Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001

Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001
Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001
Developer	Team .366
Publisher	The 3DO Company
Series	High Heat Major League Baseball
Platforms	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
Release	Windows; NA: March 7, 2000; EU: June 30, 2000; Championship Edition; NA: September 2000; PlayStation; NA: March 23, 2000;
Genre	Sports
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer

Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 is a video game released in 2000, and is the third game in the High Heat Major League Baseball video game series. It was the first game in the series to feature then-Chicago Cubs right fielder Sammy Sosa on the cover.

Gameplay

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Aggregator	PC	PS
GameRankings	85%^[5]	52%^[6]

Review scores
Publication	Score
Publication	PC	PS
CNET Gamecenter	8/10^[7]	4/10^[8]
Computer Games Strategy Plus	^[9]	N/A
Computer Gaming World	^[10]	N/A
Electronic Gaming Monthly	N/A	4/10^[11]^[a]
Eurogamer	7/10^[12]	N/A
Game Informer	N/A	3.75/10^[13]
GameFan	N/A	69%^[14]^[b]
GameSpot	8.7/10^[15]	5.4/10^[16]
GameSpy	91%^[17]	N/A
GameZone	9.5/10^[18]	N/A
IGN	8/10^[19]	5.5/10^[20]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	^[21]
PC Accelerator	9/10^[22]	N/A
PC Gamer (US)	93%^[23]	N/A

The PC version received "favorable" reviews, while the PlayStation version received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.^[5]^[6] GamePro called the PC version "a good game that's left on the verge of becoming a great one."^[24]^[c]

Brad Cook of AllGame gave the PC version four stars out of five, saying that it was "definitely worth picking up if you're a diehard baseball fan. The ability to play out current players' careers and get them into the Hall of Fame while nurturing the paths of newcomers is worth the purchase price alone."^[25] However, Mark Kanarick gave the PlayStation version three-and-a-half stars, saying, "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 is really on its way up. If the developers can take care of some control issues for next year's version, they may really have a winner to compete with the 'Big Two.'"^[26]

The staff of Computer Games Magazine nominated the PC version for their 2000 "Sports Game of the Year" award, whose winner remains unknown.^[27] It won the award for Sports at Computer Gaming World's 2001 Premier Awards.^[28] The game was a runner-up for GameSpy's "2000 Sports Game of the Year", which went to PGA Championship Golf 2000. The staff called it "the best action baseball game to ever grace a PC."^[29] Though not reviewed, the game was nominated for the "Best Sports Game for PC" award at The Electric Playground's Blister Awards 2000, which went to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2.^[30]

Notes

^ In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the PlayStation version, one critic gave it 5/10, two gave it each a score of 4/10, and another gave it 3/10.
^ In GameFan's viewpoint of the PlayStation version, one critic gave it a score of 74, and the other 63.
^ GamePro gave the PC version two 3.5/5 scores for graphics and sound, and two 4/5 scores for control and overall fun factor.

References

^ Bye, John "Gestalt" (June 30, 2000). "New UK releases". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
^ "PC Games". EB Games. Archived from the original on March 9, 2000. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
^ "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball(TM) 2001 Championship Edition Slides Safely Into Stores". The 3DO Company. October 2, 2000. Archived from the original on August 15, 2001.
^ "3DO Ships Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball(TM) 2001 for PlayStation(R) Game Console". The 3DO Company. March 23, 2000. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 for PlayStation Reviews". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
^ Bub, Andrew S. (March 28, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (PC)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
^ Young, Jeffrey Adam (March 31, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (PS)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
^ Abner, William (March 27, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on May 30, 2003. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
^ Price, Tom (June 2000). "Turning up the Heat (Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 191. Ziff Davis. pp. 98–99. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
^ Hager, Dean; Zuniga, Todd; Leahy, Dan; Kujawa, Kraig (May 2000). "Sammy Sosa's High Heat Baseball 2001 [sic]" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 130. Ziff Davis. p. 151. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 21, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
^ Ellis, Keith "DNM" (July 29, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (PC)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
^ Reiner, Andrew (May 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (PS)". Game Informer. No. 85. FuncoLand. p. 66. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
^ Higgins, Geoff "El Nino"; Jacques Strap (June 2000). "[Sammy Sosa] High Heat Baseball 2001". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 6. Shinno Media. p. 96. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
^ Ryan, Michael E. (March 21, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
^ Provo, Frank (March 28, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 6, 2004. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
^ Accardo, Sal (April 3, 2000). "[Sammy Sosa] High Heat Baseball 2001 (PC)". SportPlanet. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 15, 2003. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
^ Shif, Gil Alexander (May 28, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 Review - PC". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
^ Shoults, Jef (April 20, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
^ Zdyrko, David (April 24, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 22, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
^ Kujawa, Kraig (May 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat [Baseball] 2001". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 8. Ziff Davis. p. 90. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
^ Salmon, Mike (June 2000). "Sammy Sosa's High Heat Baseball 2001 [sic]". PC Accelerator. No. 22. Imagine Media. p. 87. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
^ Smolka, Rob (June 2000). "Sammy Sosa's High Heat 2001 [sic]". PC Gamer. Vol. 7, no. 6. Imagine Media. pp. 78–80. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
^ Olafson, Peter (June 13, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG. Archived from the original on April 13, 2005. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
^ Cook, Brad. "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (PC) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
^ Kanarick, Mark. "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (PS) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
^ CGM staff (February 8, 2001). "Computer Games Magazine announces nominees for annual best in computer gaming awards". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
^ CGW staff (April 2001). "The 2001 Premier Awards: Games of the Year (Sports)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 201. Ziff Davis. p. 77. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
^ GameSpy staff (December 2000). "2000 Sports Game of the Year (Runners-Up)". GameSpy. GameSpy Industries. Archived from the original on March 31, 2001. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
^ EP staff (2001). "Blister Awards 2000 (PC Games 2)". The Electric Playgound. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on January 26, 2002. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

