PAL Charts Week 32 (2009).

[Squilliam]

Munkeh111 said:

Squilliam said:
I found the graphics and the animations to actually be a step backwards! It looks like an up-res PS2 game, at least from the demo! But yeah I forgot about the Ashes... I think you're right though. My biggest gripe was that it was unreadable on my friends HD TV and pressing a button to catch!!! Oh how I hated that..

I can read it fine on my TV (the PS3 version). Pressing a button for a catch is fine, it is better than it just being random like on EA's cricket games, and at least they have removed the throwing. I think the graphics are slightly better, but there are just so many annoying things about this game, like how you can play back foot shots off your toes very easily and how they don't hold the pose. After a nice forward defensive, you hold the shot and show you are balanced and in control... but no, and they removed the sweep shot, but still there is no competition so...

It was a 25" CRT at my friends house. But yeah I agree with pretty much everything you wrote, I think I prefer some of the older games for the PS2 more. They look a little uglier but they are a whole lot more fun. TBH im actually tempted to just keep playing them on my PS3.