Brian Lara Cricket
Genre: sports - cricket
Publisher: Codemasters
Year: 1994
System: MD PAL
Gameplay Score: 2
Gameplay Notes:
Does an inning ever end? When bowling (pitching) you aim the cursor on the ground, use a QTE gauge to pick...something...and then mash A to increase speed. It,s a lot to do over and over again, especially given how long each match is. I didn't even finish one inning after 30 minutes. Hitting is weird, as you can either hit with an uppercut or a normal horizontal baseball swing, although I could never make that one work. You must swing before the ball even gets there which feels unnatural. Your movement is awkward. Fielding is, in a word, terrible. The camera switches to you at the exact moment the ball appears somewhere on the field. An arrow points you toward it. Occasionally the ball is near you, often whizzing past you without time to react. More often you have to run to find it although an arrow indicates where to go. Ultimately it's an incredibly boring sports title.
Level Design Score: 1
Level Design Notes:
No modes. Just a single match.
Theme Score: 2
Theme Notes:
Not much presentation. This is licensed by a single player and not by any others or by a league.
Art Style Score: 3
Art Style Notes:
The models look great. Very realistic and well animated. There's not much to look at, though.
Audio Score: 2
Audio Notes:
Really dorky menu music, plus utter silence during gameplay.
Overall Score: 37
Review ID: 6804
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