Gurjot95
National Board President
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2008
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
Cricinfo Cricket Coach Review
- Thread starter Gurjot95
- Start date
Hooper
ICC Board Member
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2006
- Location
- West Australia
- Online Cricket Games Owned
- Don Bradman Cricket 14 - Steam PC
Pretty poor review. Not really much about the gameplay to be honest. 4 balls outta 5 (Im assuming), I think they've rated a bit too high.
Simbazz
Chairman of Selectors
- Joined
- Dec 10, 2005
- Online Cricket Games Owned
Why?
Hooper
ICC Board Member
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2006
- Location
- West Australia
- Online Cricket Games Owned
- Don Bradman Cricket 14 - Steam PC
Why what? Why do I think its rated too high? Because 4 out of 5 means its a near perfect game with a few flaws which prevent it from being perfect. CC09 is certainly nowhere near perfect.
Simbazz
Chairman of Selectors
- Joined
- Dec 10, 2005
- Online Cricket Games Owned
Purely your opinion, as a reviewer he will review any cricket game with the same opinion.
In my opinion, its a hell of a better game than ICC09, and its got a better base to build on for 10/11.
Hooper
ICC Board Member
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2006
- Location
- West Australia
- Online Cricket Games Owned
- Don Bradman Cricket 14 - Steam PC
Opinions, that all it is isn't it.
Themer
Chairman of Selectors
Emphasis on humourist
I have to agree with Hooper the game had/has serious flaws the last time I played it with ridiculously high T20 scores, extremely low test scoress, an interface that is poorer than ICC 09, which is quite an achievement in itself, and its only good features from where I was sat were the in depth stats.
LongLegs?
Club Cricketer
I think this game has so much more potential in the managment side of things than ICC. I played the demo a month ago, and the Twenty20 scores weren't that high and everything was fairly realistic (except the IPL with the draft - too easy to get an omnipotent team).
This has an editor and domestic leagues and the IPL and more management options. A better game on the whole. I do think it can become much better, and after reading the forums, you can clearly see the developer is really working to make things happen, and taking into consideration the views of those playing the game.
This has an editor and domestic leagues and the IPL and more management options. A better game on the whole. I do think it can become much better, and after reading the forums, you can clearly see the developer is really working to make things happen, and taking into consideration the views of those playing the game.
blake
School Cricketer
It does have a lot of potential, far more than ICC - although currently ICC is the cleaner game. With the amount of detail and leagues that Cricket Coach now has, it is heading more towards a FM style of gaming which is fantastic for cricket. However, there are still quite a few bugs that need to be fixed and the overall cleanness could easily be higher - I dislike the large font that is used for it; a smaller font would make everything look a lot nicer.
It does have potential though as I said earlier, and a lot of it. Currently maybe lacking some things, but with time this can definitely improve. Look at what the first Championship Manager was like in the FM series - it was terrible. Admittedly it was only 1992, but even after then from 2000-2003 or so the game wasn't that great - it was at a stage similar to where Cricket Coach is now, or perhaps just fractionally ahead.
Right now, it needs to go forward, and seeing a few more releases in the next couple of years could make this game into one really worth buying and playing, and one that could potentially gain a huge market.
I would currently rate it 3/5. It doesn't really deserve a 4/5 as of yet, but the sheer amount of detail involved in it leaves it at currently a 3/5 for me. If Oli continues to take this game the right way though and has the desire to keep working on it, who knows where it could go?
It does have potential though as I said earlier, and a lot of it. Currently maybe lacking some things, but with time this can definitely improve. Look at what the first Championship Manager was like in the FM series - it was terrible. Admittedly it was only 1992, but even after then from 2000-2003 or so the game wasn't that great - it was at a stage similar to where Cricket Coach is now, or perhaps just fractionally ahead.
Right now, it needs to go forward, and seeing a few more releases in the next couple of years could make this game into one really worth buying and playing, and one that could potentially gain a huge market.
I would currently rate it 3/5. It doesn't really deserve a 4/5 as of yet, but the sheer amount of detail involved in it leaves it at currently a 3/5 for me. If Oli continues to take this game the right way though and has the desire to keep working on it, who knows where it could go?
Last edited:
Simbazz
Chairman of Selectors
- Joined
- Dec 10, 2005
- Online Cricket Games Owned
I do know a few things Oli's looking towards, obviously none of which I can speak about but this isn't a get-quick-rich type thing, its a long and improving fight for a great game.
Whatever the next version is, either CC10 or CC11, we'll definately see more improvements, becuause Oli spends hours on the boards reading fans opinions.
Whatever the next version is, either CC10 or CC11, we'll definately see more improvements, becuause Oli spends hours on the boards reading fans opinions.
D
Dutch
Guest
I 'd like to stick my proverbial boot here as well: I have played both ICC and Cricket Coach and I have to say the depth and posiibilities of Cricket Coach are amazing. You really have to dive in nd take your time to get used to all the paremeters. It is not just a question of pressing this or that. you have to really think about what you are doing. ICC is just a question of flicking a few buttons, in my opinion. In Cricket Coach I can play with many different types of teams, especially The Netherlands!
Best 15 quid I ever spent and the support I have had has been superb.
Best 15 quid I ever spent and the support I have had has been superb.
TheGreemSim
International Cricketer
- Joined
- Jan 5, 2009
- Online Cricket Games Owned
I must say, this is possibly the most active the Cricket Coach section has been in the history of Planet Cricket.
P
pcfan123
Guest
Cricket Coach has way more options and features but the gameplay is just not realistic compared to ICC09.
Either way I get bored of all management games quickly
Either way I get bored of all management games quickly
Themer
Chairman of Selectors
If the stable realistic gameplay of ICC was joined with the depth of Cricket Coach it would be one hell of a game. But I doubt either series can make a game like it.
