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Published
by Sold Out Software
Developed by HB Studios
Release Date: Out Now
Price: £4.99
Whilst
many of the EA Sports range gets yearly updates the Cricket
series is usually condemned to having to wait every other
year to be updated. So far we've had Cricket 2000, 2002
and 2004. Whilst none of these are poor games, none have
managed to be the definitive virtual cricket experience.
In fact if I think about the cricket games that have impressed
me over the years there's only two that spring to mind,
Brian Lara Cricket and Graham Gooch's cricket on the Sinclair
ZX Spectrum 48k.
Cricket
2002 is just about average in every area. The game offers
12 international teams and 22 international stadia. You
have the usual exhibition, one-day, test matches and tournaments
(including World Series and World Cup competitions). You
also have access to the practice nets to brush up on your
batting and bowling techniques. In fact at first glance
you might think it's quite a decent cricket experience.
The
game doesn't have any subtitles for the match commentary.
The graphics look fairly good although the player models
are simply ugly and look terrible. Some may consider the
game all too easy to knock up a really high score, even
on the top difficulty setting, but the default controls
feel a little awkward and until you customise or get used
to them, you won't do that well at all. All in all it's
a mediocre affair that should be approached with caution.
I'm pretty sure Brian Lara Cricket was also available on
the Sold Out range and that would be a much better purchase.
Overall
Game Rating: 2.5/5
Deaf
Gamers Classification:
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An average cricket game that has
aged rather poorly. Choose Brian Lara Cricket instead if
you want a cricket game on the cheap.
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