FIFA Soccer 07 gives you the power to shape your club's destiny. Relish every scintillating victory over bitter rivals and fume through every gut-wrenching poor performance at home. Savor the spine-tingling stadium atmosphere, home and away, as your team battles their way up the league table. Listen as your supporters chant your players' names and bellow all the rousing club songs through rain and shine. From the first whistle of the season to heartbreak of cup failure, play your games according to the real-world schedule. Take to the pitch for the glory of your club. Goalkeeper intelligence is authentic, with true-to-life reactions and a greater variety of deflections and saves Enhanced Manager Mode - Real money, youth player development, press and fan reaction. Immerse yourself completely in the world of a football manager Play against up to eight friends in the FIFA 07 LOUNGE to determine your champion Features 27 leagues from 20 nations. Over 510 teams are accurately represented with correct kits and badges Never again miss any news with the ultimate sports ticker - Breaking news, live scores and results are delivered straight to your screen, 24/7
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Watch the crowds react to your performance - Goals and possession result in rousing chanting as momentum builds for your team but dips to a frustrated murmur if you're struggling
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Represent your club online against your rivals throughout the season in the F.A. Premier League, Bundesliga, French League or Mexican 1st Division
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Players jostle and collide realistically while trying to win balls; New ball physics accurately recreate bouncing, skidding and topspin
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Use the left analog stick to apply topspin or backspin to the ball for more creative set plays and finesse shots
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Experience a more sophisticated shooting mechanic that gives you greater control for pin-point accuracy
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19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
Major DisappointmentNov 12, 2006
By David Coates I am an avid soccer enthusaist, so when i purchased the Xbox 360 i awaited eagerly for the arrival of a soccer game worthy of the next Gen, Fifa however not only dropped the ball, but they stood on it, sat on it then let all the rest of the air out until anything fun about playing soocer on a console was flat and dull.
The first things I noticed was the lack of teams, the earlier reviewer was right, only 6 leagues, many countries have been left out much to my dissapointment, one of Fifas attributes was the fact it was licenced with all the leagues and teams throughout Europe and beyond, now we are left with a meagre 6 leagues, so immediately that killed a lot of my enthusiasm.
The gameplay still isn't there, the atmosphere feels very linear, not helped by only 4 camera angles, another let down...Then comes the skill levels, there is a huge difference between amature play amd semi pro, so much so in fact you'll be in limbo for a long time. The realism of players colliding is absurd as you find 2 players going for the ball at the same time simply bump off each other knocking them back a few paces, now call me cynical but i have yet to watch a soccer game were two opponents going for the same ball butt chests and take a few steps back before going back in...which actually leads me to my next point.
Tackling a major part of the game is devoid due to the fact every slide tackle you try to do will more than likely automatically give away a free kick or penalty 90% of the time, so that button is immediately withdrawn from my thumb as a useless tatic and addition, leaving only the X bottom to put your foot out the steal the ball.
The players likeness is left the imagination of someone who I can only assume has never seen any footballers in real life because most players don't have any or much similarity between the real life player and it's gaming counterpart.
The commentary on the other hand was great, Peter Brackley and Andy Gray cough up some good dialogue that isn't repetituve and one of the few points that actually adds to the game lacking nearly every other aspect of soccer.
There is no training mode to work out moves and practice special moves, which isn't really a problem cause there are very few special moves anyway and the spare right thumb control stick doesn't do anything helpful or special except stare lonely at you wishing it had a function in the game.
Overall this game has gotten worse over the last few years, but this years version has to be without doubt the worst yet. I have traded my game in already and I am waiting patiently on Winning soccer to make it's debut sometime in Feburary, from previous experience Winning Soccer has better gameplay, more moves and now it has more leagues than Fifa's poultry 6.
Please rent this game before buying, if after a few weeks your still playing it's probably for you and you can go out and buy it, but for all others a week is usally enough before you get to the point of sighing heavily hitting eject, getting back in your car with game in hand looking for a trade in.
Get back on track Fifa, you used to make really good soccer games, what Happened??
9 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Fifa 07 Bends one into the upper ninety but falls on face after scoringFeb 08, 2007
By David P. Castellani
"Casty"
For gameplay and graphics alone, Fifa 07 is a superb game. Fifa 07 is probably the best futbol game I've played and I've played them all. I have played Fifa since its birth to the last--Fifa World Cup 06. I didn't bother playing Fifa 06 Road to the World Cup which suffered greatly because of its premature release and thrown toghether makings. I have also admired a few seasons of Winning Eleven which are uncanny for their fluidness, sim-like control and gameplay.
