Microsoft Baseball 2001 is a baseball game made for the 2000 Major League Baseball season. It was developed and published by Microsoft, following the earlier games Microsoft Baseball 3D 1998 Edition and Microsoft Baseball 2000.
| Microsoft Baseball 2001 | |
|---|---|
 Cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft |
| Engine | Baseball Mogul |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Sports (baseball) |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
editMicrosoft Baseball 2001 uses the Baseball Mogul engine,[1][2][3] which requires players to act as general manager of an MLB franchise, forcing players to deal with realistic payroll constraints and city-related issues along the way.
Development and release
editMicrosoft Baseball 2001 was announced in February 2000.[4][5] It was developed and published by Microsoft for Windows.[6] It was released in March 2000.[7] The cover art features Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra.[8]
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 64%[9] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| AllGame | |
| CNET Gamecenter | 5/10[10] |
| Computer Games Strategy Plus | |
| GameSpot | 6/10[12] |
| GameSpy | 78/100[13] |
| GameZone | 7.5/10[14] |
| IGN | 7.9/10[15] |
| Sports Gaming Network | 60/100[16] |
Aaron Curtiss, writing for Knight Ridder, praised the game's simplicity but considered it inferior to Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001.[17] Peter Olafson of GamePro wrote that the game "feels unfinished--more like a step in the right direction than a destination."[18]
References
edit- ^ Abner, William (February 8, 2000). "Microsoft Baseball 2001: Baseball Mogul with graphics?". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on May 3, 2003.
- ^ Abner, William (March 6, 2000). "Microsoft Baseball 2001: Microsoft enters its third season with a new twist". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on May 3, 2003.
- ^ Howarth, Robert (April 11, 2000). "Microsoft Baseball 2001". GameFan. Archived from the original on December 7, 2000.
- ^ Abner, William (February 17, 2000). "Microsoft officially announces Baseball 2001". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on May 24, 2003.
- ^ Adams, Dan (February 17, 2000). "Microsoft Baseball 2001". IGN. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ a b Knight, Kyle. "Microsoft Baseball 2001". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014.
- ^ Fudge, James (March 25, 2000). "Microsoft Baseball 2001 Released". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on May 25, 2003.
- ^ Fudge, James (March 1, 2000). "Official Microsoft Baseball 2001 Web Site Goes Live". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on May 24, 2003.
- ^ "Microsoft Baseball 2001". GameRankings. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019.
- ^ Werner, Nash (April 27, 2000). "Microsoft Baseball 2001". Gamecenter. Archived from the original on November 9, 2000.
- ^ Abner, William (April 19, 2000). "Microsoft Baseball 2001: An exercise in mediocrity". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Archived from the original on May 25, 2003.
- ^ Ryan, Michael E. (April 14, 2000). "Microsoft Baseball 2001". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005.
- ^ Accardo, Sal (April 10, 2000). "Microsoft Baseball 2001". GameSpy. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000.
- ^ Reed, Aaron (April 17, 2000). "Microsoft Baseball 2001". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 21, 2002.
- ^ Adams, Dan (April 11, 2000). "Microsoft Baseball 2001". IGN. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ Chheng, James (June 26, 2000). "Microsoft Baseball 2001 (PC) Review". Sports Gaming Network. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ Curtiss, Aaron (April 6, 2000). "New Lineup of Baseball Video Games Has Standouts, Also-Rans". Los Angeles Times. Knight Ridder. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ Olafson, Peter (June 15, 2000). "Microsoft Baseball 2001". GamePro. Archived from the original on March 4, 2004.
External links
edit- Official homepage (down as of August 2006, via the web archive)
- Microsoft Baseball 2001 at MobyGames
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060519052845/http://www.sportplanet.com/catchthefever/msbaseball/sbi.shtml