Don Bradman Cricket (Xbox One)

Being a die hard cricket fan this was instinctively the game for me. The attention to detail is absolutely phenomenal! The game takes a 3rd person view of the game and comes with incredible graphics that really bring to into play the life of the crowd. Don Bradman is also incorporated in the game aswell as other retired legends. it also gives you the chance to home in on your skills with the practise match and net simulator, with instructions that are very clear which allow you to develop a sound understanding of how the game is played and the skills required to enjoy the game to its full potential without having any doubt if you're doing it right. The options that you can play cricket at are rather limited as career mode doesn't differ much form the bog standard exhibition match. But developing through the ranks as a young 17 year old is a thrilling gaming experience. The game was posted roughly after 4 days of the initial order which was very speedy and came with clear instructions on how and where to return if necessary. great seller!

Hardly any commentry to the game, and what there is, is repetative. I'm comparing it with FIFA 15 and I know that cricket commentry is more subdued than that for football, but it falls way below my expectations in this respect.

The item is not new .... it is well used.

Ok let's be honest here, it was a pretty good game on the xbox 360, but on next-generation I would expect more than just a straight up port-over to xbox one. The graphics are dreadful in places, such as the crowd, there has been no actual effort to improve anything in the game and it really isn't a next generation game. It would have been better to have it as an xbox live download game. Plus it cost me £56 off Amazon (at least Dick Turpin wore a mask) so that's why I'm only giving it 3 stars. The game needs VASTLY improved graphics to be on a next generation console.

Here is an honest review that i hope helps.As a bit of background i am rather good at cricket games and was ranked no.1 online for over a year on the 2007 release.ProsThere are some major benifits over previous cricket games. Most notibly the way it auto updates all player names from unlicenced fake names to real ones this = no more A. Flantiff for example.Also there are historic teams (eng best ever xI and Aus 1990's for example) and plenty of domestic teams.The game looks nice, is smooth, seems realistic and glitch free. it also only takes up 2GB of storage.You can simulate at any time in a match so if you want to focus on batting you can simply simulate when your teamCon(trol)sIf you have never played a cricket game before then you may find yourself at an advantage (bizarley) as the controls on this are totaly different from all before. The controls make the game hard and you cant change them they are set. gone are the buttons (X for block, A for ground shot, B for ariel shot) and you no longer control shot placement with the L stick. instead you use L stick to chose front foot or back foot (struggling with this most atm) and right stick to not only place but also time when you hit the shot. Want to go ariel you also have to hold down LT, defend also hold RT, sweep LB, advance RB. as you see this gets complicated and means you have to do a lot more things to hit the shots you need to.Oh and the bowling recticule has gone - this means you dont have any warning as to where the ball is going until released from bowlers hand.... at which point you have to (in a fraction of second) select front or back foot (actually the hardest bit of process) pull a trigger of some sort and then time the ball in the direction you want with the R stick!Fielding controls are insanley complicated but luckily you can set to full auto field. and i have not done enough bowling to comment.Basically this is a very content rich cricket - the controls dont make it bad but be fully prepared to have to spend many many hours learning them. Also be prepared to start at amature setting and work up to the harder ones, you cannot put this on hardest setting (i tried) and have any hope of hitting the ball.A final tip to all who have played before change all cameras to broadcast mode and invert the batting controls.

Bought this for my 13 year old son & he absolutely loves it. He is a keen cricketer anyway as he plays for our local County team, so I knew it was something he was gonna like. When I asked him what he loved about it, his reply was "Well, its just great"!. Typical teenager, but he said the graphics are really good & put it this way he spends all his spare time playing this game when he is not playing cricket himself. Would definitely recommend.

Disappointing. Compared to other sports games this feels old fashioned and the graphics are unconvincing. For my tired eyed its hard to see the ball which makes batting a bit tricky to say the least. Wouldn't recommend.

Good price