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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Released on: 2009-10-02
• Platform: Xbox 360
• Format: Unknown format
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .26 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review
Last year's game topped the league and now the all-new FIFA 10 is looking to defend its title as the number one football action game. More realistic than ever, this latest sequel has greatly improved artificial intelligence, ball physics and graphics.

The best gets better as FIFA raises the bar on football sims

Player likenesses are more realistic than ever

The new dribbling system gives even tighter control

The manager mode has seen significant improvement

Brand new this year is the 360 degree dribbling system, giving you the most precise control ever. There are also changes to how the defensive line is formed, as well as improvements to crosses, freekicks and goalkeepers (who can now receive red cards).

Naturally the game retains its hugely successful on and offline multiplayer modes, with new options and better stability for online play. The manager mode has also seen a massive update to make it just as deep and complex as the main game. With all these new features and more EA Sports are betting on FIFA remaining the champions for a long time to come.

Key Features

• Leagues better: The world's most successful football sim gets even better with improvements across the board, including physics, controls and multiplayer options.
• Dynamic dribble: New 360 degree dribbling control system allows for pixel perfect control of the ball at all times.
• Football focus: Newly improved artificial intelligence ensures teammates and opponents always move with a purpose and stay focused on the ball at all times.
• Beautiful game: Massively improved graphics, including better player likenesses, new crowd animations and new rain and snow effects that really affect the gameplay.
• Master manager: Greatly expanded manager mode, with a revamped experience point system and staff upgrades, a new interface and the chance to edit kit numbers.

About the Developer: EA Canada
EA's largest development studio is responsible for some of the biggest brands for EA Sports, including the FIFA series, NBA Live, NHL and SSX. They have also just taken over the Fight Night franchise. Their offices employ over a thousand staff, with three separate production studios.

Manufacturer's Description
On the heels of winning 25 international gaming awards with FIFA 09, the top-selling football franchise from EA SPORTS is surpassed with FIFA 10. Responding to consumer feedback from more than 275 million online games played, FIFA 10 refines an already potent game engine, focusing on what matter most to fans.

On the pitch, critical gameplay fundamentals have been enhanced to ensure that FIFA 10 mirrors real-world football, providing more sophisticated ball control, and physical interaction. On attack, players now analyze space more effectively, curve their runs in an attempt to stay onside, create passing lanes naturally, and drive for more variety in attacking options. On defense, new concepts like position priority enable defenders to multitask so dangerous spaces left open by teammates out of position are covered. Plus, slide tackle targeting, press marking, and better urgency clearance logic provide new options that make defending a tactical skill in FIFA 10.

Three new innovations change the player control experience in FIFA 10. The first-ever true 360° dribbling system gives players finer control of the ball, enabling them to find spaces between defenders that previously were not possible. Using an all-new animation technology, skilled dribblers now have the ability to face the defender and use highly responsive lateral dribbling to skip past him. An innovative concept called Freedom in Physical Play enables players to perform wider dribble touches and new collision sharing creates a varied, less predictable, and extended fight for possession between the dribbler and a defender.

A deeper iteration of the ever-popular Manager Mode features more than 50 major improvements, including new match realism, ultra-realistic player transfers based on multiple decision points, and true-to-life player growth curves.

New game modes, and innovations to popular features like Be A Pro, will be revealed in the upcoming months.

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Customer Reviews

Same as last year although with subtle differences
Before I start with the review, i just need to clear a couple of things up. I have indeed played the full game and this review is not based on a demo, if you have any questions regarding the full game, i will happily answer them for you. If you still don't believe me, wait until you have the game, then check this review, you will see i am telling the truth.

So whats new? Well, not a great deal really, pretty much the same teams as last year with maybe the exception of the Dutch national side, which see's a welcomed return. The first noticeable difference from 09 is the 360 movement, which is a great addition and definitely changes the way the game runs. Players can now make bending runs into space and when taking on defenders with players such as Ashley Young, you get the sense that he can do it easily, as in real life. The biggest difference from 09 and the demo is without doubt the A.I. of the goalkeepers, make no mistake, gone are the days of easy one on one's, the keepers WILL shut you out 9 times out of 10. Although sometimes they do seem god-like and save shots they have no right to, this is not a bad thing as i am sure you will agree that 09 was far too easy to score.

