My two sons and I are really enjoying the Playstation 3 version of FIFA 10. We set up tournaments using random teams and find that we are competetively talented, so that the majority of games are decided by one goal. The game is easy to learn and play, yet there are ball handling and maneuvering skills you can learn and utilize to improve your game. The game is totally immersive, providing a realistic gaming experience. When the boys aren't around, I have set up a 15 year manager league, which has taught me a lot about the rules and intricacies of the game of football (soccer). Now if only EA would come out with a great horse racing simulation,I'd be ecstatic.

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I have been playing Fifa ever since the version from Playstation 1, "Fifa 1998: Road to the World Cup"

By far, game play has been the same, little things changed here and there. For example, before you can do perfect shots and passes, etc every time, but now, as the game evolved, it has gotten a lot more difficult. All buttons are pressure sensitive, which makes this game that much more real. This game (i always play on difficulty World Class) is by far one of the most challenging. Goals are much harder to score, and goalies actually are pretty good on this game. Not only that, but you can customize how you want your team to play, you can customize their tactics on the field (and no, i am not talking about how you push the D-Pad up, down, left, or right during game play). Not only that, but when a player is fatigued it actually shows it, this helps you to see if your player should continue playing or be subbed out.

The only downside to other games is that goals are easier to score and do not challenge you as much. For example, on Pro Evolution Soccer you just take your winger down the line, into the box, let the goalie rush you, give a through ball to your forward and score. For the fact that the goalie is not yet perfected on that game, because 70% of the time the goalie will not dive on those through balls, nor will the goalie come out of the box if the cross is near him (Fifa has this covered).

I figured out the best 32 Teams on this game already, and i always just play my custom tournaments with these teams:

Barclay's Premier League: Aston Villa, Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United.

Bundesliga: Bayern Munich, VFL Wolfsburg.

International: Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Turkey

LBBVA: Atletico Madrid, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Sevilla FC, Valencia CF, Villarreal CF.

League Portugeses: FC Porto

Ligue 1: FCGB

Serie A: AC Milan, Inter, Juventus, Roma

Overall, an excellent game, if you want a soccer game that is challenging, and the controls as close to realistic, then get this game, only real gamers/soccer players will be able to score magnificent goals on World Class, otherwise if you do not want the challenge, go with the simple game called Pro Evolution Soccer, take it down the line, let keeper rush you, give through ball, and score easily (every time on any difficulty).

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have been playing this since release in the US.

have to say, if you love the sport, you would no doubt love this game.

some of the best aspects i have loved so far are->

1. virtual pro with game face with attributes that grow according to accomplishment.

2. pro ranked matches - though i have not yet been able to actually join a club the ranked matches are so much fun.

3. head to head online mode with a good ranking mechanism.

4. pass and move and asking for runs from players around you. this is truly exceptional at times.

5. chipped through balls and throughballs gives the game the dynamic nature it is supposed to have.

aspects that have pissed me off->

1. game crashes in online pro ranked matches.

2. the second wind or come from behind, makes the ai change such that how ever good you defend you would end up letting in goals during dying moments if the opponent is decently good, works for your advantage other way round too. though this can be painfully true in real life too. its more to depict nerves in a real scenario.

3. not enough time on ball to use skill moves. skill moves was supposed to be one of the most important addition to this fifa compared to 09. but still as before the opponent can pressure so fast and so hard that doing skill moves is still tough and when against good opponents very difficult to execute.

4. manager mode has lost its charm and is more like an extra feature than what used to be a staple in the fifa gaming. assistant manager kinda pisses you off as he changes your squad selection as and when he likes if he is turned on.

overall though, the game is anything more than u can expect of bar these very few glitches. love the sport, love this game! first time on PS3 for me on this and am hooked. 2 months+ still going strong :)

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For anyone whose played any FIFA game in the past, you can expect this game to provide endless hours of intense fun and competition. There are a few changes, however...all for the best. The players have full 360 degree control, whereas in past FIFA games a player can only move up, down, left, right, and diagonally in each respective direction. The dribbling system for tricks has been improved and works great!

My only flaw is it seems the computer rarely gets any foul called, yet when I'm playing, I get called on for many more things, even when I reach the ball first. Maybe they did it to speed up the game so it wouldn't stop so often because of fouls, but it's very one-sided, almost as if the refs were programmed to favor the CPU. That's really the only flaw I have. The goalies are a lot smarter, the shooting is simple but not limited, and the pace of the game seems perfect to me. The graphics are really good, and the soundtrack is different but fits the game rather well (minus a few annoying tracks).

Overall, I give this game a 9/10 simply because of the way the fouls are called to CLEARLY favor the CPU. there's always room for improvement, but I like FIFA 10 much better than FIFA 09.

