After my ten-year old broke his collar-bone, I was looking for something to make his enforced downtime a little easier. Saw this game advertised, and it certainly was topical. He readily mastered the interface, so I have to say it's intuitive. Gameplay has been quite enjoyable for him and his brother. Has definitely made the healing process go a little quicker for him. (He can control the nunchuck part of the controls with the thumb on the broken arm side, leaving the larger motions for the good arm.)

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It's a decent, arcade-ish, multiplayer-oriented soccer game, but it suffers from being far too similar to FIFA 10 (if you already own FIFA 10 you're getting just slightly more than a re-skin of it). The game features unrealistic physics and some crazy-insane slow-mo effects (very Matrix-like) to really bring out the all-important "cool factor," however, it eschews realism in favor of fast-paced fun.

The rest of the gameplay feels very old school with only eight directions available for movement which makes it very tough to have effective runs up the field and even tougher to turn the corner around the defender. Other annoyances come when you try to intricately weave passes through the defense. Having through balls and standard passes on the same button is a real mistake. You can no longer hold down the pass button to determine its power, as holding it down now triggers a through ball. Too often the player I'm trying to pass to was too far away for the game to realize where I was trying to go with the pass. Instead of it auto-detecting the distance and delivering a slightly faster-paced kick, all I got was a tap of the ball that then rolled five feet in front of my player. If you have a Classic Controller, I'd recommend using it. The results are much better than what you'll get with either the Wii Remote and Nunchuk combination or just the Wii Remote.

This game will appease younger gamers who just want to go kick the soccer ball, hear unrealistically loud noises when players take a shot and see lots of bright colors.

If you want to just finish a match with incredible scores and using fantastic tricks, this is your soccer game. Those looking for a realistic soccer game won't find it here, you'd still better stick with Pro Evolution Soccer, far deeper and more satisfying.

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Whenever a video game is released to correspond with a current athletic event that is taking place there is a risk that the game might have been hastily thrown together simply to be able to market the game to those overcome with the excitement of what is taking place. Perhaps it is just some memories of old school Nintendo games that were released at the time of the Winter and Summer Olympics that brings back those horrible memories, however, with a vast market of people now wrapped up in World Cup fever a timely release of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa for the Nintendo Wii has truly bucked that trend.

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is a great release that allows the user the ability to join in the excitement of the World Cup in the comfort of their own video gaming chair. With several different options to play, there is no shortage of ways to mix it up while playing this game.

Users can select from both all of the World Cup qualifiers as well as countries that did not make the cut and select from various different game scenarios to enjoy this game. Single matches between teams ranging from Slovakia and Peru or Australia and Trinidad could be set up and played either head to head or against the computer. The single match option is great if you want to try playing some strange matchups and perhaps learn a bit more about some of the other nations' clubs that are out there that perhaps do not get as much air time as those who either qualified for the World Cup or who are perennially recognized as a soccer powerhouse.

The option to actually play a World Cup is of course one of the highlights of the game. When selecting this option, the gamer can choose one of the nations that actually qualified for the World Cup and then play in the actual bracket that they were grouped into. For instance, if you were to choose the United States as the team that you wanted to be, your initial group games of England, Slovenia and Algeria would be the first three games in your group before you were to move onto the next round. There is an option to change around the groups should you wish but as a traditionalist I like trying to get through the rounds as they were structured in real life.

Another great way to play 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa for the Wii is with the online option. By selecting the online play, users are able to play through the internet against other gamers all across the globe. Personally, the best way to try and play the online version is in the 1 on 1 ranked area where you pick a team and a competitor picks another team and you play a onetime match against that person. There is an option for rematches when played this way but the beauty of playing the ranked option is that you will find the quality competition of those out there to be a good challenge.

One of the nice things about 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is that the quality of the detail paid to the game was clearly heightened during the creation of this game. While playing an actual match, players actually have their real names and the skill sets of those players comes across to be rather accurate. That said, it is much easier to play a match as Spain or Germany against one of the other powerhouses than it is to play that same match as Barbados. The game play of the match itself is very fair and there is a good nature to the action that actually does not call for every slide tackle to be considered a yellow or red card as some previous soccer video games might have called for.

The game play commentary does not offend as some other sporting video games might and there is not the same level of redundancy to the narration that unfortunately serves as a detractor for a lot of games. If you are just about to go nutty from hearing vuvuzela's in the real World Cup than be prepared to hear them again as there is a more than occasional vuvuzela being blown in this video game that adds a certain level of authenticity to the whole World Cup experience.

