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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, Microsoft Windows[1]
Release2-11th April 2014- PS3, Xbox 360 June 2014 Microsoft Windows
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 official trailer was launched on 29 November 2013.[2][3] The game was released for the PS3 & Xbox 360 on the 3rd of April 2014 in Australia & New Zealand, the 4th of April in South Africa and the UK release date is the 11th of April. The PC release will follow two months later.

Features

The main features of the game are as follows.

Career Mode

This 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.

Cricket Academy

This is a program in which a user can create and edit teams, players and competitions. It was released on PC a couple of weeks before the console release date. Big Ant Studios updated the academy and brought the 'Practice Nets' feature into the academy. The academy is also an option to download for users of the PS3 and Xbox 360.

Gameplay Features

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 was confirmed as Matthew Hill and David Basheer.[4]

Teams and Grounds

Don Bradman Cricket 14 includes 79 teams within the game, most of which are unlicensed. There 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.[5]

There are 11 unlicensed grounds within the game, with 2 licensed. Here is a list of grounds that have been created for the game:

  • Adelaide Gardens
  • Bradman Oval (licensed)
  • Melbourne Stadium
  • Sydney Cricket Ground (licensed)
  • Lahore Cricket Club
  • Colombo Park Oval
  • Delhi Park
  • West Oval
  • Trinidad Cricket Ground
  • Durban Fields
  • Wellington Park
  • Sussex Oval
  • Lancashire Stadium

Grounds are unavailable to create and edit within the cricket academy.[6]

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 game 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. 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".

Release Dates

Release Dates Countries Platform
3 April 2014 Australia, New Zealand, South Africa PS3, Xbox 360
4 April 2014 USA, Canada PS3, Xbox 360
4 April 2014 Pakistan, India, Bangladesh PS3, Xbox 360
11 April 2014 UK PS3, Xbox 360
30 May- 1 June 2014 Worldwide via Steam PC

References

  1. ^ a b "cricketpress". HES. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  2. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L0PiZCAcFs
  3. ^ http://au.ign.com/articles/2014/04/07/don-bradman-cricket-14-review
  4. ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2015774-don-bradman-cricket-14-release-date-features-and-game-preview
  5. ^ http://www.planetcricket.net/forums/
  6. ^ https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t31.0-8/1484062_10152316201073888_1387448096_o.jpg
  7. ^ "Don Bradman Cricket 14 for PlayStation 3". GameRankings. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  8. ^ "Don Bradman Cricket 14 for Xbox 360". GameRankings. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  9. ^ "Don Bradman Cricket 14 for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  10. ^ "Don Bradman Cricket 14 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
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