FIFA 07 Review

Reviewed by DDD424 on January 05, 2007  |  report this review

It's hard to find review for this game just yet on the Web, so I figured I'd throw in my two cents. This is after playing the game for a few days.

Good
- Training mode: Allows you to do little mini-challenges to improve your guys ala Winning Eleven.
- Create Your Own Chant: Why don't they have this on the consoles? It's an outstanding idea! Well-executed, as well!
- Touch runs: Calling out a run using the touch pad is a fun idea. However, it's a little clumsy trying to use this feature in the middle of a game. (You'd probably want to use a stylus so you can be more exact, but it's not really an option in the middle of the action.)

Bad
- Gameplay issues: FIFA 06 played a pretty fun game of EA-style soccer. But this version seems to take a step back from FIFA 06. Very strange.

For example,

* Normal tackles are much, much, MUCH more touchy in 07. If you try to do a benign "A" tackle, and you're not directly in front of the attacker, you'll probably end up fouling the attacker.

* The AI seems to be sloppier than last time. I'm noticing a lot more bad clearances from the other team in non-dire situations.

* Finally, you need multiple cards for multiplayer games. You didn't in FIFA 06!

Essentially, if EA would've been able to add the new features & keep the FIFA 06 engine intact, we'd have a winner here. But as it stands, this game probably isn't much of an improvement over its predecessor.