External links

Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 at MobyGames

[12] In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the PlayStation version, one critic gave it 5/10, two gave it each a score of 4/10, and another gave it 3/10.

[16] In GameFan's viewpoint of the PlayStation version, one critic gave it a score of 74, and the other 63.

[27] GamePro gave the PC version two 3.5/5 scores for graphics and sound, and two 4/5 scores for control and overall fun factor.

[1] Bye, John "Gestalt" (June 30, 2000). "New UK releases". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

[2] "PC Games". EB Games. Archived from the original on March 9, 2000. Retrieved October 5, 2024.

[3] "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball(TM) 2001 Championship Edition Slides Safely Into Stores". The 3DO Company. October 2, 2000. Archived from the original on August 15, 2001.

[4] "3DO Ships Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball(TM) 2001 for PlayStation(R) Game Console". The 3DO Company. March 23, 2000. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001. Retrieved June 29, 2021.

[GRPC-5] "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

[GRPS-6] "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 for PlayStation Reviews". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

[7] Bub, Andrew S. (March 28, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (PC)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2021.

[8] Young, Jeffrey Adam (March 31, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (PS)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2021.

[9] Abner, William (March 27, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on May 30, 2003. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

[10] Price, Tom (June 2000). "Turning up the Heat (Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 191. Ziff Davis. pp. 98–99. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

[11] Hager, Dean; Zuniga, Todd; Leahy, Dan; Kujawa, Kraig (May 2000). "Sammy Sosa's High Heat Baseball 2001 [sic]" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 130. Ziff Davis. p. 151. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 21, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

[13] Ellis, Keith "DNM" (July 29, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (PC)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

[14] Reiner, Andrew (May 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (PS)". Game Informer. No. 85. FuncoLand. p. 66. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

[15] Higgins, Geoff "El Nino"; Jacques Strap (June 2000). "[Sammy Sosa] High Heat Baseball 2001". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 6. Shinno Media. p. 96. Retrieved February 5, 2021.

[17] Ryan, Michael E. (March 21, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

[18] Provo, Frank (March 28, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 6, 2004. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

[19] Accardo, Sal (April 3, 2000). "[Sammy Sosa] High Heat Baseball 2001 (PC)". SportPlanet. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 15, 2003. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

[20] Shif, Gil Alexander (May 28, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 Review - PC". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2021.

[21] Shoults, Jef (April 20, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

[22] Zdyrko, David (April 24, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 22, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

[23] Kujawa, Kraig (May 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat [Baseball] 2001". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 8. Ziff Davis. p. 90. Retrieved February 6, 2021.

[24] Salmon, Mike (June 2000). "Sammy Sosa's High Heat Baseball 2001 [sic]". PC Accelerator. No. 22. Imagine Media. p. 87. Retrieved February 5, 2021.

[25] Smolka, Rob (June 2000). "Sammy Sosa's High Heat 2001 [sic]". PC Gamer. Vol. 7, no. 6. Imagine Media. pp. 78–80. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

[26] Olafson, Peter (June 13, 2000). "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG. Archived from the original on April 13, 2005. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

[28] Cook, Brad. "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (PC) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

[29] Kanarick, Mark. "Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 (PS) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

[30] CGM staff (February 8, 2001). "Computer Games Magazine announces nominees for annual best in computer gaming awards". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

[31] CGW staff (April 2001). "The 2001 Premier Awards: Games of the Year (Sports)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 201. Ziff Davis. p. 77. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2021.

[32] GameSpy staff (December 2000). "2000 Sports Game of the Year (Runners-Up)". GameSpy. GameSpy Industries. Archived from the original on March 31, 2001. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

[33] EP staff (2001). "Blister Awards 2000 (PC Games 2)". The Electric Playgound. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on January 26, 2002. Retrieved February 15, 2025.

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