Cricket 19

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Cricket 19
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Developer(s) Big Ant Studios
Publisher(s) Big Ant Studios
Director(s) Mike Merren [1]
Platform(s) PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
Xbox One
Microsoft Windows
ReleaseSwitch, PS4, Xbox One
  • WW: 28 May 2019
Microsoft Windows
  • WW: 31 July 2019
Genre(s) Sports game
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

Cricket 19 is a 2019 cricket video game developed and published by Big Ant Studios. It is the official video game of the 2019 Ashes series of cricket matches, and the (first) sequel to the 2017 game Ashes Cricket . It was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on 28 May 2019 and on 31 July for Microsoft Windows via Steam. [2] [3] [4] It was added to Xbox Game Pass on 22 October 2020. [5] [6]

Contents

Cricket 19 is the second Big Ant Studios cricket game released for the Nintendo Switch, the first having been Big Bash Boom .

Gameplay


Cricket 19 introduces a new game mode called scenario mode that allows players to begin a match in any predetermined situation. [7] The game also allows users to play through the men's ODI, T20 and test world cups, and women's ODI and T20 world cups. However, these lacked any ICC licenses. Features like match, tour and competition designers are also included which allows the user to format to their needs. The game also features a career mode which allows a player to either start a career as a rookie or play as an existing established cricketer.

Licensing

Australia, Australia Women, West Indies, West Indies Women, England and England Women are fully licensed with accurate kits and player faces. Australian domestic teams are also fully licensed. [8] The game also includes licensed depictions of all host venues of the 2019 Ashes series - Edgbaston, Lord's, Headingley, Old Trafford, and The Oval. Unlicensed teams include those of India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. [9] Despite the lack of licensing, users are able to download these teams as they have been created by other users on the in-game academy. The game also features the 2020 Caribbean Premier League and the 2021 season of The Hundred.

Reception

On the review aggregator Metacritic, the PlayStation 4 version of Cricket 19 received a score of 73 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [10]

Cricket 19 received critical praise for improved presentation, features and accurately representing the game of cricket, with IGN scoring it 8/10. However, it did receive some negative comments for glitches, and for being too similar to the previous Big Ant cricket game, Ashes Cricket. [11]

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  1. ↑ "Can Cricket 19 knock fans for six? – TheSixthAxis". TheSixthAxis \. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Cricket 19 – The Official Game of the Ashes". England Cricket Board. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ↑ @BigAntStudios (25 July 2019). "Hi all! We have some great news to share! The critics love Cricket 19, and soon you will be playing it on PC - Cricket 19 launches on July 31 via Steam!". Twitter. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Cricket 19 on Steam". Steam. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Cricket 19 will come to the Xbox Game Pass on October 22". 13 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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