TP98 has all of the standard game modes and options. You can also jump at the wall to rob home runs which was a cool addition to the game. This has been corrected and the outfielders have a bit more of a lively feel to them. One thing I did not like about the first Triple Play was the way that your outfielders felt like they were running in knee deep sand when trying to get to fly balls.
It does make for some games packed with offensive action, but it's not realistic at all. It's not that I was pitching badly, but the computer would not swing unless it was a strike. I should have struck out at least 10 batters, but struck out 0. I pitched Randy Johnson against the computer with the difficulty set to Rookie.
It was too easy to score and hitting had too much of an advantage over pitching. until the next player hit one 461 feet into left center. So then I think that it was beginners luck. With that in mind, the first pitch I ever faced ended up in the bleachers 502 feet away by a player that had 6 home runs all of last year. I want the game to play like a real baseball game. I don't like games where one team gets 63 hits and scores 32 runs and the other team gets 78 hits and scores 41 runs. I like baseball games that are as real as possible. My biggest complaint with TP 98 lies in the realism factor. The two announcers are a neat idea, but are plagued with the same problems as most announcers in any sports game. Also, they tend to spit out useless information and claim that insignificant plays are just what the other team needs to get them going. I will give them credit in that they are usually accurate when calling pitches, but not so accurate when calling the fielder the ball was hit to. This is cool at first, but you will find that they tend to wear on you after a while. These things somewhat worked themselves out with more playing time, but they were still difficult.Īs I mentioned, TP 98 has two separate announcers that each handle different commentary. I don't know how many times my base runner was thrown out because I could not get him to go back to the base, or how many times I missed a ground ball because I accidentally dove over the top of it. On the downside, the fielding and base running is a bit more tricky to learn. I know a game has easy controls when I can pick up a controller and start playing without ever having played before. I really like easy interface in these areas.
Triple Play 98 is easy to learn when it comes to pitching and hitting. Since I am a pretty positive fellow, let's start with the game's good points. It has its ups and downs, but on the whole it is probably the best out there right now. If you took parts from every game and made a single game, you could have an excellent baseball game. Almost every game has some good and some bad aspects. There are still a few titles around the corner that may help the class of 98, but up to this point I have not been impressed with this year's crop. Triple Play 98 is one of the top baseball games released in what has been a fairly disappointing year for baseball titles. I don't feel like beating around the bush, so let's just get it out in the open right now.
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