Sammy Sosa Softball Slam is a baseball video game developed and published by The 3DO Company in 2000. It is one of the games to feature then-Chicago Cubs right fielder Sammy Sosa on the cover, the other being Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001.
| Sammy Sosa Softball Slam | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | The 3DO Company |
| Publisher(s) | The 3DO Company |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Reception edit
Reception
| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PC | PS | |
| GameRankings | 50%[2] | 42%[3] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PC | PS | |
| CNET Gamecenter | 6/10[4] | N/A |
| Computer Games Strategy Plus |    [5] | N/A |
| Computer Gaming World | [6] | N/A |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | N/A | 1.83/10[7] |
| Game Informer | N/A | 5.75/10[8] |
| GameFan | N/A | 72%[9] |
| GameSpot | N/A | 3.3/10[10] |
| GameZone | 7.5/10[11] | N/A |
| IGN | 4.6/10[12] | 3/10[13] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | [14] |
The PC version received mixed reviews, while the PlayStation version received unfavorable reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ "Sammy Ships Soft Balls". IGN. Ziff Davis. February 29, 2000. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ a b "Sammy Sosa Softball Slam for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ a b "Sammy Sosa Softball Slam for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Bub, Andrew S. (May 2, 2000). "Sammy Sosa Softball Slam (PC)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Abner, William (May 30, 2000). "Sammy Sosa Softball Slam". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on May 30, 2003. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Jones, George (June 2000). "Sammy Sosa Softball Slam" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 191. Ziff Davis. p. 125. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ EGM staff (June 2000). "Sammy Sosa Softball Slam". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 131. Ziff Davis.
- ^ "Sammy Sosa Softball Slam (PS)". Game Informer. No. 86. FuncoLand. June 2000.
- ^ Higgins, Geoff "El Nino"; Jacques Strap (June 2000). "Sammy Sosa Softball [Slam] (PS)". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 6. Shinno Media. p. 96. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Stahl, Ben (March 10, 2000). "Sammy Sosa's Softball Slam [sic] Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Lafferty, Michael (May 22, 2000). "Sammy Sosa Softball Slam (PC)". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 25, 2001. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Steinberg, Scott (April 26, 2000). "Sammy Sosa Softball Slam (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Nix, Marc (March 20, 2000). "Sammy Sosa's Softball Slam [sic] (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ Zuniga, Todd (June 2000). "Sammy Sosa Softball Slam". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 9. Ziff Davis. p. 108. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
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