Fifa 07 (Xbox 360) > Reviews > Fifa 07

Author's product rating:   

Playability & Enjoyment	Excellent - very playable game
Addictiveness	Very hard to stop playing
Graphics	Excellent
Difficulty & Complexity	Average - suitable for most
Value for money	Excellent value

Advantages:	Excellent online play  |  Better crowd reactions  |  Improved AI
Disadvantages:	Like most football games a bit repetitive after a while

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

Fifa 07 is the newest edition to the Fifa series with massive improvements made from Fifa 06. EA have once again made a fantastic football simulator game, improving every aspect of the beautiful game.

A big addition to the game is the improved crowd reactions. It really makes a difference. Long gone the days when the crowds just sing the same song over and over again. Now EA have made the two sets of supporting crowds act different to each decision.

Once again Martin Tyler and Andy Gray provide the commentry for the matches. They now have a wider range of comments due to EA providing a special version for the Xbox 360. This allows the Xbox to pick up a much wider range of data than all the other consoles. I have even noticed now that you can get man of the matches.

Well, the game-play is phenominal, liek most new games on the xbox the graphics are gorgeous. The attention to detail the producers have done is great as it provides a real feel that you are actually playing.

Also, EA have included signiture moves and signiture free-kicks from several of the top players. I have only just noticed this the other week when i scored a scorcher from a free-kick. Furthermore, last week when i had a tough champions league draw againt Barcelona i noticed that Ronaldiho does his signature move. Once again due to the better AI of the game.

Another massive improvement to the game is the fact that now the manager mode money is now measured in pound sterling[£]. This is so much easier than the points system which i thought was very boring as you didn't really know how much you were buying players for.

Online play is breath-taking, it doesn't lag like other games and lets you have a much better challenge against friends or family. Or even one of the best players of the game. After playing against the computer for a cuple of weeks, i worked out their weaknesses[yes they do have them] and it was from there on a pretty easy game for me. But, once i got onto Xbox Live, it was a completely different story. Every player is different and it provides a real challenge. I would definately recommend playing on it.

Yet again they have included the ability to change players and customize them. This is one of the reasons i prefer the Ffa games to the Pro Evolution games. You can even change around the clubs and what league they play in.[I always love to tamper around with different clubs]

Although it has massive improvements, there are bad points[as always with games] one of the main points in my opinion is the lack of leagues to play in on the Xbox 360. I read somewhere on the internet that the reason for this is the amount of time they put into graphics, this left the short of time to add every league in. But its not too bad as you have the main leagues to play in.[But, if you would like to play as you small local team, its not happening].

Overall this is an absolute peach of a game. Excellent in pretty much every way. With the graphics being phenominal and crowds being so much more realistic it really is a must buy for any football fan. If you only buy these games to play as the smaller clubs. Don't! But anyone else you should buy it especially if you have Xbox Live

Maxi1992