2010 FIFA World Cup
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16 Jun 2010, 1:59 am
I loved FIFA 09, and I thought World Cup 2010 would be even better, with international teams and improved gameplay. EA Sports has gone in the complete opposite direction with this one. FIFA 09 was a more realistic simulation; this version is dumbed-down, arcade style gameplay. I’m sure little kids will love the slow-mos, rocket shots, and such other arcade-like features, but if you’re looking for the real thing, don’t bother with this one. I returned mine for a gift card.
Rating: 1 / 5
16 Jun 2010, 1:28 am
After my ten-year old broke his collar-bone, I was looking for something to make his enforced downtime a little easier. Saw this game advertised, and it certainly was topical. He readily mastered the interface, so I have to say it’s intuitive. Gameplay has been quite enjoyable for him and his brother. Has definitely made the healing process go a little quicker for him. (He can control the nunchuck part of the controls with the thumb on the broken arm side, leaving the larger motions for the good arm.)
Rating: 5 / 5
16 Jun 2010, 12:20 am
This is not a version of the PS3 and 360 titles, but a different game unto itself. It isn’t designed for mature football fans who want to recreate the World Cup experience. Instead, the idea is that toddlers will enjoy shaking the Wii remote and hearing the cute sound effects.
You cannot change the field perspective- you must play left or right (which I cannot stand).
The longest a half can be is 5 minutes.
One touch football is virtually impossible- everything is predicated on blasting away randomly like an Atari 2600 game. Even on “hard” (there are just three difficulty settings), strategy and tactics are impossible and irrelevant. You can put in subs, but your starters never get tired, so what’s the point?
The game has sloppy presentation, implementation, and the gameplay will solely be entertaining to little kids or mental home patients, though in my world little kids should be educated to quality and understanding of the sport, not condescended to by a very obvious cash-in from a company long known for not really caring about its customers.
Absolutely dreadful. Avoid at all costs. If you want a real World Cup game, you’ll have to buy a PS3 or 360.
Rating: 1 / 5
15 Jun 2010, 9:41 pm
It’s a decent, arcade-ish, multiplayer-oriented soccer game, but it suffers from being far too similar to FIFA 10 (if you already own FIFA 10 you’re getting just slightly more than a re-skin of it). The game features unrealistic physics and some crazy-insane slow-mo effects (very Matrix-like) to really bring out the all-important “cool factor,” however, it eschews realism in favor of fast-paced fun.
The rest of the gameplay feels very old school with only eight directions available for movement which makes it very tough to have effective runs up the field and even tougher to turn the corner around the defender. Other annoyances come when you try to intricately weave passes through the defense. Having through balls and standard passes on the same button is a real mistake. You can no longer hold down the pass button to determine its power, as holding it down now triggers a through ball. Too often the player I’m trying to pass to was too far away for the game to realize where I was trying to go with the pass. Instead of it auto-detecting the distance and delivering a slightly faster-paced kick, all I got was a tap of the ball that then rolled five feet in front of my player. If you have a Classic Controller, I’d recommend using it. The results are much better than what you’ll get with either the Wii Remote and Nunchuk combination or just the Wii Remote.
This game will appease younger gamers who just want to go kick the soccer ball, hear unrealistically loud noises when players take a shot and see lots of bright colors.
If you want to just finish a match with incredible scores and using fantastic tricks, this is your soccer game. Those looking for a realistic soccer game won’t find it here, you’d still better stick with Pro Evolution Soccer, far deeper and more satisfying.
Rating: 3 / 5
15 Jun 2010, 8:45 pm
I am a fan of FIFA 09 for Wii, but I was deterred from buying 2010 because of bad reviews. But with the World Cup coming up, I decided to purchase the game to get to know the squads for the upcoming tournament. I am enjoying this game immensely.
First off, the gameplay- the addition of using B to do high passes brings the game’s fun factor up by a mile, and was something missing from 09. The shots are explosive and remind me of a more arcade experience, but it’s quite fun. The shooting is a bit like the Footii matches from 09, but faster shot speed. There is a bit of slow motion that comes when shooting, but it enables you a split second to position your defensive player to make a block and help protect your goalie. I don’t find it obtrusive, but some might so please keep this in mind. So far, I am not sure if this feature can be disabled. Shooting on set pieces is more difficult, and is not as automatic as it was in 09- you no longer point the Wii remote at the screen, and requires some timing by shaking the remote at the correct moment. As a soccer fan, I like all of this.
Second, I really enjoy the Build Zakumi’s Dream Team feature, which put you and your (default) low rated all-star squad up against various nations, with objectives to complete in game. This feature reminds me of older EA games, accomplishing things to gain points for better skills, etc. As you defeat clubs and accomplish (like maintaining 68% possession against South Africa, or completing 10 straight passes and scoring off those passes against Honduras) tasks, the game allows you to trade players with the team you defeat. This enables you to build an All-Star team of the best Internationals! Another neat feature I like is, as you build your Dream Team, you are able to download it to your Wii remote to play at a friend’s house. Very cool, although I don’t know how useful it would be unless playing many friends in some sort of tournament. Overall, seeing the new kits, having 199 teams, and the innovative features make a cool game.
Update 5/11/10: I am still enjoying the game, having completed the Dream Team feature and now trying to complete the unlockables. I noticed some commments are negative toward the Wii version compared to other consoles. I think this is the point of the Wii. If you are new to soccer or just want to have fun and score a lot of goals, this is a fine game and system.
Rating: 5 / 5