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Cricket Coach 2009 (CC09) is the third installment in the Cricket Coach series developed by Oil Norwell.
The interface has undergone a slight change with the return of the blue used in the first Cricket Coach game. The general interface remains the same from the previous version.
CC09 gives you a more in depth squad screen allowing you to view the batting and bowling skills of each of your players in the main screen. This replaces the batting/bowling rating from CC07. Also new to this version is the ability to not simulate other domestic competitions which speeds up the simulation process when your team isn’t playing.
Once again you have the in game editor that allows you to modify every player in the game to your liking. You can also edit the grounds using the ground editor.
Batting and bowling controls remain the same from the previous version with the ability to control the aggression for the batsmen and all the options that a bowler in real life would have.
It is relatively easy to get off to a flying start if you have fast scorers in your side but as their innings goes on they can start to slow you down. And changing the aggression to all out attack basically results in instant dismissal of that batter. As the new batters come in, the ones that have a quick scoring rate will try to up the run rate from the outset, even if they are set on normal aggression. This soon results in a mistimed shot going straight to a fielder.
The complaint about the AI bowling part timers at the death, appears to have fallen on deaf ears as once again the part timer was forced to bowl at the death since the main bowlers had been bowled out already. Again there appears to be no byes or leg byes making the keeper all but useless.
Bowling against aggressive AI batsmen can drive you mad. With no option to move your fielders to the exact spot you want them, the AI is free to hit the gap over and over again, leaving you helpless to stop them. The AI pacing could use some work, even chasing a simple target of 220 from 50 overs, some of the aggressive batters seemed to have the hit out or get out mentality. The more conservative batsmen played more like what you would expect but the damage was done by then.
Editing the field is a bit of a pain if you want the same field for each ball in your bowling plan since you cannot overwrite your new field. It would be ideal if there was a global field option for those that want to keep the same field for each ball while leaving the current option where you can set a different field for each ball.
The highlights have been improved from CC07, with full screen highlights making it easier to see what is happening in the match. While they are still 2D, they are now watchable unlike previous versions.
All in all this game is an improvement from the previous versions but like the ICC series, it is essentially a database update with a few tweaks to the graphics and match engine. If you haven’t got Cricket Coach 2007 then its worth getting if you are into your domestic cricket playing with associate nations.
Rankings
Gameplay: 65
Longevity: 70
Patching: 80
Graphics: 33
Overall: 67
For more on Cricket Coach 2009 visit PlanetCricket’s Cricket Coach 2009 page.
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The interface has undergone a slight change with the return of the blue used in the first Cricket Coach game. The general interface remains the same from the previous version.
CC09 gives you a more in depth squad screen allowing you to view the batting and bowling skills of each of your players in the main screen. This replaces the batting/bowling rating from CC07. Also new to this version is the ability to not simulate other domestic competitions which speeds up the simulation process when your team isn’t playing.
Once again you have the in game editor that allows you to modify every player in the game to your liking. You can also edit the grounds using the ground editor.
Batting and bowling controls remain the same from the previous version with the ability to control the aggression for the batsmen and all the options that a bowler in real life would have.
It is relatively easy to get off to a flying start if you have fast scorers in your side but as their innings goes on they can start to slow you down. And changing the aggression to all out attack basically results in instant dismissal of that batter. As the new batters come in, the ones that have a quick scoring rate will try to up the run rate from the outset, even if they are set on normal aggression. This soon results in a mistimed shot going straight to a fielder.
The complaint about the AI bowling part timers at the death, appears to have fallen on deaf ears as once again the part timer was forced to bowl at the death since the main bowlers had been bowled out already. Again there appears to be no byes or leg byes making the keeper all but useless.
Bowling against aggressive AI batsmen can drive you mad. With no option to move your fielders to the exact spot you want them, the AI is free to hit the gap over and over again, leaving you helpless to stop them. The AI pacing could use some work, even chasing a simple target of 220 from 50 overs, some of the aggressive batters seemed to have the hit out or get out mentality. The more conservative batsmen played more like what you would expect but the damage was done by then.
Editing the field is a bit of a pain if you want the same field for each ball in your bowling plan since you cannot overwrite your new field. It would be ideal if there was a global field option for those that want to keep the same field for each ball while leaving the current option where you can set a different field for each ball.
The highlights have been improved from CC07, with full screen highlights making it easier to see what is happening in the match. While they are still 2D, they are now watchable unlike previous versions.
All in all this game is an improvement from the previous versions but like the ICC series, it is essentially a database update with a few tweaks to the graphics and match engine. If you haven’t got Cricket Coach 2007 then its worth getting if you are into your domestic cricket playing with associate nations.
Rankings
Gameplay: 65
Longevity: 70
Patching: 80
Graphics: 33
Overall: 67
For more on Cricket Coach 2009 visit PlanetCricket’s Cricket Coach 2009 page.
Read More...