Information on Cricket 2005

Stephen Bailey

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I guess it's definately going to be Cricket 2005 afterall.

EA Cricket 2005

For those who can't use the link or just can't bothered to click on it, here's what the site says:

EA SPORTS? Cricket 2005

EA SPORTS Cricket 2005 returns to the pitch

Utilizing technology from our blockbuster sports games such as FIFA, NBA & Rugby, EA SPORTS Cricket 2005 returns to the pitch.

In addition to the international teams and bonus squads, you can now play with domestic teams and compete in England, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The all-new Twenty20 tournament will be fully licensed with season modes also on offer.

Cricket will revolve around a TV style presentation including a full action replay mode, third umpire, animated ducks, TV style overlays, field position editor and much more. The field position editor will allow for auto or manual fielding.

Over 35 dynamically lit stadiums will be modeled from all over the world, including Lords in England, Calcutta, Melbourne, Auckland, Cape Town, Barbados and Lahore...

Key features:

>Full licenses from the Cricket Australia, ECB, NZ Cricket, the South African Cricket team.

>Over 35 accurately modeled stadiums, including various pitch types and conditions, detailed real time weather effects, and night modes for Day/Night matches.

>All new detail in players? faces and bodies, including varied player sizes all modeled using the EA SPORTS skeleton. Over 1000 new Motion Captured moves allowing amazing player animations across all areas of the product.

>Enjoy updated commentary by the legendary Richie Benaud and Jim Maxwell.

>An all new HUD will ensure that all controls are more intuitive than ever before.

>Huge 3D stadium sound effects based on real crowd sounds from all over the world. Crowd effects change to reflect peaks and troughs in the game.

>Pitches reflect the real conditions around the world and will wear over the course of a test match.

>TV style gameplay including TV overlays and a detailed replay feature allowing the player to view the action from an infinite number of camera angles.

>A brand new create a player allows gamers to create and edit players as they would will other blockbuster sports games such as FIFA.

>Flexible gameplay allows the player to be fully involved in the selection of batsmen, bowlers and the placing of fielders. Chose manual fielding, or simply let the intelligent AI position your fielders for you.

>4 Player, (consoles), with 2 player co-operative play.

Extra features

Cricket 2005 features 13 tournament modes in total plus a Training Nets mode and Play Now mode to get a quick Exhibition match under way.


Australian and English domestic competitions. English County Cricket in Cricket 2005 now features the Twenty20 Cup.


Domestic limited overs competitions feature the ?Free Hit? rule.


My Cricket allows the user to easily keep track of their stats and achievements as well as customize game settings. Includes Squad Management feature which allows you to assign one-day shirt numbers for players in all the teams or edit the squads.


EA Trax music soundtrack


End of innings Highlights playback : allows you to review dismissals once the innings is completed.


All player career stats update while playing tournaments


Select your First XI before each match based on player ratings, form and team morale. Also view Pitch and Weather conditions before selecting your line-up and entering the match.


View player form charts during tournaments to keep track of who is playing well and who isn?t.


Revamped bowling control system. Each Bowler has a realistic repertoire of deliveries. The better their ability, the greater the variety of deliveries they can bowl with.


The bowler will lose stamina after bowling a long spell of overs and slowly become more erratic the more tired he gets. The Stamina gauge which is part of the bowler?s on-screen display will allow you to keep track of when to give him a rest and make a change.


The Batting confidence meter displays how set a batsman is once he is at the crease. The more settled he is, the better chance he has of timing the ball sweetly and less chance of edging one to the slips or popping up a catch.


Double the amount of pre-set fielding options of previous versions.


Training Nets mode, now with the option to set the line and length you wish the CPU to bowl at you in order to master your batting strokes or improve your timing.


One-day shirts featuring player numbers and NAMES


Advanced running between wickets control allows you to dive for the crease to prevent a run out


Manual Fielding throw meter which allows the user to control the strength of a throw.


The Man of the Match award is calculated after playing a tournament match and Player of the Year awards are calculated at the end of each of the competitions."
 

zimrahil

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We had it on fairly good authority that EA's game was to be released this winter, so the fact its now being released exactly the same time as BLIC means

1) They have panicked and released the game well ahead of schedule
2) Because of 1), it will be so bugged, that 2004 will seem flawless in comparison

You have been warned
 

Stephen Bailey

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zimrahil said:
We had it on fairly good authority that EA's game was to be released this winter, so the fact its now being released exactly the same time as BLIC means

1) They have panicked and released the game well ahead of schedule
2) Because of 1), it will be so bugged, that 2004 will seem flawless in comparison

You have been warned

Which goes to show that this lot really aren't that bothered about the products they release aslong as they get money, other than Fifa, Madden and Tiger Woods...
 

Nav-D

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hardly anything about the gameplay stated, another lemon from EA. :rolleyes:
 

T20

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man they are true greedy b**#($.

kmk1284 said:
well it sounds very similar to crick 2004's info

because it is cricket 2004? with some half done work completed.
 

msamina

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Maybe it is Cricket 2004 with bugs fixed. Can't see too many new features.

[EDIT]
What was I thinking? Bugs fixed. No, that doesn't sound right :rolleyes:
 

voldemort

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I think it might be a patched version. Just a few bugs fixed probably. They took 18 months to make this crap game. what do you expect in a game that hasnt been developed for even a year(correct me if mistaken) :confused:
 

brad352

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Sounds a bit like Cricket 2004 the way they wanted it before it was rushed out last time- which isn't altogether a bad thing imo, just a long time too late, without massive changes in AI it won't be worth playing

Enjoy updated commentary by the legendary Richie Benaud and Jim Maxwell.
Meaning, copied over from previous versions just like last time
 

Ste

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It does seem like they have just changed slightly the Cricket 2004 press release. Looking back at EA's press site I have found the press release for Cricket 2004.
This is shown in normal text while the bits from the Cricket 2005 press release are in red

After a fantastic showing for EA SPORTS Cricket 2002, Electronic Arts are ready to relive all the excitement with EA SPORTS Cricket 2004.

