The 3DO Company today announced that it has begun shipping the PC CD-ROM version of the High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 game to retail outlets throughout North America and online stores. This year's edition of the High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 game features all new graphics, and is endorsed by Montreal superstar outfielder Vladimir Guerrero and his brother, infielder Wilton Guerrero of the Cincinnati Reds, who have used the game to scout pitchers even before they became endorsers of the product.
Game Features:
New game features include umpire arguments, player ejections and suspensions, dropped third strikes and catcher snap throws.
Enthusiastic new two-man booth featuring Dave O'Brien of the Florida Marlins® and Ray Fosse of the Oakland Athletics™.
New Pitching Practice game mode joins the existing practice modes, allowing you to fine-tune your pitching skills with the player of your choice.
The most accurate and realistic pitcher versus batter match-ups ever seen.
Brand new player models with nearly three times as many polygons as last year.
Brand new uniform textures.
Bigger, better looking stadiums with vertex lighting.
New sleek user-interface with increased functionality.
Improved ball physics.
Over 300 new animations added.
"Custom Camera" feature now supports up to 5 separate cameras which the user may place anywhere in the stadium. You can switch back and forth between the different cameras while watching the game!
Reflective batting helmets and bats.
31 different signature animations for custom batting stances and pitching delivery styles.
A conversion utility to make High Heat 2001 saved seasons compatible with High Heat 2002.
Rain can delay, even cancel a game in progress.
The High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 game is the follow-up to the consensus "sports game of the year," the High Heat Baseball 2001 game, which was named one of the top ten gaming franchises of all time by the top computer gaming publication, Computer Gaming World.
The High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 game is available on five different gaming consoles this season. The game is available now for the PlayStation game console, and on March 27 for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system. In May, the High Heat game will ship for the Nintendo Game Boy Color and a Game Boy Advance version will be in stores on June 11 for the launch of the new system.
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