HardBall IV
| HardBall IV | |
|---|---|
 DOS cover art | |
| Developer(s) | MindSpan |
| Publisher(s) | Accolade[a] Warner Interactive Entertainment Europe (MS-DOS, EU) |
| Producer(s) | Pam Levins |
| Programmer(s) | Jeff Sember Mike Benna |
| Artist(s) | Dale Mauk John Boechler Karen Hinds |
| Composer(s) | Brian Shaw |
| Series | HardBall! |
| Platform(s) | DOS, Sega Genesis |
| Release | DOS Genesis |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
HardBall IV is a video game developed by MindSpan and published by Accolade for the Sega Genesis as HardBall '94 and later for DOS.
Gameplay
HardBall IV is a baseball game featuring Super VGA computer graphics.[3]
Release
A port of HardBall IV for the Atari Jaguar was in development by High Voltage Software, but it was never released.[4]
Reception
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| AllGame |    (GEN)[5] |
| Computer Gaming World | (PC)[6] |
| Game Players | 85% (GEN)[7] |
| GamePro | (GEN)[8] |
| Hyper | 90/100 (PC)[9] |
| Mean Machines Sega | 64/100 (GEN)[1] |
| Next Generation | (PC)[3] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 79% (PC)[10] |
| PC Zone | 83/100 (PC)[11] |
| Electronic Entertainment | (PC)[12] |
| Electronic Games | A– (GEN)[13] |
| Flux | 8.5/10 (GEN)[14] |
| PC Games (UK) | 65% (PC)[15] |
| Sega Power | 68% (GEN)[16] |
| VideoGames | 8/10 (GEN)[17] |
Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "you've got a top-notch simulation of America's favorite sport."[3]
Notes
- ^ Released under the Sport Accolade label.
References
- ^ a b Swan, Gus; Bufton, Paul (August 1994). "MegaDrive Review: Hardball '94". Mean Machines Sega. No. 22. EMAP. pp. 74–5. ISSN 0960-4952.
- ^ "Team EGM: HardBall '94". Electronic Gaming Monthly. July 1994. p. 20. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ a b c Next Generation staff (July 1995). "Finals". Next Generation. No. 7. Imagine Media. p. 70. ISSN 1078-9693.
- ^ CRV (August 7, 2017). "NuFX". gdri.smspower.org. Archived from the original on 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ Alan, Scott. "HardBall '94 Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 17, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Gindin, Jim (April 1995). "Review: Double Play – Turn Two With Reviews of HARDBALL IV and ESPN BASEBALL TONIGHT". Computer Gaming World. No. 129. Ziff Davis. pp. 132, 134, 136. ISSN 0744-6667.
- ^ Game Players staff (August 1994). "HardBall '94" (PDF). Game Players. Vol. 7, no. 8. Imagine Media. pp. 75–6. ISSN 1087-2779. Archived from the original on 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ The King Fisher (September 1994). "Triple-A Hardball: HardBall '94" (PDF). GamePro. No. 62. IDG. ISSN 1042-8658. Archived from the original on 2025-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Maragos, Harry (March 1995). "Bytesize: Hardball IV". Hyper. No. 16. nextmedia. p. 61. ISSN 1320-7458.
- ^ PC Gamer staff (March 1995). "Reviews: HardBall 4". PC Gamer. No. 10. Future plc. ISSN 1351-3540.
- ^ Presley, Paul (June 1995). "Hardball 4 Review". PC Zone. No. 27. Future plc. p. 63. ISSN 0967-8220.
- ^ Miller, Andrew (April 1995). "Sports Games: Hardball 4". Electronic Entertainment. No. 16. IDG. p. 83. ISSN 1074-1356.
- ^ Hardin, John W. (August 1995). "Cartridge: Hardball '94". Electronic Games. Vol. 2, no. 11. Decker Publishing. p. 82. ISSN 0730-6687.
- ^ Kitts, Jeff (September 1994). "Game Reviews: Hardball '94". Flux. No. 1. Harris Publications. p. 83. ISSN 1074-5602.
- ^ Simmons, Alex (July 1995). "HardBall 4". PC Games. No. 12. EMAP. p. 75.
- ^ Sega Powerstaff (August 1994). "MegaDrive: Hardball '94" (PDF). Sega Power. No. 57. Future plc. pp. 58–9. ISSN 0961-2718. Archived from the original on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Tschiltsch, Jeffrey (August 1994). "HardBall '94". VideoGames. No. 68. Larry Flynt Publications. p. 88. ISSN 1059-2938.
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