VR Baseball '97

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VR Baseball '97
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Developer(s) VR Sports
Publisher(s) Interplay Productions
SeriesVR Baseball
Platform(s) PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: April 1, 1997 [1]
  • EU: September 1997
Windows
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

VR Baseball '97 is a baseball video game developed by VR Sports and published by Interplay Productions for PlayStation. It was released in early April 1997, [2] and was later ported for Microsoft Windows as VR Baseball: Hardware Accelerated in late 1997.

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Reception

VR Baseball '97 received mixed reviews. Next Generation said, "while VR Baseball '97 has most of the pieces in place to be a great baseball game, the slow pace of play [...] and the dismal frame rate keep this game in the minors." [14]

Notes

  1. ↑ GamePro gave the PlayStation version two 3.5/5 scores for graphics and overall fun factor, and two 4/5 scores for sound and control.

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References

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  2. ↑ Air Hendrix (June 1997). "Scouting Report: Minor League Prospects". GamePro . No. 105. IDG. p. 88. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
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  4. ↑ Brumley, Doug (July 3, 1997). "VR Baseball '97". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  5. ↑ Huhtala, Alex (August 1997). "VR Baseball '97". Computer and Video Games . No. 189. EMAP. p. 81. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  6. ↑ Kujawa, Kraig; Hager, Dean (May 1997). "VR Baseball '97". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 94. Ziff Davis. p. 116.
  7. ↑ Reiner, Andrew; Storm, Jon; Anderson, Paul (May 1997). "VR Baseball '97". Game Informer . No. 49. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on October 21, 1997. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  8. ↑ Joe Kidd (May 1997). "VR Baseball [97]". GameFan . Vol. 5, no. 5. Metropolis Media. p. 72. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  9. ↑ The Rookie (May 1997). "Swing into Spring with VR Baseball '97". GamePro. No. 104. IDG. p. 104. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  10. ↑ The Fan (April 1997). "VR Baseball '97 Review". GameRevolution . CraveOnline. Archived from the original on June 13, 1998. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  11. ↑ Poole, Stephen (January 28, 1998). "VR Baseball - Hardware Accelerated Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot . CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
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  13. ↑ Boor, Jay (April 7, 1997). "VR Baseball '97". IGN . Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
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