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VR Baseball '97

VR Baseball '97 invites players to immerse themselves into the world of baseball by selecting from a variety of teams, stadiums, and players. Designed to be the first baseball game that lets you play in a…

70 1 May 1997

VR Baseball '97 is a sport, released 1 May 1997 on PlayStation.

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What VR Baseball '97 is

VR Baseball '97 was released in 1997. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

VR Baseball '97 invites players to immerse themselves into the world of baseball by selecting from a variety of teams, stadiums, and players. Designed to be the first baseball game that lets you play in a real-time 360-degree 3D world, gamers can play any position and watch the game play out from any angle. The game includes 700 players, 28 stadiums, all-star games, national anthems, and statistics for the 1997 baseball season. Gamers may play alone or challenge a friend to an "Exhibition Game," or a "Home Run Derby."
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How it was received

VR Baseball '97 holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 41% of the 1,609 rated sport games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 1997 averaged 65, so it scored 5 points above the year average.

What it launched against

VR Baseball '97 launched on 1 May 1997, within three weeks of Star Fox 64, Shadow Warrior, Jonah Lomu Rugby and Descent Maximum. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Star Fox 64, Shadow Warrior, Jonah Lomu Rugby, Descent Maximum.

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VR Baseball '97 — frequently asked questions

When did VR Baseball '97 come out?
VR Baseball '97 was released on 1 May 1997 for PlayStation.

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