<s>
is	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
WOW	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
modern	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
featured	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
World	O
Series	O
Baseball	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Series	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2K1	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
World	B-Application
Series	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
had	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
World	O
Series	O
Baseball	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
1998	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
launched	O
without	O
any	O
baseball	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Most	O
Disappointing	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Shenmue	B-Application
.	O
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