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Cricket 07 (PS2)
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Not As Good As Expected
Review date: 2009-11-03 Rating: 6 out of 10
For a 2007 game the graphics aren't really up to standard, so i stuck with Brian Lara Cricket.
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Reviews
49 not out
Review date: 2009-08-14 Rating: 8 out of 10
ea sports cricket 07 is a good game, once youve got to grips with the new controls. the new century stick batting control is a really good addition, which makes you feel more in control of the batsman. the bowling however is VERY boring and VERY repetative, although you can autoplay this and completley skip the AI's innings by going on to auto play in the game menu. The AI, particulary in first class and test matches, scores VERY slowly. It's best just to autoplay their innings. the 1-5 star rating system is also good. 1-3 stars are extrmely easy and it really isnt to hard to score 36 off an over frequently. However, 4 stars is a challenge, and will make a good game. 5 stars is virtualy impossible, my highest score being 190 all out of 78 overs (ive been bowled out for under 100 so may times) but this is a challenge and its quite good fun. you can also do lots of things on cricket 07. ashes; 05 ashes, 06/07 ashes and 05 ashes scenarios. you can play the world cup in the caribbean in 2007, play the anual world series in austrialia, play a test series, tour a part of the world, go in the nets, play the english county season, australian state season (all with lisnesed cups so liverpool county cup, c&g trophy twenty20 cup, natwest pro 40 etc) or you can just play a match. one day matches can be reduced in overs, so you have the choice of 10 overs, 20 or 50. ea cricket 07 has lots of things to explore. on the down side the comentry is AWFUL even though it has legend richie Benaud and mark nicholos. the umpiring for lbws is dreadfull, ive been given out lbw when the balls pitched outside the line of leg stump and hit me on the bad outside the line! playing a shot. there are also a few dogy run outs given. that aside ea cricket 07 is really good and i recomend it to anyone!
Still incomplete
Review date: 2009-02-01 Rating: 4 out of 10
I have been somewhat surprised at some of the positive feedback that I've read.
Yes, the gameplay is quite good, HOWEVER, there are still large bugs in the regular gameplay. Shots are still limited, and the batsman still plays shots that he shouldn't (for example a back-foot drive to a full-pitched ball, either resulting in an LBW or bowled). I have been very critical regarding EA's development of a cricket game, and sadly I haven't seen large improvements over the last few years to warrant buying another one.
One question to anyone who has read this, does anyone else have the problem, that when you save a tournament, and load it again, that your win percentage does not increase after you load?
Bowling is still very boring, and very repetitive, and if you have the patience required, its still very easy to bowl out teams like Australia for 50 runs or under (on normal), and if you choose to skip the bowling part, then you also don't get the win percentage added.
Pretty Good but a bit easy and unrealistic
Review date: 2008-10-05 Rating: 8 out of 10
Cricket 07 another one of those alright cricket games. I WANT TO SEE SOMETHING AMAZING. but for now i have to do with this.the gameplay is good but still to easy.On cricket 2002 it was difficult and it was a challenge to even get to 100. But on this i can get 500 easily on 5 star. You can just slog when the fielders are in and look for twos when they are out.i like the fact they have sponsors but i want to see more of them.The bowling is a good factor but for most people it is a bit boring.
FlAWS
there are no proper names for other teams apart from New zealand Australia England and South africa.
commentators a dull and say the same thing again and again.
batsmen run far to quickly
Bowlers are actually decent batsmen like Panesar
there are no domestic leagues from india new zealand or south africa
two people who look different look the same (lara and jayasuria0
when you have just hit one straight up into the air and the fielder is about to catch it. you can press pause just before it reaches into his hands then unpause it and you will be not out
fielders can float to the ball and pick it up!!!
umpires give crazy decisions
fielders never drop catches
you can score far too quicjly like 400 of 40 overs
you can finish a test in 2 days
but you can grind an innings very well
so this game has some major flaws but because i love cricket i will play it till a decent cricket game comes out.
also watch out for cricket lfe 08 which is said to come out in 2009 this will make every cricket lover happy
Good but room for improvement
Review date: 2007-08-30 Rating: 8 out of 10
Cricket games have not really got the attention that other EA Sports games such as Tiger Woods PGA Tour or FIFA. And now with Codemasters' Brian Lara series out EA needed to make big improvements or they will not sell.
Batting is now massively improved since 05 with the new so called 'Century Stick' where you move the analog stick in the direction where you want to hit it. Sometimes it is a bit unresponsive so you may end up blocking a shot rather than hooking it for six. Also new is a timing gauge which means you need to play your shot on ideal timing or you will edge it or not hit it far. A good batsman such as Sachin Tendulkar has a large ideal timing bar and a bad one such as Glen McGrath has a small one so you can usually edge it behind. There is a difficulty setting from 1 to 5 stars. 1 star means you can get ideal timing and smash it for six every ball and the opponents get loads of edges. 5 star means you can rarely get ideal timing and you have to leave wide ones and block straight ones.
Bowling on a high difficulty setting is quite boring, especially in Test matches. Choosing a delivery is the only good bit and is hasn't changed since 05. Fielding is automated unless you make it manual but dodgy camreas mean it is quite hard.
The game focuses' mainly on The Ashes with the whole 2006/07 series and 2005. What a shame bowling in test matches is so boring. Another thing is 2005 Ashes Scenarios where you do things like score 50 with Pietersen in the First Test or win the Second test with Australia with two wickets left.
The game also has fully licensed domestic leagues from England and Australia and this year's World Cup. However many of the International teams are not licensed so you playing as Tendehar instead of Tendulkar.
The commentary is done by Richie Beaunad and Mark Nicholas and despite being repetetive it is quite funny. Sometimes the commentator says that's 3 sixes in this over and you haven't even started it yet.
The music is really your opinion and you either love it or hate it. However I haven't heard of any of the songs.
Graphics 7.5
Sound 7.0
Gameplay 7.5
Lasting Appeal 8.5
Overall
Cricket fans should definitely get this but others shouldn't.
7.8/10
Product Details/Specifications
Recording label: Electronic Arts
Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
EAN: 5030930052720
Binding: Video Game
Release date: 2006-11-23
Manfacturer maximum age: 216
Manfacturer minimum age: 36 months
Platform: PlayStation2
Brand: Electronic Arts