New International Cricket 2010 Trailer is Bloody Awful

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Dan Webb

Those who frequent this part of the internet regularly will know that I'm quite a frank person. I don't tend to hold back. Some people call it a trait, others a downfall. Whatever you say, the latest International Cricket 2010 trailer is bloody awful - another box quote if you ask me.

Whilst it's clear that the aim of the trailer is to talk about the new features of the game, it actually does more to belittle it as it shows off sloppy animations - every bowler has the same action, terrible likenesses... heck, they couldn't even send us a trailer with a decent resolution.

Why did we cover it then? Because sometimes it's fun to make light of terrible promotional work. After all, it's the only way they'll learn.

International Cricket 2010 is out in June and even the hardened cricket fans might want to give it a miss if this latest trailer is anything to go by!

Comments
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  • So I'll be reviewing this then? I can see it coming you swine, ha ha!
  • "Why did we cover it then? Because sometimes it's fun to make light of terrible promotional work. After all, it's the only way they'll learn." Ouch.
  • Wonder if they'll quote this in their promotional material?
  • doesn't look that bad give it a chance!
  • nice.
  • It's annoying that: We want a good cricket game. They make bad cricket games. We don't buy said games. Therefore they stop making cricket games. We don't get good cricket game. For god's sake make a good cricket game!!!! EA Sports need to bring back theirs, because it wasnt that bad and they make games for all the other sports, even MMA
  • Big cricket fan. Just can't wait till sum1 ever releases a good cricket gamee. Same boring and rubbish formula used for years. Maybe il get a good one in 10 years
  • I don't know a damn thing about this sport, except that it looks like a weaker version of baseball. Also, this game looks like a fucking piece of shit.
  • Lol Dan, if only they followed the Call of Duty trailer criteria yeah? ~Bryce
  • jeez it doesnt look that bad, its about as exciting as id expect a cricket game trailer to be, to be honest. They dont exactly have the luxury of being able to rappel down a building and smash through a window just to make a cool trailer
  • Wow, looks like something out of the Xbox 1 era.
  • that was a trailer?
  • haha i love it when it like speeds up the bowler and you're going to expect an amazing wicket being smashed out of the ground but it ends up with a safety shot! what a shocking vid for no doubt a shocking game. who buys this crap please?!?!?!
  • in trailer quote - "the most authentic and exciting cricket game yet" Hmmmm....i wonder what the only 2 people in the world who like cricket will think of the game?
  • That looks a hell of a lot better than the previous ones but still not great.
  • @14 Thats a bit harsh seeing as cricket is actually a big sport round the world, bigger than a lot of other sports anyway. Just because people don't like a sport theres no need to shit all over it is there. Cricket is the biggest sport in the sub-continent, places like India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Not to mention the UK, South Africa, Australia, the West Indies and New Zealand, but yeah you're right, only 2 people play it.
  • The old Brian Lara cricket games look better than this unfortunately. I love cricket and have enjoyed a few of the games but recently it's all gone downhill and that trailer was bloody pathetic
  • I don't think it was that bad, yes, the animations did look robotic and repetitive, and it is (basically) Ashes with pretty camera angles, but it's a start. How long did it take for EA to get FIFA sorted - 6 years maybe with probably 10 attempts and possibly 1 half-decent game? And just because you don't like Cricket doesn't mean that all cricket games are bad - I don't like Halo and know plenty of others who share my opinion, but does that mean it's a bad game?
  • Decent cricket game ? "You can't polish a turd"
  • @18 The 1st Fifa on Megadrive was immense so get ur facts straight.
  • @#19 no, you can't polish a turd. but you sure can smooth it out. . .if you want to take on that challenge, of course. not sure why cricket never made it big in the states. looks like an interesting sport. at least worth checking out a few times.
  • ... dont know what to say.
  • I've become a fan of the 20/20 Series, but mainly because it's so quick. I'd hate to watch a Test Match Live, 5 days with the potential of a draw? No thanks! But Cricket games, that's different, or at least it would be if they could create something along the lines of Brian Lara back in previous-Gens. This current Generation doesn't know HOW to create a cricket game. For such a popular sport, it gets naff all in terms of decent games. Pity really, i'd love a quality Cricket game for my console . . . !
