Microsoft Baseball 2001
2000 video game
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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.
| Microsoft Baseball 2001 | |
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| Developer | Microsoft |
| Publisher | Microsoft |
| Engine | Baseball Mogul |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre | Sports (baseball) |
| Mode | Single-player |
Gameplay
Microsoft Baseball 2001 uses the Baseball Mogul engine,[1][2][3] 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 and release
Microsoft Baseball 2001 was announced in February 2000.[4][5] It was developed and published by Microsoft for Windows.[6] It was released in March 2000.[7] The cover art features Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra.[8]
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
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| GameRankings | 64%[9] |
Aaron Curtiss, writing for Knight Ridder, praised the game's simplicity but considered it inferior to Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001.[17] Peter Olafson of GamePro wrote that the game "feels unfinished--more like a step in the right direction than a destination."[18]