Разработчик: David Nestoruk
Описание
Play against friends in this immersive environment taking it in turns to out do each others scores.
Features include:
- Village, County and International options for difficulty levels
- Slow, Medium, Fast Medium, Fast, Off Spin and Leg Spin bowling options
- In game crowd noise and reaction to shots
- Digital score board showing latest scores
- Honours board showing all time highest scores
- Separate view for friends watching on a screen that shows bowling MPH, strike rate, team total etc...
- Left and Right hand settings
- Varying speed, line and length from each bowler
A very enjoyable and realistic batting challenge for any cricket fan with more features being added all the time. The game makes use of the HTC Vive's hand held controllers to put a realistic bat in your hands so you feel like you're actually batting, rather than playing a computer game with a traditional controller.
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10, 64 bit
- Graphics: GTX 970 and above
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- VR Support: SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10, 64 bit
- Graphics: GTX 980 and above
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Mac
Linux
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Played this game after playing iB cricket and Cricket club VR.
The developer seriously needs to fix some basic issues. Basic customization is not available. It's the same bowler who keps bowling in all formats. Absolute waste of money.
Watch my review before buying the game.
https://youtu.be/tfY0UGa4Arc
Overall, pretty awful tbh. You don't seem to be able to adjust the position of the bat relative to your controller, and the bowling speed is far too high, even on slow. Would recommend cricket club vr instead.
Love this game. Can play it for hours. (In VR world, 15 mins can be counted as hour :P)
Very believable physics, the games are challenging and lot of different scenarios to choose from.
DEVELOPERS, great job !
Just 1 suggestion. The holding position of the bat is too high. Ideally I hold the bat close to the blade and not on top of handle of bat. Give an option to position the controller such that, It feels like I am holding it in the middle or lower part of the handle. Thanks !
Just a really enjoyable batting experience with multiple game modes. Bat/ball physics are good. Works ok with HMD’s with inside-out tracking, but would be easier with lighthouse tracking. Only downside is the graphics and animations look like from a 5-10 year old mobile game.
EDIT: I won't change my old review... but go play iB Cricket instead, it is miles better than this in all aspects.
Absolute garbage physics . Ball will sail over the boundary and will only be given four runs, balls will rebound off the boundary back to the bowler to be awarded 1 run. Every bowler runs off a spinners run-up. Fast bowlers are too fast, you can only hit them if you just hold your bat down in front of the stumps the whole time. Bowlers will bowl far wide of the wicket ball after ball with no wides called. Sometimes, the ball will go missing and the fieldsmen will start freaking out .
It's a pity as there is a lot of content, it's just a shame as the core gameplay is absolute rubbish. I'd recommend Cricket Club over this.
I have playing this game. Really good and grate game experience, but batting position and handling to be changed. When I hitting to the ball bat will be hitting the ground. (My VR setup perfectly calibrated I have playing other Cricket Game also) this should be fixing by settings. And browser ball, Leg side white ball can’t be accepted. Bat shape also very basic. Fast bowlers and spin bowlers running methods, left hand right hand and off site wicket and round the wicket balling to be update.
Can you fix in next Update.
Very dodgy game. Have been using Steam for 12 years and have 350+ games and this is the first time I've ever requested a refund.
- Bowling speed is very, very unrealistic. Good luck if you get your bat anywhere near the Fast and Fast Medium bowlers. I only managed it by not having any back swing and was just pushing the bat forward. Ball still managed to go to boundary though :)
- No indication of where the ball hit on the bat, or where the ball went. This is important as there is no feedback through the controller.
- Same bowler with same run up and action is used for all bowling styles.
- Bat appears to be a little over sized and with the single controller, wasn't positioned correctly. With the controller sitting normally in my hand the bat went down through the pitch.
- Batting in the nets, selected slow, full bowling and was still getting short balls around my chest and head.
Overall avoid this one unless it gets a big update. There are other Cricket games that are infinitely more playable. Even CricVRX is betting than this one.
Great game but as mentioned, the bowling is too fast in regular game mode for the image quality of the game. I would say that the fast bowlers are bowling about 170km +. Ridiculous. The net practice ends up being the most constructive option. Lots of game options but medium-fast bowling is way too fast and not realistic.
Putting it blatantly, some people expect lifelike and realistic VR cricket to practice. That would either take a lot of time and a dedicated developer or the next generation of VR headsets. Yes, we are in the first generation of VR, It's new(ish) tech, and expensive. None of the cricket games I have played (I've only played 2) have been extremely realistic, this looks like leatherface was every person on the pitch. But the reason most games are popular aren't graphics, some games have horrible graphics but are really popular. It's the gameplay, which is where this game really shines. Multiple game modes, decent ball movement at random which is hard to do without making the ball do the same thing over and over again. If you just want to hit a ball in VR get Cricket VR it's free. If you want to play cricket in VR, get this. It has test match, 1 day, T20, 5 overs, street cricket T20, net practice (indoor and outdoor), just bating without a run target or wicket limit and lots of real life scenarios. The UI is really good to use, I like the fact that it is a locker room for the menu and the ready system is using your bat, wheras in VR cricket you have to press the trigger which can lead to two balls coming out at a time getting rid of your score.