  • Oh sure, talk up a game that I can't even play here in Canada. I'm on to you, Webb. Next you'll be offering to sell me your "like new" PAL console that has only red ringed twice and has only a modest mark up for shipping so that I can play it. Ok, I'll get my checkbook...
  • Well it is cricket, its hard to make such a dull sport look interesting!
  • Sweet. I didnt know they still made PS2 games.
  • That game literally looks identical to ashes cricket but with worse graphics and probably harder achievements.
  • Wow guys, it doesn't look THAT bad. It's cricket - people who like the sport don't have any other options, so it's going to find an audience. It must make the money, because this is the third cricket game for the system. If it plays as well Ashes cricket did, then the graphics aren't the be all and end all.
  • i thoink it looks better than ashes, and that was decent, if horriby easy
  • that music is fooling no-one, this game is shite!
  • I can't believe they made this into a game haha. Looks interesting though.
  • Looks kinda cool honestly. I didn't expect much though and I am sure I won't play it.
  • i dont know how anyone can play cricket, on screen or off, let alone watch it. its so immensly boring
  • Well Cricket is the most popular sport in Australia. The game might sell well there.
  • Bring back the Brian Lara cricket games via XBLA!
  • To a person who knows nothing about cricket and doesn't know anyone who plays it, the fact that a video game about this sport even exists is, upon initial consideration, kind of funny. However, I'm also a huge ice hockey fan. EA's NHL franchise must do decent business to get a new installment each year, and they clearly put some work into it because it wins lots of awards. Now, I'm sure that there are much more cricket fans on this planet than there are ice hockey fans, so it only seems fair that someone should make an award-winning cricket game for these people. Am I right?
  • to the people who say noone is interested in cricket, it has as big a global following than football-if a little concentrated around the subcontinent
  • who in ther right mind will play this shit the worlds most borind sport 2 play and watch (is it evan a sport)
  • We need a new Rugby game more so than a Cricket game...I really liked EA's attempt at one in the states...and most of the countries that are big into Cricket are into Rugby, plus you get a bunch of European nations that are also big Rugby players. I agree with the sentiment though, even not knowing much about the sport of cricket, this game looks like a ancient sports title from yesteryear, I feel bad for Cricket fans that have to put up with getting crappy versions of their sport in the digital land.
  • I almost preordered this today until I saw this post. Thanks for saving me some money.
  • Cricket is stupid anyway.
  • Improved animation and models? everything looks exactly the same as last years Ashes game apart from the new 'action' cam.
  • I don't understand cricket. Makes no sense to me. Is it like baseball?
  • #43 its like chess, but on grass.
  • @ #16 To be fair, every time there's a post about American football, the forum is flooded with Europeans trashing the sport for its name, saying it's stupid compared to soccer, or whatever. I'm not saying either is right, but the idiocy does occur from both sides of the Atlantic. Anyway, that game looks uglier than a bulldog eating mayonnaise.
  • Ricky Ponting looks as stiff as he is in real life! I would say that's an accurate rendition :p
  • @14 get some culture bro
  • Actually I think the biggest sport in Oz is probably Aussie Rules or Hockey. Then Cricket.
  • Baseball FTW!
  • @ #45 I believe you mean "Hand Egg" ;) Totally kidding, I see your point. Also, this game looks awesome........if it were for regular Xbox. I wish there was a good cricket game. It sucks that they only half ass it and then give up.
  • And that's a PASS
  • As if Cricket wasn't boring enough, they go and make this snoozefest using a budget of maybe £10 - £15 by the looks of it.
  • Who the fuck buys these games? My god, I'm not even trashing cricket itself- dont have to, as long as the game looks like this. What a load of garbage. Give us a game that actually is good instead.
  • Haha this game looks terrible
  • haha wow. not a fan of cricket but still. this looks bad. and im from the US so i dont really understand the game. but i really cant help but reading all of these comments in a british accent >__
  • its the best
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