Software:High Heat Major League Baseball 2003

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Short description: 2002 video game
High Heat Major League Baseball 2003
High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 Coverart.png
PAL region PS2 cover art
Developer(s)Team .366
Möbius Entertainment (GBA)
Publisher(s)The 3DO Company
SeriesHigh Heat Major League Baseball
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Windows, Game Boy Advance
ReleasePlayStation 2
Game Boy Advance
  • NA: March 5, 2002
Windows
  • NA: March 11, 2002
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 was the second-to-last of a series of baseball computer games, released on PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows; a different game of the same name was released for the Game Boy Advance. The game, featuring the official licensed team and player names from all 30 MLB teams, was created by The 3DO Company, who later filed for bankruptcy in May 2003.[3]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GBAPCPS2
AllGameN/AN/A3.5/5 stars[4]
CGWN/A3/5 stars[5]N/A
EGMN/AN/A8/10[6]
Famitsu23/40[7]N/AN/A
Game Informer7.25/10[8]N/A7.5/10[9]
GameProN/AN/A5/5 stars[11]
GameRevolutionN/AN/AB+[10]
GameSpot6.1/10[12]6.2/10[13]8.7/10[14]
GameSpy54%[15]75%[16]83%[17]
GameZoneN/AN/A8.7/10[18]
IGN5.1/10[19]7/10[20]8.8/10[21]
Nintendo Power3.7/5[22]N/AN/A
OPM (US)N/AN/A4.5/5 stars[23]
PC Gamer (US)N/A70%[24]N/A
The Cincinnati EnquirerN/AN/A4/5 stars[25]
Aggregate score
Metacritic64/100[26]67/100[27]84/100[28]

The PlayStation 2 version received "favorable" reviews, while the PC and Game Boy Advance versions received "mixed or average reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[26][27][28] In Japan, where the GBA version was ported and published by Takara on July 18, 2002, followed by the PS2 version on September 5, Famitsu gave the former a score of 23 out of 40.[7] During the AIAS' 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 received a nomination for "Computer Sports Game of the Year", yet ultimately lost to Madden NFL 2003.[29]

References

  1. ↑ "3DO | Investor Relations". http://www.3do.com/investors/pr_021102.html. 
  2. ↑ "3DO | Investor Relations". http://www.3do.com:80/investors/pressreleases.html. 
  3. ↑ Berardini, César A. (August 15, 2003). "Microsoft Buys 3DO 'High Heat' Game". IGN Entertainment. http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/4729/Microsoft-Buys-3DO-High-Heat-Game/. 
  4. ↑ Marriott, Scott Alan. "High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 (PS2) - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=37882&tab=review. 
  5. ↑ Smolka, Rob (July 2002). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2003". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (216): 70. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_216.pdf. Retrieved April 3, 2020. 
  6. ↑ EGM staff (March 2002). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (152): 135. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "ハイヒートメジャーリーグベースボール2003 [GBA"] (in Japanese). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=3572&redirect=no. Retrieved April 2, 2020. 
  8. ↑ "High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 (GBA)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (108): 89. April 2002. 
  9. ↑ "High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 (PS2)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (108): 76. April 2002. 
  10. ↑ Dodson, Joe (February 2002). "High Heat [Major League Baseball 2003 Review (PS2)"]. CraveOnline. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33683-high-heat-2003-review. 
  11. ↑ Air Hendrix (February 13, 2002). "High Heat MLB 2003 Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/20725.shtml. Retrieved April 4, 2020. 
  12. ↑ Provo, Frank (April 8, 2002). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 Review (GBA) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/high-heat-major-league-baseball-2003-review/1900-2860456/. 
  13. ↑ Todd, Brett (March 25, 2002). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "March 4, 2005""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/high-heat-major-league-baseball-2003/1900-2857752/. 
  14. ↑ Satterfield, Shane (February 28, 2002). "High Heat Baseball 2003 Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/high-heat-baseball-2003-review/1900-2851668/. 
  15. ↑ Brooks, Mark (May 2, 2002). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 (GBA)". IGN Entertainment. http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/may02/hhgba/. 
  16. ↑ Johnson, Chris (May 3, 2002). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 (PC)". IGN Entertainment. http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/may02/hh2003pc/. 
  17. ↑ Hiscock, Josh (March 5, 2002). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 (PS2)". IGN Entertainment. http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/march02/hh2003ps2/. 
  18. ↑ Romano, Natalie (February 21, 2002). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 Review - PlayStation 2". http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19324.htm. 
  19. ↑ Harris, Craig (March 21, 2002). "High Heat Baseball 2003 (GBA)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/21/high-heat-baseball-2003. Retrieved April 3, 2020. 
  20. ↑ Bates, Jason (April 15, 2002). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 Review (PC)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/04/15/high-heat-major-league-baseball-2003-review. Retrieved April 3, 2020. 
  21. ↑ Sabine, Mike (February 14, 2002). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 Review (PS2)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/14/high-heat-major-league-baseball-2003. Retrieved April 3, 2020. 
  22. ↑ "High Heat Major League Baseball 2003". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) 156: 142. May 2002. 
  23. ↑ "High Heat Major League Baseball 2003". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (55): 102. April 2002. 
  24. ↑ Smith, Rob (June 2002). "High Heat Baseball 2003". PC Gamer (Imagine Media) 9 (6): 53. http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/high_heat_baseb.html. Retrieved April 3, 2020. 
  25. ↑ Saltzman, Marc (June 18, 2002). "'High Heat 2003' hits home run for depth (PS2)". The Cincinnati Enquirer (Gannett Company). http://cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/061802_highheat.html. 
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 "High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 for Game Boy Advance Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/high-heat-major-league-baseball-2003/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance. 
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 for PC Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/high-heat-major-league-baseball-2003/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/high-heat-major-league-baseball-2003/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2. 
  29. ↑ "2003 Awards Category Details Computer Sports Game of the Year". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2003&idGameAwardType=33. 

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