High Heat Major League Baseball 2004
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.
High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 | |
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Developer(s) | Team .366 |
Publisher(s) | The 3DO Company |
Series | High Heat Major League Baseball |
Engine | RenderWare |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Xbox |
Release | PlayStation 2 Windows Xbox |
Genre(s) | Sports |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
Reception
Aggregator | Score | ||
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PC | PS2 | Xbox | |
Metacritic | 70/100[6] | 83/100[7] | 83/100[8] |
Publication | Score | ||
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PC | PS2 | Xbox | |
AllGame | N/A | [9] | N/A |
CGM | [10] | N/A | N/A |
CGW | [11] | N/A | N/A |
EGM | N/A | 9/10[12] | N/A |
Game Informer | N/A | 7/10[13] | 7.25/10[14] |
GamePro | N/A | [15] | [15] |
GameSpot | 6.4/10[16] | 8.1/10[17] | 8.1/10[18] |
GameSpy | [19] | [20] | N/A |
GameZone | 7/10[21] | 8.5/10[22] | 7.3/10[23] |
IGN | 8.4/10[24] | 8.1/10[25] | 8.2/10[26] |
OPM (US) | N/A | [27] | N/A |
OXM (US) | N/A | N/A | 8.2/10[28] |
PC Gamer (US) | 78%[29] | N/A | 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.[6][7][8]
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20030423220718/http://www.3do.com/investors/pr_021903.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20030423221517/http://www.3do.com/investors/pr_030403.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20030622012001/http://www.3do.com/investors/pr_030603.html
- 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.
- "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 [GBA, Gamecube - Cancelled] - Unseen64". Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames!. 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- 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 2004). "High Heat 2004" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 227. Ziff Davis. p. 104. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- EGM staff (April 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 165. Ziff Davis. p. 111.
- "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 120. GameStop. April 2003. p. 83.
- Brogger, Kristian (April 2003). "High Heat [Major League] Baseball 2004 (Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 120. GameStop. p. 93. Archived from the original on December 1, 2003. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- Air Hendrix (February 28, 2003). "High Heat MLB 2004 (PS2, Xbox)". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 15, 2005. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- Todd, Brett (March 17, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "March 18, 2003"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- Provo, Frank (March 3, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "March 17, 2003"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- Provo, Frank (March 24, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- 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. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- 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. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- Dunham, Jeremy (February 21, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- Dunham, Jeremy (February 28, 2003). "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 67. Ziff Davis. April 2003. p. 94.
- "High Heat Major League Baseball 2004". Official Xbox Magazine. Imagine Media. April 2003. p. 81.
- Smith, Rob (June 2003). "High Heat 2004". PC Gamer. Vol. 10 no. 6. Imagine Media. p. 72. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved April 4, 2020.