High Heat Major League Baseball 2004

High Heat Major League Baseball 2004
High Heat Major League Baseball 2004
Developer	The 3DO Company
Publisher	The 3DO Company
Series	High Heat Major League Baseball
Engine	RenderWare
Platforms	PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Xbox
Release	PlayStation 2; NA: February 19, 2003; Windows; NA: March 4, 2003; Xbox; NA: March 6, 2003;
Genre	Sports
Modes	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

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Aggregator	PC	PS2	Xbox
Metacritic	70/100^[8]	83/100^[9]	83/100^[10]

Review scores
Publication	Score
Publication	PC	PS2	Xbox
AllGame	N/A	^[11]	N/A
Computer Games Magazine	^[12]	N/A	N/A
Computer Gaming World	^[13]	N/A	N/A
Electronic Gaming Monthly	N/A	9/10^[14]	N/A
Game Informer	N/A	7/10^[15]	7.25/10^[16]
GameSpot	6.4/10^[17]	8.1/10^[18]	8.1/10^[19]
GameSpy	^[20]	^[21]	N/A
GameZone	7/10^[22]	8.5/10^[23]	7.3/10^[24]
IGN	8.4/10^[25]	8.1/10^[7]	8.2/10^[26]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	^[27]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	N/A	8.2/10^[28]
PC Gamer (US)	78%^[29]	N/A	N/A
X-Play	N/A	^[30]	N/A

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]^[a]

Notes

^ 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

^ "Now Batting - High Heat Major League Baseball 2004". The 3DO Company. February 19, 2003. Archived from the original on April 23, 2003. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
^ "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Now Available". The 3DO Company. March 4, 2003. Archived from the original on April 23, 2003. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
^ "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Now Available for Xbox". The 3DO Company. March 6, 2003. Archived from the original on June 22, 2003. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
^ Berardini, César A. (August 15, 2003). "Microsoft Buys 3DO 'High Heat' Game". TeamXbox. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 17, 2004. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
^ Lesur (April 3, 2017). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 [GBA, Gamecube - Cancelled]". Unseen 64. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
^ "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
^ ^a ^b Dunham, Jeremy (February 21, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 critic reviews (PC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 critic reviews (PS2)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 critic reviews (Xbox)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
^ Marriott, Scott Alan. "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (PS2) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
^ "Review: High Heat Major League Baseball 2004". Computer Games Magazine. No. 151. theGlobe.com. June 2003. p. 86.
^ Jones, George (June 2003). "High Heat 2004" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 227. Ziff Davis. p. 104. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
^ Leahy, Dan (April 2003). "High Heat [Major League] Baseball 2004 (PS2)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 165. Ziff Davis. p. 111. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
^ Reiner, Andrew (April 2003). "High Heat 2004 (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 120. GameStop. p. 83. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
^ Brogger, Kristian (April 2003). "High Heat 2004 (Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 120. GameStop. p. 93. Archived from the original on December 1, 2003. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
^ Todd, Brett (March 17, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "March 18, 2003"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 12, 2004. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
^ Provo, Frank (March 3, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "March 17, 2003"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 12, 2004. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
^ Provo, Frank (March 24, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
^ Smolka, Rob (April 15, 2003). "GameSpy: High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (PC)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 25, 2006. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
^ Steinberg, Steve (March 16, 2003). "GameSpy: High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (PS2)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 8, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
^ Hopper, Steven (April 1, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
^ Romano, Natalie (March 9, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
^ Lafferty, Michael (March 26, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
^ Dunham, Jeremy (April 1, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
^ Dunham, Jeremy (February 28, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
^ Zuniga, Todd (April 2003). "High Heat MLB 2004". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 67. Ziff Davis. p. 94. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
^ "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. April 2003. p. 81.
^ Smith, Rob (June 2003). "High Heat 2004". PC Gamer. Vol. 10, no. 6. Future US. p. 72. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
^ Marriott, Scott Alan (March 7, 2003). "'High Heat Major League Baseball 2004' (PS2) Review". Extended Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on March 15, 2003. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
^ Air Hendrix (April 2004). "High Heat MLB 2004 (PS2, Xbox)". GamePro. No. 175. IDG. Archived from the original on February 15, 2005. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

External links

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[32] 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.

[1] "Now Batting - High Heat Major League Baseball 2004". The 3DO Company. February 19, 2003. Archived from the original on April 23, 2003. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[2] "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Now Available". The 3DO Company. March 4, 2003. Archived from the original on April 23, 2003. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[3] "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Now Available for Xbox". The 3DO Company. March 6, 2003. Archived from the original on June 22, 2003. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[4] Berardini, César A. (August 15, 2003). "Microsoft Buys 3DO 'High Heat' Game". TeamXbox. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 17, 2004. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

[5] Lesur (April 3, 2017). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 [GBA, Gamecube - Cancelled]". Unseen 64. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

[6] "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2025-04-29.

[IGN-7] Dunham, Jeremy (February 21, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

[MCPC-8] "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 critic reviews (PC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

[MCPS2-9] "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 critic reviews (PS2)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

[MCXB-10] "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 critic reviews (Xbox)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

[11] Marriott, Scott Alan. "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (PS2) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

[12] "Review: High Heat Major League Baseball 2004". Computer Games Magazine. No. 151. theGlobe.com. June 2003. p. 86.

[13] Jones, George (June 2003). "High Heat 2004" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 227. Ziff Davis. p. 104. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

[14] Leahy, Dan (April 2003). "High Heat [Major League] Baseball 2004 (PS2)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 165. Ziff Davis. p. 111. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

[15] Reiner, Andrew (April 2003). "High Heat 2004 (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 120. GameStop. p. 83. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

[16] Brogger, Kristian (April 2003). "High Heat 2004 (Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 120. GameStop. p. 93. Archived from the original on December 1, 2003. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

[17] Todd, Brett (March 17, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "March 18, 2003"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 12, 2004. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

[18] Provo, Frank (March 3, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "March 17, 2003"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 12, 2004. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

[19] Provo, Frank (March 24, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 24, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

[20] Smolka, Rob (April 15, 2003). "GameSpy: High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (PC)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 25, 2006. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

[21] Steinberg, Steve (March 16, 2003). "GameSpy: High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (PS2)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 8, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

[22] Hopper, Steven (April 1, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

[23] Romano, Natalie (March 9, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

[24] Lafferty, Michael (March 26, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

[25] Dunham, Jeremy (April 1, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

[26] Dunham, Jeremy (February 28, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

[27] Zuniga, Todd (April 2003). "High Heat MLB 2004". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 67. Ziff Davis. p. 94. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

[28] "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. April 2003. p. 81.

[29] Smith, Rob (June 2003). "High Heat 2004". PC Gamer. Vol. 10, no. 6. Future US. p. 72. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

[30] Marriott, Scott Alan (March 7, 2003). "'High Heat Major League Baseball 2004' (PS2) Review". Extended Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on March 15, 2003. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

[31] Air Hendrix (April 2004). "High Heat MLB 2004 (PS2, Xbox)". GamePro. No. 175. IDG. Archived from the original on February 15, 2005. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

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