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17.8.2009

This is a superb cricket game and im not even a big fan of cricket, yet this game manages to capture that same feel you have watching the Ashes or a big test match on tv.Some of the reviewers on here obviously havent played the full game and have probably just played the demo. Yes it has minor niggles but most games have. But unlike one reviewer on here that claims you cant be out via LBW or bowled has probably played it for 5 minutes. You can quite easily be bowled, caught or LBW if you screw up the shot youre intending to play, its purely about timing. BUt rather than being monotonous, the bowling changes within each over, so you do have to play each shot based on how you see the delivery,sometimes you cant play the shot and have to defend. Sometimes you go for a shot and you are edged. Sometimes you play a good shot but havent given it enough power and youre caught in the outfield. Its got it all. Play a full innings and you will see all of these things happen. Ive been caught, ive been LBW and bowled clean. The best about the game is that the officials sometimes dont know so ask the tv replay and sometimes they make decisions and get them wrong (ie: keep you in when you were clearly out) so the batting cant be faulted. Also, another reviewer said its hard to get singles, but it isnt its about ball placement. If the bowler throws a ball real close to you then all you can do is defend the shot or play a quick single.Yes it can be too easy at times to get fours and sixes, but thats only once youve mastered the batting, you still need to be on youre guard, especially in Hard Mode, its all too easy to slug a shot only to find youre caught out or you miss-time it and are clean bowled.Bowling its much harder than batting, but in a good way, you can vary the shots, change the pace of the shot mid run up or the length or speed. You can bowl No Balls easy enough too if you dont time it right, and on a good match it really captures the atmosphere of 'wanting to get these wickets urgent' feeling. Theres nothing worse having scored 200 runs in your innings all out only to see Australia on 127 for 2 and Ricky Ponting is walking into the crease. That feeling in real life of "oh god i wish it wasnt him next' plays out in the game too because some batsmen are more stubborn that others. But i have LBW, caught and clean bowled batsmen..if anyone out there wants a tip try changing the bowl mid run up, straight to in-swing is good! and again, some bowlers are better than others.So what this game really captures is that feeling of cricket really well, you can also save at any point so if you are halfway through a good innings it wont go to waste. The pitch gets worn as matches go on, bowling and batting personal get worn down if they bowl or bat badly and you get rewards for hitting 50 or 100 and unlock stadiums and kit.The bad bits are what some others have said, the commentary is ok but it is a bit repetitive and bit monotone and could easily have been better. Also the crowds could be better animated too with more detail, though the detail on the pitch cant be faulted with nice cut scenes and player animations.All in all this is a fine cricket game and above all else, it captures that feeling of simply being a good game to play, its pick up and play perfection. Its a shame that no one seems to be online as its made for that, but i guess a lot of people probably think a game will last ages but in reality they skip along pretty well with 20/20s the ideal match for Live online.Well worth a punt and good effort by Codemasters, a good sports title that draws you in.
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9.10.2009

Despite being a big fan of the sport, i've not been tempted to buy any cricket video games beforehand as they were pathetic attempts in comparison to the long established football alternatives.Ashes Cricket 2009 has completely changed my view.Having played it at a friends house, i found it extremely difficult, especially batting. However, the commentary, graphics and game-play had me interested.A few days later, my Amazon copy arrived. A couple of hours in, i became increasingly frustrated by the difficulty. In 'normal' mode, i was getting skittled out for under a 100 runs and i was ready to agree with some reviews that it was just too hard to play. However, after reverting to 'Easy'mode and building up experience over a week, 'Normal' mode is now struggling to give me a challenge! The key is to utilise all the various controls you are provided with.So, as with any other good game, you can't just pick it up and play expecting to be Freddie Flintoff. It certainly takes perseverance, but the rewards are there. It's immensely satisfying getting that first 50 and 100, especially against the Ozzies! A nice catch from a experimental field placing will get you punching the air in satisfaction, whilst a perfect spinner that rattles middle and off will get you on your feet! I even found myself clapping the team's effort...Drawbacks? It's certainly a time killer. A quick game is impossible, but you can save whenever you like. This is essential as my game has crashed a couple of times during a long match, so be sure to save progress regularly. Apart from that, i would just be nit-picking. Yes, commentary is a little repetitive, but it brings a familiar and realistic background noise to the game. Replays aren't that great, but then you have fantastic features such as hawkeye to fall back on.The most annoying thing for me is a lack of LBWs. A few times i have hit a batsmen square in the pad and my bowler didn't even appeal. AI for run-outs could be improved too, as it's a little awkward. There was also a bug once where my batsman was standing in his crease but was given as run out! He was on 98...As i said, this is nit picking, and doesn't distract from an otherwise brilliant game. That's not brilliant for a cricket game, nor a sports game, it is up there with the best games i've played on the Xbox, full stop.
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16.3.2010

