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Devolver published Cricket Through the Ages is coming to PC and Switch March 1

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Devolver Digital has announced that Cricket Through the Ages, the absolutely normal take on the sport from Terra Nil and Broforce developer Free Lives, is escaping mobile confinement and releasing on PC and Switch on March 1.

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As a Canadian, I know next to nothing about Cricket. Iā€™ve actually asked people close to me if they even know the rules, and no one does. Hereā€™s my guess based on reading Life, the Universe and Everything: A guy throws a ball at a wooden block that is held up by three short poles. A guy with a flat cudgel tries to prevent the ball from hitting the structure and knocking the block from the top of it. However, there are a bunch of other guys surrounding this duel, and I have no idea what they do.

Thatā€™s my guess at how Cricket is played.

Thankfully, it doesnā€™t look like I need to know the rules for Cricket Through the Ages, a game that celebrates the extensive history of the sport. It seems to be aiming to give a deep dive into the sport and should teach me everything I need to know. It looks like one of those wacky physics-driven games that are intentionally difficult to control. People are throwing things at each other. One of the scenes actually looks like what I think the sport looks like, but theyā€™re playing with a beach ball.

It looks fun. The press release notes it uses a ā€œsimple, one-button control scheme.ā€ It has six game modes and can be played by yourself or against your most hated enemy. They also promise that you will, “learn about the totally real history of cricket. You wonā€™t believe it.”

Cricket Through the Ages was previously only available as part of the Apple Arcade service on iOS, but is now coming to real video game devices. It releases on PC and Switch on March 1, 2024.


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