2006 FIFA World Cup (X360)

Spud21 · 26 Apr 2006 at 00:00

KennyBhoy said:
/dons flame proof jacket

No your not.....I don't like them either

/runs

There is something very, very wrong with you, i suggest seeing a doctor asap tbh

Pro - evo has always been better than Fifa, it took me alitle bit to get used to it as it is slower and much more difficult than Fifa, but once you get used to it it is so much more rewarding it's untrue, a 2-0 win on PES is actually an achievement, while on FIFA even on the hardest settings anything less than a 3-0 is a dissapointment.

davewhite04 · 28 Apr 2006 at 11:10

Anyone got this?

If so what's your opinion of it?

Cheers

iGiDK · 28 Apr 2006 at 13:12

I'd be interested to hear a few opinons as well.

Eurogamer.net gave it a 7 out of 10 although has mentioned the game comes with an infuriating "jostling foul" bug + online play is cripplingly laggy

Might take a dander up the high street tomorrow to see if any of the demo stands have it on show

Is there a demo on the marketplace yet?

gord · 28 Apr 2006 at 13:24

I would like a footy game for me xbox 360 to play during the world cup.. is this the best on offer?

iGiDK · 28 Apr 2006 at 13:36

I think so, bar Road To The World Cup...

Or I believe the xbox PES5 is compatible on the 360

IceBus · 28 Apr 2006 at 13:50

Can anyone who's got this please compare it to PES5?

McDaniel · 28 Apr 2006 at 13:57

i also hate the PES games, well maybe hate a strong word. Prefer FIFA - i will get the club edition, im guessing Fifa 2007 as i like the manager part

-|ScottFree|- · 28 Apr 2006 at 14:56

I bought it this morning, its not bad. Haven't played it enough to comment any further...

Wyrdo · 28 Apr 2006 at 15:27

Played it online this morning against a friend of mine and it was completely lag free.

I still haven't really played much so far but I'm enjoying it and it definately appears more polished than RTWC was.

Edit: Having just read the Eurogamer article I wonder why they had so much trouble with lag whilst playing online? I must have played for a good hour online this morning, maybe longer and not once did the game lag, it was as smooth as playing offline.

da_mic_1530 · 28 Apr 2006 at 15:31

played this in game this morning, prefered RTWC, but i hate most games until i play for a few hours. Might rent this from game and see

EDIT can someone confirm 2 people on one xbox can play over xbox live

i.e you and a mate, VS sum1 in germany

iGiDK · 28 Apr 2006 at 15:32

Heh heh, I think the majority of us want to know if it's in the same league as PES

McManicMan · 28 Apr 2006 at 16:09

iGiDK said:
Heh heh, I think the majority of us want to know if it's in the same league as PES

unless PES brings out a world cup edition - how do we know if PES XX edition is better!

IceBus · 28 Apr 2006 at 16:45

McManicMan said:
unless PES brings out a world cup edition - how do we know if PES XX edition is better!

He means if it actually resembles football instead of pinball.

I'm thinking about buying this from GAME today and 10 day trialling it.

iGiDK · 28 Apr 2006 at 17:02

IceBus said:
He means if it actually resembles football instead of pinball.

I'm thinking about buying this from GAME today and 10 day trialling it.

Didn't realise GAME still do that, ok well that's that sorted! :cool:

Nismo · 28 Apr 2006 at 17:48

Just been playing this, seems an improvement over RTWC and you can tell more effort has been put into it. The graphics are nice, but I get the feeling the player models and a few other things have taken a step back. Stadiums and crowd effects are nice though.

Gripes are that it still doesnt feel totally tight when playing, the music choice seems very random, and the EA points system or whatever they call it seems intent on taking over the game. Why couldnt they have just purely used the existing Live acheivements instead of messing about with their own?

PES is still safe

Nuclearbaggins · 28 Apr 2006 at 18:19

Sorted it now so deleted my post, was getting lag due to my router firewall.

-|ScottFree|- · 29 Apr 2006 at 04:56

Having played it for a little longer last night, my thoughts are that its so much better than RTWC.... much improved better gameplay.. love it!!!

R0B75 · 29 Apr 2006 at 10:19

It's a big improvement over previous Fifa titles that's for sure. Was playing it for 8 hours or so yesterday and while it's fun for a short while it does get tedious.

The through ball is way too effective and it's too easy to score. I don't want to play on the highest setting because of the rest. The ball physics are terrible, it seems to slide around a lot (Ice Hockey anyone

), the flight of the ball is laughable at times, totally unrealistic, the pitches are totally bump free, even the ones with no grass on them in the qualifiers, and where has the clothing flap gone, taken out to improve frame rate in cut scenes? All of the above is just about forgiveable as it can be fun but the frame rate in-game isnt. At times it slows to a crawl, expecially at corners and makes corner routines all but useless and gives me a headache. I think I'll be taking mine back. I tried to like it, I really did but unfortunately I'd only give it 6/10 for effort.

Nismo · 29 Apr 2006 at 11:20

RoB- said:
All of the above is just about forgiveable as it can be fun but the frame rate in-game isnt. At times it slows to a crawl, expecially at corners and makes corner routines all but useless and gives me a headache. I think I'll be taking mine back. I tried to like it, I really did but unfortunately I'd only give it 6/10 for effort.

Strange, I have seen very little in the way of slow down when actually playing, its probably the biggest improvement over RTWC.

There are the occasional drops, but to say it 'slows to a crawl' is rather OTT if you ask me.

R0B75 · 29 Apr 2006 at 11:30

It slows to a crawl at corners everytime. There are other slow downs too although not as bad during normal gameplay too. This was a problem on Fifa 05 (last I played) and find it shocking they can't put it right for the 360. Shame cos the game is a lot better than previous Fifas.