Yet, the entire game has been attentively tightened up in every conceivable department, so passing play is more reliable, shooting feels brilliantly immediate and exciting, and timing a well-placed through ball on goal is a massively gratifying game moment.
What makes FIFA 10 really stand out is so much more than just the latest major addition - although 360-degree player movement is admittedly huge. In FIFA 10 it makes for the most fluid football experience we’ve played yet, far outstripping any of the franchise’s past ‘back-of-the-box’ enhancements. It’s almost impossible to resist comparing the two games since it’s a choice we’re tasked with making every year when each game launches - FIFA or PES? So the question is, does FIFA 10 do enough to actually eclipse PES outright this year?īoth include the superficially subtle, yet hugely important, game-changing innovation of 360 degree dribbling and movement that enables you to execute sharp changes in direction, smooth weaves through narrow gaps in the opposition’s defence or deft turns on the ball. The gulf between the two titles is growing it seems, which makes this year the perfect opportunity to capitalise upon their lead in providing the football game that appeals to both purists and devout football fans (who crave official licenses) alike. More tellingly however is the lack of genuine innovation being brought to the table with limp features like TeamVision AI failing miserably to deliver on any level. And now as PES continues in failing to secure anywhere near as many licenses as EA can muster with their inexhaustible financial clout, Konami’s series has started to fall behind. It all feels very rough, ready and robust.įIFA 09 was the real turnaround, edging out PES in terms of overall quality despite both games offering an equally robust, if moderately divergent game of football. EA really started gaining ground with FIFA 08, the follow-up closing the gap on Konami’s football behemoth even further. FIFA has steadily flourished into a valid contender to PES’ firmly held crown in the gameplay stakes. What we will say for the purposes of this review is that times have changed.
We rambled on about FIFA versus PES anyway. We’re not going to bore you by opening this review with a lengthy discourse about how PES and FIFA have been rivals for years, with PES usually succeeding as the prime choice for the football purist with FIFA often considered the game that appeals to the fan majority, slavishly devoted to authentic licensing and gimmicky gameplay features, where PES focused on the core mechanics that make it superior.
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