Triple Play is great action
Written: Dec 15 '99
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Pros: graphics, commentary, gameplay
Cons: repeated commentary, too many homeruns
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| Airmark's Full Review: Triple Play 2000 |
The gameplay of Triple Play 2000 shines, in a number of ways. The first thing that I saw that I liked about the game was how realistic it played, as it usually does. The players all move like their real-life counterparts do, and that adds immeasurably to the realism. The AI (Artificial Intelligence) is really quite good in this game, and can be adjusted in a number of ways. The computer will play you with a lot of strategy, and you, the player must keep that in mind. The difficulty settings make a tremendous impact on the game, and it is good that you have full control over them. You can change the computer’s batting ability and fielding ability. You can select whether you want to have control over your teams baserunning (no easy feat), and can even adjust things like the speed of the game. This is a necessary factor in determining a good level for you, the player to be at. If you are a beginner that is a good fielder, instead of just playing at the rookie level, you can have the computer be a better hitting team, and have their fielding be just average. Having options like these add to the replay value of this game, because as you get better, the computer can too.
Little things about Triple Play 2000 stand out. For example, after you slide into a base, you will see clouds of dust coming up from around the players feet. You will also have the opportunity (if you have manual baserunning on) to dive head or feet first into a base, or if you prefer you can just collide into the fielder, and hope to knock him out. After you strike out, you will see a different camera angle showing the disgust of the player, and he may even throw his bat. An eye for detail from EA Sports is a great thing.
This game is not without faults however, as minor as they may be. One problem with Triple Play 2000 was home runs. In most baseball games, I have found that home runs were far and few between. However, with Triple Play 2000, I would tend to say that every other hit, or maybe every third, is a home run. This can be changed with the difficulty settings, but I am still trying to lower the ratio. My final problem is a bit bigger, but minor nonetheless. In most EA Sports games, at the matchup screen, you are able to see how your team matches up to another. In other words, you can see which is a better fielding team, a better batting team, etc. For whatever reason EA Sports decided to omit this option, and players are left in the dark. The only way to check things out is to go player by player, which is no fun...
All in all, however, Triple Play 2000 is an excellent addition to any baseball or sports fan’s collection.
Recommended:
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