For a game that can take up to 5 days to resolve in real life, it's surprising just how playable Cricket 2002 is. The latest in the long-running series from EA is the first for the PS2 and boasts massive improvements in gameplay and presentation over its PSone forerunners.
All 22 featured cricketing grounds have been faithfully reproduced and stats, replays and character animations all look great. If you're into your cricket you should find the gameplay highly agreeable and realistic, with simple and intuitive controls improving on the best features from previous cricket games. Batting involves an unprecedented level of control and even includes the ability to charge the bowler. Meanwhile, if its your turn to bowl, you can vary your tactics by changing spin, seam and pace in your quest to defeat your opponents.