Triple Play 2000

Triple Play 2000 is a baseball sports game released for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and Microsoft Windows in 1999. It is the only game of the Triple Play series released for the Nintendo 64 where it was only released in North America. It features the 1999 rosters and 1998 stats which included Sammy Sosa's 66 HR and Mark McGwire's 70 home runs.

Triple Play 2000
Developer(s)	EA Canada, Treyarch (N64)[1]
Publisher(s)	EA Sports
Series	Triple Play
Platform(s)	PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows
Release	Nintendo 64, PlayStation NA: March 22, 1999[2] Microsoft Windows NA: April 1999[3]
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer

This iteration of Sculptured's baseball lineage has real players and teams up to date at the time of production. Players can play single matches, a full season, the playoffs, or an all-out action Home Run Derby. Team selection and transfers come under player control. Jim Hughson and Buck Martinez provide the commentary on all console versions except Martinez who was not featured in the Nintendo 64 version. This was the first version to support Internet play on the PC.

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	N64	PC	PS
GameRankings	65%[4]	75%[5]	87%[6]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	N64	PC	PS
AllGame	[7]	[8]	[9]
CNET Gamecenter	N/A	7/10[10]	N/A
CGSP	N/A	[11]	N/A
CGW	N/A	[12]	N/A
EGM	5.125/10[13]	N/A	8.625/10[14]
Game Informer	5.75/10[15]	N/A	6.5/10[16]
GameFan	86%[17]	N/A	89%[18]
GamePro	[19]	[20]	[21]
GameRevolution	D[22]	N/A	A−[23]
GameSpot	4.8/10[24]	7.6/10[25]	7.9/10[26]
IGN	5.4/10[27]	7/10[28]	9.2/10[29]
Next Generation	N/A	N/A	[30]
Nintendo Power	7.8/10[31]	N/A	N/A
OPM (US)	N/A	N/A	[32]
PC Accelerator	N/A	7/10[33]	N/A
PC Gamer (US)	N/A	67%[34]	N/A
The Cincinnati Enquirer	N/A	N/A	[35]

The PlayStation and PC versions received favorable reviews, while the Nintendo 64 version received mixed reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[4][5][6] Next Generation said of the former console version, "there's nothing particularly new in Triple Play 2000, but EA Sports has still presented us with a complete game that's a lot of fun to play and watch. If you're thinking of picking up a baseball game for PlayStation, this is the best choice."[30]

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20010414011557fw_/http://www.tripleplay2k.com/behind.html
2. IGN staff (March 22, 1999). "Triple Play 2000 in Stores". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
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18. Higgins, Geoff "El Nino"; Mowatt, Todd "Video Cowboy" (May 1999). "Triple Play 2000 (PS)". GameFan. Vol. 7 no. 5. Shinno Media. pp. 58–59. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
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21. Air Hendrix (1999). "Triple Play 2000 Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 20, 2005. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
22. Dr. Moo (April 1999). "Triple Play 2000 Review (N64)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
23. Leong, George (April 1999). "Triple Play 2000 - Playstation Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on April 9, 2004. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
24. MacDonald, Ryan (March 8, 1999). "Triple Play 2000 Review (N64) [date mislabeled as "March 5, 2004"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
25. Ryan, Michael E. (April 23, 1999). "Triple Play 2000 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
26. MacDonald, Ryan (March 24, 1999). "Triple Play 2000 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 7, 2005. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
27. Casamassina, Matt (March 23, 1999). "Triple Play 2000 (N64)". IGN. Ziff Davis.
28. Bates, Jason (April 16, 1999). "Triple Play 2000 (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis.
29. Harris, Craig (March 24, 1999). "Triple Play 2000 (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis.
30. "Triple Play 2000 (PS)". Next Generation. No. 55. Imagine Media. July 1999. p. 94. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
31. "Triple Play 2000". Nintendo Power. Vol. 119. Nintendo of America. April 1999. p. 117. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
32. Kujawa, Kraig (May 1999). "Triple Play 2000". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 2 no. 8. Ziff Davis. p. 84. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
33. "Triple Play 2000". PC Accelerator. Vol. 2 no. 10. Imagine Media. June 1999. p. 98.
34. Smolka, Rob (July 1999). "Triple Play 2000". PC Gamer. Vol. 6 no. 7. Imagine Media. p. 111. Archived from the original on January 17, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
35. Bottorff, James (1999). "'Triple Play 2000' improves virtual game (PS)". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on January 16, 2000. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

External links

• Triple Play 2000 at MobyGames