FIFA 10 (Xbox 360)

The title of the worlds greatest football console game has been fought for many years, until recently the more arcade based playability of Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer series had given it the edge over EA Sports FIFA series until FIFA 09 came out with improved playability to match its undiluted realism and depth of content. So in September 2009 at the release of FIFA 10, the question has to be, does FIFA 10 ensure this series is now the heavyweight champion of football games or was last year a one hit wonder?? Well as the game loads on the Xbox 360, initial impressions are that the graphics have been improved even more, its not hugely noticeable but they are ...  Read the complete review

It's that time of year again when football fans splash out on the latest incarnation of EA Sports' annual soccer game - but is 'FIFA '10' worth investing in, or is it merely a exercise in money-making on the part of the Canadian game developers? Let's get one thing out of the way - FIFA '10 *is* the ultimate football experience - I'm not saying that in the hope to rouse a FIFA vs PES ('Pro-Evolution Soccer', the rival football game) debate - I'm saying it because other games can't really compete with the sheer weight of options that FIFA has; as well as the easy playing main game, there is an incredibly in-depth Manager Mode which could actually rival some of ...  Read the complete review

After playing its predecessor Fifa 09 I found it hard to find fault and think what EA could possiby bring to Fifa 10 that could actually top it. I was pleasantly surprised at the final result as EA sports once again have excelled and produced a near perfect footballing simulation game that quite easily would earn bragging rights over its enemy Pro Evolution Soccer 2010. The result a scintillating and superbly crafted football game that captures all the tension and realism that you could come to expect with a next gen football game. The gameplay itself is revolutionised with 360 degree dribbling control with the analogue surpassing fifa 09's ability to only move in 8 ...  Read the complete review

After my FIFA 09 review yesterday, it seemed only fitting that, after 5 days if FIFA 10 play, I review the latest offering from EA Canada. And what a transformation from FIFA 09 this is. Previously, I spoke about the new-ish engine and the playability, controls and personal settings. And all of those have been vastly improved over the past 12 Months. The engine, although looks almost the same, has a brand new 360 degree control system, which means whichever way you point the player to go with your Analogue, it WILL go. That includes odd angles such as 57 degrees, for example. Does this work? Well, it has its positives and negatives. The positives? ...  Read the complete review

The question is: Is this game worth upgrading to from fifa 09. Coming froman avid fifa player, YES. The main improvement to the game in my opinion is the actual gameplay. There has been a definate improvement in the intelligence of the AI such as the players on your own team making more intelligent runs and keepers doing better to get in front of shots instead of making silly dives. The gameplay simply feels alot more fluid (not to mention you can now score from alot further out). Even low power shots now feel alot more dangerous which has added to the tension, especially playing online. Which brings me to the new feature, Virtual pro. You make your own ...  Read the complete review