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Cricket 2000
Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Cricket 2000 is a

Sports video game developed by Krisalis Software and published by EA Sports for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation. It is based on the 1999 Cricket World Cup and was officially licensed by the International Cricket Council
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Gameplay

Cricket 2000 allows the player to select four distinctive modes: quick game, friendly, world cup tournament and super 6 tournament. Quick game randomises the two teams and the ground where a match is held, friendly match allows the player to freely choose any of the 12 nations represented in the game, and the world cup and super 6 tournaments have up to 12 human players controlling each country within two groups of six. The AI computer controls the players in the field but the player can dictate where the ball is thrown.[1] Commentary is provided by former players Richie Benaud and David Gower.[2]

Development

Based on the 1999 Cricket World Cup,[3] and officially licensed by the world governing body of cricket, the International Cricket Council,[2] development of Cricket 2000 began in November 1998 by Krisalis Software in the South Yorkshire town of Rotherham who assembled a team of 12 people to work on it.[4] Krisalis developed motion capture footage by analysing more than 500 individual movements of the English cricket players and brothers Adam Hollioake and Ben Hollioake.[5] Benaud was selected as the lead commentator because the developers felt he was the ideal choice for the job and Benaud suggested to them that Gower be approached for his experience and reputation in the cricket world.[4] Cricket 2000 was released by EA Sports for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation in 2000.[2]

Reception

In April 2000, the game was listed fourth in the top ten selling console games by retail company

PC Gaming World, John Houlihan called the game "probably the premier playable cricket game on the PC today".[11] The Daily Telegraph's reviewer called Cricket 2000 "a decent enough cricket game" that provides the player with "a fair degree of control over shot selection".[15]

References

  1. ^ Holden, Gareth. "Cricket 2000". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 May 2000. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Schofield, Jack (20 April 2000). "Games watch: This cricket sim is no great catch: Cricket 2000". The Guardian. p. 8. Archived from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "It's Just Cricket". PC Zone (88): 33. April 2000. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Behind the Scenes". EA Sports. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Reviews: What to expect in Cricket 2000!". EA Sports. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Cricket 2000 for PlayStation". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Cricket 2000 for PC". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  8. Official UK PlayStation Magazine
    . No. 57. p. 120. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Read, Christian (August 2000). "Cricket 2000". PC PowerPlay. No. 51. p. 92. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  10. ^ Woods, Dave (August 2000). "Cricket 2000". PC Zone. No. 92. p. 81. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  11. ^
    PC Gaming World. Archived from the original
    on August 15, 2000.
  12. ^ "Top 10 Selling Console Games". Herald Sun. 19 April 2000. p. C02. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2019 – via Infotrac Newsstand.
  13. The Birmingham Post. p. 21. Archived
    from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2019 – via Infotrac Newsstand.
  14. PC Magazine. Archived
    from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  15. Newspapers.com Open access icon
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