CRICKET CAPTAIN 2010
Cricket management title bowls over the iPad.
PRESS RELEASE:
CRICKET CAPTAIN 2010
‘THE NO.1 SELLING CRICKET MANAGEMENT GAME NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE iPAD PLUS FREE CRICKET WORLD CUP DATA UPGRADE FOR iPHONE AND iPOD.
11th March 2011
My Interactive Limited – Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Following the successful launch of Cricket Captain on iPhone and iPod, My Interactive in conjunction with Childish Things is proud to announce the release of Cricket Captain 2010 for iPad. The first ever cricket management game for the iPad builds on over 10 years of refinements to present the most accurate and exhilarating cricket simulation available on any platform.
iPad Cricket Captain 2010 together with the free Cricket World Cup upgrade for the iPhone and iPod will once again raise the bar in cricket management gaming. Take control of your favourite side from the English County, International or Australian Domestic system. You control your own team’s fortunes. Relive the glories of the Ashes and find out whether you’ve got what it takes to be world champion.
My Interactive has engaged the services of Four Door Lemon, the Bradford based developer, to bring the game to this new platform and toensure that this new version of the critically acclaimed Cricket Captain 2010 uses the functionality of these devices to the full. Cricket Captain 2010 is fully Game Centre integrated with 10 award achievements and Retina Display support.
Game Features:
· Captain any test-playing nation and any English or Australian domestic team
· 3D highlights featuring full motion capture take you right to the action
· Career, current and year-by-year stats of almost every current player in the first class game from around the world.
· Play the 20 over and 50 over world cups
· Play test or one day series between any of the test nations
· Full transfer market, including overseas and specialist 20 over players
· Control every key strategic decision in the game
· Use specialist coaching options to develop your team
· Search and sort options help you browse stats an pick your teams
· In-game tips help you master the game
· Nail-biting tension against challenging Ai
Tony Kavanagh, Business Development Director, My Interactive:
‘ We are thrilled to bring to the iPad a game that not only builds upon an iconic series but takes it to a new level. Created by cricket fans for cricket fans and sports lovers alike around the world, Cricket Captain 2010 is a visual, tactical and aesthetic tour de force.
Simon Barratt, Director, Four Door Lemon Ltd
‘Bringing Cricket Captain 2010 from its highly successful PC version to iOS devices threw up some challenges along the way but we believe, thanks to the collaboration of the companies involved, that we’ve produced a great product. It’s great to see the early positive feedback coming through.’
ABOUT MY INTERACTIVE
My Interactive Limited was formed in 2009 and has become a leading publisher in the digital download space, specializing in sports and sports management games. My Interactive is the publisher of the critically acclaimed MyFC, the cross platform football management and BHG’s International Snooker, Power Snooker and Doodle Pool on all non-Apple platforms.
ABOUT CHILDISH THINGS
Childish Things have been creating cricket management titles since 1998 when International Cricket Captain first hit the shelves to wide critical acclaim. The game was an instant success, reaching number one in the UK PC charts with over 50,000 sales. The game has been refined and re-worked with incredible attention to detail, helping to capture every nuance of modern cricket. New frontiers have been opened through versions for PlayStation, PSP, iPhone and now iPhone, with the current version set to reach its biggest every yearly audience.
ABOUT FOUR DOOR LEMON
Four Door Lemon Limited develops, provides and supports cutting edge game and interactive media technology services. Since formation in early 2005 this multi-platform development studio has worked on over 40 titles as well as providing high-quality middleware to many other projects. In 2009 and onwards Four Door Lemon have also released several of their own titles including QuizQuizQuiz, You Are The Ref and You Are The Umpire while continuing to work with partners on their own IPs.