International Cricket 2010 Impressions Thread

[Donko1982]

If anyone is able to, could they please upload some gameplay videos for those of us without the game. Would be awesome to see.

video uploaded

The Donko Rewiew - Codemasters Forums

 

[SpitfiresKent]

Here are few quick points.

1. The menu looks good and the kasabian song in the back ground is a nice touch, well anything is better than the tune used in AC09.

2. Played a Twenty20 first against New Zealand, I was England. I selected hard mode with minimal bowling HUD and NO batting HUD at all.

3. Chosen venue was The Brit Oval at night time. I was bowling first.

4. First 5 overs went smoothly and the AI were troubled by a few deliveries, i dropped a catch in the 5th over and for the next 4 overs was punished by the AI as they raced to 87/0. Finally i got a wicket via Graeme Swann. As the innings went along i took wickets every other over but the AI were having none of it and their final total was 253/7.

5. Don't be alarmed by that score, halfway through the match i realised i was bowling completely wrong and when i did bowl properly i saw the AI struggling a bit.

6. Moving onto batting and i knew i wasn't going to win the game so i just used the inning as batting experience.

7. I personally found it very VERY hard to bat on hard with HUD off, impossible in some ways. tested 3 balls with it off and had enough so changed it minimal HUD.

8. In the end i made 161/7, i found it fairly easy to grab singles but hitting the boundaries were more of a challenge, you have to get yourself in before you can start hitting the big shots.

IMPORTANT FINDS:

1.Bowling is rewarding if you mix it up a bit.
2. Edges DO carry through to the wickie and slips.
3. Commentry isn't that bad actually, some old stuff combined with some new stuff.
4. Batting cam really does make you feel as if you are in the game.

And Thats all i can think of at the mo, off to play a Test.

 

[bongplayer]

Thanks for your impression you lucky..hmm people!

Quickies here:

1) Are wickets through straight bowls? How do the wickets behave?
2) Audio wise: While batting, have you heard more diverse sounds when batting off the edge or direct? As in, if you have hit a good shot, does it sound like it was a good shot?

 

[SpitfiresKent]

Thanks for your impression you lucky..hmm people!

Quickies here:

1) Are wickets through straight bowls? How do the wickets behave?
2) Audio wise: While batting, have you heard more diverse sounds when batting off the edge or direct? As in, if you have hit a good shot, does it sound like it was a good shot?

A1. Only played on one ground (The Oval) and it swung a bit and for the spins turned quite a bit.
A2. Yeah for defo. And the good thing is the edges carry.

 

[Wealey]

A1. Only played on one ground (The Oval) and it swung a bit and for the spins turned quite a bit.
A2. Yeah for defo. And the good thing is the edges carry.

Mate i may be wrong but you was critical of last game yeah?

Feeling alot better about it this time round!?

 

[SpitfiresKent]

Mate i may be wrong but you was critical of last game yeah?

Feeling alot better about it this time round!?

Correct, i was very critical of Ashes.
But IC10 is a big improvement.

 

[Wealey]

Correct, i was very critical of Ashes.
But IC10 is a big improvement.

Quality to here mate, if anything after being so negative your views tell a big story hows your test going?

 

[sami ullah khan]

Great first impressions guys. Has any one got AI to chase? I would really like to know their chasing behaviour.

 

[SpitfiresKent]

Quality to here mate, if anything after being so negative your views tell a big story hows your test going?

The bowling is very enjoyable, i've never like bowling in cricket games before because it felt a bit random but this game is different.

Test Match: England (Me) v Australia (AI)
Lord's

Australia win the toss and it's me bowling first up again.

4 overs gone Australia 8/0.
Bowled an absolute beauty of an over from Jimmy, batsman played and missed a couple of times.

 

[Wealey]

4 overs gone Australia 8/0.
Bowled an absolute beauty of an over from Jimmy, batsman played and missed a couple of times.

Are they realistic plays and misses or very odd shots!

Sorry to be a pain but if you could be the first to keep us updated with that test much would be very very appreciated!!

 

[cricket_online]

Are they realistic plays and misses or very odd shots!

Sorry to be a pain but if you could be the first to keep us updated with that test much would be very very appreciated!!

I concur. In AC09 the AI "misses" were mostly leg side hoicks to deliveries outside off - they looked more like missed slogs than genuine play-and-misses

 

[SpitfiresKent]

Are they realistic plays and misses or very odd shots!

Sorry to be a pain but if you could be the first to keep us updated with that test much would be very very appreciated!!

I've seen batsman playing forward defensive and missing, Backfoot defensive shot missing and also and edge which went just slightly to the left of my one and only fielder (think i'll put another one in there).

Australia 21/0 , 10 overs gone.

 

[Wealey]

I've seen batsman playing forward defensive and missing, Backfoot defensive shot missing and also and edge which went just slightly to the left of my one and only fielder (think i'll put another one in there).

Australia 21/0 , 10 overs gone.

This is sounding too good! something has to go wrong lol!

We have even got plays and misses!!

Im off to work at the oval now to coach, fingers crossed when i get back your still toiling away!!! lol

 

[SpitfiresKent]

Just had a weird experience, Broad bowls it, Katich edges it to the keeper but i cant time my catch good enough and the ball rolls down to third man but the fielder from slip chasing it stops..then runs agian..then stops..and then eventually picks up the.

Oh well, lets just hope thats a one off.

 

[cricket_online]

Just had a weird experience, Broad bowls it, Katich edges it to the keeper but i cant time my catch good enough and the ball rolls down to third man but the fielder from slip chasing it stops..then runs agian..then stops..and then eventually picks up the.

Oh well, lets just hope thats a one off.

But did the AI batsmen score any runs while fielder was trying to chase the ball? And on the whole how is AI's running between the wicket. Do they run quick singles and go for 2s and 3s? In AC09 AI was way too conservative and still managed to get run out.