I have found that the best way to play this game is with the Wii Nintendo Classic Controller Pro. By having the ability to play this game with the more traditional Nintendo controller, the game seems to be a bit smoother to play via this option than if the regular Wii controller was solely utilized. For me, having the ability to be able to play this game utilizing the classic controller is a huge plus and one of the best benefits of the game outside of the actual game itself.

Released by EA Sports, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is Rated E and is a fine game for soccer fans of all ages. One of the true benefits of this game is that it is not so time specific that after today's final match you will have no interest in playing this game. 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is certainly a game that can be played right up until the next World Cup takes place in Brazil.

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I am a fan of FIFA 09 for Wii, but I was deterred from buying 2010 because of bad reviews. But with the World Cup coming up, I decided to purchase the game to get to know the squads for the upcoming tournament. I am enjoying this game immensely.

First off, the gameplay- the addition of using B to do high passes brings the game's fun factor up by a mile, and was something missing from 09. The shots are explosive and remind me of a more arcade experience, but it's quite fun. The shooting is a bit like the Footii matches from 09, but faster shot speed. There is a bit of slow motion that comes when shooting, but it enables you a split second to position your defensive player to make a block and help protect your goalie. I don't find it obtrusive, but some might so please keep this in mind. So far, I am not sure if this feature can be disabled. Shooting on set pieces is more difficult, and is not as automatic as it was in 09- you no longer point the Wii remote at the screen, and requires some timing by shaking the remote at the correct moment. As a soccer fan, I like all of this.

Second, I really enjoy the Build Zakumi's Dream Team feature, which put you and your (default) low rated all-star squad up against various nations, with objectives to complete in game. This feature reminds me of older EA games, accomplishing things to gain points for better skills, etc. As you defeat clubs and accomplish (like maintaining 68% possession against South Africa, or completing 10 straight passes and scoring off those passes against Honduras) tasks, the game allows you to trade players with the team you defeat. This enables you to build an All-Star team of the best Internationals! Another neat feature I like is, as you build your Dream Team, you are able to download it to your Wii remote to play at a friend's house. Very cool, although I don't know how useful it would be unless playing many friends in some sort of tournament. Overall, seeing the new kits, having 199 teams, and the innovative features make a cool game. I am psyched for the World Cup.

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This is a good soccer game. It is cool because we are currently in the World Cup, and the game is totally accurate as to the teams, brackets, etc. There are some players that are on the game but not playing in the "real life" World Cup, such as Barrack for Germany or Ching for the USA. All in all, the game is very fun. There are aspects that I wish were different, or more "interesting." This includes goal scoring, which I wish had a little more creativity. It gets sort of predictable. Also, after you get pretty good at it, you start smashing teams 6-0 on the "Hard" setting. However, all in all, not only is it fun to play, it is a little piece of history, and if you are looking for a fun soccer game for your Wii, I do recommend this one!

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this a very realistic game, including vuvuzuelas!! ahhhh!!!. Kids are having lots of fun with this game

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If you are a football fan, specifically an International football fan then this game is right for you. No it's not Soccer, it's football!

Surely you must have tried one of the EA Sports FIFA games and if you haven't you should. South Africa 2010 game is pretty much the same as FIFA 2010 (which is based primarily on club football) but focused on International teams with some mild improvements. Graphics and output is very nice. Some basic highlights:

You can "Hit the pitch"

Challenge ANY of the final 200 teams in qualifying for World Cup

You can create your own world cup

Swap teams for the final 32

Change the teams in groups of your choice

Or even swap players (ridiculous but true)

It has on-line playing

And in interesting challenge to create your dream team

However, it's all based on the structure of the South Africa World Cup; stadiums, dates, venues and the ever controversial vuvuzela! Amazing how this games captures a lot of the realities including that darn ball that flies everywhere!

Negatives from my experience:

The game does come with a few glitches every now and then

Celebrating a goal is quite lame in comparison to FIFA 2010 (I really hope they revert in later editions)

For the Die hard fan, the teams skill and capability is based on FIFA ranking so France and Italy for example are a lot better in the game than actual performance (no offense to the fans)

If your team did not qualify, you'll realise that your player make really silly mistakes because again, it's based on the Fifa ranking.

That's my view.

