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{{short description|1996 computer game}}
#REDIRECT [[Triple Play (series)]]
{{Infobox video game
| title = Triple Play 97
| image = Triple_Play_97_PlayStation_Cover_Art.jpg
| caption = PlayStation cover art
| developer = [[EA Canada]]<br>[[Synergistic Software]] (PC)
| publisher = [[EA Sports]]
| series = ''[[Triple Play (video game series)|Triple Play]]''
| platforms = [[PlayStation]], [[DOS]], [[Windows]]
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|August 1, 1996<ref>{{Cite web |date=1997-02-27 |title=Online Gaming Review |url=http://www.ogr.com/news/news0796.html |access-date=2023-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970227065825/http://www.ogr.com/news/news0796.html |archive-date=1997-02-27 }}</ref>|JP|January 17, 1997}}
| genre = [[Sports video game|Sports]]
}}
'''''Triple Play 97''''' is the second video game in the [[Triple Play (video game series)|''Triple Play'' series]], published in 1996. The game's cover features Hall of Famer [[Tony Gwynn]] of the [[San Diego Padres]].

==Development==
The game was announced at [[E3 1996]].<ref name="E3">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Electronic+Arts+To+Ship+Triple+Play+97+For+the+PlayStation+and+PC-CD;...-a018292416|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331191818/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Electronic+Arts+To+Ship+Triple+Play+97+For+the+PlayStation+and+PC-CD%3b...-a018292416|title=Electronic Arts To Ship Triple Play 97 For the PlayStation and PC-CD; EA SPORTS Signs Major League Baseball License to Fill Out Stellar Lineup|website=[[Business Wire]]|archivedate=March 31, 2016|date=May 16, 1996|accessdate=July 27, 2021|via=[[The Free Dictionary]]}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| IGN = 9/10<ref name="IGN Review"/>
| GSpot = 9/10<ref>{{cite web|first=Hugh|last=Sterbakov|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/triple-play-97-review/1900-2535306/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230003901/http://www.gamespot.com:80/reviews/triple-play-97-review/1900-2535306/|title=Triple Play 97 Review|website=[[GameSpot]]|archive-date=December 30, 2015|date=September 12, 1996|access-date=July 27, 2021}}</ref>
| Allgame = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Romero |first=Joshua |title=Triple Play 97 Review |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=13192&tab=review |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116000004/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=13192&tab=review |archive-date=November 16, 2014 |access-date=November 21, 2022 |website=Allgame}}</ref>
}}

In 1998, ''[[PC Gamer]]'' declared it the 39th-best computer game ever released, and the editors called it "''Triple Play 97'' is fast, addictive, and, with its terrific presentation and two-man commentary, immerses the player in that authentic day-at-the-ballpark atmosphere like no other".<ref name=pcgtop50>{{cite journal | author=| title=The 50 Best Games Ever | date=October 1998 | volume=5 | number=10 | journal=[[PC Gamer US]] | pages=86, 87, 89, 90, 92, 98, 101, 102, 109, 110, 113, 114, 117, 118, 125, 126, 129, 130 }}</ref>

''[[IGN]]'' praised the graphics.<ref name="IGN Review">{{cite web|author=|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1996/11/27/triple-play-97|website=[[IGN]]|title=Triple Play 97|date=November 27, 1996|access-date=September 15, 2020}}</ref>

==Reviews==
*''[[Electric Playground]]'' - September 10, 1996<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elecplay.com/sony/tripplay.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970125094416/http://www.elecplay.com/sony/tripplay.html |archive-date=1997-01-25 |title=Electric Playground GAME REVIEWS: SONY - Triple Play '97|access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref>
*''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' - August 16, 1996<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,293736,00.html |title=Digital Review |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=2022-02-03 |archive-date=2009-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427105000/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,293736,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' - November 1996
*''[[Computer Games Magazine]]'' - September 26, 1996<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/018/154/triple97_review.html |title=Triple Play 97 Review |website=Cdmag.com |access-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031106053849/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/018/154/triple97_review.html |archive-date=6 November 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*''[[PC Gamer]]'' - November 1996

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Baseball video games by Electronic Arts}}

[[Category:1996 video games]]
[[Category:DOS games]]
[[Category:PlayStation (console) games]]
[[Category:Synergistic Software games]]
[[Category:Triple Play video games]]
[[Category:Video games set in 1997]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]
[[Category:Windows games]]


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Latest revision as of 06:24, 14 July 2024

Triple Play 97
PlayStation cover art
Developer(s)EA Canada
Synergistic Software (PC)
Publisher(s)EA Sports
SeriesTriple Play
Platform(s)PlayStation, DOS, Windows
Release
  • NA: August 1, 1996[1]
  • JP: January 17, 1997
Genre(s)Sports

Triple Play 97 is the second video game in the Triple Play series, published in 1996. The game's cover features Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres.

Development

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The game was announced at E3 1996.[2]

Reception

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In 1998, PC Gamer declared it the 39th-best computer game ever released, and the editors called it "Triple Play 97 is fast, addictive, and, with its terrific presentation and two-man commentary, immerses the player in that authentic day-at-the-ballpark atmosphere like no other".[6]

IGN praised the graphics.[3]

Reviews

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References

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  1. ^ "Online Gaming Review". 1997-02-27. Archived from the original on 1997-02-27. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  2. ^ "Electronic Arts To Ship Triple Play 97 For the PlayStation and PC-CD; EA SPORTS Signs Major League Baseball License to Fill Out Stellar Lineup". Business Wire. May 16, 1996. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2021 – via The Free Dictionary.
  3. ^ a b "Triple Play 97". IGN. November 27, 1996. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Sterbakov, Hugh (September 12, 1996). "Triple Play 97 Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  5. ^ Romero, Joshua. "Triple Play 97 Review". Allgame. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "The 50 Best Games Ever". PC Gamer US. 5 (10): 86, 87, 89, 90, 92, 98, 101, 102, 109, 110, 113, 114, 117, 118, 125, 126, 129, 130. October 1998.
  7. ^ "Electric Playground GAME REVIEWS: SONY - Triple Play '97". Archived from the original on 1997-01-25. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Digital Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  9. ^ "Triple Play 97 Review". Cdmag.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2022.


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