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Read/Post FIFA 2004 Oct. Reviews here

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mapliopl

Youth Team
I know the release dates on the UK, but what about for the USA?

Also, are there any new magazine reviews for FIFA 2004, where they've played the last build? I assume this web site I posted at the beginning of this thread was the newest build, but are they going to print it in a magazine or not? A review like they did for PES3, where they got a 10/10?

What do u think FIFA will get? I'd say a 10/10 based on all you can do with FIFA and the waaaayyyy muuuuch better gameplay...
 
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Ny8La8

Guest
GameInformer mag reviews FIFA 2004...

here it is:
Score it got: 8.0, 8.5
"FIFA SOCCER 2004
Your arsenal

Earlier this year, Konami finally brought the best soccer franchise stateside - Winning Eleven. Previously, EA Sports had grown complacent with its FIFA series, preferring to tinker with the gameplay instead of honing it to perfection. Now it has built a foundation I think it will successfully add to for years to come.

The series still hasn't found a way to make the ball and player feel like two separate entities. Thus, this game doesn retain some of that "hockey on grass" feel. What helps change this, however, is the Off the Ball controls. You can control offensive runs for players without the ball, letting you orchestrate moves into open space like Claudio Reyna. Some of these methods work better than others. Set plays like corners have been given new life with the ability to fight for positioning with the right analog. Finally, the defensive AI hasn't totally gotten the makeover it should.

This series now has a worthy career mode. You'll get Prestige points as you hit job milestones, and you can even set up a training regimen. There are more teams and leagues than ever, allowing for promotion and relegation. These inclusions really make the game feel like the international drama that it is, and help make FIFA a party that I recommend everybody gets on board with. - KATO

SECOND OPINION
I don't think that there will be any rioting or stampeding surrounding the release of this year's FIFA, but it is better than past efforts and gives football (the real one) fans something to cheer about. The new Off the Ball controls open up the play nicely and Career mode finally have some depth. I still prefer Winning Eleven, but EA is closing the gap."

Doesnt sound too positive about the gameplay (surprise surprise) but hopefully it will be as good as the "Making Of" clips make it out to be.

Let the discussion begin....
 
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valioso

Fan Favourite
I have never read Game Informer.. so I dont know how reliable their reviews are.. that said.. I dont expect fifa 2004 to be better than pes3 anyway.. so I would say what it sais on the reviews are correct.. but it depends on which build are reviewing on.. one of the beta ones.. or the reviewable code that official ps2 mag got the other day, 8.0 and 8.5 isnt bad anyway.
 
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Ny8La8

Guest
It is not the score that's important and that stands out, its what they say about it. And im pretty sure a magazine with GI's rep def. reviewed the final version. No way around it, seems like fifa 2003's gameplay (although the vids seem slightly different)
 
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Cozmo

Youth Team
Judging by the unprofessional, a bit newbie and very succinct (not in-depth) style of the review and the ultra-fanboy start of a FIFA review with the "Konami finally brought the best soccer franchise stateside - Winning Eleven", i'd be inclined to give this review no consideration AT ALL...

p.s a review of a fifa final version, consisting of 3 short paragraphs - that's gotta be a joke? wouldn't be surprised if ny4la4 wrote that himself ;)
 
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Ny8La8

Guest
Are you serious? Grow up... you must be a newbie because I was here for months waiting for this game. Don't kill the messenger, hey what can you do. I just wish EA work on the ball itself more than "dynamic weather" which wasnt even included in it
 
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Cozmo

Youth Team
Originally posted by Ny8La8
Are you serious? I AM
Grow up... grow up?
you must be a newbie because I was here for months waiting for this game. I must be a newbie because you were here waiting for this game? First - i love your logic, 2nd waiting on a forum, posting useless stuff is not much different than waiting outside a forum and not posting at all...(Besides i wouldn't call a newbie some1 who's played each and every fifa game ever created)
Don't kill the messenger, hey what can you. If you read my post again, i was mainly criticising the reviewer as being unprofesional and "fanboy". Now the last part obviously ?! wasn't intended as a dig at you as much as a dig at the weak review
I just wish EA work on the ball itself more than "dynamic weather" which wasnt even included in it Well, first play the game and than talk about what MORE you want, cos right now, asking for MORE effort without having evaluated the current one is pathetic...
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p.s on a side note, i got nothing against you posting any fifa reviews - keep em coming. I was simply stating why I wouldn't pay much attention to this particular one...:read:
 
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player13

Youth Team
every review of gameinformer has a section with different comments on:concept,replay value,grapics,playability etc. can u tell us please what these comments r for fifa2004?(they put them under the score)
 
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valioso

Fan Favourite
i have a question.. where did you get the review from? I went to the game informer website.. and it said there is 11 days until the next issue comes out.. do you have a subscription and got it early? btw.. the review is not on the website either..

edit: here is why I said I didnt think it was final code. Official PS2 Magazine, said they got the final code the last week on their preview of final code posted on their website. If Game Informer got that in print, I seriously doubt is from final code.
 
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mapliopl

Youth Team
Originally posted by valioso
i have a question.. where did you get the review from? I went to the game informer website.. and it said there is 11 days until the next issue comes out.. do you have a subscription and got it early? btw.. the review is not on the website either..

edit: here is why I said I didnt think it was final code. Official PS2 Magazine, said they got the final code the last week on their preview of final code posted on their website. If Game Informer got that in print, I seriously doubt is from final code.
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I agree with you. I don't think there are any reviews except that on playstation.co.uk website. Besides, he's the guy who is writing the reviews for FIFA in the print version which I assume should be on sale mid-october for the November version...

Now, that being said, I don't think there are any other mags or websites that have played the last build, the final version and wrote reviews for them.

However, if any of you guys find them anywhere (make sure they are a review of the last build), please post them here.

Thanks,
 
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breamster

Senior Squad
Originally posted by yoyo_911
if the game is crap and nothing is improved we will all be mad!
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the game is improved. u can tell by the vids and also the new features they have included.
 
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Ny8La8

Guest
first off, i would like to say that I dont have the game informer magazine. I was scrolling down the ign boards when on the xbox, gc and ps2 boards, the new game informer reviews were posted. They had several reviews such as the new castlevania, ssx3,espn basketball etc etc. And im 99.9% sure it was accurate because every one on the boards were saying he is reliable. So then i sent him a message and asked him(the person who posted the reviews) if he can summarize the review. He then replied saying that he typed the whole review for me since it was reasonably short. I thanked him, read the review and then posted it here happy that this would be my first review I posted on these boards. So take the review for what its worth, but all in all, its not that serious.....


p.s. i MYSELF hope the review is not true.....
 
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valioso

Fan Favourite
alright.. thanks, Thanks for posting anyway. Hopefully someone will write a review that doesnt seem written by a 15 yr old
 
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nickclubman

Starting XI
Originally posted by breamster
you change ur mind about the game like the wind mate...

the last thread i read - you said that u wouldnt be buying the game coz it looks crap!
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Please show me where I typed this, I can't remember lol. :crazyboy:

Maybe I was drunk? :confused:

Nick.
 
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mapliopl

Youth Team
Just finished watching the Ferrari's "show" on F1, and decided to check on with my footie m8s.

I'm really anxious to read the full mag review by OPS2 for the final game. Whenever you guys get it, please post it here.

Thanks
 
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