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| Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 Pioneers Online Multiplayer  Brian Lara International Cricket 2007, the evolution of the cricket game series, will be the first ever cricket video game to offer extensive online play when it launches next March for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 2 and PC. No other cricket videogame currently available offers this gameplay feature. Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 will offer extensive online play on both Xbox 360 and PC and feature a variety of multiplayer options for up to four players on the PlayStation 2.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. In featuring the ICC Champions Trophy 2006 and the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 as officially licensed events, Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 will come complete with player names and likenesses of all the stars of international cricket, as revealed in the new screenshots released today from the ICC Champions Trophy 2006 game mode. With in-game commentary from established cricket experts Jonathan Agnew, David Gower, Ian Bishop, Bill Lawry and Tony Greig, real player stats from Wisden and featuring the Hawkeye analysis system, Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 will deliver the most authentic cricket gaming experience. Pad up and prepare for the game's arrival next March, coinciding with the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, for Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 2. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Game News :: home page |