Triple Play 98

Triple Play 98 is a baseball sports video game released for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows in 1997. It was developed and published by EA Sports, and is part of the Triple Play series after Triple Play 97. The game's cover features Brian Jordan of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Triple Play 98
Developer(s)EA Sports
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesTriple Play
Platform(s)PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
ReleasePlayStation
Windows
  • NA: June 9, 1997
Genre(s)Sports video game
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Reception

The game received favorable reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2][3] The most widely praised elements were the realistic graphics and animation[14][15][12] and the comprehensiveness of the modes and features;[14][15][12] GameSpot called the PlayStation version "the most thoroughly complete console baseball game ever."[14] The unprecedented two-man commentary was also met with general approval,[14][15][12] though some found the low frame rate interferes with the gameplay.[14][15] Next Generation said, "The game still has some flaws with the AI, a slow frame-rate, and too much delay between batters, but in the end there is no baseball game on PlayStation that can even come close to Triple Play in graphics or playability." GamePro gave it a 4.5 out of 5 for control and a perfect 5 in every other category (graphics, sound, and fun factor), assessing, "Tuned for novices and pros alike, the gameplay's rewarding and fun, and really brings to life the intensity of the pitcher-batter confrontation."[12] In Japan, where the same console version was ported for release under the name Major League Baseball Triple Play 98 (メジャーリーグ ベースボール トリプルプレイ98, Mejā Rīgu Bēsubōru Toripuru Purei 98) on September 25, 1997, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40.[8]

The Electric Playground's Tommy Tallarico gave the game an 8.5, while co-host Victor Lucas gave it a 9.[17]

References
  1. PSX staff (May 13, 1997). "Triple Play 98 (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  2. "Triple Play 98 for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  3. "Triple Play 98 for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  4. Sutyak, Jonathan. "Triple Play 98 (PS) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/19990503184645/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-921,00.html
  6. Bauman, Steve (1997). "Triple Play 98". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on January 21, 2004. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  7. Gindin, Jim (September 1997). "Crowd Pleaser (Triple Play 98 Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 158. Ziff Davis. pp. 214, 216. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  8. "メジャーリーグ ベースボール トリプルプレイ98". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  9. Reppen, Erik (August 1997). "Triple Play 98 (PC)". Game Informer. No. 52. FuncoLand. p. 53. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  10. Anderson, Paul; Storm, Jon; Reiner, Andrew (June 1997). "Triple Play '98 - PlayStation". Game Informer. No. 50. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on October 21, 1997. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  11. Joe Kidd (June 1997). "Triple Play '98 (PS)". GameFan. Vol. 5 no. 6. Metropolis Media. p. 80. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  12. Air Hendrix (June 1997). "Another Stellar Year at the Top for Triple Play '98". GamePro. No. 105. IDG. p. 84.
  13. Hunsanger, Kevin (July 3, 1997). "Triple Play 98 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  14. Lerhman, Darren (May 29, 1997). "Triple Play 98 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 20, 2005. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  15. "Homer (Triple Play '98 Review; PS)". Next Generation. No. 31. Imagine Media. July 1997. p. 160. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  16. Whitta, Gary (August 1997). "Triple Play 98". PC Gamer. Vol. 4 no. 8. Imagine Media. Archived from the original on January 17, 2000. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  17. Electric Playground Network - EPN (January 25, 2016). "Goldeneye Preview / The New York Yankees - S1:E3 - Electric Playground". YouTube. Google. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
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