MLB '99

1998 baseball video game
1998 video game
  • NA: April 14, 1998[1]
Genre(s)Sports game

MLB '99 is a Major League Baseball video game for the PlayStation released on April 14, 1998, developed by Sony Interactive Studios America and published by Sony Computer Entertainment America. The color commentary for the game is from Dave Campbell and the play-by-play announcer is Vin Scully. Baltimore Orioles third baseman Cal Ripken Jr. is featured on the cover.

It was preceded by MLB '98 and succeeded by MLB 2000.

Gameplay

This installment of the series introduces a Spring Training mode,[2] in addition to the incumbent exhibition, season, playoff, and home run derby modes.[3]

The game uses a cursor interface for pitching and batting. The player can adjust the batter's position and stance at the plate.[3]

As with previous installments, players can create and trade ball players.[2]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings78%[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame[5]
Electronic Gaming Monthly7.75/10[6]
Game Informer8.75/10[7]
GameFan89%[8]
GamePro[9]
GameRevolutionB+[10]
GameSpot6.2/10[11]
IGN7/10[12]
Next Generation[13]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine[14]

The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[4] Six months after the game was released, Next Generation said in its review, "For neophytes and casual gamers, such a complex control scheme may seem more like work than fun. Skilled players, however, will rise to the challenge and welcome the flexibility."[13]

Notes

  1. ^ Marketed under the PlayStation Athletic Department brand.

References

  1. ^ "PSN News Story". 1998-05-06. Archived from the original on 1998-05-06. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  2. ^ a b Air Hendrix (April 1998). "Baseball's Starting Lineup: MLB '99". GamePro. No. 115. IDG. p. 82.
  3. ^ a b The Rookie (May 1998). "Sports Insider Previews: MLB '99". GamePro. No. 116. IDG. p. 106.
  4. ^ a b "MLB 99 for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  5. ^ Marriott, Scott Alan. "MLB 99 - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  6. ^ EGM staff (June 1998). "MLB 99". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 107. Ziff Davis.
  7. ^ Storm, Jon; Anderson, Paul; Reiner, Andrew (May 1998). "MLB 99". Game Informer. No. 61. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on September 21, 1999. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  8. ^ Higgins, Geoff "El Nino"; Mowatt, Todd "Video Cowboy" (June 1998). "MLB '99". GameFan. Vol. 6, no. 6. Metropolis Media. p. 54. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  9. ^ The Rookie (June 1998). "MLB '99 Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. No. 117. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 15, 2004. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  10. ^ Zimring, Jason (April 1998). "MLB '99 Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on June 13, 1998. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  11. ^ MacDonald, Ryan (April 27, 1998). "MLB 99 Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 7, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  12. ^ PSX staff (April 14, 1998). "MLB '99". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "MLB '99". Next Generation. No. 46. Imagine Media. October 1998. p. 126. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  14. ^ "MLB 99". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 1, no. 9. Ziff Davis. June 1998.

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