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Platform: Windows XP / Me
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Compete as a fully licensed English team against a host of international opponents including Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
Brand new create-a-player facility
Commentary from the legendary Richie Benaud
Over 1000 new motion captured animations

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Not only does the game look spectacular, bowlers now have easy to access individual repertoires and batsman have far more control including the ability to dive into the crease to prevent an imminent run out.

All new detail in players' faces and bodies, over 1000 new motion captured animations and a brand new create-a-player facility allow gamers flexibility to play as the stars of the game or create their own.

With TV style presentation, over 35 stadiums from all over the world and commentary from the legendary Richie Benaud this is the definitive interactive Cricket experience.

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3.1 out of 5 stars (16 customer reviews)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cannot Score !, 12 Jul 2005

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This game looks great, with lots of choice of Test or County cricket, or one day and even 20-20 matches.
I am a keen cricket fan so know the rules, and the basics of batting and bowling in real life.
Bowling on the PC is fairly easy to master and in the 20-20 games I can keep the score down to between 80 and 200.
But the batting is nearly impossible !
Several times i have been all out for under 10, and getting even close to a team score of 50 is very very hard, and as such spoils the game !
No point in bowling first and eventually getting the other team out for say 160 , and then being all out for 15 in 10 overs !
I suggest they issue a patch, to improve the chances of getting a good score.
For interest I would love to hear of other TOTALS, but i suspect i am not the only one having problems.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good game, but you will have to have patience, 3 Aug 2005

By	"dan_moi" - See all my reviews

In real life, test matches take up to 5 days. Whilst I'm not suggesting that people take 5 days over a game of Cricket 2005, it does highlight very important aspects of this game.

Some reviewers have been complaining that batting is too hard, but a major part of cricket is concentration and patience. If you want to hit it out of the park with every shot, buy a baseball game.

If you watch a real test match there will be many maiden overs, many deliveries where batsmen leave the ball, or just play defensively. So it is with Cricket 2005. To build up a score of 300 or so, you must play with care, it won't happen in 15 overs, with endless sixes.

Practise is important, and once you master the timing (it does matter) and select the correct strokes, take notice of the field settings, then you will find that the batting in this game is not too difficult. It can be tricky, and just like in real life, sometimes you do get bowled out cheaply.

I want a game that provides a challenge, where I can play well but still lose sometimes, where if I'm not concentrating, I get (quite literally) caught out.

If you want a game where you win every time, where you hit 6 after 6 after 6, then get a different game. However, if you truly enjoy the challenge of cricket, and have the time and inclination to practise in order to improve, then I think you'd probably like this game.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Realistic cricket game!, 5 Aug 2005

By	"granata1949" - See all my reviews

As a cricket fan, who has bought this game and BLIC, cricket 2005 is an accomplished game which needs patience (a bit like the real game?). BLIC is arcadey and a game you can pick up and play - within 10 minutes I was scoring at over 20 runs per over. If you want a quick thrash about the original playstation game of Brian Lara is good enough. If you work at it this game is very rewarding and realistic. You need to build an innings and think about what you are doing. Give it time, as once you have mastered the art of timing your shots, you get a real sense of achievement when one of your players scores over 50 ( a bit like the real game!). The bowling is good too and you can generate innings (very useful if playing a 5 day test.) BLIC is arcadey, too easy and ultimately disappointing. This game is the nearest thing to a real game of cricket. It would have earned 5 stars but the commentary is awful, the fielders are like olympic sprinters and it struggles with anything less than a 50 over match as it needs time for your players to build up the confidence to go for 6 hits. At last a game that needs thought and perseverance!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Need's work
When I first played this game I immediately went into a test series with England against Sri Lanka. I lost the toss and bowled first, eventually getting them all out for 379. Read more

Published on 20 Jul 2006 by Mr. Dsa Dainty

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but room for improvement
This really does have the potential to be a great game. However it does need improvements. The commentary is limited and very often bares no resemblence to the on field action... Read more

Published on 15 Mar 2006 by Mr. B. Foote

3.0 out of 5 stars Typical EA Game
If you have played this game once and like it enough to buy it dont, DON'T. Not yet anyway, it is a decent game but the typical EA way comes in when they try to be to... Read more

Published on 9 Jan 2006 by giblit

4.0 out of 5 stars A good realistic game
I have played this for a couple of weeks and am generally happy. I too find the batting hard, but you need to use your openers to defend for some overs. Read more

Published on 16 Oct 2005 by edwardk166

4.0 out of 5 stars Realistic Sim
Cricket 2005 is a cricket lovers game, no doubt about it. In order to do anything more than 20/20, serious consentration, commitment and skill is required. Read more

Published on 13 Oct 2005

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing software.
While I agree with most of the reviewers that graphics is awesome, I didn't buy this for graphics. I bought it to be able to play my favorite game. Read more

Published on 15 Aug 2005 by ReadersRUs

1.0 out of 5 stars WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO THE WONDERFUL GAME OF CRICKET
Oh my god ... this must easily be the worst game of cricket out there. Seriously ... get the old graham gooch cricket on C64, its a lot better.

The training is terrible. Read more

Published on 6 Aug 2005 by Aroon Jham

4.0 out of 5 stars Takes practice and patience
EA have done the usual job of making excellent graphics, functionality and commentary. This is a game that needs work though, it is not especially easy to play and batting in... Read more

Published on 5 Aug 2005 by B. A. Woodhouse

4.0 out of 5 stars REAL CRICKET
Graphics excellent - game atmosphere excellent - this games makes u think - real cricket.
bl00dy difficult to get started mind u - just like EA Rugby 2005 u need the tutorials... Read more

Published on 3 Aug 2005 by Stevie Bev

3.0 out of 5 stars Batting spoils it
I bought this game really looking forward to it, with all new twenty20 and create player mode, i thought it would be alot better than 04 but not much difference, graphics are the... Read more

Published on 21 Jul 2005 by A. L. Theakston

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