FIFA 10 World Class Soccer
FIFA 10 World Class Soccer (also known as FIFA Soccer 10 in North America) is the latest instalment to Electronic Arts’ FIFA series of football video games. It is developed by EA Canada, published by EA sports, and designed by David Rutter for the PlayStation 3 game console platform. The game was released on September 30 2009 to Australia, 2 October 2009 to Europe and is scheduled for released to the rest of the world on 20 October 2009 under the sports genre with an ESRB rating of E for Everyone. The playable teams included in FIFA 10 World Class Soccer are Chelsea, Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Marseille and Chicago Fire. In the demo, friendly matches are offered with half lengths of 3 real-time minutes. Not only that, players are also allowed to upload created in-game videos and screenshots to EA Football World. The tagline for FIFA 10 World Class Soccer is “How big can football get?”. The game is the second version of the game to sponsor a football club Swindon Town of English Football League One alongside its co-sponsor, FOurFourTwo. Among some of the modes available for play include manager mode and virtual pro mode. In virtual pro The manager mode for FIFA 10 has been revamped and has had many issues and criticisms addressed with plenty of key improvements. In virtual pro, players get to create a footballer and take him through the four Be-a-Pro sessions, include him in the Manager Mode career, use him o kick-off, tournament, and lounge mode as well as use him in the Arena. Not only that, the Game-face feature has also been added where gamers get to create their Game Face on the web at easports.com or easportsfootball.co.uk and then download them into the game to be applied to the player in game. Not only that, players can also grow their players attributes and player traits, celebrations, and kit that can be unlocked to make the player realistic and unique.
Reviews
Although FIFA 10 World Class Soccer is no giant leap forward than its predecessor, it still manages to impress in every one of the traditional aspects of the sport. There is a Virtual Pro mode that starts off similar to the standard Be A pro modes which are also included. Players start of by creating a player, designing his attributes to fit your play style and sculpt his look to match your own. Not only that, there is also the usual Game Face feature for uploading photos of yourself into the game. In contrast to the Be A Pro mode, players can now use the created player in any mode in the game including into the new practice arena to work on drills, hopping into a Play Now match, play in Manager Mode or even hop online and play in the Pro Club Championship mode with a gallery of other Virtual Pros, all of which can be used to improve your soccer star by completing a laundry list of accomplishments that are perfectly crafted to range from the short-term to things that will take you your entire career. In addition to that, FIFA 10 World Class Soccer also allows you to play as only one player, building him while also progressing with a full soccer club. Also, FIFA 10 World Class Soccer also seemingly approves of hardcore soccer fans of the world where players can scrimmage against other squads and even create your own custom set pieces for free kicks. The custom set pieces work similarly to the create-a-play feature in the NHL series. As for Manager Mode, the usual trimmings still accompany this dynasty mode of sorts, although players can now make transfers, scout players, upgrade your team’s work with money earned from ticked sales and the expectations of your club’s controlling board in order to keep your job.
“FIFA 10 is a high-caliber football game–it plays a fantastic game, offers a wealth of modes, and addresses every major fault from FIFA 09. The new 360-degree control in particular is a revelation, and while problems currently impacting the creation of Virtual Pro players are unfortunate, there’s still a lot of fun to be had playing with them. FIFA 10 will be a tough act to follow for every football game released from this day forward, but rather than worry about that you should just be happy basking in the light of this sublime football experience.” (GameSpot, 2009)
