Sports Reviews

This game is really cool.
You can practically do anything that you see in a real baseball game.
I also like the pitching meter which is so easy to learn and how the controller vibrates when you are close to pitching a ball.
This is to all the people who want to try out this game: rent it first to see if the game is good then buy it right away if you do like it.

~Peace Out~

I've got a real bone to pick with EA. They just keep giving the Xbox wavw after wave of games with poor graphics and less features than on the PS2. Now, I am real close to dumping EA and begin playing Sega Sports games (which has some very sold games)

PROS: 1. everything Triple Play wasnt

2. some original spots (throw meter, franchise momentum, etc.)

3. commentary is decent

CONS: 1. lightyears behind the other baseball games

2. yet another case of PS2 graphics syndrome

3. Faces look pasted on

4. controls are confusing

5. there is no point to Pitching

6. Franchise mode is all hype

7. cannot control fielding at all

8. impossible to get on base

9. beginning trailer is a real turnoff

FINAL VERDICT: do not waste your time and money on buying this game. If you think I'm wrong, rent it first, then well see whos saying, "why didn't you tell me this game stunk?"

There were two reasons why i bought an Xbox: 1.I was tired of fooling with the computer and the computer games. Instead of spending [the money] to upgrade my computer, I bought an Xbox which is as close to computer a game console will get. 2.I wanted to buy a quality Baseball game. I am happily satisfied with my Xbox and MVP Baseball 2003.
This game is lots of fun. It has great graphics and sound. The gameplay is exciting and engaging. Best of all, no batting cursors! The batter/pitcher interface is unique and the true highlight of this game. You can control location, break and speed of your pitches. The pitching gauge lets you know how effective your pitch will be and how tired your picher is also. Batting is all about timing and location. The Franchise mode is engaging as you manage your players and your budget. My only gripes are the exclusion of features i liked in Triple Play (Showing pitch counts, bullpen warmup, homerun animations and showing pitch locations). I've rented WSB2K3,HHB 2004 and ASB2K4. I was impressed with all of the extra features in all of these games ..but they just weren't as FUN as MVP Baseball 2003.
I hope next year's has all the best additions that the other games have but still retain the exciting game play included in this game.

I bought this game as soon as it dropped, couldn't wait!! I got World Series Baseball last year also and felt then it was the best, with a few drawbacks. I must admit to being a big sega sports fan, they really put out some top-notch sports games. See for yourself. This year's game is even better! Sega Sports made some key improvements which makes this baseball game the "King of Diamonds" ! The franchise mode has unlimited seasons! In last year's game it was extremely hard to hit home runs, 2K3 adds a much needed "power" swing button which makes hitting the deep ball easier. Thanks Sega !! Finally a "jump" and "dive" button was also added, so you can jump the wall and rob a home run away...sweet! One small complaint is they did away from the color book inside :( This year's has black & white pages. I read the reviews (gamepro) on this game (& others) before I bought it and it got an excellent review, which didn't surprise me at all. More about the game... the partnership w/ ESPN fits well and I hope they keep it for future games. Would have been cool if they somehow could have added the crew from "baseball tonite" though, like how NFL2k3 added Mike Patrick from "SportsCenter". I also wish they would have kept the desk setting (in the coach's office) like NFL 2K3. Anyways, you can also play as or against 25 Hall of Famers and there are alternate & retro uniforms and a few classic ballparks as well. You can even create up to 25 players!! Even the fans in the background are the best I've ever seen in a baseball game before. The 2 man commentary is right on and much improved from last years. The graphics & animation here are the best I've seen yet. New double play & home run animations were added! The umpires also seem to have passion/more life here as they "punch out" strike out victims. The sound & control is also great. You can also win numerous adwards like rookie of the year, cy-young, gold glove, silver slugger, etc. When you begin you can select the coaches & scout to lead your team, which is pretty cool and adds to the realism. The game also has 4 levels of difficulty rookie, pro, all-star , and legend. You can also warm up your pitchers in the bullpen this year, yet another sweet addition. I even like the fact that in the stadiums themselves there's american flags, red, white, & blue bunting, & advertising banners like sega sports, espn, rawlings, etc. which again adds to the realism, there's even fireworks! All in all, if you're looking for the best baseball game please do yourself a favor and give this one a chance or in other words...go BUY it NOW.
Sega Sports & Visual Concepts Rule! ....play ball !!!...... "Let's Go Yankees" !!

