Just set up my Megadrive and gave BL 96 a go and I have to say it?s a better game than it?s 2005 counterpart.
Reasons why
Control of fielders
Throwing at both ends
Overthrows
Ability to take bowler cursor off
Opposition batsman take singles, like running the ones and two, not just dealing in one boundary every ten overs.
Opposition far more intelligent I.e. actually want to win and playing it with cursor off and on hard is quite rewarding and challenging
Moderately difficult to hit sixes, timing seems far more important.
Career stats, can?t say how important this is but if a game made on the megadrive 9 years ago can have it why not now.
County teams
Better range of classic matches, 1981 Ashes game with Botham, excellent.
Can sweep, not leg glance but ****ing sweep a ball, brilliant fun against a paceman.
Batting with the tail, you can actually bat.
Opposition tail can actually bat, not just swing to the high heavens and miss everything.
There is more but after playing Lara 96 for less than a half an hour I can see more time and effort and care has gone into that game a real cricket lovers game. Not some arcade bull****, where I frequently score 43 ball hundreds on test level but a game which is really rewarding and frankly BLC 2005 should be ashamed of itself when a game made on the megadrive can make it look very ordinary indeed.
Reasons why
Control of fielders
Throwing at both ends
Overthrows
Ability to take bowler cursor off
Opposition batsman take singles, like running the ones and two, not just dealing in one boundary every ten overs.
Opposition far more intelligent I.e. actually want to win and playing it with cursor off and on hard is quite rewarding and challenging
Moderately difficult to hit sixes, timing seems far more important.
Career stats, can?t say how important this is but if a game made on the megadrive 9 years ago can have it why not now.
County teams
Better range of classic matches, 1981 Ashes game with Botham, excellent.
Can sweep, not leg glance but ****ing sweep a ball, brilliant fun against a paceman.
Batting with the tail, you can actually bat.
Opposition tail can actually bat, not just swing to the high heavens and miss everything.
There is more but after playing Lara 96 for less than a half an hour I can see more time and effort and care has gone into that game a real cricket lovers game. Not some arcade bull****, where I frequently score 43 ball hundreds on test level but a game which is really rewarding and frankly BLC 2005 should be ashamed of itself when a game made on the megadrive can make it look very ordinary indeed.
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