Brian Lara Cricket 2007 (Xbox 360)

Product description ------------------- Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 expands the series trademark fluid, dynamic gameplay mechanics to deliver a thoroughly entertaining and competitive game that captures all the tension, skill and intensity of world-class international cricket. Thanks to the official ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 content, Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 features licensed players, including world cricket stars Andrew Flintoff, Ricky Ponting, Mahendra Dhoni, Muttiah Muralitharan and of course, Brian Lara himself. In addition to players, the game leads with a dedicated ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 mode featuring all the official teams, stadia, kits and equipment of the tournament. Further modes include a fully licensed ICC Champions Trophy competition and exhibition matches including One Day Games, Test Matches and exciting 20-over run fests. When you want to get competitive for real, Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 delivers online competitive play on PC (LAN and online) and Xbox Live. Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 adds extra depth to the series complete batting, ing and fielding experience whilst retaining its trademark accessible playability. The accled batting play sees the introduction of subtle edges, sweeps and the ability to use your feet to dance down wicket and smash the ball over the boundary for six. ing sees a much-improved set of delivery types, thanks to changes in the way the ball swings in the air and reacts off the pitch, showcasing Shane Warnes huge variation of spinning deliveries and Steve Harmisons raw pace and even reverse swing as the ball degrades. In Fielding, theres a new reflex-testing slip catch system and players can now be run out at both ends and be stumped by alert wicket keepers. A striking advancement is the photo-realistic visuals; with hundreds of real player likenesses being modelled in high detail, complete with animated facial expressions to captur Manufacturer's Description: --------------------------- Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 expands the series’ trademark fluid, dynamic gameplay mechanics to deliver a thoroughly entertaining and competitive game that captures all the tension, skill and intensity of world-class international cricket. Thanks to the official ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 content, Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 features licensed players, including world cricket stars Andrew Flintoff, Ricky Ponting, Mahendra Dhoni, Muttiah Muralitharan and of course, Brian Lara himself. In addition to players, the game leads with a dedicated ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 mode featuring all the official teams, stadia, kits and equipment of the tournament. Further modes include a fully licensed ICC Champions’ Trophy competition and exhibition matches including One Day Games, Test Matches and exciting 20-over run fests. When you want to get competitive for real, Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 delivers online competitive play on PC (LAN and online) and Xbox Live. Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 adds extra depth to the series’ complete batting, ing and fielding experience whilst retaining its trademark accessible playability. The accled batting play sees the introduction of subtle edges, sweeps and the ability to use your feet to dance down wicket and smash the ball over the boundary for six. ing sees a much-improved set of delivery types, thanks to changes in the way the ball swings in the air and reacts off the pitch, showcasing Shane Warne’s huge variation of spinning deliveries and Steve Harmison’s raw pace and even reverse swing as the ball degrades. In Fielding, there’s a new reflex-testing slip catch system and players can now be run out at both ends and be stumped by alert wicket keepers. A striking advancement is the photo-realistic visuals; with hundreds of real player likenesses being modelled in high detail, complete with animated facial expressions to capture the intensity and emotion of international cricket. Stadia, including all eight official World Cup venues, have also been created with a new level of textured detail and they make use of proprietary shader technology for realistic, subtle and changing lighting effects, such as time of day and weather.

• 240 licensed international players with real players names and likenesses and 8 officially licensed World Cup stadia.
• The ICC Champions Trophy 2006 game mode - 10 licensed international teams with official kits, 140 licensed international player names and likenesses.
• Multi-player leagues, tournaments (including the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 and ICC Champions Trophy 2006) exhibition and warm up matches.
• Tutorial Mode - learn the basics of the game in a full cricket tutorial coaching mode - with commentary by Jonathon Agnew.
• AI system - makes for a far more authentic and exciting cricket experience when playing against the CPU.
• Batting - enhanced to include new s, including the sweep , the reverse sweep and advancing down the pitch.
• ing - ball delivery speed now based on the real life Wisden player stats, wind, climate and pitch condition have an effect on ball movement and bounce.
• Fielding - new additions include throwing to both ends of the wicket, stumpings, slip catches and close-field catches.
• Vastly enhanced graphics - new head and skeleton technology for the players and improved texturing, lighting and bump-ping throughout.
• Play with Officially Licensed cricket equipment from manufacturers such as MRF, Kookaburra, Gray Nicholls and many more.
• Official Hawkeye ball-tracking analysis.