HardBall 6

HardBall 6
HardBall 6
	Cover art featuring Ken Caminiti
Developer(s)	MindSpan
Publisher(s)	Accolade
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
Release	Windows; NA: April 15, 1998[1]; 2000 Edition; NA: March 24, 1999[2]; PlayStation; NA: November 18, 1998[3];
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

HardBall 6, also known as HardBall 99 for the PlayStation version, is a baseball video game developed by MindSpan and published by Accolade for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation in 1998. A 2000 Edition was released for Windows only in 1999.

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Aggregator	PC	PS
GameRankings	68%[4] (2000) 51%[5]	64%[6]

Review scores
Publication	Score
Publication	PC	PS
CNET Gamecenter	7/10[7] (2000) 4/10[8]	8/10[9]
CGW	[10]	N/A
Game Informer	N/A	2/10[11]
GamePro	[12]	[13]
GameRevolution	C−[14]	N/A
GameSpot	7.1/10[15]	5.4/10[16]
IGN	6/10[1]	N/A
PC Gamer (US)	67%[17]	N/A

HardBall 6, its 2000 Edition, and HardBall 99 received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[4][5][6]

References

Bates, Jason (August 13, 1998). "HardBall 6". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
GameSpot staff (March 24, 1998). "New Releases". GameSpot. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 30, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
"HardBall '99 - PlayStation". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
"Hardball 6 for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
"Hardball 6 2000 Edition for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
"HardBall 99 for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
Elko, Lance (June 2, 1998). "HardBall 6". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
Gaudiosi, John (April 22, 1999). "HardBall 2000". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
Brumley, Doug (February 23, 1999). "HardBall 99". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
Kaiafas, Tasos (August 1998). "Strike Six (HardBall 6 Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 169. Ziff Davis. p. 208. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
"Hardball 99". Game Informer. No. 69. FuncoLand. January 1999. p. 69.
Strauch, Joel (1999). "Hardball 6 2000 Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 19, 2004. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
The Rookie (December 1998). "HardBall '99". GamePro. No. 123. IDG Entertainment. p. 228. Archived from the original on January 16, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
Anderson, Tom (October 1998). "Hardball 6 Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
Poole, Stephen (May 13, 1998). "Hardball 6 Review [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
Taruc, Nelson (January 21, 1999). "HardBall 99 Review [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
Smolka, Rob (July 1998). "HardBall 6". PC Gamer. Vol. 5 no. 7. Imagine Media. Archived from the original on February 26, 2000. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

External links

HardBall 6 at MobyGames
HardBall 6: 2000 Edition at MobyGames

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[IGN-1] Bates, Jason (August 13, 1998). "HardBall 6". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[2] GameSpot staff (March 24, 1998). "New Releases". GameSpot. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 30, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2021.

[3] "HardBall '99 - PlayStation". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[GRPC1-4] "Hardball 6 for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[GRPC2-5] "Hardball 6 2000 Edition for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[GRPS-6] "HardBall 99 for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[7] Elko, Lance (June 2, 1998). "HardBall 6". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

[8] Gaudiosi, John (April 22, 1999). "HardBall 2000". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

[9] Brumley, Doug (February 23, 1999). "HardBall 99". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

[10] Kaiafas, Tasos (August 1998). "Strike Six (HardBall 6 Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 169. Ziff Davis. p. 208. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[11] "Hardball 99". Game Informer. No. 69. FuncoLand. January 1999. p. 69.

[12] Strauch, Joel (1999). "Hardball 6 2000 Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 19, 2004. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[13] The Rookie (December 1998). "HardBall '99". GamePro. No. 123. IDG Entertainment. p. 228. Archived from the original on January 16, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[14] Anderson, Tom (October 1998). "Hardball 6 Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[15] Poole, Stephen (May 13, 1998). "Hardball 6 Review [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[16] Taruc, Nelson (January 21, 1999). "HardBall 99 Review [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[17] Smolka, Rob (July 1998). "HardBall 6". PC Gamer. Vol. 5 no. 7. Imagine Media. Archived from the original on February 26, 2000. Retrieved June 28, 2020.