| Microsoft Baseball 2001 | |
|---|---|
 Cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft |
| Engine | Baseball Mogul |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Sports (baseball) |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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 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.
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]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 64% [9] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| AllGame |   [6] |
| CNET Gamecenter | 5/10 [10] |
| Computer Games Strategy Plus |  [11] |
| GameSpot | 6/10 [12] |
| GameSpy | 78/100 [13] |
| GameZone | 7.5/10 [14] |
| IGN | 7.9/10 [15] |
| Sports Gaming Network | 60/100 [16] |
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]
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