Yea it is a bit of an improvement over some recent FIFA games, but overall this game is more fluff than substance. Graphics are decent but gameplay is not even in the same universe as Winning Eleven 9. Off the ball running system is atrocious and far to slow to react when you want someone to make a run. Passing is mediocre at best, often times the ball is passed exactly where you didnt want it to go. EA sports has once again been successful at turning the beautiful game into a decent time killer until the REAL soccer games are released. If you are a casual soccer fan, then you might enjoy FIFA, especially all the fluff the game has in it. Although I must say that the classic radio calls and video clips of famous moments in our sport were very cool. I will keep my FIFA, not to play soccer but as a memento of old soccer footage and classic radio calls. However, if you are a true footie fan, you will merely buy this to keep up with your soccer jonesing before Winning 11 comes back. Overall, a very overated game if you demand footie realism and control.
This is the best FIFA that has been released. However, this improvement came largely as a result of EA jacking several aspects of Konami's Winning Eleven series. Anyhow, the game is good. I'm not going to sit here and... Read Full Review
Fifa 2006 is a good way to kill the hours and it's the best football game out at the moment. The game play os brillant and makes football look like the best sport ever The combine football playiing and man... Read Full Review