Undertaking an 18-month development cycle will provide the opportunity to pack the game full of additional features and options. Developing such an environment and atmosphere that will keep EA SPORTS Cricket 2004 at the forefront of sports games quality.

Along with all of the international teams and bonus squads, EA SPORTS Cricket 2004 will include domestic teams and competitions from England and Australia.

In addition to the international teams and bonus squads, you can now play with domestic teams and compete in England, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Test matches as well as One-day Internationals will also be included for this game. In addition to the tournaments that you have come to know and love from EA SPORTS Cricket, Season modes will also be a highlight of this game.


With new Motion Capture and a new Development Platform, not to mention the inclusion of form and injury, the game play will be more true to life than ever before.

For the Cricketing fanatic there will be no end to the detail. A large variety of statistical graphs will be available including run rate, wagon wheel graphs, as well as a huge amount of stats on every player that will track over the course of a tournament. The game will revolve around a full TV style presentation including a full action replay mode, third umpire, animated ducks, TV style overlays, field position editor and much more. The field position editor will allow for auto or manual fielding.

Cricket will revolve around a TV style presentation including a full action replay mode, third umpire, animated ducks, TV style overlays, field position editor and much more. The field position editor will allow for auto or manual fielding.

Over 60 stadia have been modeled from all over the world, including England (Lords), Calcutta, Melbourne, Auckland, Cape Town, Barbados and Lahore. The detail in the stadia is amazing. Lighting and shadows of the highest grade coupled with real time weather all add to the authenticity of the playing experience.

Over 35 dynamically lit stadiums will be modeled from all over the world, including Lords in England, Calcutta, Melbourne, Auckland, Cape Town, Barbados and Lahore...

Key features
  • Over 50 teams and over 1000 players

  • Domestic teams and players.

  • Full licenses from the ACB, ECB, NZ Cricket and the South African Cricket team.
    [*]Full licenses from the Cricket Australia, ECB, NZ Cricket, the South African Cricket team.

  • 61 accurately modelled stadia, including various pitch types and conditions, detailed real time weather effects, and night modes for Day/Night matches
    [*]Over 35 accurately modeled stadiums, including various pitch types and conditions, detailed real time weather effects, and night modes for Day/Night matches.

  • Astonishingly high detail in the players' faces and bodies, including varied player sizes.

  • All new Motion Capture allowing improved player animations including form and injuries.
    [*]All new detail in players? faces and bodies, including varied player sizes all modeled using the EA SPORTS skeleton. Over 1000 new Motion Captured moves allowing amazing player animations across all areas of the product.

  • Commentary by the legendary Richie Benaud, Jim Maxwell.
    [*]Enjoy updated commentary by the legendary Richie Benaud and Jim Maxwell.

  • Huge depth of gameplay including domestic teams and tournaments.

  • Simple and intuitive controls improving on the best features from previous cricket games.
    [*]An all new HUD will ensure that all controls are more intuitive than ever before.

  • Huge 3D stadium sound effects based on real crowd sounds from all over the world. Crowd effects change to reflect peaks and troughs in the game.
    [*]Huge 3D stadium sound effects based on real crowd sounds from all over the world. Crowd effects change to reflect peaks and troughs in the game. Pitches reflect the real conditions around the world and will wear over the course of a test match.

  • Pitches reflect the real conditions around the world and will wear over the course of a test match

  • TV style gameplay including TV overlays and a detailed replay feature allowing the player to view the action from an infinite number of camera angles.
    [*]TV style gameplay including TV overlays and a detailed replay feature allowing the player to view the action from an infinite number of camera angles.

  • Highlight Save Feature ? PC

  • Full Player Editor allows players to change/create features of players throughout the game.
    [*]A brand new create a player allows gamers to create and edit players as they would will other blockbuster sports games such as FIFA.

  • Flexible play allows the player to be fully involved in the selection of batsmen and bowlers, the placing of fielders. Chose manual fielding, or simply let the intelligent AI position your fielders for you.
    [*]Flexible gameplay allows the player to be fully involved in the selection of batsmen, bowlers and the placing of fielders. Chose manual fielding, or simply let the intelligent AI position your fielders for you.

  • 4 Player, (consoles), with 2 player co-operative play
    [*]4 Player, (consoles), with 2 player co-operative play.

Compare yourself -

Cricket 2004
Cricket 2005
 

no_remorse28

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i think you guys arent giving them a chance maybe the game was prepared to come out and compete with BLIC at the same time and you never no it could be a good game

im happy we will have to different cricket games to play at the same time
 

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Announcement

After a conversation on MSN Messenger with Ste he has posted in the Private Staff Forum about the chance of a Cricket 2005 forum being created soon for us to post our hype, ideas, and thoughts about EA Sports' new Cricket title, with a new Player Editor and lots more. :cool:
 

riyaz

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i dont think there are alot of changes, they should have changed the commentators
 

bumba

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Wait Guys, In my opinion this game will be based on EA's FIFA Engine just like RUGBY 2005. I am saying this because HB Studios always does this. Remember cricket 2004 had many rugby 2004 **** in its GOB, similarly they are gonna make Cricket 2005 based on Rugby 2005 beleive me!
 

Anil Dharani

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Over 35 dynamically lit stadiums will be modeled from all over the world, including Lords in England, Calcutta, Melbourne, Auckland, Cape Town, Barbados and Lahore...

Over? How many over 35 ???
 

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