![]() ![]() However, that would all be in vain if the previously suspect controls hadn’t changed, but fortunately, they have. It means that FIFA on the Wii is finally on a more level playing field and has the guts to keep football mad gamers satisfied. EA have corrected their mistake though, and now you can take control of your favourite team, control every aspect of team affairs from sponsorship to substitutions, and take the tabloid flak when it all goes wrong. The players can look a little lumpy close up (or is that just John Terry’s real face?) and little things like the way the net bulges after a goal are far from correct, but compared to other football titles on the Wii, it’s as good as it gets.Ī major difference from the previous Wii outing is the option to play in manager mode, an absolute staple of FIFA that was strangely absent from 08. The game doesn’t look as good as versions on the PS3 and 360, but it can hardly be expected to. There are 32 leagues and 22 cups all in all, and with every single whistle and bell that you’d expect from the FIFA licenses, the coverage is comprehensive. ![]() Where FIFA 08 on the Wii had about as much strength in depth as the current Tottenham team, FIFA 09 has oodles of serious football action to keep anyone busy. So by trying to squeeze two ideas in for the price of one, have EA watered down the main game, leaving FIFA fans disappointed? Far from it. ![]() However, for the seasoned, serious as Steve Bruce’s nose, ‘I’ve played FIFA since 94’ people, it will just be an annoyance. The Footii match is an attempt to make FIFA more accessible, particularly to the Wii audience with more young and casual gamers than other platforms, and for these players, it will add extra value (right down to showing you how many calories a game of table football has burned. The more serious game does have good online support though, and you can take on other gamers in one off games or online leagues with fairly minimal lag, a feature that adds longevity, particularly to a football game where players can dip in and out easily. This means that, stood side by side on the shelf, the Wii version is a mischievous Paul Gascoigne to the PS3 and Xbox 360’s more serious Neville brothers, but we all know what happened to the mercurial Geordie, so is this the best new football game on the Wii or will we soon find it slumped in a bargain bin feeling sorry for itself? If he had, he may have stayed in and drunk a bit less, but more importantly, he would have discovered that football can be many different kinds of fun when you grab its shirt tail, scythe it down mid-dribble, and spit a big gob of cuteness right in its contorted face.įortunately, that’s exactly what EA has done with the latest instalment of their multi-million selling football franchise, giving the game a cheeky ‘All-Play’ sub- title and an extra 8 vs 8 ‘footii match’ option among other novice-friendly features. Big brands such as Lenovo and Samsung are also starting to offer Black Friday discounts early, with many more to follow. Early Black Friday deals are starting to go live on Amazon & Best Buy. ![]()
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