3DO partners with Official PlayStation Magazine to offer High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 roster update
"Best baseball game on the market" now has the most up to date rosters too.
The 3DO Company today announced it has partnered with Ziff Davis' Official PlayStation Magazine (OPM) exclusively to offer owners of High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system an "Opening Day" roster update file. The file will be available on the OPM demo disc included in the August issue of the publication and will provide Major League Baseball rosters as of April 1, 2002 (Opening Day) - the most accurate 2002 season rosters of any PlayStation 2 baseball title. The High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 roster update will also contain a 2002 schedule that consumers can import into their game as well. Some of the players that have been added to the game, who you will not find in any other PlayStation 2 baseball game, include top rookies, key imports, and returning veterans such as:
Mike Rivera, Catcher, Detroit Tigers
Hank Blalock, Third Base, Texas Rangers
Kazuhisa Ishii, Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
Jon Rauch, Pitcher, Chicago White Sox
Carlos Baerga, Second Base, Boston Red Sox
Saturo Komiyama, Pitcher, New York Mets
"High Heat has always been designed with the baseball fan in mind," said Trip Hawkins, chairman, and CEO of The 3DO Company. "A key part of making a baseball game for baseball fans is making sure your rosters are accurate. This season, despite it's early release, High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 for the PlayStation 2 already had rosters more on target than its competitors. Now, with this OPM roster update, they're accurate to Opening Day 2002."
High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 is riding a wave of positive reviews from leading gaming publications and websites. Additionally, High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 was just named "best sports game" by the three leading PC gaming publications and the PlayStation 2 version of the game has been acknowledged by the majority of gaming publications and websites as the "best baseball game on the platform." According to Official PlayStation Magazine in their April 2002 issue review of the game, "High Heat is the best baseball game on the market. It's for those who pine for an afternoon at Wrigley during the winter months." GamePro Magazine also piled on the praise, "…it's hard to imagine Triple Play or even All-Star Baseball coming close to this performance. If you have the slightest interest in baseball, run - don't walk - to score a copy of this excellent game."
High Heat 2003 is endorsed by Arizona Diamondbacks ace, Curt Schilling. Schilling led the World Champion Diamondbacks with 22 wins and was named co-MVP of the 2001 World Series. Curt Schilling became a champion in the fight against ALS in 1992 when he created "Curt's Pitch for ALS." Through the "Curt's Pitch" program, Schilling donates $1,000 for each win and $100 for every strikeout. Since the program's inception, Schilling has personally contributed $177,400 and Curt's Pitch has raised over $1 million for ALS research and patient care. Schilling was awarded this year's Roberto Clemente Award given annually to the player who combines outstanding skills on the baseball field with dedicated work in the community. A portion of the proceeds from sales of each High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 game will be donated to "Curt's Pitch for ALS."
The features of High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 for the PlayStation 2 system include
High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 is also available for the Game Boy Advance and the PC.
More information about The 3DO Company and 3DO's products can be found on the Internet at www.3do.com.
Mike Rivera, Catcher, Detroit Tigers
Hank Blalock, Third Base, Texas Rangers
Kazuhisa Ishii, Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
Jon Rauch, Pitcher, Chicago White Sox
Carlos Baerga, Second Base, Boston Red Sox
Saturo Komiyama, Pitcher, New York Mets
"High Heat has always been designed with the baseball fan in mind," said Trip Hawkins, chairman, and CEO of The 3DO Company. "A key part of making a baseball game for baseball fans is making sure your rosters are accurate. This season, despite it's early release, High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 for the PlayStation 2 already had rosters more on target than its competitors. Now, with this OPM roster update, they're accurate to Opening Day 2002."
High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 is riding a wave of positive reviews from leading gaming publications and websites. Additionally, High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 was just named "best sports game" by the three leading PC gaming publications and the PlayStation 2 version of the game has been acknowledged by the majority of gaming publications and websites as the "best baseball game on the platform." According to Official PlayStation Magazine in their April 2002 issue review of the game, "High Heat is the best baseball game on the market. It's for those who pine for an afternoon at Wrigley during the winter months." GamePro Magazine also piled on the praise, "…it's hard to imagine Triple Play or even All-Star Baseball coming close to this performance. If you have the slightest interest in baseball, run - don't walk - to score a copy of this excellent game."
High Heat 2003 is endorsed by Arizona Diamondbacks ace, Curt Schilling. Schilling led the World Champion Diamondbacks with 22 wins and was named co-MVP of the 2001 World Series. Curt Schilling became a champion in the fight against ALS in 1992 when he created "Curt's Pitch for ALS." Through the "Curt's Pitch" program, Schilling donates $1,000 for each win and $100 for every strikeout. Since the program's inception, Schilling has personally contributed $177,400 and Curt's Pitch has raised over $1 million for ALS research and patient care. Schilling was awarded this year's Roberto Clemente Award given annually to the player who combines outstanding skills on the baseball field with dedicated work in the community. A portion of the proceeds from sales of each High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 game will be donated to "Curt's Pitch for ALS."
The features of High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 for the PlayStation 2 system include
- New Graphics Engine: Ultra-realistic, smoother animations, lifelike lighting, dynamic camerawork, exceptional special effects, player model differentials, and extremely realistic stadiums.
- New Game Modes: Create-A-Player, Player Editor, Home Run Derby, Fantasy Draft, Play-offs, Batting Practice, and the 3DO original creation "TWO ON TWO SHOWDOWN."
- Realistic Ballpark Sound: Intelligent crowd sounds featuring 3DO's Interactive Crowd Excitement System (crowds react to great plays by the home team, boo stall tactics by the visitors, etc.), dynamic two-man booth featuring Dave O'Brien of the Florida Marlins and color man Chuck Valenches of the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league organization, and stadium announcer Roy Steele of the Oakland Athletics.
- Analog Control: Full 360-degree range of motion for fielding, pitching, and batting.
- Tuning Menu: Users can customize many game settings to their personal liking. Elements such as base runner speed, pitch speed, computer-hitting skill, etc. can all be adjusted.
- Loadable Custom Rosters: Users can save modified rosters from a season and use them later in exhibition play, trade them with friends, or start a new season with them.
- Extra 'Free Agent' Players: Extra player pool composed of unsigned players allows for roster flexibility and injured player replacement.
- Injuries: High Heat features everything from little nagging injuries to the season-ending kind. Injuries are a part of baseball, so they're a part of High Heat.
- Unsurpassed Pitcher and Batter Artificial Intelligence: Batters work the count and take you deep if you make a mistake, and pitchers nibble at the corners, keeping your hitters off-balance with a mixture of speeds and locations.
High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 is also available for the Game Boy Advance and the PC.
More information about The 3DO Company and 3DO's products can be found on the Internet at www.3do.com.