Apart from some nagging controls, the game does well as compared with its counterparts, especially for some new improved gameplay mechanics in the bowling, batting and fielding departments. Overall (4 out of 5)Ĭricket 2007 was a huge success in cricket-playing nations like England, Australia and India. The unique EA Trax system allows various songs to be played on the background while browsing the interface. You must play the Ashes tournament to hear the English and Australian crowds go wild chanting and roaring with every shot played. The ambient sound perfectly matches a particular tournament. Sometime the comments do get repetitive for some shots. I loved the commentary part, but wished there were more such commentators from every country. Sound (4 out of 5)Ĭricket 2007 features expert in-game commentary of the legendary Richie Benaud and Mark Nicholas. The game requires a 32MB 3D graphics card. But do not expect any ground-breaking graphics like the ones in FIFA or NBA. The camera angles are quiet intuitive and impressive. You will find some realistically looking player models of popular cricketers like Andrew Flintoff, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, and Sachin Tendulkar. Graphically, Cricket 2007 fares well as far as 3D player modeling is concerned. Locating your tournament stats is very simple and EA did not attempt to commit anything flashy for the opening menu screen. The EA Cricket 2007 interface is very user-friendly.
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I would prefer choosing the automatic fielding mode because you may get fed up with the batting and bowling controls let alone dabbling with the keys for manual fielding. The fielding boasts three modes: automatic, semi-automatic and manual fielding. Bonus deliveries including the bouncer and the Yorker are available, provided the AI batsman is low on confidence. The bowling department allows you to spin and swing the ball in the desired pace and direction. The game boasts a range of popular branded bats including Puma, Gray Nicolls and Slazenger. Changing shot directions to back foot or front foot depends on the bowler’s delivery. While batting, you can choose your shot style and direction. I would better recommend switching to the classic keyboard-mouse control system to play Cricket 2007. There are some drawbacks though, as the game may find hard to recognize the century stick if you are using a compatible gamepad. But, for the century stick control system, you need a gamepad to be well acquainted with the strokes. With the century stick, a player just has move the stick to play the ball on a particular direction. Previous versions stressed more on keyboard-mouse combinations to move the bat. The century stick is used to imitate a cricket bat’s movement. The inclusion of a new control system, ‘The Century Stick’ by EA makes batting more pleasurable. batting, bowling and fielding have improved a lot from previous versions. The three significant areas of this sport viz. There are also some popular English events such as the C&G trophy, NatWest Pro40, Liverpool Victoria County Championship. But, the inclusion of the legendary Ashes and latest version of ‘quick’ cricket, Twenty-20 has added more enjoyment to the 2007 edition. The game comprises of different popular international tournaments including the World Series, World Cup and Test series. Gameplay (4 out of 5)Ĭricket 2007 is all about the game of bat and ball, skills and some baseball styled action.
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With the introduction of these two opposing versions of the game (Ashes is Test series between old rivals England and Australia while Twenty-20 is a rapid form of cricket), EA sports has proved its mettle in every genre of sports. EA Sports Cricket 2007 was released on November 2006 in the UK for cricket aficionados who relish the excitement of the Ashes tournament and Twenty-20 version of Cricket.