Don Bradman Cricket 14 (Xbox 360)

Cons: In a perfect world there are lots of things, all detailed in other reviews, which would be better in this game.Pros: 1.Sadly this is not a perfect world but happily, this game gets all the essentials right. And thank you Big Ant for that. As the last cricket game was as poor as the real England team's performance against the shackle draggers in the winter, this one had to be good. And it is. The fundamental mechanics of batting, bowling and fielding all work well. They are difficult at the beginning, but get easier as you get better at the game. If it was all easy it would be pointless, it's very satisfying when you begin to master it and very annoying when you get things wrong, just like real cricket!2. The career mode is superb. It is not perfect, but the things that matter are done well. The best video games get to you and this one did as I gradually moved towards my Test call up (especially as I got there quicker than a mate who is also playing the game). The sudden jump in class to batting against consistently good bowling and bowling at quality batsman is again hard, especially with no assistance, but again, where's the fun if was easy?3. Players. Not sure how they did it but bypassing rights issues by using community created players is a stroke of genius. And the ability to play as historical teams and all time bests makes for enjoyable match and tournament games. Plus, hats of to all who have created various weird and wonderful XIs. I particularly like the Guitarists XI but there are loads of really good ones. And if the one you want isn't there, make up yourself.4. Scheduling of matches in career mode. If you are called up for tests you don't play the county games. Big Ant have got right what EA haven't corrected in all those years of FIFA, where career mode teams and players can face a Champions league final the day after the FA cup final.5. Appealing. I thought that having to do a manual appeal would be really really annoying but it is the opposite.There is lots more that is done well. Big Ant have hinted at a possible sequel on twitter. I hope they can do it, but if not, then I'll be happy playing this for quite sometime.

Best cricket game ever made! Really hope the continue this series. A lot of the reviews on here are spot on. When you first play it you might wonder what all the fuss is about but after an hour or so you will see how this differs from previous cricket games. Excellent game for the true cricket fan and a quick update will give you all the correct players names which adds a lot to the game.

Needed in a hurry so had to pay twice the going price! BUT the game is now my grandson's favourite cricket game as it is difficult and needs much more skill than other games.

Good game, but unfortunately had to return it as it constantly crashed on trying to save progress in career mode. Drove my son nuts.

Great game on the pc...but almost impossible to master on x box as there is no sensible introductory expertise level....professional is far too hard to master first off.

Ignore the negatives, because it has enough positives to make you love it. And to the guy who thinks the bowling sucks, all I can say is use the damn practise nets because you clearly need them, the Bowling is perfect. On casual, yes things are really easy for the bowling, I mean I got a whole team out for 1 run, but on the Career Mode, everything changes and let's face it this hasn't been done with any other cricket game, and makes it more interesting, you start your Career as a 16 year old and the level is Pro (just like it is on NBA games) and when you achieve your first 50, or even 100 runs it really is an achievement, because the fielding positions aren't available on a mini map like in all other cricket games, you basically have to use your head view(holding LT and moving Right stick for only a few seconds.)If you stick at it you'll get better at it, I'm in the top 10 offline mode as Spotme 2 and I'm enjoying the Career Mode. if you want a better challenge on Casual Mode simply change the level to a higher one, then and only then make your judgements about this cricket game, because you simply cannot believe how good or bad it is on one level. I definitely have not seen ANY glitches, and I've played it since the day it came out!, However what I have seen are some fielding flaws, but only slight flaws, but if you're looking for 'THE PERFECT GAME' you'll be waiting for a whole lifetime for that, because NO GAME IS PERFECT, they're just simply games that either work for us or don't...You make up your own mind, by at least trying what I believe to be a very good cricket game with a better engine on a higher level.

I've only been playing this since tuesday (its now friday). Had a bit of practice in the nets, and a little time in a practice match, but jumped straight into the career mode really...thankfully as a legspinner as batting is really difficult i've found - difficult good this is - think my highest score is 12!As I've said, batting is really hard, keep getting myself run out as making mad runs, only to then hit a fielder and get run out, hence my low scores - think i might just go for boundaries instead of getting ones and two's. Bowling i'm enjoying as well, much more of a unique aspect to it over other cricket games (as with the batting obviously)Only "flaws" so you could say are:Bowler going round the wicket randomly between deliveries, without touching any buttons (easy to correct, no biggie)English Pro40 competition - should be a 40 over a side match, but is in fact a 50 over game. Again, nothing major was just surprised, needing 100 odd from (my guesstimation) 4 overs = try slogging it, only to find out theres 10 more overs after it (hangs head much as the batsman does when you get out)Really enjoying it tho, and looking forward to completing the career mode

Graphics are the worst i ever seen . Even 2010 graphics was good . I am really disappointed. Even the font size is small hard to see .