

In short, Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 just plays a better game of cricket than EA Cricket 2005. That said, all the polish in the world won’t help when it comes to the game itself and here is where the effort from the Codemasters' and Swordfish Studios has obviously gone. For me, as long as the front end is easy to navigate and easy for me to set up the game how I want, I’m not fussed how it looks, but EA do have the more polished, jazzy screens. This is no bad thing though, as presentation is very much a matter of personal choice… you might like all the slidey menus and spinney, shiny stuff EA jazz their sports games up with. In contrast to EA, the BL feels more like a game and less like an interactive sports show. And first impressions, for presentation and polish would see EA just nudging ahead. Now comparisons with EA’s effort are pretty much unavoidable as they are the only real competition that Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 has.
