Ste said:
Post your views, opinions and reviews of the BLIC demo here!
The demo is availible in GAME stores in the UK for PS2 and also some people have been sent it by Codemaster's Web Editor Rubbergenius.
The PC demo is out on the 30th June and will be availible for download on the internet.
Thanks Ste! Sorry for the long post!
Hi Guys. I recieved my Demo in the post, Thanks to Rubber Genius!
I played the game for 15-20 minutes using England! Against Australia. I got to say the replays and the fielding animations blew me away. WOW!
I found it difficult to get used to the controls as I have been playing cricket 2004, but after a couple of tries I got used to the controls.
Over all! straight to the point!
The layout on the menu is spot on with a simple but stylish looking interface.
I like the fluidity of the game in terms of the smoothness the way shots are played and the way both bowlers and batsman look almost real when playing a particular action.
The fielding is hard to get used to when throwing the ball in the time gaps of the fielding bar. I also like the idea of where the bowler should start from on his run up by giving you the option to move him around before the run up.
The camera views on the fielding can get a bit annoying with the camera switching back and forth from the bowling view to the fielding view. But then again this is something I may come over because with other cricket games I have not had this.
The replays are very smooth and also the hawk eye and dot ball cam are very detailed. Players run ups are similar to the real life players.
Got to say its still difficult to judge the game until the full version is released.
Can't wait!
You can bat and bowl in the demo. The shots played are cool all types of shots.
It's quite hard to play the shots as they need to be timed and the batsman needs placing correctly on the crease, specially if the deliveries are wide.
********* For Batting!!!
You use the R1 & L1 buttons to move left and right on the crease with the batsman.
Start button to pause with menu for scorecards, display options, quit etc.
The circle button is to loft the ball or smash out of the ground if you time the ball correctly.
The square button is to defend the wicket. This is for deliveries that you might not know what to do with or if your not ready!
There is no action for the triangle! apart from run and the X button to stop running.
******** For Bowling!!!
You use the X button to bowl your delivery! I am still confused with the bowling controls. Once you bowl your delivery using X.
You then have the option to have the bowl go left or right by pressing Square for left and Cricle for right I think.
This would work for swing bowlers and reverse swing for medium and fast bowlers? and also spin, googly etc for spin bowlers, I think?
Fast, medium and spin all have different actions with a different style of delivery. Codies have put this together very well. Also certain bowlers have the real life bowling actions.
******* Commentary!!!
The commentry is awsome with absalutly all sorts to listen to. I like the way they talk about the players and the way they talk about history games etc...
Much better than the competition.
Also figured the bowling bit out. When you place the delivery on the pitch depending on where you bounce the ball. You can then tap either R1 or L1 to swing the ball past the batsman to make him play the shot for an edge or what ever becomes your luck. Also the you can get some wonderfull inside edges of the pads to wickets and of the bat to wickets.
No bugs so far! infact i had one but it must have been the bowler having red bull before the game? LOL. I was bowling with harmisson (england) and west indies tried to hit a 4, so there you see harmisson after bowling a delivery, started running after the ball beating all the fielders in the race and then throwing the ball at the keeper. It was dead funny.
Also Rubber Genius, why cant we throw the ball at the bowlers end. It seem to go only to the wicket keeper.
I've started to get the grips with the game, it's turning out to be very good!
THIS GAME IS GOING TO BE WORTH BUYING TRUST ME!