Pros: Graphics- The best thing on this game is the graphics. All the players look EXACTLY like the real players. Player piching and batting moves are wonderfully done. The stadium shots were also incredible.
Cons: The commitator for this game gets REALY montonious. He says the same thing over and over again. Also, the fielding on the game was horrible. All of it was automatic. It frustrating to see players not catch balls that are hit right at them.

Over all the game was okay.

Everyone who owned a Dreamacst couldn't wait! They were sitting on the edge of their seat just waiting and waiting for the arrival of the first baseball game for the Dreamcast! World Series Baseball 2K1.

Everyone who bought it, including me was shocked. Did Sega forget that a great baseball video game is more than just graphics? When I got this game along with NBA 2K1 and NFL 2K1 I was amazed by the graphics. Preston Wilson looked, batted and threw exactly like he actually does and the stadiums were just breathtaking.

I couldn't wait to get into the game so I did an exhibition game. I was stunned! There was no maual-fielding option, hitting was nearly impossible and getting through an inning without getting shelled was just as hard. I played this game for about 10 minutes trying to figure out if it was just me that I was so bad and that there was no manual-fielding, but I realized that's the way the game is. After playing once or maybe twice I put this game away for good then traded it in along with a few other games for Sonic Adventure 2 and Soul Calibur. That's probably the best move I ever had made.

I now own World Series Baseball 2K2 because I knew it couldn't get any worse. The player graphics are worse, but the stadium's are more detailed. The rosters are more up-to-date, the gameplay is excellent, pitching is fun, hitting has been improved a lot and of course you can actually field unlike this game!

WSB 2K1 is a terrible game. If you want a baseball game for your Dreamcast get WSB 2K2. It's awesome!

Please don't get this game it sure aint worth any ten bucks heck I wouldnt pay 50 cents for it worst game I own

This is the first sports game I have ever played, and I rather like it. I cannot find the problems the other reviews find and I have thoroughly enjoyed it.

This game is a waste of time and money. It is nothing like real gameplay on other systems. After you pitch a ball for say a ball, it goes right to the next pitch immediately. You dont pick your pitches! What kind of psycho thought this game up? I had a bad taste in my mouth after this one. BOO SEGA.

This is an arcade game folks, its not a simulation. Treat it as such and you'll be happy. If you want a simulation, go for High Heat or Triple Play or something.

The teams are outdated and the reporter doesnt really sound like he cares.Besides that the graphics are really good.You can create a player and play a season with him and they keep track of his stats.They dont have any real good rookies.Some of the players are better than they say they are and others are to good

The graphics are the highlight of the game. The faces are very real and you can even see the creases in their shirts. A great step above the graphics of the psand n64, but of course now there is the ps2, x box and game cube. Graphics get an A+. This game has the beginings of a great game, but when played it seems like they stopped trying. past the graphics there isn't much else. Like the other reviews said there is no fielding. I don't understand that part, i mean there is no way to get an error unless of course the computer makes a mistake for you. No replay, pitchers don't have to warm up(not that bad a trait for some people) no numbered player ratings, they have ratings but they are vague(little green bars behind words) and you can trade anyone for anyone. I also was frustrated with the seasons, for those who really get into the seasons like I do, I was upset that you have to save then go completely out to the main screen and into the customizing screen to change your line ups or trade players. Once you get the hang of things it does become quite an entertaining game though. Like the others I say rent it before you buy it.

This could have been one of the best games ever, but it needs more. At first the game is IMPOSSIBLE. You will get very frustraited in the begining. The first bad thing, the fielding. The problem is that the comp does it. This may not seem to bad for some people, but the fielders are so stupid they make a lot of aviodable errors. The first and third basemen will NOT go for a pop fly even if it's next to them. The controls are a little odd in my oppinion but they will become second nature in time. The real problem though is depth. There are no fun extras like Home Run Derby or Bating Practice. It's kind of dissapointing that the first and second players cannot be on the ame team in exhibition mode. Now for the good points. The grapics are BEAUTIFUL, but sometimes they slow the game. The roster options are great. Everthing down to the All-Star roster is customiseable. Give this game a week or two. It will be confusing at first, but it is well worth it. I can't wait untill 2k2 is out.

