Jack Bauer said:
90% of the bad reviews I've seen have been five words or less, which says to me "fanboy" straight away. I'm still plugging away on FIFA and absolutely loving it. Seems to be a case of you either love it or hate it...
I dont hate it, i wouldnt say i love it either, the game itself is nothing more than a step in the right direction from EA, the thing i dont like about is that you dont have to work for shots on goal nevermind goals. when it comes down to it, its too damn easy to score, and for me that just makes the lifespan of the game very short.
Positives
Desent control system, pretty much simplified copy of pes's.
Ball phsyics are better than previous attemepts, but are still miles behind pes's.
Can play some nice football, the trigger run works quite well.
Nice graphics and sound, and nice replay animations.
Negatives
Too easy to score, leading too no feeling of joy when you score.
Shooting is way to powerful and just looks out of tone with the nice paced passing.
Change man while defending is very poor
Animations and models look poor while playing the game.
Kit textures are awful
Finishing one on ones feels very scripted, leading to very unsatisfying feeling when you score.
The AI is poor and very easy to beat, example "I am not a fifa player yesterday was the first time i have played any of the fifa games for more than a half in the last 9 years, but after about 20 games i played chesterfield v Man City on semi pro and beat City 4-1" this should not be happening.
Overall its ok, but dont expect it to last more than 3 weeks before you relise how shallow it is. and have seen everything it has to offer.
Ive already gone back to playing we9le with kitserver, Fifa 07 has made me appreciate how much better and how much more depth the gameplay has on PES.