International Superstar Soccer 2 (Xbox)

Who's in control? - Advantages: Challenging, Good goal celebrations - Disadvantages: Stupid players, Uneven 'handling', OK Graphics

Football games very rarely stray away from the standard path which developers and gamers world-wide associate with the 90 minutes of passing, shooting and scoring, but every now and again there is a game which stands out from the 'crowd' and pushes its particular genre in a direction where many other games fail to reach and ISS 2 is one of those games! Taking the simple shell of a football game and turning it into a production which is not only good to look at but also fun to play is where many football games fail, it isn't as easy as shooting into the back of the net and taking the victory, its how you get there that is important. ISS 2 is fast, addictive ...  Read the complete review