Game Description
If you're an Aussie or UK sports fan, then the next few months are all
about one thing--the Ashes series being held Down Under. EA is
capitalising on that buzz by releasing Cricket 07 just before the start
of the first Test at the end of November, and the good news for cricket
tragics is that Cricket 07 is EA's best effort at replicating the sport
to date. The bad news is that some finicky bowling mechanics make it an
uneven experience, with batting by far the more enjoyable half of the
gameplay. And just like in real cricket, even the shortest matches can
result in some tedium.
If you're a big fan of the sport, then you know that a little tedium is
part and parcel of the whole experience. Indeed, Cricket 07 plays more
towards hardcore supporters than casual followers, as the real-life game
is represented here in almost simulation-like quality. While there is
scope for slugfests at lower difficulty levels, Cricket 07 is very much a
game that rewards patience and persistence, particularly when you get
to Test match levels at higher-than-average difficulties.
EA's latest cricket offering features its biggest innovation to the
series so far--the Century Stick control system. As opposed to previous
entries in the series, which mapped shot selection to a PlayStation 2
controller's four face buttons, Cricket 07 uses both analog sticks for
batting. The left is used for foot choice and batter placement, while
the right is used to select shots and determine power. A hard pull
straight down on the right analog stick, for example, will result in a
fierce straight drive, while a gentle flick to the right will result in a
batsman doing a leg glance. An impressive array of shots can be played
in Cricket 07 (depending on where the ball is relative to your batsman),
including French cuts, square cuts, cover drives, on-drives, pulls,
hooks, sweeps, blocks, and more.
Game Screen-Shots
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System Requirement(minimum)
| Processor: | 1 GHz | ||||||||||||||
| RAM: | 256 MB | ||||||||||||||
| Video Memory: | 32 MB | ||||||||||||||
| Only supplied on DVD?: | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Hard Drive Space: | 1.2 GB | ||||||||||||||
| Operating System: | Windows 2000 / Windows XP or higher | ||||||||||||||
| DirectX Version: | 9.0 |
