30 punds sterling I think on XBOX and PS2

 

2005 was better in terms of graphics, but the gameplay was shocking... here is what are the positives and negatives of the new game ( I didn't write this)

 

 

- My mouse moved very slowly in some menus.
+ You can now change the team name and abreviation, not to mention player names, without having to download editors from fansites
+ There are special screen transitions from and to 'Ashes mode'. They're very nice to watch.
+ As you may have heard, there are 40 special Ashes challenges (putting you in the place of various players during various times of the 2005 Ashes, and forcing you to do as they did or better). They come with videos, special commentary, and really create a sense of (historical) immersion. Well done.
- Some of these Ashes challenges aren't in order. They do go test by test (you have to finish all challenges related to the 1st test, before going to the 2nd test), but sometimes it's a mess. Ex: 1st challenge with England: as the team collapsed 21/5, do what Pietersen did - a half century. Challenge 2: get a century from the starting partnership of Strauss and Trescothick. I thought they had gone down quickly in the 1st challenge
+ you have all sorts of special modes, like playing the whole Ashes Tour or just the Ashes, 4 English county competitions, etc.
- Some of the menus have an unsatisfying nuance of brown. We need brighter colors, people!
- You know that selection menu, if you didn't want to pick a touring team automatically? You know, the one where you could scroll down a list of players, each with two horizontal lines, batting skill and bowling skill? Well now those lines are smaller. So it's harder to know who's good at what..
+ ... but in the same selection menu, players are listed by specialty, not by first letter of first name like in Cricket 2005. So, all opening batsmen, then all batsmen, then all-rounders, then fast bowlers, etc. This is far more helpful.
+ The batting is intuitive and a god-send.
- The pitching isn't. There's less control over where the cursor goes (from what I've read, it's tied in with player talent). Ok, but here's a serious problem for all who, like me, played Cricket 2005 for a very very long time: you use one key to select the delivery type, like say W on the keyboard, but no matter what you still have to use S to actually set the cursor in place. Very different from Cricket 2005, and very annoying.
+ unlike Cricket 2005, you cannot deliver bodyline-like balls, because you now get warned
+ The ball bounces more, both when you are bowling and when you are batting. It's also faster (runs away from Flintoff)
+ just an impression, but the comp fielding seems to be smarter in adjusting to your shots...
- the leg glance still rules...
+ but other shots are much easier to play successfully
+ behind-batsman camera: has to be seen to be believed. It's even better than a first-person camera when it comes to putting you in the socks of the batsman. Trust me on this one.
+ remember how to go from one over to the other you went to a menu and had to use your mouse to select the 'next over'? It was a pain in the butt. Now the 'next over' button is keyed to your controller.
+ lots of information on screen, between deliveries, etc.
+ special commentary for some players when they reach milestones. Even Clarke the Australian
+ the field looks... larger. It's more like real-life cricket, in Cricket 2005 it felt like a schoolyard. Now, there's room and space for all those shots
+ overall the graphics looks better.
+ the bowling camera (called 'broadcast') is superb.
+ the comp may miss shots! or misplay them. Granted, I was playing as Windies against Pakistan in Barbados, on a very grassy pitch and I was struggling with my controller. But the computer looked really nice when trying to play the ball and doing not so well.
- Stadiums: if you're not English or Australian, your country got shafted. There's only *one* stadium for the Windies.. with the World Cup and all there should be at least 5. As for India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka... just like in Cricket 2005.
- Benaud still says the same things...
+ But Nicholas is new and it's nice to hear new stuff. He also delivers it pretty well.
- fake names. Many of them. Soon some people will put the real ones on the Internet. Watch this forum for updates
+ new umpires.
+ several new teams (won't spoil the surprises, but all World Cup teams are there, including Bermuda and Ireland).

Originally posted by dhoniisbest I didn't knew that other countries has targe, K-mart, and EB. Instead of spending more money, its better to buy it after a month or so. Or after a month, you could get used for way way less than that.

 

Target and Kmart are owned by ColesMyer Ltd. in Australia, which employs a mammoth 165K people. Electronics Boutiques is one of many commercial video game outlets.

 On advertising duties JP?

 

When does that come out?

My biggest problem is that Asian and minnow international teams have fake player names!! The first time EA has done this (very disappointed).. Although you can edit names, and I fixed up all the Paki and Indian names, but I do not know like the Irish players (all I know is Joyce and O'Brien).

