3DO's Award-Winning High Heat Baseball(TM)
2000 Now Available for the PlayStation(R)
Game Console
PR Newswire - May 18, 1999 05:15
The Best Baseball Game Ever Debuts for Console With Major League Baseball
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The 3DO Company (Nasdaq:
THDO) announced today that the High Heat Baseball 2000 game for the
PlayStation game console is available at retail stores nationwide. Widely
hailed as the best baseball game ever, High Heat Baseball 2000 delivers
maximum realism with both the Major League Baseball (MLB) and Major
League Baseball Players Association (MLPBA) licenses, and is now available
for the first time on console.
A fast-paced, leading edge baseball game featuring actual baseball players in
high resolution 512 x 240 graphics, highly detailed 3D stadium
environments, and high quality 3D player animations derived from motion
capture with real time lighting, High Heat Baseball 2000 is as close as you
can get to the real thing. The perfect balance between action and realism is
accentuated through the unique pitcher-batter confrontation, superior
artificial intelligence, and a speedy pace of play unlike any other baseball
game on the market today.
Five game modes -- Exhibition, Season, Home Run Challenge, Playoffs and
Quick Play -- give players every style of play they could ask for, whether
they're a hard core baseball fanatic or just want to see if they've got what it
takes to get one over the plate to McGwire. Family mode setting guarantees
that anyone can jump in and join the fun.
The innovative Pitcher-Batter interface, with 9 different batting swings and
the ability to Guess Pitch, allows players to bat the way real Major Leaguers
do by predicting the pitch, then timing their swing and choosing their bat
location with multiple discrete swing positions. On defense, 3DO's
proprietary TruPitch(TM) artificial intelligence features 9 different pitch
types and virtually infinite pitch locations. Revolutionary TruPlay(TM)
artificial intelligence provides true-to-life base running, fielding and
managing. Budding Earl Weavers can also trade players and recruit from the
minors to build perfect teams.
High Heat Baseball 2000 features 37 beautifully rendered, high-resolution
stadiums, including two classic and four never-before-seen stadiums. Giants
announcer Ted Robinson provides play-by-play commentary.
The High Heat Baseball 2000 game is also available for the PC, and has won
rave reviews since its release. The game is custom designed to take
advantage of each specific platform's technology and feature set to provide
the best possible gameplay. This results in 3DO brands reaching across
multiple platforms while each version remains an original gaming
experience. "High Heat Baseball 2000 is on track to be not only the best
baseball game of this season, but possibly of all time," said PC Gamer
magazine about the PC version. Computer Gaming World magazine adds,
"This game has so much going for it that if you're a hard-core baseball fan
looking to get in on the action, this game says hello like the business end of
a Louisville Slugger."
High Heat Baseball 1999 was the recipient of a number of awards from the
electronic entertainment press, including both '1998 Baseball Game of the
Year' and 'Best Artificial Intelligence in a Sports Game' from Warzone.com,
and '1998 Game of the Year' from Gamersvoice/Perfect Game Web site. To
compound the praise heaped upon the last year's award winner, High Heat
Baseball 1999 was a veritable field of dreams that, through its own
simulation of the 1999 season, successfully predicted Mark McGwire's
shattering of the long-standing home run record.
The 3DO Company, headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., develops,
publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software for personal
computers, the Internet and advanced entertainment systems such as the
PlayStation game console and Nintendo(R) 64. 3DO markets and publishes
its products worldwide under multiple brand names including New World
Computing, Team .366 and 3DO. More information about 3DO's products
can be found on the Internet at 3do.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements which are subject to risks
and uncertainties. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without
limitation, the Company's ability to develop and ship future products,
market demand and acceptance for the Company's current and future
software products, and the consequences of competitive factors in the
marketplace. Further information on potential factors which could affect
these forward looking statements and the Company's financial results are
included in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 1999 and the Company's Reports on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarters ended September 30, 1998 and December 31, 1998.
SOURCE The 3DO Company
/CONTACT: Holly Hartz, 650-261-2775, or email, holly.hartz@3do.com, or
Kate Hedstrom, 650-261-3137, or email, kate.hedstrom@3do.com, both of
The 3DO
Company/
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