ESPN broadcast presentation: True to the sports fan, replays, scores, and more are displayed in the famous ESPN style.
Classic ballparks: Take the field in some of baseball's most historic ballparks, including The Polo Grounds, Forbes Field, Shibe Park, Crosley Field, and Griffith Stadium.
More retro uniforms and alternate tops: Classic home and away unis as well as alternate tops for every MLB team.
Hall of Fame™ legends: Play as or against more than 25 Hall of Fame legends, featuring player-specific batting stances and pitching styles for the greatest to ever lace 'em up, including Bob Gibson, Mike Schmidt, Rollie Fingers, Stan Musial, and more.
New-and-improved animations: Home-run-robbing snatches at the wall, line-drive-snaring grabs, beaned batters charging the mound, drag bunts, and scores of new double-play animations.
Enhanced gameplay: New baserunning mechanism, user-controlled leadoffs on the basepaths, power swing for aggressive hitting, and an all-new jump button for even more control in the field.
Robust Franchise mode: Be "The Boss" in the deepest franchise mode around.

Staff up with managers, batting and pitching coaches, minor league directors, and scouts to help you evaluate talent, get the most out of your current players, and develop today's prospects into tomorrow's All-Stars.
The in-depth financial model allows you to negotiate contracts with free agents, re-sign players and coaches to long-term deals, trade away expensive veterans for cheap prospects, and more, to keep your team competitive and in the black.
Unlimited seasons!

Weekly, monthly, and seasonal awards: Multiple awards are up for grabs from Player and Pitcher of the Week/Month honors to the serious hardware, including Rawlings Gold Glove, Louisville Silver Slugger, Rookie of the Year, and Most Valuable Player.
Immersive ballpark atmosphere: The ballpark comes to life, from vocal vendors and ruthless hecklers to fireworks, water fountains, and new bullpen and bench cut scenes.
All-new pitcher camera: Play the game from a more true broadcast perspective, with an all-new, behind-the-pitcher camera.

First I was a little scared to purchase this title since I had purchased WSB 2K1 and soon discovered it was the WORST VIDEO GAME(even a $10)I had ever played!! WOW what a difference 2 years makes 2K3 is miles ahead of 2K1. The game play is very easy once you get all the controls down, the ballparks are awesome every detail right down to the pool at the BOB,the Coke bottle at the TED,the train & the hill at Minute Maid. Was so impressed with this title suggested it to my sister to purchase for her PS2. The only flaw is that there several players with the same faces. But other than that this game hits a Grand Slam. Would highly suggest to any one looking for a baseball game.

A gift for my husband...he felt the quality was much better than our PS '99 Madden game. These games change so quickly though and now he is already looking at Madden2003 (or is it '04?!) Excellent quality, better plays, a good choice (if you can find it anywhere now!?)

I have been playing Madden footballs ever since they first came out for the Apple IIe back in the late 1980's.

Needless to say I am quite an expert how the new features compare.

Each year Madden continues to amaze me with features, graphics and gameplay.

I have played a variety of other football games for N64 such as NFL Blitz and NFL Quarterback Club 1999 and 2000 and I must say that Madden is by FAR the superior gaming system. Quarterback club has better graphics, but the game play is pathetic and almost impossible to play.

NFL Blitz is more arcade style and I didn't find it be realistic for the purpose of a true simulation.

Madden does have a few problems:

(1) the manual that comes with the game indicates that you can create a player, and in fact one of the madden challenges involves creating a player and playing a game. I however, have not found the menu anywhere in the game that allows you to edit/create a player. I have checked Easports.com and only the playstation version appears to be able to do that. It would seem to me that they should have printed two manuals then (one for N64 and one for playstation).

