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Microsoft Baseball 2001

2000 video game

Released: 31 March 2000
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Baseball Sports
Developers: Xbox Game Studios
Publishers: Xbox Game Studios
Series: Microsoft Baseball
Modes: Single-player
Engine: Baseball Mogul
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

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.

Keywords

baseball

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

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

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.

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."