There was no attempt to add such inconveniences as errors or intentional walks to the game because these were seen as extras. The series started with a game engine that allowed you to hit, pitch, and field. You also start by charging $19.99 and then, when you have a partial product, raise the price to $29.99 to compete with games that cost that much but have many more features. Someone not familiar with the PC baseball community convinced the Microsoft brass that the way to create a baseball game is to start with as few features as possible, refine those features, and to slowly (and I mean slowly) tack on new items to your game until after three years you have around half of the features already found in abundance in other products. The original game began Microsoft's Frankenstein-like approach to creating baseball games. This continuos upgrading of the Baseball franchise is pretty easy because there wasn't much there to begin with. This is the third iteration of the game and each year brings a new set of features to the title. The senior citizen in Microsoft's sports lineup is Microsoft Baseball 2001. Microsoft had the good sense to hire talented development shops to produce these titles, and these successes led to the development of a three year PC sports game plan that included forays into football, baseball, basketball, and soccer. These two titles showed that Microsoft was capable of producing quality, although flawed, products which would appeal to the masses. The feast began with the Age of Empires and to a lesser extent with Close Combat. Anyone remember Bob? It's pretty much feast or famine with Microsoft, but other companies certainly should be wary whenever the folks from Redmond turn their eyes toward a market.Ī few years ago Microsoft began entering the PC games market. This full speed ahead philosophy has led to some dismal defeats as well. Windows Media Player starts as a very limited application and now in its current version it can pretty much play any type of multimedia software. Internet Explorer goes from a twinkle in Bill Gates' eye to the dominant web browser in a relatively short period of time. ![]() This philosophy has led to some amazing results. ![]() When a market is targeted, the corporation generally attacks with both barrels blazing and a take no prisoners approach. ![]() Microsoft may be many things, but a subtle company it is not. Read Full Review There's A Giant Amongst Us
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