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Fifa 07 Review by V2olcom

FIFA 07 review by V2olcom

On the cover of FIFA 07 it says "this is the season" and it almost is but that unfinnished feeling hurts.
First off, the last-gen version of FIFA 07 is completely different from the next-gen version and is quite highly rated.
As you turn on your 360 and you see the main menu of FIFA 07 you know it's EA with logos and quality everywhere, EA deff know how to make menu's, but do they know how to make games?



There is a signifficantly smaller amount of leagues and teams in the 360 version but I don't even know the teams that were in the over leagues so thats not too bad. The features are good, There is a manager mode, which is good ( all I play on FIFA 07) and a challenge mode which is okay, but kindof hard, and theres a FIFA lounge mode which I don't understand. Why the "F" isn't there a custom cup or practise mode EA? You can also create a player but for some reason they always look the same when they are actually on the pitch. The graphics are good, but the kits don't have as much detail as opposed to RTWC but atleast the framerates good. Player likenesses are also good but the grass looks like a green carpet. They players sweat and get tired realistiaclly but they still look like plastic dummies constantly staring at you.( scary?)
I find the loading times very good and you can play as one player against a goalie while it's loading.
The commentary on the otherhand is awful with late responses and nonsesical comments. Great soundtrack though.



Now to the important part, the gameplay.
FIFA 07 on the 360 has a new physics engin which helps the game be more realistic but its also its downfall. Player collisions are awful. You can bump into your opponents five times in a row with you both halting like complete idiots for a second without even getting the ball and you can't believe the misses the oppositon make from inside the box. But atleast now goals have a nice variety as opposed to RTWC's header-only goals. The through ball also works nicely but the AI can be real stupid at times not going for clear oppenings.

I have enjoyed FIFA 07's manager mode alot which adds alot of replay value since you can tweak you team forever with hard matches and difficult player transferring. FIFA 07 is a good game, but with less teams than current versions, unfinnished physics and needing in a few modes it stops itself from being great.

Graphics: 83% good player likenesses, but bad grass and plasticine looks.

Gameplay: 72% fun, but needs a bit more work.

Sound: 67% bad commentary but good soundtarck.

Replay value: 80% good manger mode keeps pulling me back, needs a custom cup mode and more teams though.

Overall (not average): 74%