Triple Play 98: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

Line 1:

{{Short description|1997 video game}}

{{italic title}}

{{Infobox video game

'''''Triple Play 98''''' is a [[baseball]] [[sports game]] released for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] and [[Microsoft Windows]] in [[1999 in video gaming|1997]]. It was developed and published by [[Electronic Arts]], and is part of the ''[[Triple Play series|Triple Play]]'' series. The game's cover features [[Brian Jordan]] of the [[St. Louis Cardinals]].▼

| developer = [[EA Sports]]

| publisher = EA Sports

| series = ''[[Triple Play series|Triple Play]]''

| platforms = [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Microsoft Windows]]

| released = '''PlayStation''' <br />{{vgrelease|NA|May 13, 1997<ref>{{Cite web |date=1997-07-14 |title=EB Industry News - Triple Play 98 |url=http://www.ebworld.com/news/articles/may/triple.html |access-date=2023-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970714060041/http://www.ebworld.com/news/articles/may/triple.html |archive-date=1997-07-14 }}</ref>|JP|September 25, 1997}}'''Windows'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|June 10, 1997<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Electronic+Arts+ships+Triple+Play+98+for+the+PC-CD.-a019485290|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210212942/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Electronic+Arts+ships+Triple+Play+98+for+the+PC-CD.-a019485290|title=Electronic Arts ships Triple Play 98 for the PC-CD|website=[[Business Wire]]|archivedate=December 10, 2015|date=June 10, 1997|accessdate=September 3, 2021|via=[[The Free Dictionary]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Helen|last=Lee|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_06/10_ea/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990208230719/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_06/10_ea/index.html|title=EA Scores a Triple Play|website=[[GameSpot]]|archivedate=February 8, 1999|date=June 10, 1997|accessdate=July 26, 2022}}</ref>}}

| genre = [[Sports video game]]

| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]

| image = Triple Play 98 cover.jpg

| caption =

| alt =

▲}}'''''Triple Play 98''''' is a [[baseball]] [[sports video game]] which was released forin 1997 on the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] and [[Microsoft Windows]] in [[1999 in video gaming|1997]]. ItThe game was developed and published by [[ElectronicEA ArtsSports]], and isthe partnext ofentry in the ''[[Triple Play series|Triple Play]]'' series. Theafter game's cover features '[[BrianTriple JordanPlay 97]]''. The cover of the game features [[St. Louis Cardinals]] player [[Brian Jordan]].

== Reception ==

{{VGVideo game reviews

| align = left

| GSpot = 7.2/10 (PS)<ref name=GSPS>{{cite web|title=Triple Play 98 Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/triple-play-98-review/1900-2549984/|website=[[GameSpot]] |accessdate=2 March 2019|date=May 2, 2000}}</ref>▼

| PC = true

| NGen = {{rating|4|5}} (PS)<ref name=NG/>

| PS = true

| na = true

| GR_PC = 83%<ref name=GRPC>{{cite web |title=Triple Play 98 for PC |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/199116-triple-play-98/index.html |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521121251/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/199116-triple-play-98/index.html |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref>

| GR_PS = 82%<ref name=GRPS>{{cite web |title=Triple Play 98 for PlayStation |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199117-triple-play-98/index.html |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521131636/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199117-triple-play-98/index.html |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref>

| Allgame_PS = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Sutyak |first=Jonathan |title=Triple Play 98 (PS) - Review |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2338&tab=review |website=[[AllGame]] |publisher=All Media Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115234932/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2338&tab=review |archive-date=November 15, 2014 |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref>

| CNG_PC = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Lombardi |first=Doug |date=June 12, 1997 |title=Triple Play 98 (PC) |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-921,00.html |website=Gamecenter |publisher=[[CNET]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816214307/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-921,00.html |archive-date=August 16, 2000 |access-date=July 24, 2021}}</ref>

| CNG_PS = 9/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Ham |first=Tom |date=May 2, 1997 |title=Triple Play 98 (PS) |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Tripleplay/ |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815075511/http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Tripleplay/ |archive-date=August 15, 2000 |access-date=July 24, 2021}}</ref>

| CGSP_PC = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Bauman |first=Steve |year=1997 |title=Triple Play 98 |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/002/110/triple_play_98_review.html |website=[[Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games Strategy Plus]] |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040121071324/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/002/110/triple_play_98_review.html |archive-date=January 21, 2004 |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref>

