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First review of Fifa 07

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LFCFAN

Club Supporter
I was surprised when i found out that a danish games magazine, PcPlayer already had reviewed the full version of Fifa 07. I recieved the magazine in my mailbox yesterday. first of all, PcPlayer is a very professional and relieable magazine, and the target audience is mostly experienced gamers who are 20 years old and above, and as it is well respected, they tend to have good contacts so sometimes they get to review games a long time before there is a review up on IGN or Gamespot. Therefore i am confident that the review reflects a fair opinion and that it is not just based on the demo.

Now to the important part: The game recieved a score of 5.5 out of 10...
Though PcPlayer is normally a hard grader, 5.5 is not impressive by any standards.

The conclusion was, that the gaming engine just has'nt elvolved enough during the last couple of years, and dispite the massive amount of player and clubs, the general gameplay is too unrealistic by todays standards. The difference between FIfa 07 and Fifa 2006(or 2005 for that matter) is just so small that it is hard to tell. The review then says that the improvement in the 90ies were much more significant, and i actually think this is a very good point, then you think about the difference between fifa 96, 97, 98 and 99. Back then, it every year EA produced a completly new football experience.

The game also recieved grades in the following subcategories:

Graphics: 6
Sound/Music: 8
Gameplay: 5
Value: 8
Tilt: 5

And then the overall was: 5.5
 
M

[mouta]

Youth Team
Bad review, how can they compare FIFA 07 to FIFA 05 or 06? The game this year has completely new physics and shots animations, also the keepers animations are also a lot better.

I don't think FIFA is better than PES but it is a good game, at least 7 for me.
 
W

Winjer

Club Supporter
There's also a review from another Danish gaming magazine called Gamereactor... (Man, we Danes rock! :rockman: )

http://www.gamereactor.dk/texter/?id=63534

I know there's really not any of you who can read Danish - except me and LFCFAN - and maybe a couple of others.... Doesn't matter! ;)

The point is, Gamereactor are giving the game a really positive review - giving it a total score of 8/10, that's a fair score.

The score points are:
Graphics: 7
Sound: 7
Gameplay: 8
Longevity: 8

And the pros are: Lifelike animations. Great control of the ball. Great career mode.
And the cons are: A few AI-glitches. The Commentary. (I don't get that.)

They reviewed the Xbox-version - you know, current-gen.

Os danskere styrer! :D
 
D

dipset

Reserve Team
hoooorrriibbbbbbbblee review, PC player sucks, wand why!? why is that new review written in dutch, im not dutch annddd never intend to be PSV wins the C.L of course then everyones is going to be dutch
 
S

sa33ood

Reserve Team
LFCFAN, are you even serious?!?!?! I mean, is this magazine really stupid or just acting stupid?!!!!

Man, I'm not trying to say that you are wrong, but think about it: the lowest score ever seen in many review-famous sites -such as gamespot.com- for a game was almost a 5.0! In other words, what your "sexy" danish magazine is saying is that simply FIFA 07 is one of the worst games ever created!!!! Come on man, you got to burn this magazine, or at least stop your subscription with it! they are a total joke in the world of gaming. Shame on them!

They are either nuts, or just a bunch of "review-men" wannabes. :chew:
 
S

sa33ood

Reserve Team
Ok, gamerguy350, let's say that there are 20 million games that got less than 5.0, that still doesnt make that lame magazine any right, or even close to right!

As I said: They are either nuts, or just a bunch of "review-men" wannabes. in other words, they should swim in an oil tank then burn their selves by riding a spaceship to the sun; that's the least they can do for such lame review score! And anyone who supports them is just another lame gamer! :chew:

Lame: someone who doesn't understand what is going on. (From Answers.com)
 
G

gamerguy350

Reserve Team
Doesn't it say on the start up screen something along the lines of 'this demo is not an accurate representation of the full game. all material can be changed, etc.'?
 
L

LFCFAN

Club Supporter
As i wrote in my first post, a score of 5.5 is not that bad in this magazine, and that is a good thing, because i think they use the scale correctly. 5.5 pretty much means average, whereas a game rated 7 is a good game. Only very very few games get a score of 9 or above, and over the last 6-7 years only 2 games have earned a perfect 10. So where a rating of 5.5 is a horrible score on IGN or gamespot, it is actually not that awful in this magazine (all though it is not a good score either) . Please keep that in mind.

And no biggy, this "bunch of review-men wannabes" (???) are in fact the most experienced and professional in Denmark and thier opinons are well respected. I think PCPlayer is far more thorough and mature than, for example gamespot(i feel thier writers often don't know much about football), and i think that they do have a point.

Just look at the progress, or lack of progress the franchise have made over the past 5 years. Is it unfair to expect more than EA delivers, when we look at how well they improved the game every year in the 90ies, when they had tougher competition?

Don't get me wrong, i love fifa(and PES just as much), and no matter how bad or good each game turns out to be, i am going to play it anyway. But i think it is right to blame EA sports for being to lazy.
 
T

thisempty

Youth Team
sa33ood said:
Ok, gamerguy350, let's say that there are 20 million games that got less than 5.0, that still doesnt make that lame magazine any right, or even close to right!

As I said: They are either nuts, or just a bunch of "review-men" wannabes. in other words, they should swim in an oil tank then burn their selves by riding a spaceship to the sun; that's the least they can do for such lame review score! And anyone who supports them is just another lame gamer! :chew:

Lame: someone who doesn't understand what is going on. (From Answers.com)
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Well, i'm another lame gamer then.
Oh wait, maybe thats just your lame opinion uh?

FIFA07 deserves no more than a 6, at least for current gen. Lets see if the 360 version brings real gameplay upgrades and not just some minor stuff.

The reason fifa07 doesnt deserve more than 6/10 is cause theres a game called PES that has THE GAMEPLAY.

So:
Lame: someone who doesn't understand what is going on. (From Answers.com): Biggy

:P
 
S

sa33ood

Reserve Team
LFCFAN, thank you for the explanation, now the score makes more sense. 5.5 in PCPlayer = 7.5 on gamespot, which is fair enough. :)
 
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