World Series Baseball 2K1

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World Series Baseball 2K1
World Series Baseball 2K1 Coverart.jpg
North American Dreamcast cover art
Developer(s) WOW Entertainment
Publisher(s) Sega
Platform(s) Dreamcast
Release
  • NA: July 25, 2000
[1]
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

World Series Baseball 2K1 [a] is a sports video game developed by WOW Entertainment and published by Sega for the Dreamcast in 2000.

Contents

Development

Sega had announced that a World Series Baseball game would be a launch title for the Dreamcast's 1998 release. [2]

Reception

The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [3] Rob Smolka of NextGen said of the game, "If lifelike graphics are what you want, save yourself $60 and turn on ESPN; the gameplay isn't worth a dime." [13]

The game was a runner-up for GameSpot 's annual "Most Disappointing Game" award among console games, which ultimately went to Shenmue . The staff called the former "lackluster" and noted that Sega was "well known for producing superior sports games". [16]

According to PC Data, World Series Baseball 2K1 sold 350,000 units in 2000. [17]

Notes

  1. Japanese: ワールドシリーズ ベースボール 2K1, Hepburn: Wārudo Shirīzu Bēsubōru 2K1
  2. Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 3/10, 5/10, and 2.5/10.
  3. In GameFan 's viewpoint of the game, one critic gave it a score of 49, and the other 54.

References

  1. Ahmed, Shahed (July 12, 2000). "World Series Baseball 2K1 Release Solidifies". GameSpot . Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  2. EGM staff (November 1997). "Sega's Comeback: The Most Powerful System Ever Created?" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 100. Ziff Davis. p. 22. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "World Series Baseball 2K1 for Dreamcast Reviews". Metacritic . Red Ventures . Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  4. Ham, Tom (July 26, 2000). "World Series Baseball 2K1". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  5. Leahy, Dan; Hager, Dean; Kujawa, Kraig (October 2000). "World Series Baseball 2K1" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 135. Ziff Davis. p. 176. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  6. "World Series Baseball 2K1". Game Informer . No. 89. FuncoLand. September 2000.
  7. Higgins, Geoff "El Nino"; Jacques Strap (October 2000). "WSB2K1". GameFan . Vol. 8, no. 10. Shinno Media. p. 80. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  8. Kilo Watt (July 25, 2000). "World Series Baseball 2K1 Review for Dreamcast on GamePro.com". GamePro . IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  9. Gee, Brian (July 2000). "World Series Baseball 2k1 [sic] Review". GameRevolution . CraveOnline. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  10. Provo, Frank (July 24, 2000). "World Series Baseball 2K1 Review [date mislabeled as "July 25, 2000"]". GameSpot . Red Ventures. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  11. Mr. Domino (September 3, 2000). "World Series Baseball 2K1". PlanetDreamcast . IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  12. Harris, Craig (July 24, 2000). "World Series Baseball 2K1". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  13. 1 2 Smolka, Rob (October 2000). "World Series Baseball 2KI [sic]". NextGen . No. 70. Imagine Media. p. 110. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  14. Saltzman, Marc (September 19, 2000). "Sega's new baseball game takes a swing but misses". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Gannett Company. Archived from the original on January 7, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  15. Boyce, Ryan (July 21, 2000). "World Series Baseball 2K1". Maxim . Biglari Holdings. Archived from the original on June 26, 2001. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  16. GameSpot staff (January 5, 2001). "Best and Worst of 2000 (Most Disappointing Game Runners-Up)". GameSpot. CNET. Archived from the original on June 18, 2001. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  17. Gaudiosi, John (January 22, 2001). "PlayStation 2 shorts game business in 2000". Video Business . Archived from the original on August 27, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025 via Gale Research.