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Inspiring to mark their territory in the mobile gaming platform, Wicket Gaming AB brings to you a new free-to-play, in-app purchases Android/iOS cricket management simulation that allows users to create, build, formulate and finance your very own cricket club. "Cricket Tycoon 2019" indulges users with the real experience of managing their own team through different and effective methods of strategy, tactics, financial management, team formation & maintenance.
Wicket Gaming AB has its roots as a Swedish mobile gaming organisation with its's prime focus on the development and applications of sport managerial games. Cricket Tycoon 2019 being one of their first entrances into the gaming market, the company have initiated their operations in a strong manner.
The game itself is adequate for any sport-minded palate as it commences with allowing the user to get suited with the various tasks of building a team and playing their very first match. The walk through is quite straightforward, but it can be monotonous as the transition between each window can be hard to grasp for a first-time user. However, by indulging furthermore investing more game time, users will be able to follow all the respective tasks that need to be completed before the start of a real-time scheduled match in the League.
With distinctive and unique features such as the process of upgrading the Arena utilities such as Therapy, Health Care, Stadium, Parking Lot, the game allows the user to also explore the non-playing aspects of managing a cricket club. The upgrading of these facilities also invests real-time, which as a starting user can be tedious and long. However, through strict financial constraints provided, a user can opt out and focus entirely on building the team in the starting phases.
The game also provides the users with the ability to hand-pick and select a squad, improve their existing skill set through training (which is also built-in to preserve players from getting injured), transferring players for market value and also positioning their on-field positions to suit any style of play. Customization and attention-to-detail has been sincere as it helps the retention of first-time players and gives them a unique experience in the formation of a cricket team. With features such as Economy, Arena Area and Training, the developers have maximized their efforts in giving users plenty to review; thereby helping them settle and spend more time on the game.
A new noteworthy aspect of the game involves joining an "Alliance". Drawing similarities with other in-game squads such as Clans and Crews (from PUBG), Alliances allow the users to create an ecosystem where a lower-ranked manager can be allocated the resources through other users in the same alliance, to build and prosper from the get-go. With multiple matches scheduled, teams in the alliance can benefit from climbing the ladders and also increasing their respective Manager levels.
pon completion of squad building and with a satisfactory level of team preparation, users can enter the T20 Cup which is a timed challenge. Playing matches can result in the user gaining Cash, Health Packs, Morale Boosters and Gold. These rewards allow the user to heal injured players, getting fit for a match and also be spent on the improvement of facilities in the Arena Area. However, there is a slight mismatch in the balance of their rewards (even though, they can be acquired by watching ads), as in some cases, a user may have to delay a particular action due to not having enough resources. Overall, the reward system has a key significance in allowing a user to speculate their choices and actions in the game.
The T20 Cup has its drawbacks. The long process of sitting through a game can be demotivating as a user cannot make any changes to the on-going game. Provided that it is solely a managerial game, the user has to spend 4-5 minutes in merely watching an in-accurate simulation of the game. The application provides a wonderful experience of witnessing the ball travel through the field, with also key detailing in the movement of the players in a cricket ground, but certain moments come with a glitch. Upon hitting a six or a four, the simulation is delayed by approximately 2-3 balls, with the indication through an in-game sound effect. It would be plausible to include an over-skip option that may use the existing rewards as it can be a breakage of rhythm in the game play experience.
Overall, after playing continuously for the better half of a week, it is safe to suggest that the game's advantages far outperform the cons. With only very limited apps that provide the same features as Cricket Tycoon 2019, the game will undoubtedly captivate the audiences considering the noticeable lack of cricket managerial games in the market. For a cricket fan and a sport fanatic, this game has its similarities with managerial aspects of other sports who have made an impact on the mobile gaming market (such as Top Eleven Football, PES Club Manager, Tennis Manager 2019, F1 Mobile Racing etc).
Game Experience 8/10
First Impressions 7/10
Content and Gameplay 9/10
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