Bottom of the 9th '99, known in Japan as Jikkyou American Baseball 2 (実況アメリカンベースボール2, Jikkyō Amerikan Bēsubōru Tsū, lit. "Real American Baseball 2"), is a baseball video game published and developed by Konami and released in 1998 for the PlayStation.

Bottom of the 9th '99
Cover featuring Brady Anderson
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • NA: August 31, 1998
  • JP: October 8, 1998
Genre(s)Sports (Baseball)
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Baltimore Orioles center fielder Brady Anderson is featured on the cover. Bottom of the 9th '99 does not have a Major League Baseball license, but it is endorsed by the Major League Baseball Players Association. This game has the 1998 opening day rosters with over 700 players. This game has six playing modes: exhibition, season, training, trade, statistics, and scenario mode.

Reception

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The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[1] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 22 out of 40.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bottom of the 9th '99 for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Marriott, Scott Alan. "Bottom of the 9th '99 - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "実況アメリカンベースボール2 [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Bottom of the 9th 99". Game Informer. No. 64. FuncoLand. August 1998.
  5. ^ Boba Fatt (October 1998). "Bottom of the 9th '99". GamePro. No. 121. IDG Entertainment. p. 192. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  6. ^ MacDonald, Ryan (September 4, 1998). "Bottom of the 9th 99 Review [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 20, 2004. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  7. ^ Harris, Craig (September 2, 1998). "Bottom of the Ninth '99 [sic]". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  8. ^ "Bottom of the 9th '99". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Ziff Davis. 1998.
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