Cricket is understandably a difficult sport to convert to a console atmosphere based on quick results and short attention spans. However, within those confines Ashes 2009 doesn't do a bad attempt.Batting is simple, but very effective, allowing a wide range of movements and shots around a full 360 degree axis. The loft function also allows for decent shots to be played over the outfield, and it seems a fairly realistic combination of shot timing and selection that makes for wickets.Bowling is again simple with the typical place and drop bowl system, accompanied nicely with an array of bowling types from cutters to swingers that can genuinely have an effect against batsman and offer the opportunityto make the most of bowlers.The game takes into account the confidence of batters and bowlers when playing shots or bowling, both of which are effected by outcomes such as boundaries, played and missed, mis-timed shots etc... At least in longer forms of the game it requires patience as would real test cricket.The fielding is decidedly suspect and becomes somewhat comical as fielders trot to the boundary slowly or bowlers look the wrong way to receive a throw. But as this is the same for both sides it does little to diminish enjoyment, simply takes something from the realism of the game.All the test and the major one day international sides are available to play, with the option to edit players abilities and add a small selection of created players to play with. It offers players the opportunity to update squads, although it is annoyingly not possible to edit either Australian or English squads as they are both licensed.As seems to be the case with most cricket games, playing against the computer can be difficult and at times tedious, but the game has a simulation mode to 'fast forward' where necessary. There is however stadiums to unlock and awards allocated which make such a challenge more rewarding.Online can be difficult because of the time it takes to complete a game, but offers much again for those with patience. But even in the test arena it can at times be a little easy to start whacking the ball to all corners of the ground.For someone who understands the pace of cricket, and enjoys the sport I would recommend this game. It may not be perfect, but it is very playable.
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30.6.2009

Well finally with the launch of Ashes Cricket 2009 comes and end to the drought of Cricket Games, the last one being Brian Lara on Playstation 1.This games is amazing, its brings all the excitement of a 5 day game ball by ball. Ending in a draw is no problems because you can always win the next epic 5 dayer at Lords, or the one after at headingly or the one after in Wales?? Yes, no Old Trafford this time, the English cricket team play in Cardiff. The English weather is beutifully replicated and it is quite possible you can be watching you computer for 4 days only to go and bat on the 5th day for 2 minutes and for it to be rained off resulting in a draw,a bit fustrating when it happens on all 5 tests.Looking at the pictures on the website the grafics are pretty good and the likeness to ricky ponting is amazing, I even swore at the screen when I saw the little bugger!!The cover art containing a picture of the South African player, Kevin Pieterson shows the passion that the Ashes bring to england and australia however the release of this game in America is unlikely.Although there are only 2 teams to chose from and there is no Shane Warne or Papa Lazzarou in the game it still has hours and hours of repetive gameplay. The linear coding still exists thought and has not really been updated since the days of EA 2005. Yes, its in the form of Fast Bowl + Seam = Boundary if hit with a straight bat to Mid Off. Results, once you read the bowling you can counter every shot. I actually scored a full over of 6's when I was imagining a game of it the other night.Overall, this game will have a shelf life shorter than milk and is a shamefull attempt to cash in on the greatest sporting event in July 2009. There is a planned expansion when the Pommies fly down under in 2011 and this is likely to have different weather conditions and stadiums.I would recommend you buy this game with caustion as it will be heavily reduced once the excitement of the Ashes is over. Try day 2 of test one when england are 72/9 in reply to Australias 500/10.
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13.8.2009

Really like this game having had it for a few days now. Typical niggles about run scoring rate (which never really drops beneath 5) are a given, as I suppose they're trying to keep it entertaining and not too much like watching a 5 day test!A sign of how much I like it is how minor my big gripes are. Firstly the commentary - it's really, REALLY annoying that the commentators don't use the players names. They're licensed teams, yet you get phrases over and over again like "the quickie to bowl another over", or "the seamer to start again", or "one more to the batting team". Why oh why can't they refer to players by their names, or teams by name? Is quite unbelievable.Second the training is good fun,but it's pretty much impossible to recreate in a match. There's quite a few sessions on how to defend and push singles, but in an actual game it's nigh on impossible to actually do that.Third the running's a bit annoying, as they're very slow to react to a cancelled run (which you need a lot if you've got into the habit, from the training, of trying for quick singles!). Can lead to a lot of run outs until you learn to not bother trying for singles!I also just do not understand why I can't pull up a hawkeye of any ball, or a replay of any ball, or the wagon wheel at any stage. Sometimes it'd be nice to see them when I want to see what happened, or how close something was. Footy games have allowed total control of replays since about FIFA 96 - is cricket really more than 13 years behind?!Overall though, and aside from the somewhat repetitive "so tell me what you think about inswing", or "what do you think is important to be a good batsman" commentary that goes on forever and is just a bit silly (when you get the same 5 minute monologue three or four times in an afternoon of gaming) a really fun game and a real improvement from Brian Lara. If you like cricket in any way, well worth getting.
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2.10.2009