(2) Every player has arms that are like Hulk Hogan. I think that is crazy.

(3) The sounds of the crowd of are terrible and over the course of the 15 minute/quarter game tends to give a headache.

Despite my criticism, this game is still the best by far of all other N64 football games available!

I have been playing the various versions of Madden football for several years, and I have to say that of all the enhancments they have made, I enjoy the Franchise mode the most. Yes, it takes patience to get through 15 or 30 years worth of games, but the management aspect makes it worth it. And unlike Madden 99, the latest version includes the new Browns franchise in regular league play, so you can truly build a franchise from the ground up. The ability to do muti-player and draft pick trades is also a big plus. The cpu does tend to take over if you are beating an opponant badly, which is annoying. Giving up a huge play that you have stopped consistantly all game on 3rd or 4th and long can be frustrating, even if you are winning by 42 points it can make you scream. And, because of licensing conflicts with the NFLPA, there are players named DL No. 42, instead of Jevon Kearse, which takes away from the over all realism of the game, but over all, Madden 2K is a great game.

If anybody wants a great football game get this one. The graphics are great and the play calling and the moves are great also. Everyone says that madden 2003 is the best but its not. The only bad thing about NFL 2K3 is that you can not chalange the play. No biggie though it is still a great game. One of the cool things about it is that ESPN is covering the game. At the half of the game it shows the stats and the best player so far in the game. At the end of the game it shows the player of the game and all of the stats of the game. At the end of the week you can see weekly wrap up were it shows all the scores and the play of the week. It also shows the ofensive and defensive player of the week. The game is very realistic. I have had this game for two months and is it still so much fun. If you want to get a great football game that you can not put down then get this one.

As a avid nintendo fan, i didnt know much about the "2k" series that was extremly popular on the Dreamcast and PS2. So, I didnt buy it when it came out. So this past August i was in the local blockbuster and used stuff was 25% off. I saw this game, NFL 2k3, sitting right there on the shelf, i picked it up and thought what the heck, couldnt hurt. The best 7.50 I ever spent. The Franchise mode is genious, it gave me a realistic shot of getting my much maligned Atlanta Falcons to the Super Bowl. The trading is well done, the free-agency isnt too complicated and the draft is smooth with little problem. Although you may curse at your players who wont take a 50k cut from their salary so you have enough room under the cap, you get used to it. Player progression is one of the most interesting parts of the Franchise Mode. A older player tends to get worse and a younger tends to get better, however this isnt certain. For example, Morten Andersen, my kicker, who has been playing for 22 years improved and Michael Vick whose been playing for 2 got worse. If you can get them go after cheap veterans who nobody wants, this is a great tip for success. The gameplay is smooth and easy to grasp, while i complain that the Falcons playbook has no 4-3 defense in it, most playbooks have great varieties of plays including some trick plays like flea-flickers. It takes about 3 to 5 games to learn how to play but once you get the hang of it, its very simple. Unlike a lot of football games, the pass and the run are about equally effective. For example, in my old QB Club 2000 game the passing game is awful and all you can possibly do is run the football. In some games, although i dont have an example off-hand some games the run is impossible and the pass is all you can do. Not this one. Great mix, hats off to sega for the good work there. The defense, stopping the run is a sinch if you figure out "the ot secret" i dont want to give it away because it could ruin the realism. The pass defense is pretty much up to the comp. Other modes include: Season, Practice, Exhibition and Situation. All are very interesting.

SO BUY THIS GAME! 10 BUCKS! if you like football, youll like this game

peace

This game is awesome. The gameplay is realistic. It is sort of difficult to control, but the graphics are unbelievably realistic. BUY THIS GAME.

This is a fantastic hunting game. The graphics are the best outdoor graphics I have seen, and the levels are HUGE! (And you don't have to keep loading like in the awful cabela's PS2 games). The season modes are excellent, and the vehicles are great. Where this game really comes to life is in the online mode. You can compete in tournaments with other hunters around the world. You can also play 2 player split screen in tournaments. The animals look and move excellently and there are plenty of them in the worlds (again, unlike cabela's which has 3 or 4 at the most.) Fantastic !

