How to play cricket

[Gob]

The official video game for the Ashes cricket tour has been pulled from sale after gamers branded it "shameful", "embarrassing" and "farcical".

Publisher 505 Games apologised and said refunds would be given to those who had purchased the title for PC.

The game had already been delayed by several months, and will now be abandoned entirely.

One games journalist said it was "clearly unfinished" and "didn't even have an animation for catching".

Videogamer.com editor-in-chief Simon Miller said such a botched launch was unprecedented.

"They were never going to get away with it," he told the BBC.

"Usually if a game is pulled they delay it - but for them to say they can't do this at all, it must have been an absolute nightmare in development."

Future releases on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii U were never given a firm date. The title had originally been scheduled for release to coincide with the Ashes test that took place this summer.

Footage of glitches in the game were quickly uploaded to YouTube. One clip, uploaded by PlanetCricket.net editor Matt Whitehorn, showed fielders in a state of confusion, dancing around and throwing the ball in random directions.

[Lord Jim]

How to play cricket

1. Dress up like a Cub Scout

2. Ingest large quantities of Quaaludes with vodka chasers

3. Stand out on a grass field waiting for something to happen

I'd say that covers it...

[Joe Guy]

I watched the video and I don't see how it looks any different than any other cricket match...

[Gob]

You need to eat more marmite Joe.

[MajGenl.Meade]

Looked just like England in the 1st test....

[Lord Jim]

I watched the video and I don't see how it looks any different than any other cricket match...

I have to disagree Joe...

There's far more action in that clip than in the average cricket game...

That looks more like a highlights compilation from a whole season...

[Joe Guy]

You need to eat more marmite Joe.

I had some Marmite on a toasted muffin and then watched the video again.

I found myself cheering for the home team and craving ale.

After that I turned on a golf match and was on the edge of my seat for hours.

Marmite seems to have magical qualities that allow me to enjoy things more than ever before.

Pardon me. There's a chess tournament coming on the tv soon and I need to put on my cheerleading outfit.

[Lord Jim]

I believe I've found what inspired the uniforms:

[oldr_n_wsr]

Must have been the same company as the ACA website developers.
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[MajGenl.Meade]