I just want 2 let the guy know who also wrote a review for this that the game does not automatically field the ball for you. I do not have the game but my friend does and I already know that if you go into options or something that you can change it so you can field the ball. The grafics are amazing.

I bought this game about 2 months ago. It was about 20$ less than World Series Baseball 2k2. World Series 2k2 has the 2001 correct rosters. I am a guy that likes the MLB team rosters up-to the minute correct. Since I had time, I did all the trades from last season and this season and put it in 2k1. I saved 20$! For you people that don't have time to do that I would buy 2k2, but besides the rosters and maybe a few minor changes 2k2 and 2k1 are pretty much the same. The game is awesome though it is kind of hard to get used to pitching. Excellent graphics(I like it better than PS2.) The season mode is awesome! Go out and buy either 2k2 or 2k1 soon! PS- up-to-the minute trades can be found on espn.com or mlb.com

Throwing and batting. that gets pretty boring. thats all you can do. the graphics are awesome. better than a playstation 2. the batting is okay but the throwing stinks. all the players throw is rainbows. since you can't field the ball it gets boring extremely quickly. it takes a while to get used to the hitting. the hitting is difficult to learn. these are the reasons i gave it a two star rating. i do NOT reccomend this game to anyone. i would wait till 2k2 comes out. don't waist your money.

how can this game be good if you can not even control your fielders.So what i am trying to get to you is what kind of a baseball fan likes a game where the computer controls your fielders and not you.There are also other glitches in the game like sometimes in the infield your infielder runs in place before catching the groundball whitch results to the computer being safe on first.There is one good thing world series baseball 2K1 has good updated rosters for the 2000 season not the 2001 season.Also pitching to the batters can be fun but with all the glitches and not being able to control all your fielders drags the game down to a two.I really had high hopes for 2K1 to bad the game is not good.

World series Baseball 2K1 is a half-way decent game. It has its ups and downs. For hardcore baseball fans like me, it is a very enjoyable game. This game has superb graphics, many players look fairly close to what they look like in real life. The computer (with artificial intelligence) provides some competition for beginning players, but as you get more experienced, you may find yourself beating the other team 25 to 2. It is cool to see your players have amazing stats, though. You, however, have no control over fielding whatsoever. Some plays are made correctly while others become jawdroppers. You can player multiplayer in the exhibition mode, but not the season mode. This game definitely needs improvement, but it can satisfy some players.

This game has some cool features--the batter/pitcher matchup is reasonably good; players are (except when they're sitting on the bench) very realistic-looking. It also doesn't eat an entire memory card like NFL 2K--just a little over half of one.

The bad news, though, is that there are some INCREDIBLY big problems with gameplay. Number one: FIELDING FIELDING FIELDING. The worst are grounders through the "gap" between first and second. The first baseman is apparently unable to move even three feet to his right in order to snag the ball. Ugly.

Number two: baserunning. How many major-leaguers have *you* seen running on an infield popup with less than two out? Play this game at all, and you'll see guys who get paid more than the GNP of some small countries making that very same bonehead move. The player has to physically remind his baserunners to return to base on a pop-fly.

These two very large problems are enough to really take a lot of the enjoyment out of what would otherwise be a very good game.

There are some other problems, too: the little graphic that shows where the ball (tiny white pixel), defensive players (tiny blue pixels) and runners (tiny yellow pixel that is nearly indistinguishable from the ball) is almost completely useless. The fans in the stands look like something out of a Nintendo 64 game. There's no way to skip past the incredibly awful renditions of the national anthem at the beginning of each game. The replays aren't very interesting. The commentary is wooden and nowhere near as well-done as in, say, one of the excellent NFL games. The controls are not always very intuitive or responsive (especially irritating when you're frantically pressing B to get your idiot baserunners to return to base while they blithely jog along, finally realizing that Oh! You want them to DO something!). These are all pretty petty little quibbles, really, and none of them would be enough to really make this a bad game by themselves, but when combined with the fielding and baserunning problems, the annoyances just mount and mount until you want to chuck your controller at the TV.