I finally just got this for Christmas. Well worth the wait. I can see why it took so long, this game blows all the Cabelas out of the water. You don't feel closterfobic in this game, it has huge levels where the deer are free to run. The hunting areas are really big which is great. The animal behaviors are very realistic and look amazing. The graphics are stunning and by far the best I've ever seen. I have more to say but I'm going back for more play.

I don't have an online connection but I found out this game has hunter bots you can hunt against. What a blast. The hunting levels look great especially all the different seasons, they look really incredible. Very realistic animal behaviours, at least compared to what i've actually hunted. Big time fun.

I love NHL 2k3 last year and I was so excited for this year's edition. In general I think everything bad about last year's game was fixed in this one. The new added features are a lot of fun and give you something new to try. The commentary is just amazing and is the biggest upgrade. Slicker graphics also make this game amazing. The gameplay was HARDLEY touched, but there is still one major problem (see below).
However, I still feel as if there are a few huge things missing. The online play is horrible. Every game I play seems to have a bad connection,and I'm on a good broadband connection. Also, the goalies are impossible in the higher skill levels. In 2k3 I would win about 75% of the games on Hall of Famer level and now I struggle to get a goal on All-Star. The goalies are too good as you can rattle off amazing shot after amazing shot and still fall short. Even turning down the CPU goalie skill doesn't do much. They have to fix this for next year as the skill levels offer to much of a jump.
Overall I like this game a lot and it's a good improvement from 2k3. Also, ENOUGH WITH THE SHOULDER!!

Sega is definitely beyond a doubt the heir apparant of 989 as far as being major competition for EASPORTS. I bought this year's release, because last year's had some features missing from EA's product that I enjoyed such as deeper management control of your roster. I would credit ESPN/Sega with pushing NHL2004 to adding the draft pick trades they have in their 2004 game.
But we're talking bout this game not EA right? OK so while I was very happy with this game I was little frustrated due to two main things. 1) Unless you're prepared to spend as longer tinkering with the gameplay slides for as long as you plan to play the game ( I exagerate but still haven't perfected the levels I want top play at). This game is either too easy, or insanely hard. You can jump from pro to all star with an average NHL team and go from winning games 10-7 (this is hockey not football by the way haha) to losing 3-0(more respectable score) but try clearing puck out of your own end without icing it haha. I have figured a semi compromise but as I said it took much adjusting different levels of gameplay to get scores even close. @) Sega added few new features that are cool like skybox, but they could have even improved over last years model even more. Other than that the gameplay is fluid enough for most tastes the graphics while not mind blowing are very good especially the facial features. Overall this is a really fun fun game, but hasn't quite reached its potential as an NHL video console game of knocking EA's NHL 2004 off its hockey pedastal. Oh one more thing the commentary is EXCELLENT.

The person below who gave the game a 2 out of 5 Star rating is an idiot. Mike Buck, let me tell you personally that you are by far the biggest moron to write a review. "If you want Realistic than choose NHL 2004 over ESPN." Are you stupid or are you always like that. EA Sports NHL 2004 is an arcadey game of all sorts. And the reason the game is too hard for you is because your an idiot who prefers 15 - 7 game scores. EA's announcers are pathetic, the graphics shine, has poor shadow effects, and very little replay value among other things. ESPN NHL Hockey is the greatest hockey game you can buy. It has a skills competition, a mini rink, unlockable classing teams, like the 1982 Islanders or the 1992 Penguins, and more. It has cut scenes, player infos and everything. I recommend this game if your a hockey fan. But if you enjoy games that take an idiot to play and master than I suggest EA Sport's NHL 2004, the dumbest game on earth.

Oh, and if anyone doubts me, go to IGN.com or Gamespot.com or any other major website that reviews games. They'll agree that ESPN is way better than EA Sports.