 

It is better then 2005, but for your money wait for the Codemasters cricket game (RPC or BLC 2007). I'm a fan of EA, but i would still wait.

 

MiK

Hey Dhoni.. When I saw that the names were not licensed I was shocked, and disappointed. But luckily you can edit names, edit numbers and the commentators can still say Singh not Sajev (or what ever the fake name was).

The Ashes promos are awesome. They have 2005 Ashes scenarios, like "Guide Michael Clarke to a century in the first test." And if you are successful you unlock a movie and get to see a clip from the last Ashes.

 

As well as numerous tours that can be played,  world series/championship/knockout tournaments, all of the different Aust. and English domestics seasons and the 2005 nPower and 2006/07 3 mobile Ashes series' can be played.

 

Friendly matches can also be played, e.g. Australia A versus Bermuda.

 

That's your graphics card and ram, not the game... I have the game and it does not do that.

 

Roscoe, the new Ea Cricket (2007) has more realistic batting, and if you have a controller you can use the joystick to bat..which is like Tiger Woods Golf, and it is really good. In cricket 2007 they bowl a lot more shorter balls no (but only two bouncers in tests, and one in odi can be bowled) but they bowl on a length.

If you put the difficulty on the highest and you put on manual batting (you control front and backfoot strokes) then it gets harder..

 

1. System Requirements
=============================================================
Minimum:
 1.0 GHz Intel Pentium III or equivalent
 256 MB of RAM
 DirectX 9.0c compatible 3D accelerated 32 MB video card or equivalent
 1200 MB free HDD space plus space for saved games and DirectX 9.0c
 installation
 32X Speed CD-ROM/DVD-ROM
 DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
 Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
 MS-compatible mouse
 Keyboard

 

Required Operating Systems:
 Windows(R) 2000 or Windows(R) XP
 Note that Windows(R) 95, Windows(R) 98, Windows(R) ME and Windows NT(R) 4.0
 are not supported.

 

Required Software:
 DirectX 9.0c or higher

 

go to --> http://www.cricket2005.org - www.cricket2005.org and it has patches and graphics/tv graphics (i.e. you can have the sky sports scorecard) and other patches for the gameplay.

 

How stupid can you get by quoting the screenshots.

 

e.g.

C:/Program Files/Ea Sports/Ea Sports (TM) Cricket 2007

 

That link can also lead to http://www.cricket07.net - www.cricket07.net

can i have a link pls.

i was going to buy it today but just wanted to check what others thought of it.

 

The commentary is basically the same, the replays are juddary, the players are all muscley for some reason and when when your bowling, when someone takes a catch, they start slidding????????

 

whatever

 

i have got it and i am really enjoying it

i have a short attention span and enjoy smacking it around the park

but the computer also does it so it is a bit more even.

 

A great game for all to enjoy but does contain a few bugs, and the use of the right analog stick for shot selection sometimes means you end up getting out playing a shot in a direction you never meant to place it.

 

I got Shane Warne 99 a long time ago and for its time was a good game, its main redeming feature however was the fact you could compile statistics, i HATE cricket games that do not allow you to do this....Cricket 2002/2004 and 2005 i think.

 

From what i have read

Shane Warne - Can compile stats

Cricket 02/04/05/07?? - Cant compile stats unless its in say a World Cup (which is not really that usefull)

Ricky Ponting/Brian Lara 2005 - Career mode? you can create a player and compile stats?

 

What options are there for recording stats etc for 2007, im getting it but im sure Ricky Ponting 2007 will be a far better bet. Also will Ricky Ponting retain the career mode?

 

The game has updated stats on all palyers.

 

You can play England domestic and Aus domestic, all competitions.

 

I love the new feature, playing past ashes moments, from the 2005 series.

 

It is a great game for the cricket lover, for example if your batting in a test match, you have to be patient to score runs, you cant just push the six hit button the whole time. The bowling is also big fun with big swing and spin.

 

The only downside was, that it seems that the sub -continent teams has not been licensed, so they play with funney names.

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I agree I cant bat in 05 when in 04 i could get 50 in about 14 balls it is really fun not like in 05 where u cant bat it is just so hard and i ran ou of patance wif it.  

Did u get any reply or got it resolved.

If yes pls help me, i'm also getting the same problem.

"TEXTURE MISSING" error.

 

The bowling's still not that great though, I hate the way the blue circle moves