Originally posted by ak47+May 10 2005, 03:53 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ak47 @ May 10 2005, 03:53 PM)</div>
Originally posted by Ripper@May 9 2005, 04:08 PM
Originally posted by ak47@Apr 28 2005, 05:44 PM
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@Apr 28 2005, 03:47 PM
OKAY!
<<New Cricket 2005 Release Date
Posted by Barty on Wednesday, 20th April @ 8:29AM
EA have advised us that the NZ release date for Cricket 2005 has come forward. Originally expected late in July, Cricket 2005 is now expected to be released on June 30th. The game will be released simultaneously on Xbox, PS2 and PC CD-ROM.
Some of the improvements include allowing you to play with domestic teams in England, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. An all-new Twenty20 tournament will also be included with season modes also on offer. The game will revolve around a TV style presentation including a full action replay mode, third umpire, animated ducks, TV style overlays, field position editor and much more. >>
f*** you EA...
No one brings forward a release date - f***ing no one!!!
This means thye have realised that their game is a graphically updated piece of **** and they are trying to get two weeks worth of sales in before BLIC comes out and pulls the rug out from under them,....
Unbelievable - there release date was originally a fortnight AFTER BLIC......they have obviously realised that no gamer worth their salt was going to buy their take on the nuances of cricket after Codemasters had given the public forst option.
I implore all of you to rent and not buy this game unless it demans you do....don't get sucked in by these f***s guys....you are better than yet.
Good lcuk nest time AWÂ -focus on the rugby and learn that as long as their is competition from geuine companies like Codemasters you will get shown up and humiliated like you have this time for trying to make money instead of please people....stop making a fool of yourself.
I fully agree to that post
EA are tactically doing this.......they arent confident of the gameplay of their product.
Look at the post I read from CricketWebs BLIC rep..referring to BLIC's looks and feel
I must say the graphics look very poor compared to Cricket 2005 but gameplay is what's most important and it will probably kill Cricket 2005 in that aspect
the decision to delay Ricky Ponting will only hurt the retail sales in australia
those in the know, and willing, will get BLIC from the UK via the WWW.
I am, and it suits me coz i hate Punter...................Lara on the other hand - I cant get enuff of him at the crease........bring on his game, bring on his face, bring on BLIC, and get lost AW/EA........finally a competitive market will finally be the end of ur monopoly, when the public all find out, how long and far u have pulled their legs, with ur pieces of shite in AW's agenda.
So its ok for Visual Concepts to release ESPN 2K5 before Madden, but not ok for EA to release Cricket 2005 before Brain Lara?
shut-up rip
ESPN and Madden are BOTH quality games, and NFL games have an established sales base, so it doesnt matter whom brings what out first
EA's track record with our sports is laughable, and do NOT have an established sales base, so any ploy to con people into getting the 1st product released would be of more benefit...............problem is those in the know (TRF), realise that EA stink with our sports and are doing this for the people NOT in the know, to buy EA's product instead of BLIC's coz our sports games (cricket and ruggers) are subject to individuals (kids) buying 1 product not both, as opposed to Madden and ESPN which are both quality and people buy both.
I'll be getting both at this stage
but I know little children that would be subjected to get only one of them, coz parents cant justify spending $200 on games of the same genre.
Mum's and Dad's always say "oh son but u've already got a game like that"....in which BLIC sales will suffer as consequence if released at a later date.
thats the difference between BLIC's and Cricket 2005, v ESPN and Madden.
but in a nutshell - No its NOT ok for a developer to release an inferior product......it needs to cut the mustard, and EA's cricket series doesnt do that compared to Warnies...............so no, EA cannot bring out 2005, not early nor later until its up to scratch with a game of the same genre released over 8yrs ago.
EA are like drugs - They get u addicted and hooked, and monopolize the industry, which leaves u know option but to go back to EA for yo hit.........BLIC's finally gives us the option of going cold turkey!!!!!!!!! [/b]
