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| EA Sports Cricket | |
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| Genre(s) | Sports (cricket) |
| Developer(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 |
| First release | Cricket 96 1995 |
| Latest release | Cricket 07 14 November 2006 |
EA Cricket is a series of cricket video games published by EA Sports from 1996 and 2007 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, and PlayStation 2 platforms.
| Cricket 96 | |
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| Developer(s) | Beam Software |
| Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS |
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Cricket 96 is a cricket game for the MS-DOS PCs that was released in 1995. The sequel to Super International Cricket on the SNES, it was developed by Beam Software and published by EA Sports. It was released as Ian Botham's International Cricket 96 in Europe.
Despite featuring improved graphics, like its predecessors the game continued to forgo official team and player licensing, although many of the in-game players had recognizable real-life counterparts.
Cricket 97 was released for PC in January 1997 in Australia, April 1997 in the United Kingdom, and May 9, 1997 throughout the rest of Europe. The game stars cricketer Michael Atherton while Ritchie Benaud and Ian Botham provided commentary.
This game was developed by Creative Assembly and released only for the PC. It would be the first directly associated with the International Cricket Council. [1]
Cricket 2000 was released for Windows and PlayStation in July 2000. It is based on the 1999 Cricket World Cup and was officially licensed by the International Cricket Council. Commentary is provided by Richie Benaud and David Gower.
| Cricket 2002 | |
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| Developer(s) | HB Studios |
| Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 |
| Release | PlayStation 2
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Cricket 2002 was developed by HB Studios and published by EA Sports for the PlayStation 2 and Windows.
| Publication | Score |
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| GamesMaster | PS2: 45% [2] |
| Hyper | PS2: 65/100 [3] |
| PlayStation Official Magazine – Australia | PS2: 6/10 [4] |
| Cricket 2004 | |
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| Developer(s) | HB Studios |
| Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Cricket 2004 is a video game based on the sport of cricket by EA Sports. The game was designed by HB Studios, known for their EA Rugby Series. It was released for the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows.
Cricket 2004 features all of the international teams that played in the 2003 Cricket World Cup, all of the domestic teams of Australia and England.
The player can create their own players for Cricket 2004 and choose which team they play for. An Autoplay feature allows the player to skip 5, 10, 15, 20, 50 or 100 (4 and 5 day games only) overs, until a wicket falls, or to the end of the innings.
The graphics were awarded "Worst PlayStation 2 graphics" by IGN. [5]
| Cricket 2005 | |
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| Developer(s) | EA Canada HB Studios |
| Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Cricket 2005 is a video game based on the sport of cricket. Developed by EA Canada and HB Studios and released by EA Sports, it was released in July 2005 on Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Windows.
The game was released in three different region-based covers. Adam Gilchrist appeared on the Australian cover, Daniel Vettori on the New Zealand cover and Andrew Flintoff on the English cover. It was the last game to have all real player names. [7]
Cricket 07 was developed by EA Canada and HB Studios, and published in November 2006 by EA Sports for Windows and PlayStation 2. The cover art featured English cricketer Andrew Flintoff and commentary by Mark Nicholas and Richie Benaud. Expanded features of Cricket 07 include improved player control and easy stroke play, along with the introduction of a section dedicated to The Ashes.
FIFA is a discontinued football video game franchise developed by EA Vancouver and EA Romania and published by EA Sports. As of 2011, the FIFA franchise has been localized into 18 languages and available in 51 countries. Listed in Guinness World Records as the best-selling sports video game franchise in the world, the FIFA series has sold over 325 million copies as of 2021. On 10 May 2022, it was announced that EA and FIFA's partnership of 30 years would come to an end upon the termination of their licensing agreement, making FIFA 23 the last entry to the franchise under the FIFA name. As a successor to the FIFA series, EA launched the EA Sports FC franchise, with EA Sports FC 24 being the first installment under the new name.
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Cricket 07 is a 2006 cricket simulation computer game developed by EA Canada and HB Studios and published by EA Sports. It is available for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 2. The game was released on 26 November 2006 in Europe and in Australia on 14 November 2006. The cover art for Cricket 07 features English cricketer Andrew Flintoff. This is the last cricket game published by EA Sports. This game has garnered massive popularity among the cricket playing nations and many patches have been produced to update the game.
Cricket 97 is a cricket game for PCs that was released in 1997. It was released in January 1997 in Australia and April 1997 in the United Kingdom. It was released throughout the rest of Europe on May 9, 1997.
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