Well i was waiting for Brian lara cricket for so long. Really thought it was goign to be good. And when i got it on thursday i was delighted. But how it let me down. While it is a decent game, it is far to arcadey. The lack of a front and back foot shot action is a let down. The bowling is good and the fielding is ok.But there are serious problems. Editing all the names takes alot of effort.Not having the ability to select who you want to play for your country is a miss. But the real bad thing abou thtis game is the AI. It is in one word... a DISGRACE. I bowled 32 overs in an Odi and bowled Sri lanak out for 52. yes 52 in 30 overs. The biggest discrace in this game is when cpu batsmen play shot and there is an easy single on they very very very rarely take it. Graeme Smith one of the most free socring batsman in the world scored 12 of 73 balls in an ODI. he must have missed out on 40-50 runs by not running. You have to do the fielding but there is no point as it is pretty much impossible to get a run out. Hitting sixes is very easy and imo i was so dissapointed with this game. There is no stat tracking, no wagon wheels etc. It is such a let down.
Now reviewers have given BLIC 8/10 regualry but i suggest it is becasue it is a pick up and play and these reviewers have very little cricket knowledge. Meanwhile Cricket 2005 gets slated for being to hard but i think it is a true sim and a great reflection of the real game of cricket. I really want to get CK2005. All you guys on here seem to be really happy with the game and it sounds so realsitic. It has great graphics an dof cource official licences helps.
But seriously if you are plannijgn to get BLic i advise you not to. Tje batsman not taking singles is so annoying. I cant state how bad this is. It is a Disgrace. It is an ok game if you can get over this but nto realsitic enough. I want Ck2005 in my opinion.
So i thank you for helping me to see the light and i look forwar dto purchasing CK2005 and sharing my experiences on the game on this forum.
Many thanks
Regards
A converted CK2005 fan -Lewis
Now reviewers have given BLIC 8/10 regualry but i suggest it is becasue it is a pick up and play and these reviewers have very little cricket knowledge. Meanwhile Cricket 2005 gets slated for being to hard but i think it is a true sim and a great reflection of the real game of cricket. I really want to get CK2005. All you guys on here seem to be really happy with the game and it sounds so realsitic. It has great graphics an dof cource official licences helps.
But seriously if you are plannijgn to get BLic i advise you not to. Tje batsman not taking singles is so annoying. I cant state how bad this is. It is a Disgrace. It is an ok game if you can get over this but nto realsitic enough. I want Ck2005 in my opinion.
So i thank you for helping me to see the light and i look forwar dto purchasing CK2005 and sharing my experiences on the game on this forum.
Many thanks
Regards
A converted CK2005 fan -Lewis