Ashes Cricket 2009 is easily the best cricketing game so far. The graphics are good, and unlike most, i thought the player likenesses in England and Australia are quite good, especialy Ryan Sidebottom and Ricky Ponting. The Ashes campaign is excelent, although when mastered, medium is easy, i got australia out for under 100 3 times in 4 tests, but on hard its a challenge. im 1 nill down at Lords, although im leading by 69 with 10 wickets in hand.I thought that the Twenty20 in England and the ICC Champions Trophy could have been encourparted aswell.The batsman should also be able to move about within his crease - im talking about depth in his crease so counteracting the yorker etc.The Stamina levels are not good enough,fast bowlers can bowl maximun 5-6 overs in one spell, and in a test match on day one you could find paul collingwood or for Austrlia Mike Husses bowling in around the fifteenth over, same for Odi's.The tournaments also only start from quater finals.Free Hits in ODI'S, only in Twenty20'sin notcied that the players appeal to the wrong umpire.AI needs to score more defensively, they usualy slog spinners, in tests Ai should score at 3-6 an over but in odi's fair enough quick scoring rate but it needs to be controlled so they bat out all the overs.Bowls can happen but not often, and when you do bowl them, stmups should come out of the ground.This may seem alot but i am very picky, It's a good game worth the money.
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25.7.2009

Well the demo came out yesterday for those who didn't know.The game is good, feels more real than previous cricket games, the downside to the demo is that you oly get 3 overs for batting and another 3 for bowling. From what I've seen though it looks good, the timing meter is good and the computer A.I. seems alot better (fielding, bolwing etc). What impressed me is the feature of ball wear and tear, which means you can't use reverse swing untill the ball has been worn down and the pitches play a big part too. The batting is good, you have confidence meters etc that all help the batsmen and you have the same meters for bowling too. I reckon the percentage of cricket fans will be happy with this but I do think codemasters should of included more in the demo,theres not really much you can say about a 3 over test match.Hope this helps :)
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20.12.2009

This is a great cricket game for any cricket enthuastic! Stunning graphics combined with variety of old cricketers commentery makes it a surreal experience. However the biggest let down is licesnced teams. Only two teams are licencsed, Australia and England. Rest all the teams are left with funny names and totally different faces. It's s main let down. However if u play at hard level, it feels almost like a real game. Missfielding, edge and some real bowling and batting skills required for hard level. I findtgis game extremely fascinating and willbe looking forward for the next update from code masters!

8.8.2009

Unlike other cricket games, this is much more realistic but in test matches the ai score quicker to make the game faster, but if you bowl in the right areas it would be stuff to bowl.THE PROS:-More control over bowling, can bowl swing,cutters or reverse swing as a seamer.-The fielders are much better,they get to the ball better stopping more boundaries.-Despite not having fully licensed teams(other England and Australia) names are obvious of who they are and its easy to edit them.

26.9.2012

A very enjoyable celebration of one of English Crickets seminal moments. Quite instinctive in its control system, unusual for a Cricket game, it does not take long to acclimatise to its nuances and within minutes one can be agriculturally lofting sixes to cow corner with great aplomb. There are plenty of options available and the full compliment of Test playing nations to select from. All in all a worthy addition to any collection and arguably one of the best Cricket sims around.

13.6.2009

Well the proble with ea sports cricket 05 07 was that on 05 the only way you could pick up wickets was with a leggy and on 07 and brian lara you got a wicket every ball if you put it in the right place. but with all the games bl2007 included with batting every ball could go for 4 and it was a really boring game. the reviews for the game say it is good but i would not preorder just icase it is like the others. Wait for others to review it first, hope i have been helpful.

11.8.2009

I bought this product on the day it was released and haven't stopped playing it since. At first I was a little apprehensive, since I'm not one for sports games and I wasn't sure how playable it would be - whether it would have complicated controls, awkward co-operative play etc. - however I was pleasantly surprised. I've been playing this with all my mates since last week and the more one plays it, the more addictive it becomes.Fantastic!

28.7.2009

Ive played the demo alot and it has a few mojor floors. Firstly the camara does a terrible job of following the ball when you hit it into the outfield. So it is almost impossible to see wether the ball is going to the boundary and so it is hard to know wether to run or not. Also replays are from too far away and they are too fast so you can hardly see whats going on. Other wise I think the game is going to be really good.

21.7.2009

I cannot wait until ashes cricket o9 comes out it looks so good ,i was a trailer on youtube and i could not wait ,it only had one problem the last one is that almost everything you played a stroke to it went for four it would be good if you could just tap the ball and you could run 1 or 2 runs but apart from that it is fantastic.

15.10.2011

good cricket gameI bought the cricket game because i wanted a cricket game and it looked the best.I licked the product and am looking forward to the next buy.This product is better than other cricket games.

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