Just last week, we shared a teaser which appeared to reveal a potential Ashes Cricket game for the Nintendo Switch. Today, our suspicions have been confirmed to be true: Cricket 19 is on the way this summer.
The game comes courtesy of Big Ant Studios, developer of 2017's Ashes Cricket which launched on several non-Nintendo platforms. Unsurprisingly based on the real sport itself, Cricket 19 is said to feature "all formats of the international game, both men’s and women’s teams, and all host venues". This will include this year's Specsavers Ashes, fully licensed for both England and Australia.
A press release sent out today also mentions the addition of "deep enhancements to the AI engine", meaning that the opposition should be more realistic than ever before. This, and other details such as an enhanced career mode, have been detailed below:
When bowling, the AI will suss out your player and team’s weaknesses, and target that with a concentrated bowling strategy. When batting, the AI will rotate the strike to protect weaker players, and actively look for gaps in the field.
New features to be added to Cricket 19 include a scenario mode, which allows players to recreate the greatest matches in history, and then share them online to challenge other players to achieve difficult run-chases, or play out a draw from a disastrous situation. Enhancements to the career mode build a story around your player; how you look in the news headlines affects your potential career trajectory.
Of course, the Switch has been known to be left out when it comes to sports game career modes in the past (FIFA, we're looking at you) so we're hoping that this won't be the case here. More details about the new features and gameplay modes in Cricket 19 are expected to be shared at a later date, so we'll keep an eye out for more info as it comes.
The game will launch on Switch, PS4, and Xbox One this May, with a Steam release coming just after.
Are you game?
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...and yet no ice hockey game on Switch... except Ice Hockey on NES Switch Online...
No thanks. I'll steer well clear of Big Ant's sports games.
I wish there will be a Cartoonish Kickboxing games on Switch.
That sport has Never been revived since year 2006.
Being a cricketer myself even I'm not excited by this. There's no fun in a realistic cricket sim. Needs to be an arcade interpretation. Big hits, big heads, I don't know exactly how you can spice up cricket like.
God I wish we could just get NHL on the Switch.
@BenAV agree after last well one was a total disaster
@Scottwood101 With the exception, in my opinion, of Brian Lara Cricket on the PS1. Holy shmoly me and my best mate had some epic test matches back then.
@Scottwood101 Fully agree. I miss simple things like Brian Lara Cricket or Cricket 96. The latter was simple enough you could play it with a mouse!
@Beatley82 of course! Loved the cheats you could put in. SUPERMAN for guaranteed 6's, BIGBALLS for beachballs, BIGHANDS for... something, can't remember exactly what...
@Scottwood101 there is big bash boom cricket on other consoles. Also I don't think it has to be a choice of one or the other. You can have cricket Sims and cricket arcade games on the market. I am looking forward to to playing some test cricket on switch.
Woo! I’m excited to see this! I’ve played their last ashes game and had a great time, so having this on the go will be great...
Now if they can fix their commentary glitches, everything will be great!
@Kainbrightside But they're never any good.
C-stick for grappling? Eh...
Don't skip class
@kobashi100 @Scottwood101 big bash is on the switch. It’s expensive but it’s there on eshop
I'm still waiting for american football on the switch
This'll be topping the Indian eShop charts for months...
Oh, wait...
I like this. I might get it if it's done well.
I would have been stumped without this! Silly point to make. I don’t want to be caught behind the times again and slip up, so I’m definitely buying this beauty.
Looking forward to sledging the wife in front of the telly haha.
Finally, the Switch is ready to take off in Kenya and India!
I don't know why, but I have a strong feeling that Specsavers is a sponsor.
@Shiryu “Except Ice Hockey on NES Switch Online”
Why even try to improve on perfection?
@Tharsman this is true. I also forgot we have Kunio's Hockey game so all we are missing is Blades of Steel.
Should have gone to specsavers..... Sorry I had to do it lol.
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