High Heat Major League Baseball 2003

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: 3DO
  • Release Date: Feb 9, 2002
  • Also On: PC
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

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  • Summary: In addition to dabbling in B.P., Home Run Derby, Exhibition and All-Star games, HH 2003 features a Season mode with custom lengths, inactive players on each team, unsigned players, a fantasy draft, and intriguing A.I. trade acceptance decisions. A stand-alone Playoff system allows up to 8In addition to dabbling in B.P., Home Run Derby, Exhibition and All-Star games, HH 2003 features a Season mode with custom lengths, inactive players on each team, unsigned players, a fantasy draft, and intriguing A.I. trade acceptance decisions. A stand-alone Playoff system allows up to 8 players to play for the series title individually. There are options galore for the hot stove league fanatic.… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. GamePro
    100
    Half of High Heat 2003's thrills come from its intuitive, playable controls. Fielding and baserunning are a snap (though manual slides would have rocked), and the pitching/batting setup is one of the best ever.
  2. PSX Nation
    90
    HHB 2003 has it all. Good looks, great presentation, solid AI, fun unique game modes and plenty of style.
  3. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    90
    The best baseball game on the market. [Apr 2002, p.102]
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  4. Game Revolution
    83
    While not the graphical grand-slam 3DO promised, High Heat 2003 is a fresh game, a better game than its predecessors and a worthy contribution to any digital slugger's collection.
  5. Hot Games
    80
    There's also a smoothness to the throws and fielding that looks great, and the pitching animation is as realistic as you could hope for. There are even different animations for when a fielder loses one in the sun.
  6. Adrenaline Vault
    80
    The animations are still clunky and jerk the players about spasmodically when transitioning between routines. That aside, the gameplay has maintained its solid core while expanding on the available options.
  7. GameCritics
    50
    The lack of ability to control the pitch in the air is incredibly frustrating.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. EddySpaghetti
    Apr 18, 2002
    10
    4 words!!! I LOVE THIS GAME!!!!!! Score:1000 out of 100.
  2. MarkH.
    Feb 14, 2002
    10
    One of the best sports gaming experiences I've ever had... honest. (and I've been playing sports games since the Mattel Intellivision).
  4. Dave
    Apr 29, 2002
    7
    Although the game play is pretty good, ther are some unrealistic things that are annoying. Runners advancing 2 bases on a deep sacrifice fly? Although the game play is pretty good, ther are some unrealistic things that are annoying. Runners advancing 2 bases on a deep sacrifice fly? Also when you are playing in a season, you can only do one for one trades, and you can trade any player for any other player...i.e. a bench player for a Lance Berkman? It should be more realistic in that way.… Expand
  5. TommyT.
    May 24, 2005
    2
    How can you fools like this game. the players dont look anything like the acual players. the developers should be ashamed of themselfes.theHow can you fools like this game. the players dont look anything like the acual players. the developers should be ashamed of themselfes.the stadiums are absolutly horrid.the fans in this game-there are no fans ! its literally just one stupid colored texture map. they tell u on the menu screens if u want to see the players from 2001 or 2002. i told u that because even the freakin players dont have the right numbers ! none of the players animations look like they do on the feild.every baseball game is doing this except this one.one of the biggest things in this game is the audio.i found loops in the crowds and the commentaters.if your looking to buy this game listin to me and not to them.avoid it at all cost its utterly riddiculous this game of such poor quality would be coming out now. listin i like 3D0 i hope they can do better then this they obviously cant do a worse one. this game gets a 2.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#24 Best PS2 Game of 2002