseball-2004. Retrieved March 16, 2025. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 critic reviews (PS2)". Fandom. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230322042253/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/high-heat-major-league-baseball-2004. Retrieved March 16, 2025. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 critic reviews (Xbox)". Fandom. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230320233111/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/high-heat-major-league-baseball-2004. Retrieved March 16, 2025. 
  11. ↑ Marriott, Scott Alan. "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (PS2) - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115184318/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=42211&tab=review. Retrieved April 4, 2020. 
  12. ↑ "Review: High Heat Major League Baseball 2004". Computer Games Magazine (theGlobe.com) (151): 86. June 2003. 
  13. ↑ Jones, George (June 2003). "High Heat 2004". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (227): 104. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220522235616/https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_227.pdf. Retrieved March 16, 2025. 
  14. ↑ Leahy, Dan (April 2003). "High Heat [Major League Baseball 2004 (PS2)"]. Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (165): 111. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230320153527/https://retrocdn.net/images/7/7d/EGM_US_165.pdf. Retrieved March 16, 2025. 
  15. ↑ Reiner, Andrew (April 2003). "High Heat 2004 (PS2)". Game Informer (GameStop) (120): 83. https://archive.org/details/game-informer-issue-120-april-2003/page/82/mode/2up. Retrieved March 16, 2025. 
  16. ↑ Brogger, Kristian (April 2003). "High Heat 2004 (Xbox)". Game Informer (GameStop) (120): 93. Archived from the original on December 1, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20031201023354/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200304/R03.0729.1630.41036.htm. Retrieved March 16, 2025. 
  17. ↑ Todd, Brett (March 17, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "March 18, 2003""]. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 12, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20041212214822/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/highheatmajorleagueb2004/review.html. Retrieved March 16, 2025. 
  18. ↑ Provo, Frank (March 3, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "March 17, 2003""]. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 12, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20041212164400/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/highheatmajorleagueb2004/review.html. Retrieved March 16, 2025. 
  19. ↑ Provo, Frank (March 24, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Review (Xbox)". Fandom. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050124041650/http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/sports/highheatmajorleagueb2004/review.html. Retrieved March 16, 2025. 
  20. ↑ Smolka, Rob (April 15, 2003). "GameSpy: High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (PC)". IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 25, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060825063504/http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/high-heat-major-league-baseball-2004/5781p1.html. Retrieved April 4, 2020. 
  21. ↑ Steinberg, Steve (March 16, 2003). "GameSpy: High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (PS2)". IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 8, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070608214928/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/high-heat-major-league-baseball-2004/5691p1.html. Retrieved March 16, 2025. 
  22. ↑ Hopper, Steven (April 1, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 - PC - Review". Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090331210804/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r20876.htm. Retrieved April 4, 2020. 
  23. ↑ Romano, Natalie (March 9, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 - PS2 - Review". Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081231004650/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r20876.htm. Retrieved April 4, 2020. 
  24. ↑ Lafferty, Michael (March 26, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 - XB - Review". Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090525035751/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r20876.htm. Retrieved April 4, 2020. 
  25. ↑ Dunham, Jeremy (April 1, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (PC)". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241211044346/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/04/01/high-heat-major-league-baseball-2004. Retrieved March 16, 2025. 
  26. ↑ Dunham, Jeremy (February 28, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (Xbox)". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241211043522/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/02/28/high-heat-major-league-baseball-2004-2. Retrieved March 16, 2025. 
  27. ↑ Zuniga, Todd (April 2003). "High Heat MLB 2004". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (67): 94. https://archive.org/details/official-us-playstation-magazine-issue-67-april-2003/page/n93/mode/2up. Retrieved March 16, 2025. 
  28. ↑ "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004". Official Xbox Magazine (Future US): 81. April 2003. 
  29. ↑ Smith, Rob (June 2003). "High Heat 2004". PC Gamer (Future US) 10 (6): 72. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060315133525/http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/high_heat_2004.html. Retrieved April 4, 2020. 
  30. ↑ Marriott, Scott Alan (March 7, 2003). "'High Heat Major League Baseball 2004' (PS2) Review". TechTV. Archived from the original on March 15, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030315101806/http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3419460,00.html. Retrieved March 16, 2025. 
  31. ↑ Air Hendrix (April 2004). "High Heat MLB 2004 (PS2, Xbox)". GamePro (IDG) (175). Archived from the original on February 15, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050215232946/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/28406.shtml. Retrieved April 4, 2020. 
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

Edits and submissions to the site (including screenshots, box art, developer information, game summaries, and more) go through a verification process of fact-checking by volunteer "approvers".[2] This approval process after submission can range from minutes to days or months.[3] The most commonly used sources are the video game's website, packaging, and credit screens. There is a published standard for game information and copy-editing.[4] A ranking system allows users to earn points for contributing accurate information.[5]

Registered users can rate and review games. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists, which can generate a list of games available for trade with other registered users. The site contains an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own sub-forum.

History

Logo used until March 2014

MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

On February 13, 2025, Freyholtz stepped down as the site lead to move onto new projects, leaving operations to Tracy Poff, a veteran coder on the site, and Atari staff.[18]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
  18. ↑ "An update on MobyGames leadership". 2025-02-13. https://www.mobygames.com/forum/3/thread/269628/an-update-on-mobygames-leadership/#post-269628. 
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