VR Baseball '99

{{Short description|1998 video game}}

{{Infobox video game

|title = VR Baseball '99

|developer = VR Sports

|publisher = Interplay Entertainment

|platforms = PlayStation

|release = {{vgrelease|NA|May 22, 1998{{cite web |url=http://www.vrsports.com/press/vrbb99.html |title=VR BASEBALL '99 HITS STORE SHELVES WITH AN IMPROVED LOOK AND AGGRESSIVE ATTITUDE |date=May 22, 1998 |website=VR Sports |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000819134758/http://www.vrsports.com/press/vrbb99.html |archivedate=August 19, 2000 |accessdate=December 21, 2020}}|EU|January 1999}}

|genre = Sports

|modes = Singleplayer, multiplayer

|image = VR Baseball 99 cover.jpg

|caption =

|alt =

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VR Baseball 99 is a video game developed by VR Sports and published by Interplay for PlayStation in 1998.

An enhanced version of the game for Microsoft Windows, VR Baseball 2000, was released in October 1998.

Reception

{{Video game reviews

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| GR = 70%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199229-vr-baseball-99/index.html |title=VR Baseball 99 for PlayStation |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102173845/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199229-vr-baseball-99/index.html |archivedate=January 2, 2019 |accessdate=December 21, 2020}}

| Allgame = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Sutyak |first=Jonathan |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=11774&tab=review |title=VR Baseball 99 - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115004251/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=11774&tab=review |archivedate=November 15, 2014 |accessdate=December 21, 2020}}

| EGM = 7.125/10{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=VR Baseball 99 |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=109 |date=August 1998}}

| GI = 7/10{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/cgi-bin/review.cgi?sys=psx&path=jul98&doc=vrbase |title=VR Baseball '99 |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=63 |date=July 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990914002426/http://www.gameinformer.com/cgi-bin/review.cgi?sys=psx&path=jul98&doc=vrbase |archive-date=September 14, 1999 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 21, 2020}}

| GameFan = 89%{{cite magazine |last1=Higgins |first1=Geoff "El Nino" |last2=Mowatt |first2=Todd "Video Cowboy" |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_6_Issue_06/page/n55/mode/2up |title=VR Baseball '99 |magazine=GameFan |publisher=Metropolis Media |volume=6 |issue=6 |date=June 1998 |page=54 |accessdate=December 21, 2020}}{{efn|In GameFan{{'}}s early viewpoint of the game, one critic gave it 89, and the other 88.}}

| GamePro = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |author=Air Hendrix |url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_108_July_1998/page/n75/mode/2up |title=VR Baseball '99 |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG Entertainment |issue=118 |date=July 1998 |page=76 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050116190251/http://gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/277.shtml |archivedate=January 16, 2005 |url-status=live |accessdate=December 21, 2020}}{{efn|GamePro gave the game two 4/5 scores for graphics and overall fun factor, 3/5 for sound, and 4.5/5 for control.}}

| GSpot = 5.3/10{{cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Ryan |date=June 24, 1998 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/vr-baseball-99-review/1900-2550135/ |title=VR Baseball 99 Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050112033302/http://www.gamespot.com/ps/sports/vrbaseball99/review.html |archivedate=January 12, 2005 |url-status=live |accessdate=December 21, 2020}}

| NGen = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_46/page/n129/mode/2up |title=VR Baseball '99 |magazine=Next Generation |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=46 |date=October 1998 |page=126 |accessdate=December 21, 2020}}

| OPM = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |title=VR Baseball 99 |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |volume=1 |issue=11 |date=August 1998}}

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The game received above-average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Next Generation said, "It may not be as complex as MLB '99, but VR Baseball will provide several hours of simple, clean, baseball pleasure."

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