The big thing EA are plugging this year is the new and improved manager mode, and while there is a plethora of new options, not much has changed. In the few hours that i played the game, not once did i have any media interest in my club, usually you are given options on how to address comments, but thus far, i have seen none. When starting a new game now, you have the choice of what stadiums you play your homes games at and have the option to change all the other teams home ground from the main menu. Although, don't expect to change teams that have their proper ground, (i.e. Man Utd) to say, the Nou Camp, as this isn't possible. Also when starting a new game you can change the diffulculty of the clubs board, obviously the higher the level, the less money, time and patience you recieve, making getting results that much more important. The transfer system has been overhauled making it harder to attract players, you now have to take into account your wage structure and transfer budget. I was playing as Real Madrid and tried to attract Franck Ribery, however his wages were way out of my reach, so i would have to lessen my wage bill before going back in for him. Taking into account that he was not interested in signing for my club anyway, which is shown by an interest bar when bidding for players. So in short, don't expect to sign C.Ronaldo for Barnet because it just won't happen. Also, i have noticed that some of the team rosters are not up to date, for example, Richard Dunne is still at Man City and not at Aston Villa, i only noticed this because i support the former. You can however go into the edit mode and change him there, however, its a bit poor from EA not making sure they have implemented the correct changes.

A new mode called Virtual Pro has also been added, which in a nutshell means, you put yourself in the game and can use him in all offline and some online modes to boost his statistics. Also you can download your game-face from EA Sports World AKA Tiger Woods, to make him look like yourself. You have to option to take him on your squad roster when starting new manager mode games. From here you get a basic player, but the more you use him in games, the more attributes you unlock, making him into one of the best players on the game. Don't expect his to be a quick process as there are well over a 100 attributes to unlock and if you play a bad game then your form drops. Its a great idea and adds more longetivity to the game.

The commentary is still spot on, not a lot different from 09 but seems to be more in depth, tracking your resent results and top scrorers. There are also tutorials now, showing newbies and veterans alike how to play the game correctly. I consider myself to be a veteran, but there were loads of aspects that i personally wasn't aware of, so this is worth checking out, all of which is narrated by Martin Tyler which is a nice touch. There is also new custom free-kicks, where you can put together your own set-pieces in order to break down a stubbon defence, i have not played around with this yet so i am unable to comment.

I have scored the game 4 out of 5, mainly due to the fact that there is not a lot of difference from 09, but if you are a fan of football games then be sure to pick it up. There is enough here to warrent another purchase, however, don't expect this to be completely different game, because its not. Thanks for taking the time to read this review, if there is anything you would like answering or anything i have missed, just ask! Thanks.

Looks good, but sadly lacking
Firstly, I refuse to play any game on "easy" level, I just dont see the point. I played Fifa 09 a lot, right up to getting Fifa 10 and will probably go back to it now and then, as the playability of this one is lacking.

If, like me, you are a fan of a lower league club, naturally you want to play as your own team. In manager mode, this is very difficult. It is almost impossible to score from a header from a cross or corner, as they have no ability. Some very pacey players in real life are, in the game, only as quick as the oppositions 36 year old defender. The referee blows for the slightest little thing, making the game very "stop-start," strikers completely miss the target from the simplest of shots, even at low power. I could go on.

The sad thing is the creators of the game must assume that all lower league players have virtually no ability at all. Not everyone wants to play as Man United or Chelsea. On Fifa 09, I took my local league 2 side to the premiership on manager mode. It was a challenge, but I achieved what I wanted to. There is no chance in Fifa 10. You could argue this adds to the realism but if a challenge isn't achieveable, theres little point trying.

I am now going to abandon my league 2 manager mode and follow the masses with a premiership team.

In conclusion, the game looks loads better than 09 and is much smoother. It's just a shame some of the playability has gone out of it. While this makes the game more challenging, it takes out a lot of the fun we had in Fifa 09.

