International Cricket Captain announced for PS2, PSP

By Laura Jenner, GameSpot UKPosted Jun 9, 2006 11:20 am PT

The cricket management game is to be developed for the Sony consoles in time for the 2007 World Cup.

The developer of International Cricket Captain 2006, Chris Child, has announced that the World Cup version of the game will be released on the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, as well as for the PC. Speaking at a launch event for the game at Lord's, the spiritual home of cricket, he also indicated that the game may also be released on a next-generation console, with the Xbox 360 the most likely candidate.

International Cricket Captain 2006 will be released for the PC in the UK on June 16, and the World Cup versions of the game for the consoles will be timed to coincide with the ICC event, taking place in the West Indies, in March and April next year. There will also be an Ashes version so that cricket fans can see if their management decisions in the traditional battle between England and Australia reap greater rewards than their real-life equivalents.

The latest edition of the International Cricket Captain series, which started in 1998, is endorsed by Kevin Pietersen, the South Africa-born star of the current England cricket team. Pietersen said that although he hadn't yet played the game, he'd definitely "have a proper look at it" when he had a chance. It won't be during the rain breaks in any matches this summer though, as according to Pietersen, the team isn't allowed any technology in the dressing room--a pack of cards is all they are allowed for entertainment.

12 Comments

  • DanC1989

    Posted Jul 19, 2006 9:33 am PT

    Cricket manager on PSP...hmmmm

  • pakishujaat17

    Posted Jul 15, 2006 4:51 pm PT

    pakistan will go all the way no matter ? it will be against england who will lose

  • hasan0

    Posted Jun 18, 2006 1:14 am PT

    I agree nintendo_man

  • Bolund

    Posted Jun 11, 2006 9:09 am PT

    nah pakistan will own this time around

  • hasan0

    Posted Jun 10, 2006 9:11 am PT

    kool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Nintendo_Man

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 7:52 pm PT

    Yes and Australia will win the world cup again.

  • nemes1s3000

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 12:47 pm PT

    About time someone made a decent cricket game. BRIAN LARA FOR THE WIN!

  • blackIceJoe

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 12:14 pm PT

    So we could see a Cricket game for the PSP,PS2,and PC I wonder why no Xbox plus maybe if this does well some day we could see one on Next gen Systems like the PS3.

    Also maybe some day if lucky we could see rugby or a game of polo.
    I my self would love to see a good Polo game the game is a lot harder then most people think and I would love to see how they add it in a game and if they can get the real feel to it.

  • dark_xaero

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 12:11 pm PT

    Better than baseball at least.

  • Reetesh

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 11:58 am PT

    Cricket game for the PSP, Great! hope the controls and everything are properly Tweaked

  • solidgamer

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 11:52 am PT

    kool.. i hope its good

  • gnbfd

    Posted Jun 9, 2006 11:29 am PT

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