So, for example, if you're bowling in a Twenty20 game, pinning a batsman down with a few dot balls will inevitably induce an ambitious shot accompanied by funky footwork, opening up possibilities for you such as knocking the stumps over with a well-directed off-cutter. But in Cricket 19, their actions ring truer. Previously, AI characters would take some strange decisions, like playing in an overly defensive manner when hitting out was required. Convincing playīig Ant has also worked hard on another aspect for which Ashes Cricket received criticism: the artificial intelligence (AI).
In Cricket 19, however, the English and Australian players are recognisable at least, which, at a stroke, makes it feel like a much more polished game than the last. Which might have been a blessing in disguise to an extent, since it has allowed Big Ant to address one of Ashes Cricket's biggest failings: its computer-generated renderings of real players were so bad that they entered creepy territory. But, similarly to the Pro Evolution Soccer games, all the players from other international teams (plus the likes of the Indian premier League, which features in the game along with all the other big T20 competitions from around the world) have fake names and randomly generated physical appearances. It's worth bearing in mind that expectations should always be tempered somewhat as far as cricket games are concerned: they occupy too small a niche to ever attract the vast budgets, huge development teams and expensive licences of the likes of EA Sports' FIFA.Ĭricket 19 does at least possess the official licences for the England and Australia men's and women's teams, and is an officially licensed Ashes product.
So, the arrival of a rare cricket videogame is timely indeed.Ĭricket 19 was developed by Australian outfit Big Ant Studios, which has very much been the prime keeper of the cricket-videogame flame in recent years - its 2017 game Ashes Cricket impressed in gameplay terms, despite being a tad rough around the edges, particularly in visual terms. Later this summer, England and Australia with thrash out another Ashes series too. (Pocket-lint) - Our national summer sport in the UK may have fallen off the terrestrial TV schedules, but nevertheless cricket has managed to grab the spotlight in 2019 with the Cricket World Cup (with England unprecedentedly installed as favourites).
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