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Don Bradman Cricket 14 has received positive reviews from critics. Tristan Ogilvie of IGN rated the console version 6.8/10, praising the "comprehensive control setup" and "License-dodging player creation", but also criticized the high amount of bugs, lack of field radars and unrealistic super-fielders. However, the PC version was rated 8/10 by IGN. Dene Benham of NZGamer gave the game 7.9/10, praising the batting and bowling aspects, but criticized the clunky menus and twitchy animations. Lazygamer awarded it 8.7 citing it as "the best cricket game of this generation".
Don Bradman Cricket 14 has received positive reviews from critics. Tristan Ogilvie of IGN rated the console version 6.8/10, praising the "comprehensive control setup" and "License-dodging player creation", but also criticized the high amount of bugs, lack of field radars and unrealistic super-fielders. However, the PC version was rated 8/10 by IGN. Dene Benham of NZGamer gave the game 7.9/10, praising the batting and bowling aspects, but criticized the clunky menus and twitchy animations. Lazygamer awarded it 8.7 citing it as "the best cricket game of this generation".

Revision as of 10:27, 24 August 2014

Don Bradman Cricket 14
Cover image for the game
Developer(s)Big Ant Studios
Publisher(s)Tru Blu Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360[1] Microsoft Windows[2]
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

Don Bradman Cricket 14 is a cricket video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. It was developed by Big Ant Studios and published by Tru Blu Entertainment.[1] The game was released on consoles in various countries that compete in cricket between 3 and 11 April.

Features

The game features a number of different game modes, including a career mode, custom matches and online games. The career mode involves a user creating a player and playing matches in order for their player to progress. A users player starts at the age of 16 and has a maximum of a 20 year career. There is also a Cricket Academy program in which a user can create and edit teams, players and competitions. This was released as a stand alone game before the console release date. Big Ant Studios updated the academy and brought the 'Practice Nets' feature into it in the weeks prior to the launch of the full game.

The gameplay features were announced as having "Unique Batting and Bowling Controls" with a full 360 shot delivery with no shot markers. The gameplay also involves a "Fully featured Fielding System" which allows "full control of the field". The Ball Physics in the game has been labelled as having "realistic edges and ball movement off players". Appeal and Electric Reviews have also been included into the game, which enables a user to challenge the umpire for a decision in which is questionable. There are Practice nets and Match practice which are new features to the game and are supposed to help a new 'cricketing gamer' to play the game. Users can also save games online and offline. The commentary team consists of Matthew Hill and David Basheer.[3]

The game includes 79 teams within the game, most of which are unlicensed. There are international and domestic teams (current generation) historical teams and future generation teams. There are 17 international teams, 6 Australian domestic teams, 18 English domestic, along with "All time best" teams and "historical" teams.[4]

There are 11 unlicensed grounds within the game, with 2 licensed.

Soundtrack

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Feels Like Real" 
2."Looking Good" 
3."Off the Radar" 
4."Road Junkie" 
5."Rekit" 
6."Smiley" 

Reception

Don Bradman Cricket 14 has received positive reviews from critics. Tristan Ogilvie of IGN rated the console version 6.8/10, praising the "comprehensive control setup" and "License-dodging player creation", but also criticized the high amount of bugs, lack of field radars and unrealistic super-fielders. However, the PC version was rated 8/10 by IGN. Dene Benham of NZGamer gave the game 7.9/10, praising the batting and bowling aspects, but criticized the clunky menus and twitchy animations. Lazygamer awarded it 8.7 citing it as "the best cricket game of this generation".

References

  1. ^ a b "cricketpress". HES. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Don Bradman Cricket 14 Hitting Pc In June".
  3. ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2015774-don-bradman-cricket-14-release-date-features-and-game-preview
  4. ^ http://www.planetcricket.net/forums/
  5. ^ "Don Bradman Cricket 14 for PlayStation 3". GameRankings. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Don Bradman Cricket 14 for Xbox 360". GameRankings. Retrieved April 4, 2014. Cite error: The named reference "GRX360" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Don Bradman Cricket 14 for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  8. ^ a b {{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/don-bradman-cricket-14 |title=Don Bradman Cricket 14 for Xbox 360 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 11, 2013} Cite error: The named reference "MCX360" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).