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This is the best soccer game I've ever played. It is very realistic and offers a lot of possibilities. The previous soccer game I played was Fifa 09 in the Wii, then switched to Fifa 10 in ps3. I must say it was a gigantic change, but it was for good in the end. When I started playing it I felt like I was trapped and was never going to master the game, it was just too hard for me. But if you really try and take time to master the game you will feel how it's just awesome in almost every aspect. It offers hours and hours of fun, even more when playing with friends. I've passed a lot of time playing it and hasn't gotten old.

Graphically it is very well polished. I must say that it can look better when you have a closer look of the players, ball, field, etc, than when you have a wide view. Some things might be too colorful in my opinion, but they still look good.

I think the best thing the game has is the playability. Being able to make tricks, various shots & passes gives the game a lot of depth. Something I like is that there is nothing scripted, like certain movement you do will always work. You can always be stopped or miss, it's not like the old soccer games where you could have certain formulas for scoring or getting the ball.

The things I don't like is that sometimes the responsiveness when making a second player run is not too fast. Also the 1 on 1 online multiplayer is very difficult to connect with other player, even when trying to play with friends. That's not the case of the team multiplayer though, that is very easy to access. Also sometimes the passes don't go where you want 'em, but you get the aim of it with practice, though it still happens even when you have experience but not very often.

Overall an excellent game. So if you want a realistic soccer game this must be it.

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I owed fifa 09 and did not like the game it seamed to easy yo run passed players and the ball did not fell like a ball. Fifa 10 is the best game I have played on the psp the ball reacts alot better the gameplay is great. I have played this game longer that any other game the difficulty levels are perfect. The only glitch I found was when I drew FA cup matches you would play replay after replay not extra time.

gameplay 5

graphics 4

sound 5

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This game is awesome. For all of you soccer lovers, this is the perfect game. The gameplay feels so real!

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This game is much better tan 2009, but the graphics isnt so great than in 2009.

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I have been buying and playing PES since 1999 and I was thinking that the day where I will switch to Fifa will never come because Konami was giving me what i wanted in PES.. But since 2007 Fifa started to build a better game platform I did not buy fifa at that time and I got PES for 2008-2009 but this year I said I should see if Fifa will be a better game than PES as everyone was saying in the last year and here is my observation after playing both of the games:

- Game Play Simulation (This is the most important factor for me):

Fifa10 4.5 Stars

PES10 4 stars

Fifa feels much better an responsive the 360 dribbling is one of the best features in this game.. PES is still fell solid but I do not know it feels slower than previous PES and this is not realistic at all as Konami said.I want the player to pass a through ball when i press the button not waiting for 2 sec then do it..

- Graphics:

Fifa10 4.5 start

PES10 4 stars

Fifa feels cleaner and smother in terms of graphics for player ,pitch and stadium.

- Game Tactics:

Fifa 3.5 stars

PES 4.6 start

You will get alot more in the tactics and Team vision PES .

- Game menu Design Music Soundtrack ..etc

Fifa10 4.5 stars

PES10 2 stars

This is not a major issue for me but it will be nice if PES did spend one month more designing the menus better and licencing aging better music.

bottom line:

PES is not as bad as people said.. it is even better than last year PES but Konami did not show respect to us as gamers and it did not improve the game alot in the last 3 years.. people might say this hard but EA did an amazing job in 2 years.. for me I will not buy PES this year I will return the game to my friend and I will buy Fifa to support them and show them that they did a good job and they deserve my money..

I hope next year PES will be better bcz still nothing will top the old play style of PES.

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Very good game, many customization options, excellent graphics and simulation is well but not excellent.

I think Fifa 10 is better than PES 2010.

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The game is so life like and so much fun to play. The manager mode is the one to play with all the pressures ans stress of real life football.

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FIFA 10 is the best game that I've ever played, possibly because I love football and I've played myself for many years!

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In my opinion this is the best football (soccer) game of all the time, is much better than Fifa 09. The graphics are the same, but the gameplay is amazing, the game modes are great, and the manager mode is one of the best, and is realistic.

That review of one star, I think that is just a fanboy of PES review, Don't read it, it's not true what he said.

I like the both games and I think the both are great, but this time Fifa is the best.

Buy It!! Is a great game!

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If your a fan/player of soccer than this game is a must buy! Virtual Pro is the funniest thing in a game I (as a soccer player) have ever played! I LOVE this game!

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I got this game for my son, who enjoys many EA games, including football and soccer. He is really enjoying this game. He says it is very challenging, which is a good thing for him, since we have gotten him the FIFA soccer games for many years. I am glad it is just not the same old game.

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