Microsoft Baseball 2001
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
- Model
- Microsoft Baseball
- Date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Microsoft Baseball 2001 was published by Xbox Game Studios.
- Genre
- baseball video game
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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.
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Key facts
• Title — Microsoft Baseball 2001 • Developer — Microsoft • Publisher — Microsoft • Engine — Baseball Mogul • Released — March 2000 • Genre — Sports (baseball) • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Microsoft Windows
Gameplay
Gameplay
Microsoft Baseball 2001 uses the Baseball Mogul engine, 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
Development and release
Microsoft Baseball 2001 was announced in February 2000. It was developed and published by Microsoft for Windows. It was released in March 2000. The cover art features Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra.
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Microsoft Baseball 2001 is associated with United States.
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Reception
Aaron Curtiss, writing for Knight Ridder, praised the game's simplicity but considered it inferior to Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001. Peter Olafson of GamePro wrote that the game "feels unfinished--more like a step in the right direction than a destination."
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- “Microsoft Baseball 2001”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q6840086: Microsoft Baseball 2001
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- 1.Abner, William. Microsoft Baseball 2001: Baseball Mogul with graphics?. Computer Games Strategy Plus. February 8, 2000.
- 2.Abner, William. Microsoft Baseball 2001: Microsoft enters its third season with a new twist. Computer Games Strategy Plus. March 6, 2000.
- 3.Howarth, Robert. Microsoft Baseball 2001. GameFan. April 11, 2000.
- 4.Abner, William. Microsoft officially announces Baseball 2001. Computer Games Strategy Plus. February 17, 2000.
- 5.Adams, Dan. Microsoft Baseball 2001. IGN. February 17, 2000.
- 6.Fudge, James. Microsoft Baseball 2001 Released. Computer Games Strategy Plus. March 25, 2000.
- 7.Fudge, James. Official Microsoft Baseball 2001 Web Site Goes Live. Computer Games Strategy Plus. March 1, 2000.
- 8.Microsoft Baseball 2001. GameRankings.
- 9.Knight, Kyle. Microsoft Baseball 2001. AllGame.
- 10.Werner, Nash. Microsoft Baseball 2001. Gamecenter. April 27, 2000.
- 11.Abner, William. Microsoft Baseball 2001: An exercise in mediocrity. Computer Games Strategy Plus. April 19, 2000.
- 12.Ryan, Michael E. Microsoft Baseball 2001. GameSpot. April 14, 2000.
- 13.Accardo, Sal. Microsoft Baseball 2001. GameSpy. 1–2. April 10, 2000.
- 14.Reed, Aaron. Microsoft Baseball 2001. GameZone. April 17, 2000.
- 15.Adams, Dan. Microsoft Baseball 2001. IGN. April 11, 2000.
- 16.Chheng, James. Microsoft Baseball 2001 (PC) Review. Sports Gaming Network. June 26, 2000.
- 17.Curtiss, Aaron. New Lineup of Baseball Video Games Has Standouts, Also-Rans. Los Angeles Times. Knight Ridder. April 6, 2000.
- 18.Olafson, Peter. Microsoft Baseball 2001. GamePro. June 15, 2000.
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