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The lights and shadows as the game goes over to a night game is absolutely brilliant! Sections of the crowd go darker, floodlights burn increasingly brighter, even the sound of the crowd gets that nighttime feel....brilliant.
Unfortunately the detestable ai has killed my appetite for the game. I was playing a pro40 match as essex opening the batting alongside gambir. He began better than i did racing to 20 off 8 balls so i let him carry the charge which worked up until we were both in the 30's. He then proceeded to block 26 deliveries in a row, to make matters worse he then played about a foot inside the line of a delivery that pitched on leg stump and bowled him the rest of the inning followed a pattern of my ai teammates playing like morons and getting out.
The bowling is beginning to feel cheap as well what with the opposition ai being similarly braindead what with about 90% of my wickets being bowled or lbw due to the batsmen playing an odd mix of reverse sweeps and wild slashes during 4 day games. Initially the game was a massive hit for me but with an extended play time im dissapointed.
The bowler is the most super human player as he stops almost every straight drive no matter how hard you hit.
This pretty cool, hadn't seen this little animation before, ball has usually just plowed into the non-striker...
The lights and shadows as the game goes over to a night game is absolutely brilliant! Sections of the crowd go darker, floodlights burn increasingly brighter, even the sound of the crowd gets that nighttime feel....brilliant.
You know a game has been made well if while watching a match on tv you notice so many things that you should be doing in the game and know for a fact that they will make your gameplay better (eg what lengths the bowlers are bowling etc). Great stuff.
Also, I know there has been a lot of hate towards the online mode (looks at BarmyArmy ) however I have to say this based on my experience so far, once you get the hang of the controls etc, it is the online mode that would keep you busy. I have had some really really cool matches online and the experience from those matches is something that I have never ever felt in any cricket game before. Yes there are glitches....which are really irritating when they happen, but it still does not stop you from having some memorable games online. The game is just amazing.
As far as batting is concerned, I managed to get some 60+ scores, but frustrating I get run out at times misjudging singles. I used the R2 button to save myself on some occasions, but not always. Also pressing the square button accidentally makes me run out sometimes.