(Barely) worth the $15 I spent on it used--for the graphics and to tide me over until WSB2K2 comes out in a couple of weeks.

this is the worst video game on the sega dreamcast console. THIS LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING OFF THE SGEA GENISIS. i bought this "game" and took it back to [the store] and told them it didnt work. THIS "GAME" IS WAYYYY TO OVERRATED TO HAVE 1 STAR. IF I COULD GIVE IT 0 STARS THEN THATS WHAT IT WOULD BE. DO NOT PURCHASE THIS GAME OR U WILL GET REAL MAD,. DONT EVEN RENT THIS GAME. IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING GAMEBOY MADE.

I'm the biggest baseball fan you'll ever meet, this game is pathetic. To bat, you have to hold a trigger while moving ur finger @ a 45 degree angle. Pitching is impossible. It is the worst

it was an OK game you can't field the ball but you get used to it. then it gets fun

Believe all the bad reviews!

Since I've bought this game I've gone 0-15 in season mode (with Boston.) Most of those games I was outscored by at least 10 runs. Mind you, the problem is not a lack of effort on my part, or appreciation for deep gameplay, but rather an almost total lack of control over my players.

The computer is omnipotent, and totally in control of the gameplay (it's and your's.) You have almost no chance of getting an RBI, much less winning. And if you are winning in the last few innings, the gameplay becomes totally contrived and the computer begins to hit the ball over second base again and again. Which wouldn't be a problem except that your second baseman is covering first!

I was up 2-1 in the 6th (computer's favorite turn-around inning) when the other team got 9 doubles through the same gap! And everytime my fielder threw the ball to second and my second baseman tagged the bag, instead of the runner!

Also, about all that great pitching that people are talking about- Why is Pedro out of gas after 40 pitches??? Why is it so hard to throw a strike on the outside of the plate??? Why is the ball movement so choppy???

Take my advice and burn your money instead. It will be less frustrating.

The day I opened the game I thought about all the baseball games I have playedand this was going to bbe the best. But I was wrong the controls are horrible.To took me 5 innings to figure out how to swing the bat right. The annoncer bearly even talks. There is almost no music during the game. The best pard is you almost always hit home runs when you bat. But when your pitching you have no idea what type of pithch your thtrowing. The fealding it very hard to do. Im still playing tripple play 2000 for the pc that is way better. So stay away.

A total waste of time!! Never has a game with such potential and mouth dropping graphics been soo horrible. I got the game thinkin I could get atleast a little enjoyment out of what seemed to be a great game. But as I began to play a little and realized how bad the game really was I started to wonder if it was the same game as shown on the case? But after minutes trying to convince myself that the store had made a mistake packaging, I realized I made the mistake of buying the awful game. No lie here, the worst baseball game to date, hands down. Just take my advice, stay away!

When I first bought this game, I didn't know what I was in for. I finally got it and I was shocked at the realism. The players such as Eric Karros, Ken Griffey Jr., Cal Ripken Jr. (white hair and all!), Jason Giambi, Jeff Bagwell, and all the other players that I don't have room to mention, are as real in this game as they would be in real life face-to-face! The graphics are amazing! I couldn't beleive how realistic this game is.

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You do feel that the game is a little rushed. The seasons are last years, so you don't get this year's season, obviously. The replays don't have that much value to them. This also has no home-run derbuy like Sega said.

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If you are real baseball nut like me, I'd probably wait until your local video rental store has World Series Baseball 2K2. But if you would like a baseball game quickly and for a cheap price, I'd get this. Listen to these stats from World Series Baseball 2K2: spring training (for you grapefruit fans), create AND train players, home-run derby, better realism, and a more complex batting system so you don't hit a home-run every time you swing the bat.

So, it's up to you. A better baseball game for $40, or a not as much fun game for $20. Pick what you think is the best for you.

