<s>
Cricket	B-Application
Captain	O
,	O
formerly	O
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
cricket	B-Application
management	O
video	O
games	O
by	O
Empire	O
Interactive	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Childish	O
Things	O
since	O
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
2009	I-Application
,	O
before	O
which	O
Empire	O
went	O
into	O
administration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
rose	O
to	O
popularity	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
PC-based	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
recent	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
Cricket	B-Application
Captain	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
was	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
Chris	O
Child	O
,	O
who	O
programmed	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
engine	O
as	O
a	O
university	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	O
producer	O
Brian	O
Walker	O
produced	O
and	O
co-designed	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
an	O
English	O
County	O
Cricket	B-Application
squad	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
leading	O
them	O
to	O
success	O
in	O
the	O
domestic	O
competition	O
and	O
ultimately	O
being	O
asked	O
to	O
take	O
up	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
England	O
manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
hugely	O
successful	O
Championship	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
which	O
were	O
also	O
produced	O
by	O
Brian	O
Walker	O
,	O
most	O
aspects	O
of	O
a	O
management	O
sim	O
are	O
present	O
in	O
ICC	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
coach	O
players	O
on	O
their	O
individual	O
skills	O
,	O
scout	O
opposition	O
and	O
buy	O
and	O
sell	O
players	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
mainly	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
based	O
series	O
,	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
console	O
cross-overs	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
for	O
ICC	O
2001	O
which	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
PS	O
version	O
was	O
limited	O
in	O
features	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
PC	B-Device
cousin	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
was	O
not	O
very	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
changes	O
are	O
arguably	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
competition	O
that	O
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
now	O
faces	O
from	O
the	O
popular	O
Cricket	B-Application
Coach	O
series	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Rockingham	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
guide	O
their	O
chosen	O
County	O
Championship	O
side	O
through	O
an	O
English	O
cricket	B-Application
season	O
,	O
playing	O
English	O
county	O
cricket	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
regular	O
first	O
class	O
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Australian	O
Cricket	B-Application
Captain	O
,	O
featuring	O
Australian	O
State	O
teams	O
and	O
competitions	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
Australasian	O
market	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
releases	O
of	O
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
were	O
made	O
every	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
primarily	O
minor	O
cosmetic	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
are	O
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
2	O
,	O
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
2000	O
,	O
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
2001	O
(	O
and	O
the	O
Ashes	O
Edition	O
)	O
,	O
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
2002	I-Application
,	O
and	O
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
2005	O
(	O
and	O
the	O
Ashes	O
Edition	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
2006	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
Game	O
-	O
You	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
County	O
Team	O
with	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
"	O
captaining	O
"	O
the	O
England	O
cricket	B-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	O
Only	O
-	O
Take	O
control	O
of	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
10	O
Test	O
cricket	B-Application
nations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scenario	O
-	O
Relive	O
a	O
classic	O
cricket	B-Application
match	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
2006	I-Application
featured	O
online	O
play	O
where	O
you	O
could	O
take	O
on	O
another	O
player	O
in	O
either	O
a	O
First	O
Class	O
or	O
ODI	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	O
Cricket	O
Captain	O
2006	O
:	O
Ashes	O
Edition'''	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
eighth	O
from	O
the	O
popular	O
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
Series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
mainly	O
a	O
roster	O
update	O
from	O
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
2006	I-Application
but	O
also	O
includes	O
6	O
ashes	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
IIIInternational	O
Cricket	B-Application
Captain	O
III	O
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
ICC	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
2008International	O
Cricket	B-Application
Captain	I-Application
2008	I-Application
featured	O
on	O
its	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
cover	O
,	O
England	O
's	O
Monty	O
Panesar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contained	O
all	O
contemporary	O
cricket	B-Application
players	O
from	O
first	O
