International cricket 2010

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Information
Developer: Trickstar games
Publisher: Codemasters
Series: Brian Lara Cricket
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Release date: 18 June 2010
Genre: Sports
Mode: Single player, Multi player (local)

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Synopsis
International Cricket 2010 sports association cricket simulation video game developed by Codemasters and released by Trickstar Games. It was released in the United Kingdom and India on 18 June 2010 and in Australia on 21 October 2010. The game is a part of the Codemasters Cricket series preceded by the Brian Lara Cricket Series and is a direct sequel to the 2009 release, Ashes Cricket 2009.
The game is licensed by the England Cricket Board and Cricket Australia, and thus will include all the official players of the Australian national cricket team and the England national cricket team. The rest of the teams in the game are unlicensed and will not feature the official players of the corresponding teams.
International Cricket also includes an online mode for the consoles it was released on, and a revolutionary Action Cam which provides an on-field view of play, which allows the user to view the game from different aspects on the field, and works with both batting and bowling.

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Gameplay
The gameplay feels nice the arcade type gameplay mixed with the realistic parts of the game make it very good to play. The game has several different modes from the usual test matches to twentytwenty mades and one day internationals (ODI),all these gamemodes are good to play however some last longer and you need to play differently for example in the ODI and twentytwenty you want to get runs really fast whereas with the test you can be patient and build up your play. The different deliveries you can do are fantastic, yorkers, spin, pace bowling and even special deliveries etc. make it really varied and fun to play. Also the strategic portion of the game is nice positioning the players on the field to try and help you get wickets and close down gaps and deciding whether to run are just two things that you will need to do.. The game is great to play and the difficulty settings make it so you can have a hard challenge or an easy knock-a-bout. The batting and bowling systems are basically just aiming using a reticule timing your shots, you can change the batsmans position and power on shots, this works really well. There is a decent number of teams and stadiums to play with. The gameplay is incredible.

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Story
The online consists of 2 player co-op where you play against the computer and player vs player both are really good gamemodes to play with friends. The gameplay is the same as single player and the great stasiums and teams keep it fresh. Multiplayer is where the game is really good to play as you can get competitive and it's really good to play with a friend as you can share tips and playing styles. I would've been good for them to add in a few more modes into this like nets or something but it's still good.

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Graphics
The graphics are a noticeable improvement on its predecessors and look quite good. The players and the pitch looks really good especially when the pitch starts to wear. The colours are vibrant and bold and look really nice when you are playing. They have made several improvements to the weather and playing in overcast now feels really gloomy and atmospheric rather than just a different shade of grey. The close up replays also look fantastic when you take a wicket and they put them on, the players look detailed. They could do more with the crowd and stadiums though. Screenshots are below.

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CONTROLS
The controls here are very good and you can do precisely what you want and they are really responsive. The button layout is good as it is one side of the controller that is being used to control both aspects of the game bowling and batting, this just means it is easier to add pace and direction to the ball than it would be if it was setup in another way. There are settings you can change in the menus if you like to tweak it to whatever your preference is.No issues with the controls.

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Ratings
Gameplay - 8/10
Multiplayer- 8/10
Graphics - 7/10
Controls - 8/10
Overall - 7.5/10