I gotta tell you, I'm pretty much addicted to this game. Everything about the gameplay is very realistic and the graphics are intense. It takes a little getting used to, but its worth the time.

But, there is one major problem. This is a quote from the booklet..."WARNING: You cannot save Franchise or Expansion mode games using current Memory Cards...Mid Season Franchise or Expansion requires 1 File and 153 Blocks to save. Current Memory Cards have a capacity of 59 blocks."

You CANNOT Franchise or create an Expansion team! I think that is a major negative for this game. If you buy this game, I would highly suggest getting the new Gamecube 16X Memory Card... it is an extra [item price], but it will be very worth it for this game, and, I'm sure, future games will have the same issue. That card has something like 1000+ blocks, so you won't ever need to buy a new card again.

Hope this helps.

The graphics in this game are so realistic, during replays I almost forgot I was watching a computer game and not a real one. The details are simply wonderful, base runners wiping out the second baseman while sliding, broken bats, etc. Great stuff!

However, the navigational menus and on-screen pitch selectors are pretty hard to read. There are a lot of tiny little words on a huge screen and you really need to squint to see them. I'm sure that after playing it for a while I won't need to rely so much on the selector, but it's giving me eye-strain in the meantime.

The most disappointing thing for the moment, though, is that the game requires a huge amount of memory to be saved. It's very frustrating that I'll need to get another, larger, memory card just for this game. But I will go ahead and get the card, because the Franchise and Expansion modes sound so cool, I simply have to. It makes me think that Acclaim is in cahoots with the memory card manufacturers.

That aside, the game play and graphics are worth the price of the game alone.

Of course all of you baseball fans out there that have a nintendo system know about the game series of All-Star Baseball that has continued from 1999-2004. Everyone that has owned one of these games knows how great it is. There is no dissapointment when you've gotten your own addition of All-Star Baseball 2003. The graphics are great, the gameplay is good, and the commentary is outstanding. The 2003 addition has some more features for all of you All-Star fans.

Of course, since 1999, all the All-Star games feature the same diffeent types of gameplay including: Exhibition, Season, Series, Home Run Derby, Batting Practice, Create A Player, etc. Well get ready All-Star lovers because this 2003 version has a brand new feature never seen before. The new feature is called "Expansion Mode." This mode allows you to build your own baseball team. First, you chose from over a dozen major cities througout the US that have never been used before such as: Dallas, Hartford, Birmingham, etc. Then you choose your team's new stadium with 6 never before used staiums. Then you choose the team's logo which includes everything from: Aviators - Tornadoes. Then of course you have a player draft to put your team together and make it come alive. The last thing is choose your league either National or American. This features is awsome!

A new minor feature is in Season mode. First of all, you can create your own player and put him on the team roster before you start a season. Remember you couldn't create another player once your in Season mode? Well on this one you can! Anytime during the season you can create another player and add him to your roster. Another small feature is the Weather Forecast. On the main menu of your season there is an icon that says Weather Forecast. When you enter this option it shows you all the forecasts for all the scheduled games for that particular day. There is a huge US map that has a star on the location you're looking at the forecast for. It Below it displays the game of who versus who, the day's high and low temps with a weather picture next to it such as: Rain, Sunny, Cloudy, Overcast, etc. Then it displays the current temp, and also the wind speeds along with the precipitation percentage. This is a real cool feature.

The gameplay is outstanding. The game features accurately updated player batting and pitching stances. Also it features new throwing and fielding manuevers more and more like real life. The faces are so incredibly detailed that you actually think you're at the game! The stadiums look 10x better than ever before and also include the new stadiums for Expansion mode, Batting Practice and Home Run Derby.

However, there is a bit of a downside to the game's gameplay which is why I rated the game 4 stars instead of 5. In all the All-Star games the cathes are a little off to the side and not exactly lined up with the glove. That is basically the only downside to the game. Other than that this game is undoubtably amazing. This is the best of the All-Star series yet and it just keeps getting better and better from here. It's all up from here on!

