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Game Information
- Platform: PlayStation2
- PEGI Rating: Ages 3 and Over
- Media: Video Game
- Item Quantity: 1
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Product Features
- 240 licensed international players with real players names and likenesses and 8 officially licensed World Cup stadia
- The ICC Champions Trophy 2006 game mode - 10 licensed international teams with official kits, 140 licensed international player names and likenesses
- Multi-player leagues, tournaments (including the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 and ICC Champions Trophy 2006) exhibition and warm up matches
- Tutorial Mode - learn the basics of the game in a full cricket tutorial coaching mode - with commentary by Jonathon Agnew
- AI system - makes for a far more authentic and exciting cricket experience when playing against the CPU
- Batting - enhanced to include new shots, including the sweep shot, the reverse sweep and advancing down the pitch
- Bowling - ball delivery speed now based on the real life Wisden player stats, wind, climate and pitch condition have an effect on ball movement and bounce
- Fielding - new additions include throwing to both ends of the wicket, stumpings, slip catches and close-field catches
- Vastly enhanced graphics - new head and skeleton technology for the players and improved texturing, lighting and bump-mapping throughout
- Play with Officially Licensed cricket equipment from manufacturers such as MRF, Kookaburra, Gray Nicholls and many more
- Official Hawkeye ball-tracking analysis
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description:
Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 expands the series’ trademark fluid, dynamic gameplay mechanics to deliver a thoroughly entertaining and competitive game that captures all the tension, skill and intensity of world-class international cricket. Thanks to the official ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 content, Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 features licensed players, including world cricket stars Andrew Flintoff, Ricky Ponting, Mahendra Dhoni, Muttiah Muralitharan and of course, Brian Lara himself.
In addition to players, the game leads with a dedicated ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 mode featuring all the official teams, stadia, kits and equipment of the tournament. Further modes include a fully licensed ICC Champions’ Trophy competition and exhibition matches including One Day Games, Test Matches and exciting 20-over run fests.
Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 adds extra depth to the series’ complete batting, bowling and fielding experience whilst retaining its trademark accessible playability. The acclaimed batting play sees the introduction of subtle edges, sweepshots and the ability to use your feet to dance down wicket and smash the ball over the boundary for six.
Bowling sees a much-improved set of delivery types, thanks to changes in the way the ball swings in the air and reacts off the pitch, showcasing Shane Warne’s huge variation of spinning deliveries and Steve Harmison’s raw pace and even reverse swing as the ball degrades. In Fielding, there’s a new reflex-testing slip catch system and players can now be run out at both ends and be stumped by alert wicket keepers.
A striking advancement is the photo-realistic visuals; with hundreds of real player likenesses being modelled in high detail, complete with animated facial expressions to capture the intensity and emotion of international cricket. Stadia, including all eight official World Cup venues, have also been created with a new level of textured detail and they make use of proprietary shader technology for realistic, subtle and changing lighting effects, such as time of day and weather.
Product Description
Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 expands the series trademark fluid, dynamic gameplay mechanics to deliver a thoroughly entertaining and competitive game that captures all the tension, skill and intensity of world-class international cricket. Thanks to the official ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 content, Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 features licensed players, including world cricket stars Andrew Flintoff, Ricky Ponting, Mahendra Dhoni, Muttiah Muralitharan and of course, Brian Lara himself.
In addition to players, the game leads with a dedicated ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 mode featuring all the official teams, stadia, kits and equipment of the tournament. Further modes include a fully licensed ICC Champions Trophy competition and exhibition matches including One Day Games, Test Matches and exciting 20-over run fests. When you want to get competitive for real, Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 delivers online competitive play on PC (LAN and online) and Xbox Live.
Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 adds extra depth to the series complete batting, bowling and fielding experience whilst retaining its trademark accessible playability. The acclaimed batting play sees the introduction of subtle edges, sweepshots and the ability to use your feet to dance down wicket and smash the ball over the boundary for six.
Bowling sees a much-improved set of delivery types, thanks to changes in the way the ball swings in the air and reacts off the pitch, showcasing Shane Warnes huge variation of spinning deliveries and Steve Harmisons raw pace and even reverse swing as the ball degrades. In Fielding, theres a new reflex-testing slip catch system and players can now be run out at both ends and be stumped by alert wicket keepers.
A striking advancement is the photo-realistic visuals; with hundreds of real player likenesses being modelled in high detail, complete with animated facial expressions to capture the
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
As a connoisseur of sports sims I came to Brian Lara Cricket 2007 with high hopes, and as a Codemasters franchise it had had a moderately decent track record for delivering the goods. Not anymore.
