2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
SCORE: 84
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa may be the most realistic soccer
game I have ever played. Add into the mix some stellar presentation, and
EA Sports has another winner on their hands. Soccer is well known around
the world, and the most popular sport on this planet. I know we
Americans hate to hear that since soccer is nowhere near as popular as
football, baseball, and basketball in our country. You know to be honest
hockey is most likely more popular in America. I am pretty sure things
like professional wrestling are above soccer as well. You will not be
outscoring your opponent by twenty goals in 2010 FIFA World Cup South
Africa.
Visually there are a lot of really cool things in 2010 FIFA World Cup
South Africa. The game cuts to fans celebrating or showing their
displeasure throughout the game. Their models are fantastic. It is like
seeing fans on the big screen at a game. This is an interesting way to
show the crowd. The problem is only a few are ever shown at a time. The
frequency of them being shown was a bit much for me. There are various
camera angles the player can choose from. The players on the field
animate well. My one complaint is the players look pretty small in the
default mode.
The announcers in 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa are going to be
famous. They do a wonderful job of calling the game, and explaining what
you did wrong. I had no idea why I would take 15 shots in a game, and
never get near the goal. The announcers explained I was shooting from
too far out. 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa has a lengthy track of
music that I barely noticed. The reason is the songs do not play all the
time. Like other EA Sports games you can go in there and turn off the
ones you do not appreciate.
If soccer if your thing then you will find a lot of replay value to 2010
FIFA World Cup South Africa. EA Sports included a lot of various
features. One of the more interesting features is "Story of Qualifying."
In this feature you get to place specific scenarios from the past, and
change history. I really hope to see this feature in other sports games
in the future. I can see this catching on like a wildfire with sports
gamers. 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa contains multiplayer modes both
offline and online. I have to be real for a moment my friends. Getting
to play others is my favorite part of this game. I never get enough of
going one on one with another sports gamer.
Before you start playing 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, look at the
manual to understand the various buttons. This will lead to less
frustration as you play this game. Once you do that, spend some time
with the tutorials. Soccer has a lot of complex rules that you will end
up breaking. I found out a lot about the penalty system in soccer thanks
to 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. This game feels like a real soccer
game. I would have long periods of frustration,and then finally break
through and score a goal. That made the celebration so much sweeter.
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa teaches team work, discipline, and hard
work. There are usually not a lot of goals scored in soccer, so players
can also learn strategy. I like the direction EA Sports is taking this
franchise, and I wonder what will be in next years iteration. I will be
recommending 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa to family and friends. If
you have a short fuse, then you could use 2010 FIFA World Cup South
Africa as a way to help you deal with your anger issues.
- Frank
Graphics: 82%
Sound: 88%
Replay/Extras: 87%
Gameplay: 82%
Family Friendly Factor: 80%
System: Wii/Xbox 360/Playstation 3
Publisher: EA Sports
Rating: 'E' for
Everyone
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