Ashes Cricket is a 2017 video game created by Big Ant Studios, and released worldwide on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows. It was the first Big Ant cricket game to be officially licensed to modern teams and players after the Don Bradman Cricket titles, and had the full licence for the 2017-18 Ashes series, which took place in Australia. As part of this, the game contained the ability to take either England or Australia through the Ashes series, or play as an individual star player. As well as this, the game featured a player creation tool that could be used to either create real players and publish them on the game's "cricket academy", or use them in the series or personal player careers.[1][2]
| Ashes Cricket | |
|---|---|
 The Xbox One edition cover for Ashes Cricket. | |
| Developer(s) | Big Ant Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Big Ant Studios |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows |
| Release | November 2017 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multi-player |
Its sequel Cricket 19 was released in May 2019.[3]
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 79/100 (XBO)[4] 73/100 (PS4)[5] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| GameSpot | 7/10[6] |
| IGN | 8/10[7] |
Ashes Cricket was scored positively based on the authenticity and accuracy of the way it represents cricket, with IGN scoring the game 8/10 and noting "There has never been a cricket game this approachable, fully-featured, or fun, and the inclusion of licensed Ashes squads and stadia is just the icing on what is already an exceedingly customisable cricket cake".[7] On Steam, it got a 9/10, from 309 reviews.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Dec 16, 2017 — Ashes Cricket is the officially licensed video game of cricket's greatest rivalry". Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Australian sports video game developer Big Ant Studios on Monday announced its first-ever fully licensed cricket game, Ashes Cricket". Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Cricket 19 - The Official Game of the Ashes - Coming in May! | Great Games". www.bigant.com. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Ashes Cricket for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Ashes Cricket for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ Swinbanks, James (15 November 2017). "Ashes Cricket Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ a b Ogilvie, Tristan (15 November 2017). "Ashes Cricket Review". IGN. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Rating: 9/10 · 309 reviews". Retrieved 12 October 2020.