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- This EA SPORTS CRICKET 97 README file is broken into 3 parts :
-
- SECTION 1 - Installing the demo.
-
- SECTION 2 - Playing the demo.
-
- SECTION 3 - Win95 Notes.
-
- ***************************************************************
-
- For screenshots and more information on the game, check out the
- EA web site at :
-
- http://www.easports.com/world_titles/index.html
-
- ***************************************************************
-
- *** NOTE ***
-
- This demo requires Microsoft's DirectX Version 2 or greater. If
- you do not have this, then you can find it at
-
- http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/ieplatform/iewin95/00000.htm
-
- ************
-
-
- *** SECTION 1 - Installing the demo (Win95) ***
-
-
- Begin by extracting the files to your hard disk. This document
- covers the two most common methods.
-
- USING Pkunzip:
- -------------
-
- From an MS-DOS window, change to the directory that you have
- downloaded the Cricket '97 demo to. Type the following:
-
- PKUNZIP -d C97DEMOW.ZIP C:\CRICKET
-
- If you wish to install to a directory other than C:\CRICKET, then
- change all references to C:\CRICKET to the desired directory path.
-
- USING Winzip:
- ------------
-
- Double click on the 'My Computer' icon on your desktop. Double
- click on the drive that you have downloaded C97DEMOW.ZIP to.
- Navigate your way to the folder where C97DEMOW.ZIP is. You may
- now either double click on C97DEMOW.ZIP to open it, or right
- click on it and select the 'Extract To' option.
-
- If you double clicked the C97DEMOW.ZIP icon, you will now have to
- click 'Extract' in Winzip.
-
- Now that you are in Winzip, ensure that the 'Use Directory Names'
- option is checked. Click the mouse in the 'Extract to:' field,
- and enter
-
- C:\cricket
-
- Now click on the 'Extract' button. If you wish to install to a
- directory other than C:\CRICKET, then change all references to
- C:\CRICKET to the desired directory path.
-
-
- AFTER EXTRACTING FILES
-
- Having extracted the files, the following directories should be
- present:
-
- C:\CRICKET
- C:\CRICKET\LEVELS
- C:\CRICKET\LEVELS\320
- C:\CRICKET\LEVELS\640
- C:\CRICKET\LEVELS\FMV640
- C:\CRICKET\VOX
-
- Double click the 'My Computer Icon', then double click the drive
- icon marked '(C:)'. Double click on the Folder named 'Cricket'.
-
- Once in the cricket directory, double click on the program 'Setup.exe'
-
- The Cricket '97 Launcher should now run. Click the 'Install' button.
- The set-up program will now run. Initially, the setup program will
- prompt you to select the resolution you would like the demo to run in.
- You will then be asked to verify your settings. Click OK when
- finished. The setup program should now return you to the Cricket '97
- launcher.
-
- Click the 'Play' button and the demo should load and run.
-
-
-
-
- *** SECTION 2 - Playing the demo ***
-
-
- STARTING THE GAME
- -----------------
-
- On the main menu, click play. After the opening comments, the game
- should begin.
-
-
- GAME OPTIONS
- ------------
-
- Once the game has begun, the following keys are available.
-
- Pressing <Tab> before the bowler delivers the ball will give you access
- to the in-game options.
-
- Pressing <H> will access the in-game help. This explains all the in-game
- keys.
-
- Pressing the space bar will pause the game.
-
- Keys <F1> to <F3> and +/- will alter the camera view.
-
-
- GAME CONTROLS
- -------------
-
- In this demo, only keyboard control is available. The full version of
- Cricket 97 has joystick and mouse control options.
-
- The game difficulty can be adjusted to any of the three levels (easy,
- normal and hard) by accessing the Game options screen (<Tab> key).
- The game defaults to easy mode.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- In easy mode, the computer will automatically select a shot for you,
- so that you may get used to the timing of the shot. Press <Ctrl> to
- hit the ball, press <Ctrl> and <Alt> simultaneously to hit the ball
- harder. Again, note that this is the default control system.
-
- For normal and hard difficulty settings, the controls are as follows:
-
- Directions are mapped to the numeric keypad:
-
- 7 8 9
- \ | /
- 4- -6
- / | \
- 1 2 3
-
-
- Pressing a key on the keypad will move the batsman in the desired
- direction.
-
- When you wish to play a shot, press <Ctrl> or <Alt> in combination with
- a direction. This gives you 18 different batting strokes to play.
-
- WITH <Ctrl>
- -----------
-
- Late Cut Deflect Leg Glance
- \ | /
- \ | /
- \ | /
-
- Front
- Square Cut -- Foot -- Hook shot
- Defence
-
- / | \
- / | \
- / | \
- Off Drive Straight On Drive
- Drive
-
-
- With <Alt>
- ----------
-
- Reverse
- Sweep Fend Sweep Shot
- \ | /
- \ | /
- \ | /
-
- Back Back
- Foot -- Foot -- Pull shot
- Drive Defence
-
- / | \
- / | \
- / | \
- Leave Off Cover Leave On
- Drive
-
-
-
- After you have played at the ball, moving the batsman down will cause him
- to run to the non-strikers end. Once you have completed a run, move up
- to run again.
-
- To slide your batsman in to the crease:
-
- Press <Alt> to make the batsman dive at the non-striking end.
- Press <Ctrl> to make the batsman dive at the striking end.
-
-
-
-
- *** SECTION 3 - WINDOWS '95 NOTES ***
-
-
- 1 - THE DIRECTION KEYS DON'T WORK IN THE GAME
-
- If you find that your direction keys do not work while playing CRICKET
- 97, make sure that your Num Lock key is turned off.
-
-
- 2 - MY JOYSTICK DOESN'T SEEM TO WORK
-
- If you find that your joystick tends to wander or pull in a particular
- direction during the game, you may need to calibrate your joystick.
- This can be done by running the joystick program which can be found in
- the Control Panel (double click on the My Computer icon which is
- sitting on your desktop and then double click on the Control Panel
- icon). Once in the joystick program simply press the Calibrate button
- and follow the instructions from there.
-
-
- 3 - CRICKET 97 ONLY RUNS IN FULL SCREEN MODE
-
- CRICKET 97 has been designed to run as a full screen application only-
- it cannot be run in a window.
-
-
-