About This Game The number one cricket management game returns for 2016 with the launch of Cricket Captain 2016. It’s time for cricket fans from around the world to put their cricketing expertise to the test with the most in-depth Cricket Captain game ever made. Developed in association with Chris Rogers, captain of Somerset County Cricket Club and former Australian opener, Cricket Captain 2016 has more playable teams and more great features than ever before! Cricket Captain has been hailed as the best cricket management simulation ever created and Cricket Captain 2016 takes the game to the next level – new teams, a beautiful new interface, updated 3D graphics engine and all the attention to detail that you expect from the series.Key features for 2016 include:79 playable domestic teams across 5 domestic leagues, including 12 new teams from the New Zealand and South African domestic cricket leaguesUpdated One Day International (ODI) and 20 over (T20) World Cup Tournament modes. Play as any international team that played in the last two World Cups including Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Oman, Scotland or the UAE. Day/Night matchesNew 3D lighting systemImproved One Day and T20 match engine combined with improved player form calculation for One Day and T20Updated kits for International teamsSri Lanka and Pakistan historical scenariosNew database with improved player ability ratingsNew and improved interfaceIn-Game Help SystemNew Achievements 1075eedd30 Title: Cricket Captain 2016Genre: Simulation, SportsDeveloper:Childish ThingsPublisher:KISS ltdRelease Date: 4 Jul, 2016 Cricket Captain 2016 Activation Code Awesome game! I love the new camera controls. You can zoom out and admire the stadium. Also T20 games are more realistic that previous releases.. I will say this upfront: if you are a hardcore Cricket fan, and if you enjoy the statistical side to the game, then you may end up liking this game. There are two core aspects to the game: selection of your team, and then setting fields and managing how aggressive your bowlers and batsmen are during the games themselves. You don\u2019t have any direct control over the players, so in many ways it\u2019s sort of a cricket match simulator. The amount of input you put into the game is quite minimal, so it feels like a casual game with a strong statistical emphasis. The main difficulty with the game is the selection process, as you don\u2019t have access to any attributes, aside from their statistical records in previous matches, which like a real cricket selector means you either have to choose based on gut instinct, or record over a period of time.Whilst this simplistic style of game can be endearing, ultimately it\u2019s hard to recommend at this price, as the game has not fundamentally changed in over 15 years, and the incremental changes are hardly revolutionary. The graphics and UI are awful. The lack of a player editor to fix basic errors in details and ability means that to seasoned cricket fans the database will frustrate, as the game outside of England is not well scouted or balanced and don\u2019t often reflect real world abilities. I understand the decision not to include editor is because the game is so similar to previous editions; fans would be able to update them themselves and wouldn\u2019t spend the money. However, when the database is so fundamentally flawed, I cannot let it slide.If you haven\u2019t played this series before, it\u2019s well worth a look. If you have a recent edition, there\u2019s not enough new content to warrant the asking price.. This is a terrific game and great value for money on Steam. The essence of the game is its exceptional match engine which is sophisitcated enough to create a huge variety of results and outcomes. It is especially good at replicating the real life twists and turns of test match or 4 day cricket. If you are a cricket fan there is a huge amount of gameplay on offer here. The non-match management is not quite so good - aspects like training and player regeneration, for example, are a little limiting. But its clear that small improvements are being made with each edition of the game and the maintenance of the player database is very good with regular updates to reflect real-life changes or community input. The game doesn't have the range of features or aesthetics of well-resourced series like Football Manager but in terms of realistic simulation of the actual sport it does very well for itself.. So this popped up yesterday on my Wishlist as a Sale item for \u00a37ish, being a huge Cricket fan as well as Cricket Groundsman I just had to bite the bullet and grab it regardless of the lack of activity and Mixed reviews (most of them said if you already own CC2015 then it's not worth it but if not then try it).It's simple in design, no where near as detailed as the FM series or Motorsport Manager, getting into the first game is quick & easy after a few minutes of Menu Hopping. But what it lacks in prettiness it gives bundles back in Statistics on each and every player (a Cricket fans Dream), there's a ton of leagues to play with and all formats of the game are covered including the chance to Captain\/Manage National Teams.The 3D Replays are simple, they look a bit funny and after you've seen one match worth of highlights you've pretty much seen every scripted scene. The Match Days options are great, you can change the aggressiveness of your batsmen, the Line & Length of your Bowlers as well as set any Field you wish (within the Laws of the game). There's Training Options for your players, you can Buy & Release Players at the start of each Season, it's pretty much all the basics of Football Manager without the highly over-detailed additional areas.My favourite area is the 'Pitch Groundsman' where you can determine the style of Wicket to be played on for your next home game...like we do that in the real world...!I've already found some pretty obvious bugs (last update was in January with no sign of the Devs\/update since) which are slightly annoying but nothing game breaking as of yet.I'm gonna keep it and see how it goes as it's not that bad it needs a refund, it was only a couple of Pints worth and it's something to while away the hours at work on Match & Rainy Days or when the Wifes watching Celebrity Big Bloody Brother! If you like Cricket get it and give it a go and see for yourself, it's cheap.. Another year another cricket captain. While it might look like not much has changed since last year under the surface the new camera and improved odi games make it much more enjoyable. The first class games also seem improved and it is the most addictive cricket captain in recent times.At a resonable price this game goes down as a Chads Choice.
- knowlinopaquanti