| CGW_PC = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gindin |first=Jim |title=Crowd Pleaser (''Triple Play 98'' Review) |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_158.pdf |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=158 |date=September 1997 |pages=214, 216 |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref>

| EGM_PS = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kujawa |first1=Kraig |last2=Hager |first2=Dean |title=Triple Play 98 |url=https://www.nintendo64ever.com/scans/mags/Scan-Magazine-1955-101.jpg |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=95 |date=June 1997 |page=101 |access-date=July 24, 2021}}</ref>

| Fam_PS = 26/40<ref name=Fam>{{cite magazine |title=メジャーリーグ ベースボール トリプルプレイ98 |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=3574&redirect=no |language=Japanese |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref>

| GI_PC = 9.25/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Reppen |first=Erik |title=Triple Play 98 (PC) |url=https://archive.org/details/Game_Informer_Issue_052_August_1997/page/n53/mode/2up |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[FuncoLand]] |issue=52 |date=August 1997 |page=53 |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref>

| GI_PS = 9/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Anderson |first1=Paul |last2=Storm |first2=Jon |last3=Reiner |first3=Andrew |title=Triple Play '98 - PlayStation |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/june97/triple.html |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=50 |date=June 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19971021143137/http://www.gameinformer.com/june97/triple.html |archive-date=October 21, 1997 |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref>

| GameFan_PS = 91%<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Joe Kidd |title=Triple Play '98 (PS) |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_5_Issue_06/page/n81/mode/2up |magazine=[[GameFan]] |publisher=Metropolis Media |volume=5 |issue=6 |date=June 1997 |page=80 |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref>

| GamePro_PS = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name=GPro105>{{cite magazine |author=Air Hendrix |url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_105_Volume_09_Number_06_1997-06_IDG_Publishing_US/page/n85/mode/2up |title=Another Stellar Year at the Top for Triple Play '98 |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |issue=105 |date=June 1997 |page=84 |access-date=July 24, 2021}}</ref>

▲| GSpotGSpot_PC = 78.23/10 (PS)<ref name=GSPS>{{cite web |last=Hunsanger |first=Kevin |date=July 3, 1997 |title=Triple Play 98 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"] |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/triple-play-98-review/1900-25499842535321/ |website=[[GameSpot]] |accessdatepublisher=2CBS MarchInteractive 2019|access-date=MaySeptember 212, 20002020}}</ref>

| GSpot_PS = 7.2/10<ref name=GSPS>{{cite web |last=Lerhman |first=Darren |date=May 29, 1997 |title=Triple Play 98 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"] |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/triple-play-98-review/1900-2549984/ |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050120161503/http://www.gamespot.com/ps/sports/tripleplay98/review.html |archive-date=January 20, 2005 |url-status=live |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref>

| IGN_PS = 9.2/10<ref name=IGN>{{cite web |author=PSX staff |date=May 13, 1997 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1997/05/14/triple-play-98 |title=Triple Play 98 (PS) |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref>

| NGen_PS = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=NGen>{{cite magazine |title=Homer (''Triple Play {{'}}98'' Review; PS) |url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_31/page/n165/mode/2up |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] |issue=31 |date=July 1997 |page=160 |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref>

| PCGUS_PC = 92%<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Whitta |first=Gary |title=Triple Play 98 |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/1094.html |magazine=[[PC Gamer]] |publisher=Imagine Media |volume=4 |issue=8 |date=August 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000117010214/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/1094.html |archive-date=January 17, 2000 |access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref>