class	O
cricket	B-Application
,	O
Test	O
cricket	B-Application
,	O
List-A	O
and	O
One	O
Day	O
International	O
teams	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
career	O
mode	O
indefinitely	O
,	O
with	O
repeating	O
domestic	O
and	O
international	O
fixtures	O
generated	O
for	O
each	O
year	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
youth	O
players	O
continually	O
added	O
and	O
other	O
players	O
retiring	O
to	O
enable	O
an	O
open-ended	O
career	O
as	O
coach	O
of	O
a	O
national	O
or	O
domestic	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
2009International	O
Cricket	B-Application
Captain	I-Application
2009	I-Application
is	O
the	O
12th	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
so	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
all	O
current	O
cricket	B-Application
players	O
from	O
first	O
class	O
cricket	B-Application
,	O
Test	O
cricket	B-Application
,	O
List-A	O
and	O
One	O
Day	O
International	O
teams	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
career	O
mode	O
indefinitely	O
,	O
with	O
repeating	O
domestic	O
and	O
international	O
fixtures	O
generated	O
for	O
each	O
year	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
youth	O
players	O
continually	O
added	O
and	O
other	O
players	O
retiring	O
to	O
enable	O
an	O
open-ended	O
career	O
as	O
coach	O
of	O
a	O
national	O
or	O
domestic	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
many	O
improvements	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
instalment	O
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
2008	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
2010International	O
Cricket	B-Application
Captain	I-Application
2010	I-Application
is	O
the	O
13th	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
all	O
current	O
cricket	B-Application
players	O
from	O
first	O
class	O
cricket	B-Application
,	O
Test	O
cricket	B-Application
,	O
List-A	O
and	O
One	O
Day	O
International	O
teams	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
career	O
mode	O
indefinitely	O
,	O
with	O
repeating	O
domestic	O
and	O
international	O
fixtures	O
generated	O
for	O
each	O
year	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
youth	O
players	O
continually	O
added	O
and	O
other	O
players	O
retiring	O
to	O
enable	O
an	O
open-ended	O
career	O
as	O
coach	O
of	O
a	O
national	O
or	O
domestic	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
all	O
teams	O
and	O
competitions	O
from	O
the	O
English	O
Domestic	O
Season	O
,	O
International	O
teams	O
and	O
competitions	O
including	O
the	O
T20	O
World	O
Cup	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
Cricket	B-Application
Captain	O
series	O
,	O
all	O
teams	O
and	O
competitions	O
from	O
the	O
Australian	O
Domestic	O
Season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
versions	O
,	O
the	O
entire	O
County	O
cricket	B-Application
sphere	O
is	O
open	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
counties	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
to	O
the	O
2010	O
edition	O
is	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
Australian	O
state	O
cricket	B-Application
teams	O
,	O
the	O
New	O
South	O
Wales	O
Blues	O
,	O
Victorian	O
Bushrangers	O
,	O
Western	O
Warriors	O
,	O
Southern	O
Redbacks	O
,	O
Queensland	O
Bulls	O
and	O
Tasmanian	O
Tigers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ICC	O
2011	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
:	O
GameSpot	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
international	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
2011	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
break	O
any	O
new	O
ground	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
wealth	O
of	O
real-life	O
statistics	O
married	O
to	O
a	O
solid	O
management	O
sim	O
makes	O
it	O
worth	O
the	O
investment	O
for	O
any	O
budding	O
cricket	B-Application
captains.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
2013International	O
Cricket	B-Application
Captain	O
2013	O
is	O
the	O
sixteenth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Produced	O
by	O
Childish	O
Things	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
it	O
follows	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
International	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
2012	I-Application
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
:	O
English	O
County	O
Cricket	B-Application
,	O
Australian	O
Domestic	O
First	O
Class	O
,	O
Indian	O
Premier	O
League	O
,	O
Indian	O
First	O
Class	O
,	O
International	O
Tests	O
,	O
ODIs	O
,	O
T20s	O
and	O
List	O
A	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
edition	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Cricket	B-Application
Captain	O
2015	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
8	O
July	O
2015	O
on	O
Steam	O
and	O
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
players	O
,	O
most	O
noting	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
n't	O
many	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
except	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
minor	O
additions	O
and	O
a	O
statistical	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cricket	B-Application
Captain	O
2016	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
5	O
July	O
2016	O
on	O
Steam	O
;	O
new	O
features	O
included	O
playable	O
New	O
Zealand	O
and	O
South	O
African	O
Domestic	O
teams	O
,	O
Updated	O
One	O
Day	O
International	O
(	O
ODI	O
)	O
and	O
20	O
over	O
(	O
T20	O
)	O
World	O
Cup	O
Tournament	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cricket	B-Application
Captain	O
2017	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
6	O
July	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