Hope you like it if you get it. God Bless! Colin

this game dosent look like the great world series baseball for genises that game is the best ever but this version is not so good. first its hard to move controls one controling the players. sound ant to good ether but it sure looks good with its wonderful graphics and great home run fire works. but dang this game dose deserve a 3 its just how it is. I cant wait till WSB2k2 comes out then will see if the things i listed are changed.

Let me start by saying that WS2K1 has NO FIELDING. For this, we immediately subtract one star. One must wonder what Sega was thinking. However, besides that, the game is actually pretty good.

Let's start with the graphics. Besides AWFUL crowd designs, they are AWESOME! The players are as close to real as you can get, and the stadiums are breathtaking.

The sound... Well, the play-by-play is horrible, but it gets the job done.

Gameplay- No fielding. No fielding. No fielding. But, other than that, it is a very good baseball simulation. This game makes pitcher's duels possible, something that I have never seen before in a console baseball game. No more inflated 20-15 disasters that some call a baseball simulation. Scores no longer can be mistaken for football scores. I like the batting system and the pitching systems... you just have to get used to them. The base-running is tough, but isn't awful if you know what you are doing.

In closing, this game is worth the 15-20 dollars you have to pay for it (I got mine used for 17 bucks) and should last you up until you can buy WS2K2.

This has to be the worst video game ever made. The way the hitting is controlled is a joke. A chimp could have designed it better. I will not buy another dreamcast baseball game until I play it first.

This game was relly disapointing, it's not even basebal it's jsut bat practice the graphics and the realism is really good but once you play it's no fun, i recommend another sport i hope 2k2 is goin to be better, and you can't even skip to the game you have to wait until the anthem is over

This game is not like the baseball game that is on TV. This is a make believe game. On this game a player can hit a homerun or base hit on almost ever play that take all the fun out of the game. It is hard to catch and the scoring of the game is too high. The inning on this game are to long.There is a couple of good things about the game, the player face looks real and they are batting like they do on TV. The game play is totally uncool and is not much fun.

id really would give it a 100 stars if i could the graphics are the best in any system ever and the play isnt all that bad you have to know baseball to truly appreciate this game it is obious that there are all those people who do not know a darn thing about the game thats all for now folks PS GO BUCS AND LET MAZ IN THE HALL

This is the worst baseball sim I've ever played, and I consider myself an expert baseball sim critic - back to Atari days. I'd rather play one of those right now. The AI on this game kills it. I thought maybe that I wouldn't need to have the fielding necessarily - that it would be okay, since no baseball sim has really reliable defense. I was wrong. Players have the blood-boiling habit of hesitating about 3 seconds before breaking for the ball. I have had balls hit directly at fielders who do not move until it is past them. And for some unknown reason, every throw into the infield will result in the infielder tagging the bag with his FOOT! Even in non-force-out situations, or when there is nobody coming toward the base at all. Pitching is extraordinarily difficult - and I think this is why there is no fielding. Who could get a jump on the ball when they are concentrating on holding the analog stick still at a perfect 38 degree angle in a north north easternly direction while trying to stop a power bar at the top?? It's just silly. I prefer the (1)select pitch, (2)select location (from 9 square grid) type of pitching. That gives you control enough and allows you to still field. Batting is also of the worst interface type. I hate games that have you move a cursor to the pitch location. How do you hit a breaking pitch?? You don't. Timing (and sometimes, if you want to get fancy, a simple high-low-out-in bat movement, as in Accolade's "Hardball" series) is again, good enough. But this game felt it necessary to not use the interface found in 90% of baseball sims. And there are no extras - no batting practice (which would be nice, since it's hard), no homerun derby, no nothing. Subbing is lame. Want to pinch-hit for a player with a pinch hitter playing the same position (e.g., a OF for an OF)? You'd better know what position he plays (I personally don't know every player on every team), because it won't tell you. This baseball sim demonstrates what happens when designers go for style instead of substance, form instead of function. And (general) when will anyone design a decent sim with historical teams?? The gashouse gang, the big red machine, the Bronx bombers?? Why not?

first of all on a scale of 1-10 id rate this game a -2,thegraphics are the best ever, but the game play ... its hard to bat you don't even get to control your fielders and the AI stinks. so overall id say don't waiste your time and money by buying it, dont even rent it.

