FIFA 10

Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc.

Developer: EA Canada

Platforms: PLAYSTATION 3, PS2, Xbox 360, PC, PSP, NDS, Wii™, mobile

Release Date: October 20, 2009 (North America)

Number of Online Players: 20

Number of Offline Players: 7 (PS3); 4 (Xbox 360)

Rating: "E" for Everyone

Our Take:

Where do we start? FIFA 09 was a such great game; it was hard to imagine that it could get any better. Well it did, in just about every possible way. The improvements are too numerous to mention each one. The Virtual Pro feature was not only innovative, but entertaining as well. You can now download your customized game face, play in a 10 v 10 Pro Club Championship, and work your way into legendary status.

Online play was tweaked in several areas. It is likely that FIFA 10 will now surpass the 400 million games played with last year's version. The most important changes were with the gameplay itself. A video game is nothing without solid gameplay. This game is superb in this element and produces realistic, fluid movements. The 360 degree dribbling was just fantastic. The AI was more appropriate as computer-controlled players behaved as you would expect in "the real world".

Our only complaint was that a few aspects of the Manager Mode were a bit inaccurate. Team budgets were tight and player transfers were unbelievably expensive. This was the only flaw we could find and it took us a while. Konami sure has their work cut out for them when they release their newest installment of Pro Evolution Soccer. It is going to have to be perfect to even compete with FIFA 10. We have no reservations about this EA product: go out and buy it!

Score: 9.9/10

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