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Fully represented in all their glory are the major league players on player-card-type photos and the major league ballparks themselves with true-to-life dimensions, of course.

Noticeably missing, however, are the MLB team logos and names; although you can play the New York team -- with your ace David Cone -- against Ken Griffey and the Seattle club, you will not see the Mariner or Yankee emblems represented. Most gamers will be able to overlook this "shortcoming" and enjoy the game's addictive action.

Despite the beautifully-rendered ballparks and enjoyable "feel" of the game, however, the realism of the actual gameplay often suffers by comparison. Often, the ball seems to fly in unlikely directions. I don't think so. Such occurrences, especially in head-to-head play, can leave one foaming at the mouth.

Another complaint some people have about the game is that the players don't seem to act like "themselves. But Hardball 5 allows you to get away with such strange player substitutions. Likewise, in real life, Kirby Puckett is a much better hitter than Otis Nixon, but in Hardball 5 , the players' abilities seem to even out.

Therefore, it doesn't matter if your last hope in the 9th is Frank Thomas or Omar Vizquel. You can also have two or three first basemen in your lineup if desired. Admittedly, these will be small drawbacks to the casual gamer, but they can cause extreme headaches -- or worse, apathy -- in a serious head-to-head game. I found the music of Hardball 5 to be more than adequate. The quality of the audio is quite good, and the music itself is well-conceived: It varies enough to avoid the annoyance factor yet still maintains an energetic, upbeat tempo.

The sound effects are fairly realistic, and they also avoid the common sports-game trap of noxious repetition. The commentary by Al Michaels is smooth and well-recorded, although some players turn it off after its charm fades. My only suggestions to Accolade for the sound design of future baseball games would be to include more of the game's environmental sounds: the cheesy organ playing "La Cucaracha," the Brooklyn accent of the beer vendor touting his wares, or the roaring or hissing of the crowd.

But I would rate the audio of Hardball 5 higher than the average sports game. I couldn't quite smell the hot dogs or enjoy the sight of fans throwing a home run ball back onto the field, but whiny criticisms aside, I would recommend Hardball 5 to most players. But Hardball 5 is definitely one of the more addictive and visually stunning of the sports games I've played.

TecmoTurd 34 posts. May 13, Another update for beginning of the season rosters. Hopefully there are still a few of you out there. I can try to upload the install file for the game but it might be too big about 54MB March Excited for a full I really wi.

April 27, Here is my update if anyone is interested. I have not found any online sites to play, I mainly keep the udpates going as a way to stay up to date with MLB. Here is another update as of about right now. I keep this fairly updated so if you ever need an update just let me know.

Is this game still available anywhere? Can you download it? Did a little searching, couldn't find a torrent for it I thought I'd give it a shot I thought I was the only person who still played this game. Please keep the periodic updates man, I really appreciate it.

Greatest baseball game ever, just as fun now as it was in I will try any suggestions you may have. If anyone ever wants an update send me a message, I dont really check this very often but if I get an email I will respond.

Then you could link the file here if rod is ok with it. Hardball 5 is the best hardball game made by accolade. Hardball 5 enhanced added new rosters to hardball 5 which gave Introduction and gameplay for Hardball 4, dos PC game produced by Accolade in Introduction and gameplay for Hardball 3, dos PC game produced by Accolade in Check out the full playlist on my channel.

It was released for a variety of platforms between and Play is controlled with a joystick or arrow keys and an action button. One of the four cardinal directions is used to choose the pitch, and again to aim it towards low, high, inside towards batter , or outside away from batter. The same directions are used to aim the swing when batting. When fielding after a hit, the defensive player closest to the ball will flash to show it is the one currently under control.

The four directions are then used to throw to one of the four bases. The game incorporates a pitcher perspective, often used in MLB broadcasts. There are also managerial options available. The player has a selection of pitchers to choose from. Each team member has his own statistics that affect his performance, and can be rearranged as desired. Prior to HardBall! Would you recommend the book to people?

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Anybody having trouble having the game play on Windows 7? Can't get it to play at all. Kage 0 point DOS version. Hands down the best baseball game made for PC. Wish I could run in on Windows 8 somehow.

HB5ftw -1 point DOS version. MystycCheez 0 point DOS version. Retro ballparks available only in Legends League mode. I had the enhanced CD version back in the day where the retro ballparks were available in every mode. Still great to see this old game again.

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