The only things to improve on are where the ball lands to a left handed batter and minor improvements to animations if possible.
Additions to the game I would like are a tutorial showing you the differnt controls and shots, having a person on the PC/laptop bowling against the batter, customisation to the bats instead of the boring one, teams' kit you're up against and different stadium, the field positions to change over by over, and a tournament/league to play in.
Overall a good game and would reccomend if you have a VR headset and like cricket.
I have bought a number of cricket games as I love the game and have played it for over 20 years. However, none of the game are yet at the stage where they can be regarded as being great. Having said that, I would thing Balls! probably needs to do the least amount to make it a fully fledge cricket game.
The biggest issue with all the cricket games are the speed of the ball and the resultant impact with the bat. Unfortuantely, Balls! is the least realistic. The leg spinner is bowling bouncers. The speed at which the fast bowler delivers is just a tad below the speed of light I would think. And the way the ball flies off despite me just blocking is totally unrealistic.
The only playable option in this game is to go into the practice nets and put on slow bowling to have some realistic fun. Otherwise the game is unplayable and frustrating.
Recommendations to make the game great:
1. Change the bowling speeds. This is not sticks cricket and if that is what you are emulating then it is a waste given how great this could be. I think the best way of resolving this issue is to provide an ingame option to change teh speed of the ball as a level. From maybe 10 to 100. When you change the speed it should change the speed of all the different styles by that margin across the board. For example, if I change the speed to 80% of what is the fastest then all other bowling styles should also be adjusted by 20%.
2. The way the ball comes off the bat is not realistic. This may be resolved somewhat when the speed of the ball is changed but I doubt it. The ball flies off no matter if you are blocking or taking a swing. The game should be taking into consideration the speed of the ball, the speed of the bat swing, the angle at which impact is made between the bat and the ball and the timing of that impact. For example, if I am blocking and the ball hits the middle of the bat, it shouldnt go flying off, it should maybe dribble 3-5 meteres infront of the bat. And when I am blocking but it hits the edge, it is reasonable that it might fly a certain distance but not for a six or 100 meters in the air everytime.
3. provide more options to the player. Allow uys to pick what kind of bolwers we want to play a match against. Providing this option right now will mean you will have more time to work on the other issues mentioned above. It will mean the game will become playable right now with the use of slow bowlers.
I am concerned that the ball speed issue has been mentioned on numurous reviews {some quitre a few months old}, yet no attempt has been made to rectify it. I love cricket games, but the speed is just too fast. The game looks great, but is un playable for me in its current state.
Good game, works with Oculus Rift.
but here are some issues
1) crazy speed. Need to slow down bowling.
2) Ball goes through bat handle.
3) Facing position should be customizable. Very uncomfortable batting position for me.
4) Batting feedback should be there when knocking the ground and hitting the ball.
5) Bat looks like a toy. Bat should be wider, bigger.
6/10 stars, but its the best cricket game that I have seen on vr.
Things I like about this game:
The ball actually connects with the bat, no matter where you hit it, unlike in other cricket vr games.
Fun special run chases, over surviving, etc.
Fielder animations and running actually look (somewhat) good
You can skip waiting for the fielder to throw the ball back (very, very occasionally bugs and the bowler stands there without doing anything and you have to restart)
Only need one controller
Leaderboard system
Satisfying when the ball is hit
Generally a great game
Cons (although minor, still have an impact)
The markings on the pitch don't actually line up with the stumps
Fielders will catch the ball 100% of the time, no matter the speed, the height, the distance etc.
You can punch the ball 500km/h straight to silly mid off and he will catch it while playing the one handed diving animation. The only exception is the wicketkeeper. He will catch "nicks" 100% of the time but if you sky the ball and he's the one running for it he will let it drop 100% of the time.
The outfield is seriously, seriously slow.
The ball will occasionally bounce off the boundary for 3 (mainly near square or third man)
If a spin bowler opens the bowling, until you restart the match, every bowler (even the fast bowlers) will have the ball turn the same direction
The stumps are way too wide and a little bit too tall
The sounds get very repetitive (like the crowd cheering for a boundary and the milestone cheering.) Would love to be able to disable specific sounds while still having the bat connecting with the ball sound
And the main one that always bugs me: the handle is bigger than the vive controller. Seriously. Please fix this. Move the controller closer to the bat or just have it the same size. Bugs me so much.
Despite all this, I've spent many hours in love with this game, and despite all the cons listed, the pros definitely outweigh. Don't let this review put you off. I hope that changes are made, bet of luck to the dev team
Fun knockabout game with lots of options.
There is one pretty major flaw with Cricket in VR in general, not just this game. And that is ball physics. When you're batting in cricket, you can loosen your grip to allow the bat to take off the inertia of the ball, stopping it dead pretty much. This is something I don't think you can translate into VR very well as there is no physical action happening.
