This view is one of several available to the gamer. With the slide whistle foul ball effect, the sound of rushing wind when a fly ball is headed for the outfield, and massive explosions that accompany homeruns, the stage is set for the typical baseball-light approach that is the Triple Play series. As always, the saving grace is the high level of excitement heard in the voices of the announcers. The sounds of baseball including fan participation, the crack of the bat and the calls of the umpire, are all crisp and convincing. Expect musical ditties to accompany certain key situations.
Fielders move briskly in response to pad input.
In fact, movement can be all too abrupt - more of a Charley Chaplin type of animation. Especially annoying is the lazy Susan effect demonstrated by a fielder waiting for a fly ball. An on-field aid can be toggled on and off to indicate hit location and the active fielder. Save for the problems already mentioned, the control scheme is certainly intuitive. Multiple seasons can be saved and TPB again allows for in-game tweaking of CPU skills, and game play aids that can be enabled or disabled to suit your tastes.