Soccer Gaming

Xavier Baez from http://www.GamingAccess.com lost 2-0 against producer David Rutter. Sorry community, did my best. Anyway, here is the review of this amazing game.

The Good

• the new 360 system really rocks
• the multiplayer , even without improvements, is 5 years ahead of Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
• Upload your video will work as last year
• 10 vs 10 will work, even without improvements, it rocks
• same solid game on both consoles

The Bad

• crowd in the stadiums seems to repetitive, it would be nice if it would feel ‘alive’ like NBA 2K9
• I am not sure if the right analog stick is going to be used for dribbling as before, the producer told me LEFT BUTTON + LEFT ANALOG STICK
• I am not sure but I assume no Champions League in this game since PES has the rights
• PC game is done by a different team, so it’s a different game. It’s not a port and they don’t want that game to be a port

Xavier lost 2-0 in this match, but hey, at least second half was all mine. I almost scored a goal in the end, by hey, 2-1 would’ve been so sweet for this review. Anyway, thanks EA Sports for showing me exclusively (this was in a closed booth), FIFA 10

FIFA will get 8.50 and 9.0, you can expect good scores for this game

The new 360 system allows you to forget about the 8 direction move, now it’s a real 360 degree system that allows you to dribble like never before. Producer David told me to use LB+Left Analog stick, now sure about that. I thought it was LB+Right Analog stick.

Anyway, I am sure you can customize the game as much as you like.

I was told that Be A Pro Mode, 10 vs 10, Multipayer mode, Adidas Live Season… are all going to be there.

So again, not a lot of massive improvements, but hey, dribbling in FIFA is so easy and fun, and that is what PES used to have.

PES used to be the king of dribbling before, and now they lost that. I hope PES will start using the right analog stick more often, and please, for dribbling, not for passing!

But anyway, FIFA, at least in consoles, will be hard to beat, especially with all the nice features already there, and the new 360 features, it’s just a fun game, especially when you play against other people

Yeah the computer might not be as tough to beat as PES, so I’d say PES is better in that thing, but hey, I don’t like to play alone either

So, in PC, PES has nothing to worry, but I hope they release a descent multiplayer

In console, FIFA just rocks and cleans the house

Overall 9.0/10

Thanks EA for letting us beta test the game