At first, I hated the game because of the ridiculous non-fielding thing, the difficult hitting and pitching, and the poor baserunning. Now, going through a season, I have different impressions. First of all, no game of any sort of any sport has ever captured the essence of individual players like this one. Look at Nomar swing, Hideo Nomo pitch, it is so on point that its scary. Once you get going in a season, raise the levels to legend, and fiddle with handicaps as you need, you get an incredible game. As far as fielding, you DO control your man as far as being early to point in the direction that the ball will go to make plays, and getting off quick throws. You also set up where you want your fielders so that if there's a man on second, only if you bring your outfield in do you have a chance of throwing out the runner trying to score on a base hit. There are some annoying quirks, still, especially when your second baseman fields a ground ball next to first base.

Pitching is awesome. Once you figure out the pitches, which naturally make sense (up for heat, down for change, side for slider, down and away for curve, etc.) you realize that you can have different levels of fastballs and curveballs which are most effective at certain times. Even though I've become an awesome pitcher, with Pedro, Hideo (and, well, Bartolo Colon got onto the Sox in my season, too), strikeouts are hard to get against the computer. You don't always want your fastball at the highest limit, for example. Aiming is cool because you don't have a cursor, you can be off, just like a real pitcher. Hitting is cool because the players are so real. You learn their stride, their swing, their timing, and you're ready to go. Pitch selection can be difficult to learn. Baserunning still ..., the players are slow to respond when you tell them to go in a certain direction, it's difficult to work with more than one runner, especially say, stealing second with a man on first and third, while trying to hit the ball as well. During a season, the staistics are kept well, but the All-Star game is a fluke, it just gives you the default rosters with players on their original teams, even if you've done trades during your season. Also, you should be able to play against people during a season and why not be able to play any game druing a season, like the old NBA Live games from Sega Genesis. In all, I am completely satisfied with this game now. The graphics are awesome and the game play gets better with time.

this is all u really need to know about this game: 1)amazing graphics. amazing. 2)bad gameplay. bad. the ball is fielded automaticly!boring.

I expected a lot from Sega as they have delivered on almost every account of the "World Series Baseball" series (no pun intended). Also with the Dreamcast finally deciding to show its true ability, I saw stills of this game and was in awe. This very quickly ended as I first played the game. Oh my god, yes the graphics are amazing. That is where it ends. Players are detailed and stadiums are replicated down to the upperdeck chairs. But this cant save the game. The control is quirky at best, batting is a real hastle. Hmm, perhaps defense will be better. No, quite the contrary. There is absolutely no fielding whatsoever. The ball flys in the air and the computer moves a player to the spot then u decide which base to throw too. Sound like fun? Didnt think so. Lets go try another mode. HA! No extra mode for you! We are presented with exhibition and season. Oh well, lets try playing a season with some of our friends. Nope, cant play on the same team as a friend. With lack of extras, poor control and lack of it as well, and no team playing, this game avois a 1 star with its amazing graphics. This game is horrid to play and I strongly suggest playing Tommy Lasorda Baseball for Sega Genesis over this game. At least you can field....

This game has the most outstanding graphics. But the worst concept of gameplay and controls ever to grace my television scream , there is no batting/pitching cursor. Fielding is terrible. An advisory to gamers of the world. Sega struck out with World Series Baseball 2k1

I'm just going to throw in my two-cents worth and mention something that it seems alot of people have failed to notice: The missing animations. The batter goes from a full swing to ready stance in the blink of an eye. There's no animation for him to bring the bat back over his shoulder, nothing. Your shortstop will go from flat on his belly from diving for a ball to standing up, again, with no animation. That's just pathetic, and I feel tremendously ripped off. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go play RBI Baseball on my NES.