Ashes Cricket 2009 PC Demo

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Ethan_Hunt said:
Oh yeah! I remember that. It is something which I have missed ever since Brian Lara 99. It used to have all those cheers & drum beats when the match would be played in West Indies. ;)

Oh man..seriously, Brian Lara 99 was a game of its time.

A decade later, Ashes 2009 may just finally dethrone it as the best cricket game ever made.
 
^Anyone find it difficult to take wickets ? I do. I just got one dude bowled once, and that too the ball went between his legs. Not satisfying at all. Nothing like spin-n-bowled etc.

Any tips ?

Also what's the white bar thing around the small mini-map-ground ? Does it give teh wind direction ?
 
PhOeNiX said:
Also what's the white bar thing around the small mini-map-ground ? Does it give teh wind direction ?

Yea. It shows the direction the wind is blowing towards!
 
Fahrenheit said:
It's out in the UK...first impressions seem to be that it is much improved over what was there in the demo...

^Already ? Wasn't it supposed to be a 7th-8th August release?

EDIT : Guess it's the pre-order thing. Also , was just at PlanetCricket forums, those guys have filled in 43 Pages in the past two days with impressions. But mostly its just their experiences :P
 
I really find it difficult to take tickets. They get runout on thier own but my my fielders never take any catch.it asks us to press E key for catch when i press E key nothing happens and they drop all the catches..

:P
 
@Rocky - I just found a few things which help a lot in taking wickets :P Just took out the entire England team for 64 in 6.4 Overs :P and only 1 run-out in that.

When you are bowling, do not fix a length until absolutely the last second of bowling.Keep the rectacle moving. Also, you can change the type of delivery at the last second, let's say you picked a straight ball, short length. You can make it into a full-length leg cutter etc. Also, try bowling in a few short balls, then suddenly while initially aiming for a short, change it to a more full length ball, swingingt etc. I took 4-5 wickets like that :D
 
^^ Let me know the keys to change the type of delivery at last moment

BTW how did you manage to play 6.4 overs?

Demo version only has 3 overs :D
 
^Use the patch extender. U can use it to play any number of overs.

Also, the keys are the same as the normal ones. As in whatever keys u haev mapped for the delivery selection, use those only.
 
A couple of tips:
1. While catching, observe the circle around the ball. The moment it turns colour to orange, you'll have to press enter. It stays in orange for may be a second, so your reflexes have to be good. After that, it changes colour to red, and even if you press enter any number of times, the catch will be dropped.
One point to note here is that, when the catch is going to the fielder near the boundary line, usually the marker stays at orange for a longer time. You'll have some time to react. But if it is a C&B, or slip catch or wicketkeeper catch, the response time will be amazingly less.. Almost as in real life, where you'll have just a fraction of a second to react.

2. While bowling, keep delivering similar type of balls like outswing or inswing continuously for the first 3 to 4 deliveries. Then suddenly in the 5th delivery, change to a slow ball or something else like that. You'll see the batsman struggle to adapt... sometimes mistiming the ball and giving you a catch. You can also vary the pace of the ball suddenly, by consistently bowling at full speed, and suddenly shifting to a very slow speed. :)

Now in 20 over games, I am able to score at least 160 to 180 on an average in normal mode while batting first; While bowling first, in normal mode, I'm able to take at least 7 wickets, and a couple of times I even made the other team all out. ;)
 
A small correction. Pressing the button when the circle is orange does not always lead in a catch. I have dropped a time or two. A sure way is to wait for it to turn green. That's always taken.
 
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