Cricket Captain 2015

I bought this randomly a couple of years ago, and decided to give it a crack just recently. I have to say I am genuinely surprised at the quality of the game. There is many hours of gameplay, with three different league systems. The graphics, though repetitive in both play and commentary, are still very good. Recommended for any cricket fan, but perhaps go far the newer versions as they have more leagues. NOTE: You don't play the game, your more like a desicion maker (Football Manager Style).

I really enjoy being able to play fantasy test series using the all time great players, but I would very much like to see more South African players from the years that they were banned from Test cricket. I suppose that more all time greats, from all the test playing nations would be a good thing. Apart from my preferences, this is still the best cricket game I`ve seen,

Unless there are a lot of subtleties to Cricket that this game misses and I'm just unaware of, Cricket Captain 2015 deserves far better than a 'mixed' review level. I knew next to nothing about Cricket, but I do play a lot of sports management sims. I don't think there's a major game of that genre that I haven't played, and this seems like one of the better ones. The in-game graphics are outstanding for a management sim, just compare it to OOTP and FM. The management isn't as deep as those two games, of course, but it's good enough to satisfy me. What I really like about CC 2015 is the fog of war regarding players. You don't have visible attribute settings that tell you exactly how good a player is. You get told what his tendencies are and what his stats are, and you work out from there if he'll be a fit for you or not. If a player is performing crap, you think, well, is he just unlucky? Am I using him wrong? Or is he actually crap? The player attributes make most management games easy to win; this game on the other hand is a great challenge. In OOTP there are a sizable minority of us who play using 'stats only', where we turn attributes off and evaluate players based on performance. If you're an OOTP player who enjoys that style, you'll love this. I'm very happy with this purchase.

This is a wonderful cricket simulation game - hands down the best I've ever played. I think I've sunk something like 400 hours into this game and its 2014 predecessor, more than any other game I own on steam. This game has two weaknesses that I think account for most of the negative reviews on steam. Its true that this game lacks some of the wider elements of sports management that other high profile titles have. Its strength is its match engine though, which performs well across all forms of the game (one dayers, tests and T20s) and can still give the occassional surprise. Seriously, I've played this game for 400 hours plus, and every game is still a nailbiter. The other weakness is the fact that the game is evolving only slowly - I think most of the negative reviews on steam relate to disappointment from people who have bought previous editions and were hoping for more from the latest. That seems to be true to a degree, but doesnt change the fact that this is a great cricket management game. Its also the case that the game is developed by a very small team - I imagine it cant be easy to make a living out of a game like this. So for me I'm happy to pay for updates to keep the game moving forward. If you love cricket, do yourself a favour and buy this game.

This is not a bad game, but suffers from a few flaws which demands too much of a time investment from the casual cricket fan in order to do well, and which will frustrate the avid cricket fan. Being an avid cricket fan myself, I will write from that perspective. For this type of fan, it is better for your team overall (and more rewarding) to captain and control what happens during matches (rather than letting matches play out by themselves). When batting, there is not enough control over the approach which batsmen take, both with regard to the field settings and with regard to the match situation; all you are able to do is set their aggression level, which can be frustrating in the sense that a high aggression level can force batsmen to ostensibly lose their shape through slogging, while lowing the aggression level slightly can cause batsmen not to play a stroke, even in the dying stages of an innings when chasing a target. When bowling, there are a number of frustrations. Being able to set your own fields is great for the avid fan, but it would be nice if bowlers could bowl to them. With setting a general bowling line and length, the bowler still has a great deal of freedom as to where they place the ball, and often chooses to bowl deliveries which are totally inappropriate for the field setting (leading to a proliferation of boundaries with field settings which should enable you to squeeze). Field settings also auto-reset to a default with the slightest change in line, length, or level of bowling aggression, which can be very annoying. Overall, a game with a great deal of potential. The developers have done a pretty good job to develop the game to where it is, but there are still a few kinks to sort out in later editions.

A cricket management game similar to the football manger with lesser options. However its still way better than its previous tittles when it was known as ICC cricket captain. Plus the new engine looks good. Overall, a nice game that actually plays well when compared to its older versions. Plus the addition of the Indian League brings a breath of fresh air when compared to the same old ashes/england/australian championships in other cricket games. One piece of advice though... don't go crazy with autoplay....it won't be pretty.

I like it

Very Enjoyable Game!! 7/10

Addicting if you love cricket!

Great game