This means that defensive strokes using that technique don't work and you can balloon a ball into the air for 6 or to get caught just by fidgiting in your shot selection a bit too much.
Other than that, if you go Twenty20 and just throw your bat around you can have a lot of fun.
It actually works fine in Rift but the bowling is crazy fast. Even a spinner is bowling it down almost faster than you can see. I play cricket for real and i'm not a bad batsman but these deliveries are insanely fast. If they just slowed it down a bit it could be a really good game. Some graphics settings would be nice too.
*update* I just want to add that I had a great session just now by going into the nets and changing the bowling settings to slow. It's still too fast compared to real life slow bowling but suddenly I was playing actual cricket shots and the ball (when hit) was reacting how it should. It felt great and like an actual training session. I then go back into the match/challenges and the same bowling type (slow) is crazy fast again, meduim bowling is insane and fast is just ridiculous. Is this speed a bug? Please Devs, slow ALL the bowling down. This game is SO CLOSE to being brilliant but is basically unplayable in the normal modes due to the crazy fast bowling.
Also, as other people have said, please can you change the facing angle to the angle that Steam VR says is forward. These two simple change will make THE WORLD of DIFFERENCE they really will.
EDIT~
Since the update this game has improved massivley.Well done devs. Bat length better although grip still very slightly high. Addition of new modes and outdoor net is great.
Only real issues left for me now would be probably facing spin. medium spin is essentialy an 80mph seaming delivery with bouncers. This makes it impossible to play shots against this bowling and very hard to complete some of the spin based challenges.
No wides given for wide bowls aswell.
Other than that its fantastic and still play 3 - 4 times a week.
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I have never written any kind of review for any game i own, and the reason why i am writing one for this is due to how passionate i am about cricket :-) and i would love the devs to make a couple of small changes.
Firstly.. would i recommend this game?? yes i would!
Are there issues ..... yes there are.
I think the main issue for me with this game is that the bat is very unrealistic. Length of bat is ridiculous and general position that you hold the handle is way off. This matters a great deal as half the bat dissapears into the ground and as the bat is too low this also means that balls that you would hit in real life end up going through the handle or shoulder of the bat.
I want this game to work soooo bad and honestly its nearly there.
2 issues for me are as follows
1. Bat issues ....see above
2. Slow bowling should be what it says.....slow. so notch it down by about 5-7mph should help. Especially spin.Or at least mix it up a bit.
All the other things that people have mentioned would not bother me as long as the bat thing is sorted.
Love playing though and i really hope another update comes soon
Probably the best VR Cricket game on Steam. All the modes you would want are there! Runs nicely and the realism feels very good.
Updated review
Recent updates have really propelled Balls! into the premier league of VR cricket games. This is also a fun game to play and puts you front and centre against some seriously good bowling. Barring a few issues, i.e. no sound for when your bat hits the floor and your hands being a little too high on the bat handle, the batting action is spot on. There are also lots of great scenarios to play. The developers are listening and are responsive, and provided these and a few other minor issues are sorted out then this game will be for me, easily the number one VR cricket game and a must have for any sports orientated VR owner.
Original review
I really enjoyed the limited time I have spent playing so far and with the promise of a significant update very soon I am happy to give this a big thumbs up.
* Best VR Cricket Game You Should Buy *
http://www.zeeshanarshad.com/topic/611/htc-vive-best-vr-cricket-game
Update (Nov 7, 2017): Amazing....that's absolutely #1 VR cricket game now which has to be bought for any cricket lover who own Vive. I checked new features of animated fielders, net practice and they are so much interesting. Specially the Scenario challenges. Now it gives something to beat :)
Update (Nov 2, 2017): I don't regret at all even though I had bought it few months ago based on its best gameplay over other crickets, when there was not even a single update message. And, now developers are bringing an update soon with their announcement. Goodluck.
- Original Review -
This is the only BEST cricket on vive which I play and really enjoy and if an update is coming (as developer confirmed me too) with animated fielders and further improvements then it will the best vr cricket game for vive as of now. I checked many other cricket games on vive, they are either piece of cartoon, incomplete, or just funny. I've been recording highlights and my records. You can see how really this game looks like in action on my given official website link in start of review.
So, the game is back and alive....and good.
After some terrible comms from the devs they have now produced a patch which has really polished the game and added animated fielders and a new front end which includes net practice and scenerio's.
As per the previous version of the game, the game plays true to the sport and you do feel you are 'in the game'. I'd recommend playing it only on hard as the other levels are too easy and not a challenge.
Things I would like to see updated from my limited play time of the new patch.
- Fielders move position during the game
- Too many 3's. The ball seems to just end up by the boundry too many times
- Balls going wide leg side and to the boundry for instance are not given as runs
- Bat hitting the ground
- Global high score board. (This may be there, but so far all I have seen is local scores shown)
Future updates would be good to have wear on the pitch the longer you progress making for more spin turn and the ball sticking (keeping low). Basically variation. and also different grounds to play on.
Overall a good update and the game is worth picking up now.
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | David Nestoruk |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 16.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 70% положительных (27) |