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I like the fact that you could use the new Classic Controller Pro, and that you could play any country in the world. The main thing that's annoying is shooting at goal. I was looking for a setting to change the way shots are presented. I saw some unfavorable reviews for FIFA 10 regarding this horrendous way of shooting the ball at the goal. Every shot seems unrealistic, like as if it's going 110 miles an hour. I don't see many finesse shots, like in real life, on the ground, swerves, deflections, or chip shots. You can adjust to chip it, and it looks all right. Then the shot is shown in slow motion. How annoying. The replay looks so much better. I have only played against the CPU, and the opposing team will take the hardest possible shot from 30 or 35 yards out. Remember, the box is at 18 yards out in real life. My goalkeeper can't even catch it from 35 yards out. That is very unrealistic. In real life, a keeper could most likely control it from that far out. Plus, on corners, the players do acrobatic and bionic looking shots. I think this series of games has devolved. What is the EA brand thinking? I hope they make it look more realistic like years past.

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I needed a new soccer game since the world cup was coming up, and I thought what better than 2010 FIFA World Cup? The gameplay seems to be more for the casual fan. I really wanted a game with a road to the world cup, but it is mostly just the World Cup. I really didn't do my research when I bought this game so I really just blame myself. I gave it 2 stars because I think the game would be great for young kids. The Wii version has a nice all play that my young nephews and nieces who have never played soccer games can utilize. I will probably give them the game after I win the world cup. Nevertheless, this isn't the soccer game for me. They just don't make them like they did in the 90s.

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I will keep this short (to match how long this game stayed active in our family library).

I played it 2-3 times, and never touched it again. My 9 year old daughter played it regularly for a week or two, and then dropped it for older games.

The best part about this game is the music/uniform/team selections, the game play is pretty boring and mostly determined by the computer.

Essentially, you shake the Wii remote to have the player "do something" (headers, corner kicks, goal kicks, shots on goal). The computer does the rest ... which is a bit pointless to me because it's almost like a simulator. This was OK for my 9 year old because she does not yet appreciate the finite control of being able to choose between a power shot and a chip shot, or whether to go for the top left corner or the bottom right, a hard pass versus a touch pass, and so forth.

But if you care about those things at all, this isn't really for you as the computer decides how and when you are going to make your plays. You just do the grunt work of moving the players to the spots.

I didn't mind the slow motion shots and plays. My kids enjoyed that part too, but remember, once you are in slow motion it's a computer determined result that is picked at random.

I would not recommend it.

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2010 Fifa World Cup is an amazing game. You can make your own team on Zacumi's Dream Team. You get to choose your team and your logo. Your colors are yellow and green. You start out with a moderate team with players from a lot of teams all over the world. Each time you compete a team you have a bronze, silver, and gold challene. The challenges will be tieing or winning againt the team, no slide tackles, or no fouls. Each time you complete a challenge you can select a player from that team. You are only allowed one person from each team. So you get a player you give a player. The better the challenges the better the players. You can also do the fifa cup as your favorite team. There is a ton to do in this game. I personally love it and will never forget it!! So have fun and enjoy this game. I know you will.

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I loved FIFA 09, and I thought World Cup 2010 would be even better, with international teams and improved gameplay. EA Sports has gone in the complete opposite direction with this one. FIFA 09 was a more realistic simulation; this version is dumbed-down, arcade style gameplay. I'm sure little kids will love the slow-mos, rocket shots, and such other arcade-like features, but if you're looking for the real thing, don't bother with this one. I returned mine for a gift card.

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This is not a version of the PS3 and 360 titles, but a different game unto itself. It isn't designed for mature football fans who want to recreate the World Cup experience. Instead, the idea is that toddlers will enjoy shaking the Wii remote and hearing the cute sound effects.

You cannot change the field perspective- you must play left or right (which I cannot stand).

The longest a half can be is 5 minutes.

One touch football is virtually impossible- everything is predicated on blasting away randomly like an Atari 2600 game. Even on "hard" (there are just three difficulty settings), strategy and tactics are impossible and irrelevant. You can put in subs, but your starters never get tired, so what's the point?

The game has sloppy presentation, implementation, and the gameplay will solely be entertaining to little kids or mental home patients, though in my world little kids should be educated to quality and understanding of the sport, not condescended to by a very obvious cash-in from a company long known for not really caring about its customers.

Absolutely dreadful. Avoid at all costs. If you want a real World Cup game, you'll have to buy a PS3 or 360.

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