While the potential number of shots and bowling options deserve eulogies, when the gameplay begins you soon begin to learn it's all for nought. As per usual for a cricket game you can play two or three shots which virtually guarantee a boundary for most balls so for a realistic game you're forced to contrive a result by holding yourself back.
Meanwhile your opposing batsmen will similarly slog a few fours, then let a ball through the gate, and never ever will they go for a safe defensive stroke. So under this inscapable pattern you literally bowl an entire team out cheaply yet they can often keep a strike rate of around 6/over. Point being the AI for the batting is poor.
There's worse, the fielding. For returns to the keeper and catching you need the reactions of hawk to anticipate a meter that quickly zooms by fully expecting you to stop it dead in the middle. This makes most catching situations virtually impossible to master.
Finally, the glitches and reliability. For some reason I can't save mid-game despite what the booklet says, and at the completion of my first World Cup match the game always freezes and I have to restart, so no campaign for me.
All of which means I'm returning my copy to the store, this game just isn't worth £[...] of anybody's money.
At the risk of sounding like comic book store guy, worst game ever!
While the potential number of shots and bowling options deserve eulogies, when the gameplay begins you soon begin to learn it's all for nought. As per usual for a cricket game you can play two or three shots which virtually guarantee a boundary for most balls so for a realistic game you're forced to contrive a result by holding yourself back.
Meanwhile your opposing batsmen will similarly slog a few fours, then let a ball through the gate, and never ever will they go for a safe defensive stroke. So under this inscapable pattern you literally bowl an entire team out cheaply yet they can often keep a strike rate of around 6/over. Point being the AI for the batting is poor.
There's worse, the fielding. For returns to the keeper and catching you need the reactions of hawk to anticipate a meter that quickly zooms by fully expecting you to stop it dead in the middle. This makes most catching situations virtually impossible to master.
Finally, the glitches and reliability. For some reason I can't save mid-game despite what the booklet says, and at the completion of my first World Cup match the game always freezes and I have to restart, so no campaign for me.
All of which means I'm returning my copy to the store, this game just isn't worth £[...] of anybody's money.
At the risk of sounding like comic book store guy, worst game ever!
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
Upon hearing that Brian Lara 2007 was due to be released, I couldn't wait to see how Codemasters had improved from the 2005 edition.
Like Pro Evolution is to EA Sports Fifa series, Brian Lara 2005 beat any of the EA cricket games hands down, and I was hoping this trend would continue in the 2007 instalment. But I was to be greatly disappointed, and further more frustrated with the game in the first 15 minutes of playing it. Here are the Positive and Negative points I found with the game:
POSITIVE
· Extra features such as being able to run down the wicket and the use of various sweep shots brings extra realism to the batting side of the game.
· Graphics are a lot smoother as to be expected.
· Being able to throw to either wickets as apposed to just the wicket keeper end.
NEGATIVES( where to begin! )
· Bowling was far to easy, my mate managed to Kenya out for a grand total of 2, and even the better teams faired only slightly better.
· The wicket keeper taking the bails off, even if you've ran and been in your crease for ages. Gets very frustrating when that happens and a replay always follows.
· The new catching meter is terrible, even simple catches are hard to time, very frustrating.
· The unlocks are now bats and caps, not very exiting when compared to 2005 where you could unlock classic players and teams. Surprised they didn't include the unlocks of grass colour and crotch shield accessories.
· Not being able to edit player names!!! Somehow the excitement is taken away when you get a wicket with Freddie Flantiff.
· Not being able to customise you own tournament is annoying and also the sheer lack of game and menu options as apposed to 2005
· Not being able to check what score/ target you have to reach during the game, as well as checking the previous batting teams innings during the game
I have yet to try the new EA cricket, and after this disappointment of a game i am willing to try anything!
Like Pro Evolution is to EA Sports Fifa series, Brian Lara 2005 beat any of the EA cricket games hands down, and I was hoping this trend would continue in the 2007 instalment. But I was to be greatly disappointed, and further more frustrated with the game in the first 15 minutes of playing it. Here are the Positive and Negative points I found with the game:
POSITIVE
· Extra features such as being able to run down the wicket and the use of various sweep shots brings extra realism to the batting side of the game.
· Graphics are a lot smoother as to be expected.
· Being able to throw to either wickets as apposed to just the wicket keeper end.
NEGATIVES( where to begin! )
· Bowling was far to easy, my mate managed to Kenya out for a grand total of 2, and even the better teams faired only slightly better.
· The wicket keeper taking the bails off, even if you've ran and been in your crease for ages. Gets very frustrating when that happens and a replay always follows.
· The new catching meter is terrible, even simple catches are hard to time, very frustrating.
