To make the task easier, Cricket 07 features an optional batsman timing gauge, which can show you whether you're swinging early, late, or right on time.
Timing your shots accurately at higher difficulty settings can take some time to master, as mistimed shots are almost always the main cause for wickets falling. However, if you ramp up the difficulty, timing and placement become much more crucial. At the easier difficulty levels, Cricket 07 games will quickly become four- and six-run slugfests, as smashing shot after massive shot is criminally easy. The Century Stick system feels more intuitive than the old button-mapped method, and you'll be pulling off a sweet variety of shots in no time flat. An impressive array of shots can be played in Cricket 07 (depending on where the ball is relative to your batsman), including French cuts, square cuts, cover drives, on-drives, pulls, hooks, sweeps, blocks, and more. A hard pull straight down on the right analog stick, for example, will result in a fierce straight drive, while a gentle flick to the right will result in a batsman doing a leg glance. The left is used for foot choice and batter placement, while the right is used to select shots and determine power. As opposed to previous entries in the series, which mapped shot selection to a PlayStation 2 controller's four face buttons, Cricket 07 uses both analog sticks for batting. While there is scope for slugfests at lower difficulty levels, Cricket 07 is very much a game that rewards patience and persistence, particularly when you get to Test match levels at higher-than-average difficulties.ĮA's latest cricket offering features its biggest innovation to the series so far-the Century Stick control system. Indeed, Cricket 07 plays more towards hardcore supporters than casual followers, as the real-life game is represented here in almost simulation-like quality. If you're a big fan of the sport, then you know that a little tedium is part and parcel of the whole experience.
Limited overs games can take a few hours to play through in Cricket 07. And just like in real cricket, even the shortest matches can result in some tedium. The bad news is that some finicky bowling mechanics make it an uneven experience, with batting by far the more enjoyable half of the gameplay. EA is capitalising on that buzz by releasing Cricket 07 just before the start of the first Test at the end of November, and the good news for cricket tragics is that Cricket 07 is EA's best effort at replicating the sport to date. If you're an Aussie or UK sports fan, then the next few months are all about one thing-the Ashes series being held Down Under.
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