Spatchers: Ashes 2009

The Ashes, the most exciting and thrilling confrontation in international cricket, will be brought to game screens this July as Codemasters will publish Ashes Cricket 2009 as the official game of this year’s tournament for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® and PC; a Nintendo Wii version will be released later in the year.These are a selection of the confirmed features available in the game. More features will be announced in the coming months.

Ashes Cricket 2009 - Features

Licensed by Cricket Australia, the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) and the MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club,
Official players, kit, stadia from England and Australia.
Recognisable player models
23 players in each countries squad with different squads for Tests, ODIs and Twenty20.
Unlicensed teams from other countries.
Player and team editors
18 stadiums spread across 12 countries including Lords, The Oval, Edgbaston, Cardiff, and Headingley. Australia has Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney, while other grounds will appear from India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe.
Different experience for each form of the game, with Twenty20 having music for boundaries and more of a crowd atmosphere compared to Tests.
Pitch conditions realistic depending on the part of the world you play in, with weather conditions also playing a part.
Three levels of difficulty which affects the amount of time you have within the timing window for batting or bowling
Ability to replay historical scenarios with current players.
Simulate entire matches
Multiplayer - play four multiplayer offline mode where there are two people per side, or online head to head.
New controls for batting and bowlers allowing you to play backfoot, frontfoot and charging down the pitch strokes. Bowling allows you to select a style, and then uses a gauge with four coloured zones for timing. Catches are quick-time events.
Commentary from Tony Greig, Ian Bishop, Shane Warne, Ian Botham and Jonathan Agnew.
Legends Mode - A coaching tool allowing the player to understand cricket brought to you by Shane Warne and Ian Botham.
Being released across the four main gaming platforms Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and PC

Minimum Requirements:
-Windows XP/Vista. (if running Windows Vista SP1 or above is recommended)
-DirectX 9.0c
-2 Ghz Pentium or AMD™ equivalent
-1 GB RAM
-Graphics Card: GeForce 6800 / Radeon X1600 or above Shader 3.0 256MB RAM card
-DirectX Compatible Sound Card
-Dual layer DVD-ROM Drive
-2.5 GB Hard Drive Space

Recommended Requirements:
-Windows XP/Vista. (if running Windows Vista SP1 or above is recommended)
-DirectX 9.0c
-3 GHz Pentium 4 or AMD™ equivalent and above
-1.5GB RAM
-Graphics card: GeForce 8800GS & above, or Radeon X1900 series & above
-Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Sound Card.
-Dual Layer Compatible DVD-ROM Drive
-3 GB Hard Drive Space

Supported Graphics cards:
ATI Radeon x1600, x1650, x1800, x1900, x1950, HD2400, HD2600, HD2900, HD3450, HD3470, HD3650, HD3850, HD3870, HD3870X2, HD4850, HD4870, HD4870X2, HD4890
NVIDIA Geforce 6800, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950, 8400, 8500, 8600, 8800, 9600, 9800, 9800GX2, GTX260, GTX280, GTX285, GTX295

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Game modes[edit]

Teams[edit]

Australia (Licensed Players)
Bangladesh †
England (Licensed Players)
Kenya †
India
Ireland †
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
South Africa
Pakistan
West Indies
Zimbabwe †

(† Only on PS3, Xbox 360 and Windows versions.)

Grounds[edit]

Following stadiums are available although some are locked initially. Stadiums are unlocked as the game progresses and feature geographically-accurate conditions and climates, as well as true-to-life crowd noise and atmosphere. Players can expect swing in England, bounce in Australia, extra turn in India and extra speed in West Indies.

England[edit]

Lord's Cricket Ground (London) (Middlesex)
Edgbaston Cricket Ground (Birmingham) (Warwickshire)
Headingley Stadium (Leeds) (Yorkshire)
The Oval (London) (Surrey)

Wales[edit]

SWALEC Stadium (Cardiff) (Glamorgan)

Australia[edit]

MCG (Melbourne) Referred to as "Melbourne" on the Wii version
SCG (Sydney) †
The Gabba (Brisbane) †

New Zealand[edit]

Eden Park (Auckland) Referred to as "Auckland" on the Wii version.

Sri Lanka[edit]

R.Premadasa Stadium (Colombo) †

India[edit]

Eden Gardens (Kolkata) Referred to as "Kolkata" on the Wii version

(† Only on PS3, Xbox 360, and Windows versions.)

Release[edit]

Demo[edit]

The Demo consists of a 6 over (3 overs per side) Ashes Test match at Lord's where the player is able to choose whether to bat or field. The demo was released for the Xbox 360 on 24 July and for the PC on 30 July, there was no Demo released for PlayStation 3.

Patch

A patch was released on before 23/09/09 for the PC version. A beta patch for PC was released on 21 September 2009. A second beta (beta version 2) for the PC was released on 28 September 2009. An official announcement on 12 December 2009 confirmed that there would be no further patches for the PC, and that there will not be any patch released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game. This has primarily been due to the game developer Transmission going into receivership.

The patch for the game was confirmed to be in progress during a Q&A conducted with Codemasters Producer Jamie Firth by Planetcricket.net. Among the issues addressed in the upcoming patch are the prevalence of run-outs, as well as excessive run rates, edged deliveries not carrying, and incorrect bowler speeds. The estimated dates for the release of the patch were initially "...within two weeks."