However, I was able to manually replace individual teams, and the quality is impressive. The generic teams and players on-disc should all be able to be replaced with the press of a single button, by selecting “replace all with best”, but this isn’t available prior to launch to test. While most of society is floundering around lost in shopping malls and online checkouts desperately seeking Christmas presents, I’m lost in the intricate creation tools of DBC17 tweaking every minor detail. Best of all, now you can customise, share and download just about anything, from a world-class player to an advertising board at the MCG or a specific type of bat. Field catches are mostly automated, and much less robotic, while those behind the wicket and impressive run-saving dives are controlled by a tastefully infrequent slow-motion mini-game.

Bowling now differentiates between full and yorker length deliveries, and adds more tricks to the arsenal of both pace and spin bowlers. Despite being one of the world’s most popular sports, game duties have fallen to a small studio in Melbourne and while the lack of polish attributed to EA Sports’ juggernaut is well apparent, it’s countered by an unprecedented suite of customisation options, ultimately leaving the true depth of Don Bradman Cricket 17 in the hands of its community.Ĭricket 17 improves across the board batting remains largely unchanged, but benefits from minor refinements that make movements more elegant. Don Bradman Cricket 17 builds upon its impressive debut last-generation with a greater emphasis on a deeper career mode, and a wider sandbox to customise all things cricket.

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