Best footy game of all time !!!
On the Friday in early October 2009, I was desperate to own and play on Fifa Football 2010.

When I first inserted the game into my disc tray (where it has remained ever since) I noticed to play the game I needed updates on my Xbox 360 console (as I don't have Xbox Live, yet). So after creating a mini character of myself for my Xbox dashboard I was ready to play Fifa 10.

When asked what difficulty to play on I had three options, Amateur, Semi-pro, Proffesional, World class and Legendary. I opted for Proffesional even though football games are my favourite the last Fifa I bought was 2007 for Playstation 2, because in that three year gap it has been Pro Evolution Soccer chosen ahead of Fifa.

I quickly got into an exhibition match with me choosing to be my beloved Sunderland against smaller opposition in Carlise United of League 1. When the game started I was amazed by the quality of the graphics and general gameplay. Unfortuently I found the camera view too far away from the players (probably because Pro Evolution Soccer is quite near the players, which I'm used to). The new 360 dribbling was very clear and was especially good for players like, Lional Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka. It is a shame that EA havn't realised Sunderland are an established Premier League team, and despite that they have given Darren Bent his lethal finishing and Kenwyne Jones his amazing ability in the air, no Sunderland players had the abilty to comfortably skin a player using the trick stick.

My match against Carlise was 0-0 and I won on penalties. Despite winning I found the game quite hard to get used after not getting a proper chance to play Fifa for three years. I was considering putting the diificulty down to Semi-pro but after a few more friendlies on Proffesional difficulty I was confident to start my maneger mode.

In every Fifa the best thing about the game has always been the maneger mode and 10 was no different. I have heard a few people moan about the wage budget on the maneger mode; even though I found it difficult I still believe it is a fantastic idea as it makes the game all the more real. I choose Sunderland and had built a strong team in the summer before my first season including some bargain teenagers at an albity of about 70.

As I found the game absoloutly fantastic I completed my first season in about to weeks. Coming 5th in the Premier League and winning the FA Cup. A thing about Fifa 10 is that the game is gripping and you just want to play more and more.

Strangely I found my second season much harder, in January 2011 (Fifa calender of course) I was sitting in a poor position of 15th in the Premiership and after losing to Hereford at home in the FA Cup round 3 on penalties the board announced there were reviewing the sitiation of my job (Fifa job of course). A 0-0 draw away at Arsenal and a 0-2 home defeat to Liverpool saw that I was off (which was a bit harsh to be honest).

Maneger mode season 3, a new club, a new era, a new league. DAGENAM & REDBRIDGE. Hip hip hooray I was in League 2 with one of the weaker teams in it (NOT MY IDEAL DESTINATION, but better than the two irish teams whom I had never heard off). When I saw that my main objective for the season was to avoid relegation I thought my maneger mode was doomed.

I feel sorry for any supporters of lower league teams, as Fifa 10 does not seem to give any League 2 players any ability at all. I had a player for Dagenham with a rating of 38, come on these ratings are out of 100, thats harsh on the player.

I found the games were much more open in league 2. On proffesional difficulty i maneged to take Dagenham to the top of League 2 comfortably without spending a penny on new players.

Season 4, which I am currently half way through is a lot harder in League 1 with Dagenham as I have lost my star striker through retirement but have got 2 free agents to make up for it, leaving my salery bill at £610.

For those who don't like a challenge or just love buying players in transfer windows, Real Madrid have the highest budget to start with, just a little amount of £130million, and if thats not enough Real Madrid still have the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Raul to boast about. If you would like to remain in England with a high budget, Manchester City id the place to be with £110million to start with.

You might have noticed during this review I havn't mentioned the Become a Pro at all, one reason: It's rubbish.

Overall I must say this is an absoloute fantastic game and I will hope to complete the 15 season maneger mode.

GOOD POINTS - maneger mode, graphics, gameplay, teams and the amazing tricks with the trick stick.
BAD POINTS - become a Pro

CONCLUSION - Best footy game of all time !!!