1989 · Distinctive Software · Baseball · Sports

Hardball II

1989 video game

Released: 1989
Platforms: Amiga Apple IIGS MS-DOS macOS
Genres: Baseball Sports
Developers: Distinctive Software
Publishers: Accolade
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Non-fiction
Country: Canada

About

HardBall II is a baseball video game developed by Distinctive Software and published for MS-DOS in 1989 by Accolade. Classic Mac OS and Amiga versions were released in 1990. It is the sequel to HardBall!, which was released in 1985.

Keywords

baseball
physical copy protection

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

HardBall II maintains the game play mechanics from HardBall! and adds the following features:

Updates and stores stats in "virtually every conceivable category."

Reception

HardBall II sold roughly 100,000 copies.

In the June 1990 edition of Games International, Brian Walker admired the available customization options, saying that it added a "subtlety" to the game. He called the graphics "excellent", and thought that this would help popularize the game of baseball in the United Kingdom. He concluded by giving the game above-average ratings of 9 out of 10 for game play and 8 out of 10 for graphics, saying, "Quality products like Hardball II can only spread the word."