Anyone read it yet? It's about 10 times worse than the UK review that was posted.
Link: http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/743/743010p1.html
I'll warn you in advance before you read it: THE REVIEWER DOES CLEARLY NOT KNOW HOW TO PLAY THE GAME! All of the faults pointed out in that review are 100% down to user error!
For example, here are a few snippets I will point out;
Are they trying to score with defenders? Seriously I have never missed a point blank shot on target from inside the penalty area, headers ... yes ... but tap-ins from the 6 yard box? Get the **** outta here!
Tried using the cancel button? PES has it ... so does FIFA now.(It's the LB button for those wondering.)
Thre is a little bit of truth to this, the through ball does only only go to the player nearest you ... however if you target a man further up the field who is in space, it will go through to him ... again, another user error.
You can do that.
I take it you haven't heard Martin Tyler have an orgasm yet? The commentary in the next-gen version is far superior to that of current-gen. For example, when the play calms down a little the commentators talk about how good the pitches are compared to earlier times in football. They also give detailed stats about players, too.
So, yeah ... another thing that may amuse a few of you is the fact that in this review there is actually one paragraph, five lines long dedicated to manager mode, well ... the so called 'pimp-my-team' part of it anyway! Just what we always wanted! Still no mention of the Create mode and challenge mode, either.
Make of it what you will ... but I highly disagree with the ridiculous score it got.
Link: http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/743/743010p1.html
I'll warn you in advance before you read it: THE REVIEWER DOES CLEARLY NOT KNOW HOW TO PLAY THE GAME! All of the faults pointed out in that review are 100% down to user error!
For example, here are a few snippets I will point out;
too often players will take shots from inside the six-yard box and not even get the ball on goal. Some of these guys couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat.
Are they trying to score with defenders? Seriously I have never missed a point blank shot on target from inside the penalty area, headers ... yes ... but tap-ins from the 6 yard box? Get the **** outta here!
The passes are accurate enough, but the players receiving the pass are stuck on a rail. It's something every kid learns in under-10 youth soccer -- don't wait for the ball. Even after you've auto-switched to the player receiving the pass, you can't move him toward the ball. He's stuck. On through-ball passes, the receiver is stuck on a rail and can't break off early to cut off the pass. He's stuck.
Tried using the cancel button? PES has it ... so does FIFA now.(It's the LB button for those wondering.)
As for the aerial through-pass, it is pretty much broken. On the Xbox, you can drop the ball into the corners and let your forwards run into open space to get it. You could tap the Y button to hit a nearby player; you could hold it down for a long pass. Not so on 360. You can only send the ball to the player closest to you. This is problematic on defense, when you want to send the ball deep for a long counter-attack.
Thre is a little bit of truth to this, the through ball does only only go to the player nearest you ... however if you target a man further up the field who is in space, it will go through to him ... again, another user error.
What's worse, the right stick is basically useless as your player is stuck on a rail and forced to run wherever you flick the ball. It would have been much more effective to flick the ball into open space and be able to run to it; to be able to flick the ball past a defender on the right, run around to the left and meet the ball on the other side.
You can do that.
The commentary is some of the worst I've heard in years -- Andy Gray and Martin Tyler do a fine job for Sky Sports in Europe, but in FIFA 07 they are dull and lifeless, often falling behind the action.
I take it you haven't heard Martin Tyler have an orgasm yet? The commentary in the next-gen version is far superior to that of current-gen. For example, when the play calms down a little the commentators talk about how good the pitches are compared to earlier times in football. They also give detailed stats about players, too.
So, yeah ... another thing that may amuse a few of you is the fact that in this review there is actually one paragraph, five lines long dedicated to manager mode, well ... the so called 'pimp-my-team' part of it anyway! Just what we always wanted! Still no mention of the Create mode and challenge mode, either.
Make of it what you will ... but I highly disagree with the ridiculous score it got.