VR Baseball 2000
{{Short description|1998 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = VR Baseball 2000
|developer = VR Sports
|publisher = Interplay Entertainment
|platforms = Microsoft Windows
|release = {{vgrelease|NA|October 2, 1998{{cite web |last=Jebens |first=Harley |date=October 2, 1998 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/vr-baseball-2000-hits-retailers/1100-2465108/ |title=VR Baseball 2000 Hits Retailers [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000118181159/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_10/02_vrbball/index.html |archive-date=January 18, 2000 |url-status=live |access-date=April 17, 2021}}}}
|genre = Sports
|modes = Singleplayer, multiplayer
|image = VR Baseball 2000 cover.jpg
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VR Baseball 2000 is a video game developed by American studio VR Sports and published by Interplay for Windows in 1998.
Reception
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| GR = 67%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/199227-vr-baseball-2000/index.html |title=VR Baseball 2000 for PC Reviews |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602200635/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/199227-vr-baseball-2000/index.html |archive-date=June 2, 2019 |access-date=October 1, 2020}}
| CNG = 9/10{{cite web |last=Gaudiosi |first=John |date=November 10, 1998 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2250,00.html |title=VR Baseball 2000 |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816093157/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2250,00.html |archive-date=August 16, 2000 |access-date=April 17, 2021}}
| CGSP = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Bauman |first=Steve |date=November 4, 1998 |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/015/078/vrbaseball_2000_review.html |title=VR Baseball 2000 |website=Computer Games Strategy Plus |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030529191453/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/015/078/vrbaseball_2000_review.html |archive-date=May 29, 2003 |access-date=October 1, 2020}}
| CGW = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Coffey |first=Robert |url=https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_175.pdf |title=Platoon Player (VR Baseball 2000 Review) |magazine=Computer Gaming World |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=175 |date=February 1999 |page=222 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225142557/https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_175.pdf |archive-date=December 25, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=August 28, 2023}}
| EPD = 5/10{{cite web |last=Grant |first=Jules |date=April 28, 1999 |url=http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=271&full=1#mr_toppy |title=VR Baseball 2000 |website=The Electric Playground |publisher=Greedy Productions Ltd. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020907203224/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=271&full=1#mr_toppy |archive-date=September 7, 2002 |access-date=August 28, 2023}}
| IGN = 6/10{{cite web |last=Bates |first=Jason |date=November 5, 1998 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/06/vr-baseball-2000 |title=VR Baseball 2000 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821035713/https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/06/vr-baseball-2000 |archive-date=August 21, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=August 28, 2023}}
| NGen = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_49/page/n109/mode/2up |title=VR Baseball 2000 |magazine=Next Generation |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=49 |date=January 1999 |page=109 |access-date=October 1, 2020}}
| PCA = 6/10{{cite magazine |author=PCA staff |url=https://archive.org/details/PCXL04Dec1998/page/n109/mode/2up |title=VR Baseball 2000 |magazine=PC Accelerator |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=4 |date=December 1998 |page=110 |access-date=April 17, 2021}}
| PCGUS = 58%{{cite magazine |last=Smolka |first=Rob |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/29.html |title=VR Baseball 2000 |magazine=PC Gamer |publisher=Imagine Media |volume=6 |issue=1 |date=January 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000307230057/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/29.html |archive-date=March 7, 2000 |access-date=October 2, 2020}}
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The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Next Generation said, "Considering the fact that Interplay was working with an untested engine this year, VR Baseball 2000 is pretty promising, but in many ways it's still not quite there yet."
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References
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/59823/vr-baseball-2000/}}
Category:Interplay Entertainment games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:North America-exclusive video games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:VR Baseball video games
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