5 ‘Regional” Sports EA Should Recreate

In the wake of Peter Moore’s announcement that EA could recreate smaller (or, as he terms them, ‘regional’ sports) using web browsers, X360 nominates a set of currently criminally overlooked pastimes ripe for the EA treatment.

1) Hundred and eighty

The brash, extravagant style with which Sky carries off coverage of PDC events seems a perfect fit for EA’s similar talents. Imagine designing a custom walk-on, or reprogramming the announcer to imitate Mario. A classic in waiting.

2) Willow on leather

You’re going to have to trust us on this one, but X360 is assured by a friend holding a doctorate in maths that cricket management simulations are a statistician’s dream. We’re inclined to disagree, but only because ‘padding up’ sounds a bit rude.

3) Summer Athletics

Sure, most folks might only be interested in a little track and field as the torch itself passes through their town, but EA would surely make a satisfactory stab at producing a Golden League athletics title. Anything’s got to be better than that bizarre, context-less game with the monkey in it…

4) Old Biddies

The smell of scalp polish. The feint, yet unmistakable smell of urine. Where else, but at a crown green bowls event? Such a conversion would be beneficial for two reasons. The first, you wouldn’t have to admit to yourself people get old. The second? Well, it could be your own little secret…

5) Ally McCoist’s Director Of Football

Sure, ‘soccer’ might be the most popular sport on the planet, but assuming the role of the behind-the-scenes executive behind it all certainly isn’t. File tax returns! Explore profit margins! Compile reports. The sad thing is, this one actually exists…