World Series Baseball 2K1

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World Series Baseball 2K1
World Series Baseball 2K1 Coverart.jpg
North American box art, featuring Pedro Martinez
Developer(s) WOW Entertainment
Publisher(s) Sega [a]
Series World Series Baseball
Platform(s) Dreamcast
Release
Genre(s) Sports (baseball)
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

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

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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. ↑ Released under the Sega Sports banner.
  2. ↑ Japanese: ワールドシリーズ ベースボール 2K1, Hepburn: Wārudo Shirīzu Bēsubōru 2K1
  3. ↑ Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 3/10, 5/10, and 2.5/10.
  4. ↑ 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.
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