IGN Says: FIFA 10 perfects the formula laid down when the series made its debut on the current generation and the end result is a game that's one of the most refined, polished and compelling takes on the beautiful game – and arguably of any given sport. While this year's improvements might seem slight on paper, each one is perfectly pitched and works together to create an experience that's an improvement on last year's game in every conceivable way; the on-pitch action is superlative, its matches playing out with an authenticity that's unprecedented, while the numerous modes present near-countless ways to engage with the action. The only question is where EA can take the series next? Improving on this is going to be one hell of a task.
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"Going down the list in Steve Bowden’s 100 Computer Games to Play Before You Die, I was supposed to write something about Defender this week but I decided not to. Just doesn’t feel right. Not for this week, not for right now at least.
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TGC writes: There are those that like to argue whether you are a Fifa gamer or a Pro Evolution Soccer gamer. I’m going to take it one step further and say your either a football gamer or a non football gamer. The fact of the matter is a new game comes out every year with possibly the slightest difference from the previous game and they release it onto the shelves in quantities thinking that they’ve made something new and improved. I really think they should hold a prize for anyone who can spot the difference between FIFA 09 and FIFA10 because I’m really struggling.
I use to buy every sports game I was interested in madden,MLB,nba and wwe along few others and I remember buying playing for few days than thinking why I paid full price for this. Than one year about 4 years ago I said no more and I have never bought another sports game at launch sometimes I do buy me when they $20 on craiglist of sale but that's barely
IMO sports games don't do enough to justify a fully price and that's just my opinion
If 2k can sell nfl 2k5 for $19.99 and make a profit than why are games today with less content are selling for full 60? No wonder why EA ran to nfl and bought the exclusive rights
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Sports games shuld be every 2 years and in between dlc and more updates and stuff like tournaments
If people are willing to buy them then whats the problem? i think its cod or mw123 you should be talking about, the new pes and fifa look good this year.
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Sports games tend to bore me, but I'm very fond of Tony Hawk, Skate, NBA Street V2 and some WWE games (if you count it as sport... sports entertainment... whatever).
defs pickin this up
Damn I'm really torn.
I was more learning towards PES 2010 this year, about 65% in favour of getting that to FIFA 2010's 35%.
But this is getting a lot of hype. And FIFA just doesn't feel as satisfying as PES, at least the PES from the PS2 days.
i'm probably going to pick this up...but really, I don't think sports games should get anything more than a 9.0, considering they do so little every year.
IGN seems to be giving a lot of love to rehashes this year :/
"Take it down a couple of leagues and it's equally impressive – pit Exeter against Millwall and the encounter will be a suitably bare-knuckled affair, with elegance replaced with brutal physicality that highlights the game's more nuanced take on one-on-one tussles."
This annoy's me. I'm an Exeter fan and to think there is less elegance and more physicality at league 1 level is a load of crap, we play fantastic football and i hate it how people just assume we don't
PES is offically doomed. They should honestly just pack up and go home.