FIFA 2000 (GB)

As any soccer fan will tell you, passing is key to winning. It's also key to playing. If you can't pass the ball accurately, then you might as well get off the field. Unfortunately, this game has some of the worst control to ever hit a soccer title. There are no arrows to indicate where offscreen teammates are, so making a long pass up the field requires more than a little faith that someone will be there to receive it. Pressing A to switch to the player nearest the ball often results in nothing, and combining the control pad and A to pass the ball generally winds up with the ball rolling awkwardly to no one in particular, only to be scooped up by a member of the ...

FIFA 2000's controls set it head and shoulders above the rest of the entire sports game pack this year. The excellent manual explains controls in stages--and that's the way it should be. First, you're taught the basics of dribbling, passing, shooting, and defense. Those choices are very similar to those in any team sports game, whether it be basketball, hockey, or so on. From there, you get into more complex and refined moves, such as through-passing, heading and volleying the ball, shielding off defenders, and manipulating the goaltender. A new Hard Tackle option presents a third way to directly take the ball away from your foe in my opinion yhis is the ...

I don't know what it is about the Gameboy but even though it's basic idea has been around for a while I still can't get enough of the games. I love playing football games on my PC and Playstation so about 18 months ago I thought I'd buy FIFA 99 and that was reasonably addictive and I enjoyed playing it. I bought FIFA 2000 at the end of 99 when it was released and apart from a few team changes and transfers it was essentially the same game as FIFA 99 and at the end of the day both games feature 11 blokes a side kicking a ball! Obviously there are no graphical improvements and I haven't found any significant new moves that you can perform. If you ...