A few weeks ago we had reported that Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 would release next year. Codemasters has now sent these screenshots of the game close on the heels of Brian Lara scoring his 34th century.
The game will have different features for different platforms. They are listed below:
- On Xbox 360, Xbox Live gameplay will deliver multiplayer tournaments, including the ICC World Cup 2007 and ICC Champions Trophy 2006, leagues, exhibition and warm up matches. Xbox Live leader boards and specific achievements, such as scoring a century, or winning a match at every ground in the game, will enable players to gain gaming points. Less scrupulous players will also be able to “sledge” their opponents over Xbox Live voice chat, adding a touch of psychology to proceedings and immersing the player deeper still into the match experience. Or you could just chat politely about the weather.
- On PC, Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 will support LAN games and online play, again offering multiplayer leagues, tournaments such as the ICC World Cup 2007 and ICC Champions Trophy 2006, exhibition and warm up matches.
- On both Xbox 360 and PC, up to 16-player simultaneous multiplayer tournaments will be possible, including the ICC-licensed events. Should you wish to just sit back and take in a game, there’s even a feature that enables up to eight spectators to watch an intense game of cricket develop before them.
Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 will feature the ICC Champions Trophy 2006 and the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 as officially licensed events. It has in-game commentary from established cricket experts Jonathan Agnew, David Gower, Ian Bishop, Bill Lawry and Tony Gering, real player stats from Wisden and the Hawkeye analysis system.
The game is expected to release in 2007.