Also criticised is the lack of statistical tracking that occurs during television coverage of cricket despite claims it emulates the coverage well. Other reviews commented on how the game might not appeal to non cricket fans. There was criticism, where reviewers complained of a lack of improvement in the graphics despite being a next generation game, and the gameplay being too easy. The game was viewed as a solid replacement for Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 with improvements in most areas. Initial reviews of Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 were mixed. It was available for download from the official website for PC users, and the Xbox Live Marketplace for Xbox 360 users. The demo allowed the player to complete 3 overs of batting and bowling using the national cricket teams of England and Australia. On 9 March 2007, Codemasters released a playable demo of Brian Lara International Cricket 2007. Another open day was planned for 2 March 2007 where gamers got the chance to try out the new game. The seven were shown the game being developed as well as given a demo of the current alpha build.

Release Codemasters Open Day Ĭodemasters held an open day in October 2006 which was attended by six staff members at PlanetCricket and one member from the Codemasters forum. Ĭommentary is provided by Jonathan Agnew, David Gower, Ian Bishop, Bill Lawry and Tony Greig. It is the first cricket video game to have online play included. There are several game modes, such as ICC World Cup, Test matches, One Day Internationals, ICC Champions Trophy, Twenty20, Bowling, Fielding, Batting practice as well as net practice sliced in with 16 tutorial mini games.

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