Cricket 2004 (PC)

Cricket 2004 was the first cricket game that I have ever bought and I bought it after really liking the game after renting it. I bought it very cheaply indeed at just under £10 which I thought was a very reasonable price. Firstly I thought that the graphcis were ok, they seemed to the job well enough although they definately could have been improved. I felt that the gameplay was somewhat diminished by the poor quality of graphics. I really liked the player editor though because I thought it added a good level of personlisation to the game. It meant that you could change the weight, look and diferent playing styles of the player. I thought that the gameplay ...  Read the complete review

In the aftermath of an epic series where England regained the Ashes after sixteen long years, it appeared as if the entire nation went somewhat cricket crazy. Kids put their footballs away in favour of willow. The Premiership took a backseat in the headlines to Freddie and his heroes. Quite rightly i'd say. Cricket has been on a downer for the last ten years. Now that we finally have reason to be proud of our team, it was only natural that there'd be a surge in cricket videogame purchases. Codemasters, the producers of Brian Lara Cricket must have been laughing all the way to the bank as their title found itself on the crest of a national wave. EA are the ...  Read the complete review

Firstly I would like to start off by saying EA Sports Cricket 2004 is the best Cricket game ever released, beating even Codemasters classic in 'Brian Lara Cricket'. The 2004 game is a good update from the previous 2002 version with several new features. Features • All English County Cricket teams with there correct grounds. You have the ability to either play the county championship season starting from either divisions 1 or 2 or from the 2003 season. • You can also play the one day National League, Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy as individual events or if you have the patience, you may want to select a full season mode where all the ...  Read the complete review