}}

The game received mostly positive reviews upon its release for the PlayStation. The most widely praised elements were the realistic graphics and animation<ref name=GSPS/><ref name=NG/><ref name=GPro105/> and the comprehensiveness of the modes and features;<ref name=GSPS/><ref name=NG/><ref name=GPro105/> ''[[GameSpot]]'' called it "the most thoroughly complete console baseball game ever."<ref name=GSPS/> The unprecedented two-man commentary was also met with general approval,<ref name=GSPS/><ref name=NG/><ref name=GPro105/> though some found the low [[frame rate]] interferes with the gameplay.<ref name=GSPS/><ref name=NG/> ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' stated that "The game still has some flaws with the AI, a slow frame-rate, and too much delay between batters, but in the end there is no baseball game on PlayStation that can even come close to ''Triple Play'' in graphics or playability."<ref name=NG>{{cite magazine |title=Homer|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=31|publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|date=July 1997|page=160}}</ref> ''[[GamePro]]'' gave it a 4.5 out of 5 for control and a perfect 5.0 in every other category (graphics, sound, and fun factor), assessing, "Tuned for novices and pros alike, the gameplay's rewarding and fun, and really brings to life the intensity of the pitcher-batter confrontation."<ref name=GPro105>{{cite magazine |author=Air Hendrix|title=Another Stellar Year at the Top for Triple Play '98|magazine=[[GamePro]] |issue=105 |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |date=June 1997|page=84}}</ref>▼

▲The game received mostly positivefavorable reviews uponon itsboth releaseplatforms foraccording to the PlayStation[[review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[GameRankings]].<ref name=GRPC/><ref name=GRPS/> The most widely praised elements were the realistic graphics and animation<ref name=GSPS/><ref name=NGNGen/><ref name=GPro105/> and the comprehensiveness of the modes and features;<ref name=GSPS/><ref name=NGNGen/><ref name=GPro105/> ''[[GameSpot]]'' called itthe PlayStation version "the most thoroughly complete console baseball game ever."<ref name=GSPS/> The unprecedented two-man commentary was also met with general approval,<ref name=GSPS/><ref name=NGNGen/><ref name=GPro105/> though some found the low [[frame rate]] interferes with the gameplay.<ref name=GSPS/><ref name=NGNGen/> ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' stated thatsaid: "The game still has some flaws with the AI, a slow frame-rate, and too much delay between batters, but in the end there is no baseball game on PlayStation that can even come close to ''Triple Play'' in graphics or playability."<ref name=NG>{{cite magazine |title=Homer|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=31|publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|date=July 1997|page=160}}<NGen/ref> ''[[GamePro]]'' gave it a 4.5 out of 5 for control and a perfect 5.0 in every other category (graphics, sound, and fun factor), assessingsaying, "Tuned for novices and pros alike, the gameplay's rewarding and fun, and really brings to life the intensity of the pitcher-batter confrontation."<ref name=GPro105/>{{cite magazineIn |author=AirJapan, Hendrix|title=Anotherwhere Stellarthe Yearsame atconsole theversion Topwas ported for release under the name {{nihongo|'''''Major League Baseball Triple Play 98'''''|メジャーリーグ ベースボール トリプルプレイ98|magazine=Mejā Rīgu Bēsubōru Toripuru Purei 98}} on September 25, 1997, ''[[GameProFamitsu]]'' |issue=105gave |publisher=[[Internationalit Dataa Group|IDG]]score |date=Juneof 1997|page=84}}26 out of 40.</ref name=Fam/>

[[Electric Playground]]'s [[Tommy Tallarico]] gave the game an 8.5, while co-host [[Victor Lucas (television producer)|Victor Lucas]] gave it a 9.0.<ref>{{Citation|last=EPNdotTV |title=Goldeneye Preview / The New York Yankees - S1:E3 - Electric Playground|date=2016-01-25 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vCs4DZWqnM&feature=youtu.be|accessdate=2018-08-26}}</ref>▼

▲''[[EP Daily|The Electric Playground]]'s'’s [[Tommy Tallarico]] gave the game an 8.5, while co-host [[Victor Lucas (television producer)|Victor Lucas]] gave it a 9.0.<ref>{{Citationcite web |lastauthor=EPNdotTVElectric Playground Network - EPN |date=January 25, 2016 |title=Goldeneye Preview / The New York Yankees - S1:E3 - Electric Playground|date=2016-01-25 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vCs4DZWqnM&feature=youtu.be |accessdatewebsite=2018-08[[YouTube]] |access-date=August 26, 2018}}</ref>

==Reviews==

*''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' #158 (Sep 1997)

{{clear}}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{moby game|id=/triple-play-98}}

{{Baseball video games by Electronic Arts}}

[[Category:1997 video games]]

[[Category:Major League Baseball video games]]▼

[[Category:PlayStation (console) games]]

▲[[Category:MajorTriple League BaseballPlay video games]]

[[Category:Video games developed in Canada]]

[[Category:Windows games]]

{{sportsbaseball-videogame-stub}}