Let's not jinx it, but the summer of 2005 sees England with the best chance of winning back the Ashes for some time. The current Test side has been strengthened year on year: old timers like Thorpe, Vaughan, Trescothick, even Ashley Giles are on great form, and players new to international Tests a season or two ago - Flintoff and Harmison - now display the confidence that can only come from experience. We've got even newer blood too, with the likes of Collingwood already putting in some downright impressive performances in ODI matches. An exciting time for cricket calls for a video game to complement it. The last cricket game on any system to achieve what you could call cult status was Codemasters' Brian Lara Cricket on the first PlayStation. Its release coincided with the early days of Nasser Hussain's captaincy, and it was a tidy, neatly finished cricket game. The developers behind it were Audiogenic Software. This summer, Codemasters are reviving the long-neglected franchise, after noticing that an admittedly small slice of the market that they completely owned has been 'caught' by EA. EA's two cricket games to date were developed by HB Studios, a Canadian company whose CEO is Jeremy Wellard, who was credited on the original Brian Lara Cricket. So in fact, the EA titles were spiritual successors to the popular Codemasters game. The games were good enough, but noticeably lacking the glitz and glamour that characterises other EA Sports titles. It seems that news has reached EA HQ that Codemasters are launching an attempt to take back the cricket game crown, as the release of Cricket 2005 comes sooner than expected. The last EA Cricket boasted a wide range of teams, with English county sides and Australian league clubs joining the international line-up. This version expands even further with official licenses for teams in New Zealand and South Africa added. All new motion capture and detail on player models freshens it all up, as does a new HUD making control more intuitive. You also get a player editor - just like in the big EA Sports titles! Richie Benaud and Jim Maxwell return to commentate, and four players can play co-operatively in the games' 35 3D-modelled stadiums. Competition between two big publishers has to be good news for cricket games and their fans. Let's just hope that the decision to bring forward the release has not compromised this highly anticipated third outing for HB Studios.

Please note that the product image on this page is a “Stock Image” and does not  represent the condition of the actual item for sale.

 

All of our games are pre-owned and PAL unless stated otherwise in the title.

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Please be aware that the games may arrive with scratches or wear: on the disk, cartridge, case, manual, inlay or cover, also plastic case games e.g. PS1, DC may have cracks in case. This is to be expected as the majority of our items are 20+ years old.

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All pre-owned consoles will come with 1 controller and all the required cables unless stated otherwise. Pre-owned consoles may have signs of wear in some form. such as, scratches, light marks, dents  etc.

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How We Grade Our Stock

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Games

• NEW & SEALED- Game is brand new and sealed 

• FACTORY SEALED - Game is pre-owned but factory sealed

• GRADED - Game has been graded (will state in description who graded and rating)

• COMPLETE – Manual is present, any extra artwork, inlays or inserts may not be included

• NO MANUAL – Manual not included

• DISK ONLY - Disk only present (No game case, manual or art work included)

• CART ONLY - Cartridge only present (No box, manual or artwork included)

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Boxed Games

• MINT - No Signs of use 

• VERY GOOD - May show slight signs of use, minor creases or frayed edges (No tears)

• GOOD - Will show signs of use, creases, frayed edges or minor tears

• FAIR - Will show signs of use, creases, frayed edges or tears

• POOR - Will show heavy signs of use, creases, frayed edges, tears 

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Consoles

Boxed

• COMPLETE - Has inserts & manual

• INCOMPLETE - Missing inserts and/or manual

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• NEW & SEALED - Console is brand new and sealed

• FACTORY SEALED - Console is pre-owned but factory sealed

• MINT - No signs of use

• VERY GOOD - May show slight signs of use, minor creases or frayed edges (No tears)

• GOOD - Will show signs of use, creases, frayed edges or slight tears

• FAIR - Will show signs of use, creases, frayed edges or tears

• POOR - Will show heavy signs of use, creases, frayed edges, tears

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Unboxed 

• UNBOXED - No box, will come with 1 Controller, Power and AV​

• CONSOLE ONLY - No accessories included (Controller, Power, AV)

• 3RD PARTY- 3rd party controller included 

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• GOOD - Will show slight signs of use no yellowing, No scratched screens on Handhelds

• FAIR - Will show signs of use and/or yellowing, May have slightly scratched screens on Handhelds

• POOR - Will show heavy signs of use and/or yellowing, Heavy scratched screens on Handhelds

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Accessories

• BOXED - Accessory is boxed

• UNBOXED - Accessory is Unboxed

• NEW - Accessory is brand new and Sealed

• FACTORY SEALED - Accessory is pre-owned but factory sealed

• GOOD - Will show slight signs of use, no yellowing (Good sticks)

• FAIR - Will show signs of use and/or yellowing (Sticks may be slightly worn)

• POOR Will show heavy signs or use and/or yellowing (Sticks will be worn)

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Figures

• ​NEW - Figure is brand new and sealed

• SEALED - Figure is pre-owned but sealed

• GRADED - Figure has been graded (will state in description who graded and rating)

• SIGNED - Figure has been signed (will state in description who has signed)

• BOXED - Figure comes in original packaging (may be missing accessories but will be stated on listing)

• UNBOXED - Figure is loose (will be missing accessories unless stated)

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We can only accept returns if an item is faulty.  If you are unsure about condition and require photos of the actual product please contact us before purchase

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