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.

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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

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

the game is not that good in my standerds. The commentators keep on saying the same thing over and over again. they could of had the woodworm
BAT also the bats are not very good at all.
JWD

good points:
batting is better and feels more real
ashes scenarios and all the usual tournaments and tours
5 difficulty settings makes it easy to find the one best for you
editor allows you do change unlicensed player names
big improvement on the last one
bad points:
only england, south africa, australia and south africa are licenced as are county and australian state sides but this means that teams like india all have wrong names
there are no dropped catches (well i aint seen one anyway)
lbw decisions are shambolic
not enough edges or near misses to liven the game up and keep it exciting
spinners never appeal and there are few close lbws in real cricket spinners appeal every other delivery
field placings arent clever and fielders arent placed well enough to stop many runs in your good scoring areas
a delivery that goes for 4 wides sometimes adds 5 runs

...after all that i say buy it, i didnt regret spending my moneys and niether should you

As a whole, the game is a great sim, but unfortunately, there are some aspects of it which stop it from getting 5 out of 5.

First example, I bowled a batsman out fair and square, stumps flying all over the place, only to see the score stay the same and the batsman stay at his crease for another delivery.

Secondly, the old lbw decisions. Some of the decisions, a bit like real life are very contentious, but they are very inconsistent.

The use of hawk-eye would be a welcome introduction for the '08 version along with more fielding interaction.