They released High Heat Baseball 2000 for the PSX a month after three other quality baseball titles were released this year. Against this grim challenge, High Heat steps up to the plate. The players, stadiums, and animations just aren't at the same graphical level as the competition. While the players are large and polygonal, they are blocky and move without the smoothness or realism of a game released in the PSX's 4th year. The graphics look like a first generation PSX title.
Some pitches resemble slow-motion replays, as do some swings of the bat.
In general the game lacks the speed and fast gameplay that provide a realistic look and feel. The player models, more specifically, just don't look real or move naturally. They have an odd rubbery quality to their movement that reminds me of Jar Jar Binks. Unfortunately, many of the modern stadiums don't look enough like the real places. The stadiums just look fuzzy and blurry.