This one's all about the national teams (I do look forward to the final U.S. Just so everybody's clear, you don't get access to club teams from around the world. I find these sort of tie-ins irritating but they seem to be becoming more common. Also, to add a little corporate sponsorship flare, EA's teamed up with Coke for some new "exclusive" user-controlled post goal-scoring celebrations (you get codes from Coke products).
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And the other real differences involve the online play-EA's billing this as the first-ever full and authentic FIFA World Cup online tournament.
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You get your Be a Pro style feature in the Captain Your Country mode, which has you starting out as a B-Team player and working your way up the ranks (you can play with three other friends, who can control different players on the same team). Since penalty kicks are a big part of the World Cup once you get to the knockout rounds, it helps to get this right pretty quickly or you'll find yourself cursing your penalty takers and throwing your controller on the floor in frustration. That said, there are some big changes in penalty-kick taking that require some getting used to (I missed more than I made at first). While I didn't notice much difference when I was playing-it remains one of the most realistic looking sports games out there-you're basically getting a preview of FIFA 2011, which comes out in October. The folks at EA told me the gameplay has been tweaked from the standard FIFA 2010 game. An example of this option is the new two-button control scheme that simplifies the whole passing and shooting situation for those who aren't ready to deal with a layered control scheme. Thus, EA tries to make it more accessible to novice players while not offending advanced types. Casual soccer fans who may not be in line to buy FIFA each year definitely should give 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa a look as it simplifies the soccer experience unlike the traditional yearly FIFA effort.ĮA Sports has learned through its market research that its World Cup-branded FIFA titles tend to appeal to less hard-core video soccer players who are simply inspired by the World Cup to buy the game. We definitely feel 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is among the most accessible of games simply because of its international appeal and the amount of coverage the actual tournament gets here in the US.
You may spot a few new replay angles here and there, but the game doesn't up the ante as much as we saw in 2006's Germany World Cup game. Those looking for something completely unique from a gameplay standpoint may be disappointed as there aren't too many improvements found here. A few trite coach cutaways aside, FIFA World Cup really does nail the feeling of excitement associated with the world's greatest sports tournament and is ultimately where the game shines the most.
Sure, there are a few new features in 2010 FIFA World Cup you can now play the entire tournament online and there are some new penalties that get called during the action. For the most part the action is relatively similar to FIFA 10, but perhaps it's the overall presentation and sense of realism that allow the game to assume its own identity. There's something special about EA's FIFA World Cup games. This year the World Cup will be played on African soil and to celebrate the games we're taking a look at EA's 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. Dutch centre back John Heitinga was sent off for two yellow card fouls.ĭutch strongarm tactics kept the match goalless for 90 minutes, but Andres Iniesta scored in extra-time to give Spain their first World Cup win.Every four years the sports world is graced with the largest soccer tournament on Earth. The final was a crunching, negative affair with 14 yellow cards, more than doubling the previous record for the showpiece match. The Dutch dug deep to beat Slovakia 2-1, Brazil by the same score and Uruguay 3-2 to book their final place. They saw off Germany by the same score to reach the final. But European powerhouses Netherlands and Spain swept aside allcomers to reach the final.Įuropean champions Spain beat Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in the second round and Paraguay in the quarter-finals, both 1-0. England were thrashed 4-1 by old rivals Germany in the last 16. Only six out of 13 European qualifiers reached the second round, a record low. And of six African nations present only Ghana made it past the first round before bowing out in the quarter-finals. The host nation tumbled out after the group stages however. South Africa hosted the first World Cup in Africa which was intended as another coming of age event for the former apartheid nation.
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