Or you could ignore the whole thing and play out some dreary county match.Īpart from The Ashes shenanigans, the big thing this year is the dualanalog Century Stick batting system. Those heady days can be replayed in full, along with specific scenarios - and of course you can play along with this winter's action. The game may carry the generic ' cricket' title, but to all intents and purposes this is the official game of The Ashes, in which our plucky lads travel to the land of thieves to - probably - meekly surrender the symbolic urn that we earned in that glorious summer of 2005. Was it on? If so, imagine a similar scenario on your PC monitor, with the key difference that you control some of the players, and it doesn't have to go on for five days. Providing it's after midnight and you've got Sky, go and have a look. The Clocks Have gone back, Christmas decorations pollute the shops and we're reviewing a cricket game? A cruel reminder of blue skies and short trousers, this has of course been released to cash in on The Ashes series in Australia, which may actually be taking place as you clutch this magazine to your bosom. Bowling is more technical, or even frustrating to execute. Batting and fielding are fairly easy to execute in Cricket 07. Running between wickets is easy and you have to choose the right time for your batsman to run. Player stats often reflect in their game and inexperienced batsmen will make more errors. Conservative shots at the beginning of a game are often preferred to wild shots later in the game.

Your batsman has a confidence meter that needs to be monitored. You can choose whether your batsman will play on the back or front foot. You can choose from five difficulty modes. You’ll see the AI make overthrows, fumbles and dropped catches. The AI is good and plays like a human opponent. The player control and the stroke play in the game has improved from prior iterations of the EA Cricket Series, but they could be better. The commentary is good and will keep you company while you slug it out. The venues available are recognizable international venues.

You can adjust the pitch type and the weather condition. Several pitches are available with varying weather conditions and match venues.

The game graphics looks good with the stadiums and players well depicted. You can also download a third-party roster update online for that. But, if you still got that itch to play with real player names, you can edit the names in the Team Management mode. The remaining 14 international teams in the game use random generic names and kits. Only four teams have full licenses for names and kits. Cricket 07 doesn’t have as much licenses as the prior games in the series.

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