EA announce Cricket 2005

Electronic Arts have announced that Cricket 2005 is under development at EA Canada and HB Studios for the PS2, Xbox and PC.

EA Sports Cricket 2005 will let gamers compete as a fully licensed English team against a host of international opponents including Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. In addition the all-new explosive Twenty20 tournament and all the county teams and tournaments will also be on offer.

"Cricket 2005 will be the benchmark for cricket games to come" said Andrew Wilson, senior producer, EA Canada. Not only does the game look spectacular, bowlers now have easy to access individual repertoires and batsman have far more control including the ability to dive into the crease to prevent an imminent run out.

All new detail in players' faces and bodies, over 1000 new motion captured animations and a brand new create-a-player facility allow gamers flexibility to play as the stars of the game or create their own.

Cricket 2005 is currently slated to be released this Summer - until then there are ten screenshots each for PS2 , Xbox and PC for your viewing pleasure.

Article posted 22nd April 2005 by rparnell.