Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9844 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: XPLOSIV
• Released on: 2006-11-24
• Platform: Windows XP

Manufacturer's Description
Get the latest version of the world's bestselling cricket management sim, with all new stats database of the full English 2006 season for all players from every Test nation. Can you build, coach and manage your teams to league, cup and international success?

Captain your team in the world's # 1 bestselling cricket management sim. England finally reclaimed the Ashes after 18 years of hurt. Can they repeat the feat in 2006/7 Down Under? You are in charge. Select your best team for the Ashes Tests. Have you got what it takes to manage the exciting new talents and at the same time keep the been-there-done-that players motivated and fit?

Extras! Special 2 disk (game and DVD) set of the Official Ashes Fever DVD record of all 5 tests from summer 2005 Ashes England v Australia. 2 Hours of exhilarating TV highlights with player and celebrity commentaries. Enjoy once more Pietersen's flamboyant maiden century. From the first ball at Lords all the way to the bizarre nail biting final days at the Oval, this is the ultimate companion for every cricket fan

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Customer Reviews

It Draws You In... Then Spits You Out
There are two difficulty levels on this game, easy and normal. Easy is way too easy, while normal is intensely hard. Everything about this game is perfect- I mean who needs amazing graphics for a cricket management game anyway- but it is almost impossible to stick with because it is so hard.
In over a year of playing the game my longest time at a club has been one and a half seasons- it is SO infuriating I keep quitting and starting again. The whole makeup of the gameplay seems to favour the computer. You can have some excellent batsman playing on a perfect pitch playing against a poor club, Durham for example. They will more often than not still post a mediocre score, while the opponents will get to 500 and declare.
And dont get me started on the one-day matches. In a years worth of play I must have won probably 20% of my matches- and that isnt fun.

Difficulty aside, everything else about this game is excellent- but can you handle the annoyance and frustration?