High Heat MLB 2003 combines the ultimate baseball gameplay experience with powerful graphics, a widened feature set, and audio upgrades to create the supreme baseball game on any platform. While the game retains and expands upon this high quality gameplay, its primary focus is to shine in the areas in which its predecessor is considered weak.

Graphics are the key focus. An enhanced graphics engine features an improved frame rate, motion blending between animations, and a 32-bit frame buffer. Animations are smoother, and better show off the emotions of the game. Lighting is more lifelike. The player model is improved, showing height, weight, and body type differentiation between players. Stadiums are better, utilizing vertex lighting. Overall visual presentation and flash are also priorities. The users are brought closer to the action and are otherwise presented with a more compelling overall visual experience.

Featuring a multitude of game modes, including Create-a-Player, Player Editor, Home Run Derby, Fantasy Draft, Stand Alone Playoffs, Batting Practice, and a brand new game mode created by 3DO just for arcade-oriented players. These allow users many new, varied ways to play High Heat.

Naturally gameplay is a essential factor, but the audio also has an integral role in creating the virtual baseball experience that you're actually 'in the game'. High Heat MLB 2003 raises the audio standard significantly, featuring a variety of authentic ballpark sound effects. An updated play-by-play announcer and color commentator are better refined and more aware of each other. The crowd logic and sound samples are much improved, including hecklers in the crowd, vendors, stadium announcer introducing batters, batter walk-up music (in varying rock and hip hop styles), organ cheers, and hand-clap cheers - everything which you'd come to expect from hearing at a ballgame!

But make no mistake: in addition to these improvements, High Heat MLB 2003 significantly improves upon its critically acclaimed gameplay. High Heat has always boasted great on-field AI, tons of baseball happenings, true-to-life pitcher/batter confrontation, fresh experiences throughout long seasons, and hundreds of options. Every one of those items has been upgraded for High Heat MLB 2003. And the game then adds some impressive features to the lineup: Injuries, loadable rosters, analog control, a tuning menu, and many more. The already-unparalleled baseball game experience of High Heat rises to new heights in High Heat MLB 2003. Because we haven't had the opportunity to have a hands-on demonstration of the game, we've included an extensive bulleted list of the features. We'll have more updates as they become available.

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