Triple Play Baseball

1) Graphics and animation: the graphics actually aren't that bad. The player models are fairly detailed, and the higher you set the detail meters, the better they'll look. The stadiums are fantastic. However, the ball is abnormally large, especially when shown traveling through the air, and some of the animations do not match up well with the gameplay. This is enough to take away from the game considerably.

2) No consistency: It's too easy to hit home runs, no matter how you play. It's too hard to pitch accurately, no matter how you play. Even playing with mediocre players, bombs were flying out of the park like crazy. And the pitching meter is MESSED UP. I've never seen one quite like it and I don't wish to see one again.

3) It's just too "arcadey": EA Sports is very good at putting out quality simulations. That's one of the main reasons I was so disappointed with TPB. This game just doesn't feel like real baseball, even in the season mode. If they want to produce an arcade game, that's fine. Just don't market it as a simulation, becuase it definitely isn't.

Overall, if you are looking for a good baseball game for the PC, I would pass this one up. The only thing that saved it from getting two stars is the Big League Challenge, which is awesome. Other than that, however, there is not much to keep you coming back for more in this game.


not realistic at all   July 7, 2003
 0 out of 2 found this review helpful

bad graphics, bad player movement,ok gameplay, odd power ups, ok-bad game,not much else to say.


Triple Play Baseball Hits A Home Run!   June 30, 2003
 7 out of 7 found this review helpful

I recently upgraded my computer to Windows XP, and I am happy to report that Triple Play Baseball is compatible with that. What impresses me most about this game is its attention to detail. I have played games in every major league baseball park, and am amazed at the similarity to the real parks when I see them on TV. I strongly suggest setting the overall difficulty level of the game to ROOKIE when first learning the game. Pitching is fairly easy to master, while hitting successfully is a matter of timing. Catching the ball is the hardest part for me to master. Set the fielding difficulty to Automatic when starting out, and you'll never miss catching the ball. Once you've played the game for a while, you can try the fielding difficulty level at CPU Assist. You'll see an arrow pointing you in the right direction to catch the ball, but you have to make the catch on your own. If you're feeling really confident, you can set the fielding level of difficulty to Manual. At that level, it's really hard to catch a hard line drive or a long fly ball. After you've played the game well enough to consistently win at the ROOKIE level, try setting the overall game difficulty to the PRO level. I guarantee you'll have to work harder to keep winning games. I wish you a lot of luck when you play games at the ALL-STAR level. Discover whatever level of difficulty suits you best, and play ball!


from 9 year-old player   August 5, 2002
 2 out of 4 found this review helpful

This game is great! When you first start out it's kind of hard to learn, but after a while you should get the hang of it. I'm really picky about cpu game, and I liked it. So you will probobly LOVE it.


Loads Of Fun   June 20, 2002
 5 out of 7 found this review helpful

This game is loads of fun at a decent price. I finally decided to get a baseball game but I didn't want to spend a lot of money. At first I wasn't too thrilled about the graphics or the gameplay. But as I played it more, and the more involved I became, I realized what a great game this is. After setting the graphics to the highest possible setting, and READING the manual and learning how to hit and pitch, I was soon playing this game for hours. I have read complaints about this game that it is too easy to hit homeruns and that it is practically impossible to throw strikes. I'll admit at first I had a lot of trouble throwing strikes, but after learning how to adjust the pitcher's power, speed,location,and type of pitch, I have become pretty good at throwing strikes. I have played plenty of 2-1, 1-0,3-2 games where I threw 5-9 strikeouts. And at the same token, Ihave had 13-0,9-6,11-6 games also. So finally, If you wan't to start playing a baseball video game, this a good place to start before you graduate to Triple Play 2002 or High Heat 2002.