· The unlocks are now bats and caps, not very exiting when compared to 2005 where you could unlock classic players and teams. Surprised they didn't include the unlocks of grass colour and crotch shield accessories.
· Not being able to edit player names!!! Somehow the excitement is taken away when you get a wicket with Freddie Flantiff.
· Not being able to customise you own tournament is annoying and also the sheer lack of game and menu options as apposed to 2005
· Not being able to check what score/ target you have to reach during the game, as well as checking the previous batting teams innings during the game
I have yet to try the new EA cricket, and after this disappointment of a game i am willing to try anything!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
Still a ok game, which can be fun when you are entertaining mates, but it really lacks quality and realism.
Feilding isnt that much better and although you can choose what end you want to throw the ball, it is still very poor. Feilding is also pathetically slow and sometimes the batsmen can head off for another run when you pick the ball up and they still get away with it. You have to catch in the slips and wicket kepper which can be irratating when you miss a perfectly easy catch. Overall, feilding gets a 2/5.
Batting hasnt really changed that much, still unrealistic when you hit a ball, and hitting a six is much to easy for what it should be. One thing that is good though is that the tail enders have got much better, in Brain Lara 1 they were rubish and you were lucky to get 10 runs from the bottom 4 batters. Overall, batting gets 3/5
Bowling hasnt changed much either, although some of the spin you get from the spinners is completely unrealistic. You dont get close to the amount of seam you got from Brain Lara 1, which i suppose is more realistic. Bowling hasnt changed that much at all, so i give that 3/5.
I bought this game becasue i friend reccomended it, but he was well wrong, it lacks in every department and i keep wondering when someone is going to bring out a GOOD cricket game....
Feilding isnt that much better and although you can choose what end you want to throw the ball, it is still very poor. Feilding is also pathetically slow and sometimes the batsmen can head off for another run when you pick the ball up and they still get away with it. You have to catch in the slips and wicket kepper which can be irratating when you miss a perfectly easy catch. Overall, feilding gets a 2/5.
Batting hasnt really changed that much, still unrealistic when you hit a ball, and hitting a six is much to easy for what it should be. One thing that is good though is that the tail enders have got much better, in Brain Lara 1 they were rubish and you were lucky to get 10 runs from the bottom 4 batters. Overall, batting gets 3/5
Bowling hasnt changed much either, although some of the spin you get from the spinners is completely unrealistic. You dont get close to the amount of seam you got from Brain Lara 1, which i suppose is more realistic. Bowling hasnt changed that much at all, so i give that 3/5.
I bought this game becasue i friend reccomended it, but he was well wrong, it lacks in every department and i keep wondering when someone is going to bring out a GOOD cricket game....
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Excellent Condition with no problems at all! Delivery on time and yes, overall a good product!
Excellent Condition with no problems at all! Delivery on time and yes, overall a good product!
Published 17 months ago by Fezz
Brian lara 07 game
The Brian Lara 2007 game has great Graphics and gameplay but is quite easy when bowling no matter who is the batsmen from whatever team. Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2009 by leigh cooper
Disappointed...
After the fantastic 'Brian Lara International Cricket 2005', I expected another great game in the Brian Lara franchise. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2008
Not up to the test.
The game is quick, slick and can be fantastic at times.
Mainly in the limited overs area of the game. Read more
Mainly in the limited overs area of the game. Read more
Published on 27 May 2008 by S. Cottrell
A good game spoiled by needless additions
This is potntially a very good game. Both batting and bowling can be enjoyable with a nice selection of shots and good variation of balls on offer. Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2008 by O. Mintz-Lowe
non stop action
Brian lara 2007 is a arcade type of cricket game non stop fun bowling out or sixes. This time your wicket keeper can catch manualy. And you can throw to both ends. Read more
Published on 24 Dec 2007 by Akeem broderick
A typical average game
After playing BLC 2005 i thought this would be a superb game and how wrong was I.
Graphics have almost stayed the same no difference between them and players are... Read more
Graphics have almost stayed the same no difference between them and players are... Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2007 by A. J. Holmstock
Unlocks that remain locked
I was really excited to get this game after playing the 05 version and playing EA sports Cricket 07. Read more
Published on 13 May 2007 by R. Hattam
A Half Decent Title
Change the physics to realistic instead of balanced, set it to Test difficulty and you have a pretty decent game of cricket. Far superior to the EA Cricket stable. Read more
Published on 6 May 2007 by Anne Brash
Waste of money!!
Having played the 05 version I was really looking forward to this one especially with the world cup having got underway. But I have been bitterly disappointed. Read more
Published on 3 May 2007 by T. Zaffar
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