Don Bradman Cricket 14: A Baseball Fan Takes a Look

[heroies]

P s. My brother lives in Toronto so had to mail him a copy and now we multiplayer like old times.

[Oakland86]

I would kill or die for an Australian Rules Football game to come out in the US...anything to get me away from the now annual EA Madden disappointment for a few years!

You should do what I'm doing. Look to import AFL Live 2 from Australia. I'm doing research to see if it will work on our systems or not. I imported Konami's Pro Yakyuu Spirits and am not interested in importing other sports games that aren't available here.

[statman78]

Comparing the EA Cricket series to DBC 14 is just wrong. DBC 14 blows EA Cricket out of the water. Although DBC leaves a little to be desired in its presentation and commentary, its by far a more accurate representation of the sport. The nuances of cricket are captured so well in DBC and you really have to master the art of bowling and batting. It takes time and patience to score runs and take wickets. DBC 14 is by far the best cricket to date. Yes, its better than Brian Lara./Shane Warne Cricket 99. You can pretty much play any shot in the book. If you are looking for a cricket game then DBC14 is the one to get.

[Eyeman79]

I have AFL 2 and it works on PS3, no region lock out. I also play Rugby League Live 2 as well as Don Bradman Cricket. Sports gamers need to look elsewhere, I am tired of waiting months for the same 5 or 6 games every year.

[Oakland86]

Re: Don Bradman Cricket 14: A Baseball Fan Takes a Look

I have AFL 2 and it works on PS3, no region lock out. I also play Rugby League Live 2 as well as Don Bradman Cricket. Sports gamers need to look elsewhere, I am tired of waiting months for the same 5 or 6 games every year.

Thanks Eyeman79, real quickly, does Rugby League Live 2 have official club licenses like Englands Harlequin club? How does the gameplay come out? I played the two rugby games that they released here Stateside. They seemed alright but one was too easy and the other frustrating.

[RustedWalleye]

Kudos for your mini non traditional review. I will definitely check this out as I have always wanted to learn more about cricket.

Learning from a video game is the way to go. I have learned more about hockey and soccer from video games then I ever did by trying to watch them. I actually truly can enjoy the World Cup after playing FIFA in-depth for the first time this year on the PS4. I know so much more about the sport and strategy and went from not being at all supportive of soccer to actual becoming a casual fan and trying to learn more about the different clubs and leagues.

[poulterbear101]

if you want to buy AFL Live 2 for PS3/Xbox, you're going to have a bad time! Just the heads up!

[Oakland86]

Re: Don Bradman Cricket 14: A Baseball Fan Takes a Look

Care to elaborate?

[jilly55]

I thought crickets were bugs, but I'm pretty sure frogs croak octopus.

[bjh909]

Re: Don Bradman Cricket 14: A Baseball Fan Takes a Look

For those with the game or looking to buy it, a second patch came out a week or so ago that fixes a lot of the issues that many on another forum (cricket-gaming-specific) were finding.

Truth is, Big Ant are doing a great job listening to avid, knowledgeable fans, and where they can and where they deem important enough, making those fixes available in patches. One of the benefits of a smaller (but by no means indie) company in a subset sports market... they can easily listen to fans and find out what they want in a cricket game.

I've played only a bit so far, but the fact that it was available for the 360 in the US was enough to sell me. I never got to play any of the past cricket games, but reviews I've read can attest to how terrible they were. DBC is a great representation of the game, and as the first in what I presume to be many more in a series, an excellent starting point.

[lhslancers]

Re: Don Bradman Cricket 14: A Baseball Fan Takes a Look

I know nothing about cricket. Checked out this video review on IGN and it looks a bit overwhelming to play esp with no tutorial mode.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/07/don-bradman-cricket-14-review

[cricket11]

Just an FYI for reviewer; "I have no idea what constitutes a good inning..." The term describing each teams round of batting in cricket is an "innings". I know it's plural but that's the way it is said and spelled.