From the batting mechanics – all based upon timing dials – bowling is also spiced up by timed presses, while fielding slows down time to let you perform active time events. The actual gameplay is fairly tight and arcade-like. The licensed teams are Australia, England, the West Indies, New Zealand, and Ireland. Thanks to a vibrant cricket community, you can actually download created cricket teams, kits, player licenses and more.

Though it is a big mention that Big Ant Studios managed to get men and women players.

In effect, this narrows down one’s propensity to buy this game. This is, however, understandable given the challenges of obtaining such licenses and the amount of money they would cost. Right off the bat, if you were excited to take the Indian team out for a good old India versus Pakistan match for glory, you will be sorely disappointed as the game lacks a fair bit of licensed representation – a deal-breaker for many gamers and sports fans. After you set your expectations on that, the career is quite fun where you get to train your character as well as be in control of several aspects of your journey.īut the true selling point of Cricket 22, as expected, is when you are on the pitch.

Given the more modest budget with which the developers at Big Ant Studios have had to work, the animations are wooden and spotty. In keeping with the other top tier sports games including FIFA, Cricket 22 has a Career Mode, where you select your starting club and tweak your avatars’ bowling and batting styles.

Prices: ₹3,999 on PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch ₹2,999 on Steam.

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