Cricket Captain 2016

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The number one cricket management game returns for 2016 with the launch of Cricket Captain [link deleted]’s time for cricket fans from around the world to put their cricketing expertise to the test with the most in-depth Cricket Captain game ever made. Developed in association with Chris Rogers, captain of Somerset County Cricket Club and former Australian opener, Cricket Captain 2016 has more playable teams and more great features than ever before!

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04 July 2016
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The number one cricket management game returns for 2016 with the launch of Cricket Captain 2016.
 
It’s time for cricket fans from around the world to put their cricketing expertise to the test with the most in-depth Cricket Captain game ever made. Developed in association with Chris Rogers, captain of Somerset County Cricket Club and former Australian opener, Cricket Captain 2016 has more playable teams and more great features than ever before!
 
Cricket Captain has been hailed as the best cricket management simulation ever created and Cricket Captain 2016 takes the game to the next level – new teams, a beautiful new interface, updated 3D graphics engine and all the attention to detail that you expect from the series.

Key features for 2016 include:

  • 79 playable domestic teams across 5 domestic leagues, including 12 new teams from the New Zealand and South African domestic cricket leagues
  • Updated One Day International (ODI) and 20 over (T20) World Cup Tournament modes. Play as any international team that played in the last two World Cups including Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Oman, Scotland or the UAE. 
  • Day/Night matches
  • New 3D lighting system
  • Improved One Day and T20 match engine combined with improved player form calculation for One Day and T20
  • Updated kits for International teams
  • Sri Lanka and Pakistan historical scenarios
  • New database with improved player ability ratings
  • New and improved interface
  • In-Game Help System
  • New Achievements

Recommended system requirements

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Windows Vista SP2/Windows 7 SP1/8/10
Memory:
2 GB RAM
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Intel - HD 3000 Nvidia Laptop - GeForce 310m Nvidia Desktop - GeForce 510 AMD Laptop - Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT AMD Desktop - Radeon HD 5450

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Windows Vista SP2/Windows 7 SP1/8/10
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2 GB RAM
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Intel - HD 4000 Nvidia Laptop - GeForce 620m Nvidia Desktop - GeForce 710 AMD Laptop - Radeon HD 7550m AMD Desktop - Radeon HD 6450

User reviews

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Not recommended | 21 Apr 2017
151h played

This is one of those games I find immensely frustrating to play, but also highly addictive. I am a huge cricket fan, and the truth is there is no alternative out there for in-depth, strategy or management games for the sport. If you're a fan and want to give it a spin then go for it, but wait for a sale and get it at a low price, because despite the experience and longevity of the franchise the game is bare-bones. I

Helpful: 19
Geoffrey Bunting
Not recommended | 30 May 2017
8.8h played

As expected, CC16 is exactly the same as year before and before that, with nothing but an update to the player database - though even that feels poorly researched. To ask £15-20 for what amounts to a patch to a previous game feels disingenuous to this series' fans. Even months before 2017 is released, the game only reduces to £9.99. As someone who has played since CC05, I have noted with a great deal of

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Chad Kroeger
Recommended | 06 Jul 2016
11.6h played

Another year another cricket captain. While it might look like not much has changed since last year under the surface the new camera and improved odi games make it much more enjoyable. The first class games also seem improved and it is the most addictive cricket captain in recent times. At a resonable price this game goes down as a Chads Choice.

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