The tv commercial for Triple Play 2001 is deceiving; it shows Ken Griffey, Jr. hitting a homerun while wearing a Reds jersey, unfortunately, on the PlayStation version, he's still a Mariner and you have to trade for him. This is minor, but it matters if you're a hardcore enthusiast. Also, despite what you hear, the graphics are not nearly as good as they were in Triple Play 2000; they are now more cartoonish, and the signature batting styles for certain players is missing in this latest version. Also, it is much harder to control your fielders when you're on defense; balls hit up the middle or to the outfield that should be easy to reach, are not. And, like with other Triple Plays, striking out the computer controlled players is very difficult. Still, despite it's many flaws, the Triple Play series is the best there is. So if you're dying to play a baseball game on your PC or PlayStation, this is as good as it gets.

People who have this for the PC i need help. In order to install it you need that code on the back of the box and i threw it out. can someone tell me their code so i can play this game thx

This game is the best! But now TPB will overtake it. But it can, TPB is just the 2002 edition of this game. If u want to get this game, get it i cant stop you, but for a newer game get TPB. I am not saying the TP2K1 is bad, but TPB is better because it is better, so if you like to have up-to-date things get TPB!!!

Translations! TPB=Triple Play Baseball TP2K1= Triple Play 2001 (thought that might be helpful!)

I bought this seat because I had loved the infant carrier from Graco and thought that this would also be great. Wrong!!!!!! My daughter sweats because of the fabric, her head falls all over the place while she is sleeping, and it is hard to install in our Camry. Also, the restraint system does not seem to tighten like it should and my daughter can work the straps loose so then she is not in as tightly as she should be. I really wish I could find something I liked better.

I purchsed this car seat just because it seemed to be comfortable for my 9 month old. When we installed it we had to put a couple towels to make it level. The straps get tangled SO easy and some days the straps are loose and other days there tight. It will be a MAJOR pain come winter time when she will be wearing bulky clothes. I also don't like that when my daughter falls asleep in it her head is totally to the side. There is nothing to support her head besides what it came with but she's to big for the head support. NOW WHAT? I also don't like that it doesnt have arm rests. Also she sweats A LOT while in it. Her hair is soaked when we get out. If your going to get a seat like this I would recommed cheaper cause your not getting what you pay for.

My husband and I spent many, many hours researching car seats and decided on this seat because of the great review it got in Consumer Reports. It is easy to install both rear and front facing, with LATCH or seat belts. Do yourself a favor and buy a car seat leveler. Rolled towels do not work! The straps are slightly difficult to adjust when installed in the rear facing position, but once you get used to it and figure out the trick it is no problem. The trick to tightening the straps is to not try and do one long pull, but instead do several short pulls. This is actually our second time buying this car seat. The first one was crash tested (literally, we were hit while sitting at a stop light), and our son came out of the crash with out a scratch. I love the memory foam, it seems to make the seat so much more comfortable than some other seats. The cover is easy to remove and wash, and the harness straps are easy move as your child grows. All in all I Love this seat.

My friends and I are hardcore Blitz players. Recently, we decided it was time to kick the tires on Blitz 2000 and Blitz2001, so we rented them both.

First off, blitz 2001 stinks. Don't buy it, don't rent it. It's a totally different, and totally awful, game.

Now, as for Blitz 2000, which this review is about.."EXCELLENT" !

It's a very nice update to Blitz. Faster gameplay, smoother gameplay, and a little more realism has been added, without sacrificing the insanity that is the Blitz series.

It's nice to see additional plays for the offense. I wish defense had more though.

Also, Turbo Hits are actually useful now as you can knock the ball out of a runner/receiver's hands for the fumble. Interceptions are a bit more realistic, as are the pass patterns.

Buy it !

its fun crunching people and trash talking after they hit them.i love the fast gameplay too.this game has awesome features as well as graphics.

I love this game. It is a great 2-player game with awesome graphics. Sure, you can say the graphics aren`t so good compared to today`s games, but you have to understand that this is a PS1 game made 3 years ago! This game is definately the best stadium sports game I`ve ever played!