The passing options (lobs, through-balls and aerials) in Fifa 07 are top notch and intuitive. Ball control and one touches feel very natural as
you perform most aspects of control with the left-stick. For the first time in a soccer game, I felt a real-sense of control that came quite naturally rather quickly. One touches are emmaculate as the direction of where you point the left-stick before trapping the ball is where it will end up on the pitch. This allows you to anticipate your defender as any great pro surely would. This means if you have a defender coming on from one side, you can trap and one touch to the other side to avoid the interception. This frees up space to take the ball down the field or pass the ball in sequence. They have slightly improved upon all types of passing from Fifa World Cup 06. Lobs definitely feel more tuned as height and distance can easily be controlled allowing for immensely
accurate crosses into the striker zone. Volleys and aerials are fantastic. Volleys set up great 'keep-away' oppurtunities and when combined with one touches, through-balls, dynamic dribbling and aerial attacks in seamless fashion it can be quite addictive and fun. I really like the flow of this game because of the passing scheme and finely
taylored dribbling. The shooting is phenomonial as you can place spin on the ball dynamically by moving the left-stick in any desired direction while its soaring through the air. Finesse (right button)and lob shot(left stick) are great alternatives for catching the keeper with his pants down. Headers and aerials are well executed and fun to watch. Peforming a bicycle kick with Rhinaldino is certainly a highlight. Diving
headers also make for entertaining replays.
Player animations and graphics are bar-none the best I have seen. From overview to close-upson dynamic camera angles -- players are amazingly rendered and animated. Player models greatly mirror their real life counter parts from pitch play to celebration. I especially like Rhinaldino's character. His quickness, ball control and aerials are well captured. This is the case with most Fifa superstars.
Commentary is superb. The best I heard in any sports genre. Fluid, dynamic, situational, toneful, exciting to listen to, passionate and you rarely hear the same commentary game to game.
The stadiums and the pitches are lush and beautiful. Well done. Crowd noise also adds a lot to the atmosphere and they actual cheer when something exciting is taking place on the pitch. Even built-up attemps on the attack get applause regardless of completion. Saved goals and otherwise.
Great camera overviews allow you to see a signficant area of the pitch for passing, avoiding defenders and dribbling.
Weaknesses: Clumsy and unnatural collisions interrupt the great flow of the game. These hap-hazard collisions are dreadfully frustrating as their crash engine is nothing like real life.
There's no finesse dribbling or trick jukes. Finesse and trick moves can only be accomplished by your own creative motion with the left-stick. Although I like having the full ability to control my player's moves and motions with the left stick, such as juking one way and going the other --being able to hold down the trigger while dribbling or using the right-stick to pull off jukes such as joggles or mis-directions would have been nice. The right stick is assigned to quick turn arounds and sprinting jabs (placing the ball further ahead of you on the run). These are nice but seeing Rhinaldino pull of a devestating juke on his opponents before setting himself up with a toe grab bicycle kick would add a lot of thrill to this game. It's not a terrible loss as most of the thrill comes from well executed passes, volleys, aerials and bending one in the upper ninety.
Lack of game modes is certainly evident. And its a shame because the gameplay is so good. If you are looking for a season mode, its available via management mode which adds a little spice to what would just otherwise be regular. This may or may not be a bad thing. For me, I would also have liked to see just a regular season mode with no strings attached. The slew of options available in management mode is nice, it's just sometimes you rather just dive into the season with no real brain work required besides the genius of the actual pitch-play. If you are looking for franchise mode, management is it. However its nice to have these modes distinct from one another and completely seperate.
You won't find that here.
Lack of clubs is most disturbing, only 6 leagues to choose from. But they offer some damn good leagues that most fans will care about. All qualifying nationals team are there, which is nice. No MLS and a lot of leagues that for that matter. You can be the likes of Landon Donovan via the US National team only.
Overall, a great game featuring superb graphics and gameplay that lacks game modes and other features that should have been carried over.
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
The worst of FIFA yetJan 25, 2007
By Robert.Encinitas I have played EA-FIFA since 1995. Always liked it more or less, but this version is an absolute waste of money. Why? For me, the biggest dissapointment is the fact that there are on 6 leagues available. Where is the rest of Europe? Where are 2nd and 3rd divisions? But I also agree with all the other issues mentioned in the other review. No trick moves, iffy game controlls, uncontrolable moves and actions, unstable on-line mode with boring opponents (not much to choose from if you have only 6 leagues)
I would definitly NOT reccommend spending the money for a new game.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Disappointed...Dec 19, 2006
By Will Where to begin...
I've been playing EA's Fifa series for 10 years on various platforms/consoles(PC, Playstation, Xbox, Xbox 360), and I am always at the store the day the game comes out. I purchased Fifa 07 for Xbox when it came out, and I loved it. I thought the manager mode had some great touches, and the game was just a fun soccer game. But, that's a different review entirely. As for Fifa 07 on Xbox 360:
Positives:
Corner kicks. I like the fact that the players no longer just stand stationary in the box until the ball is played in. Anyone who has ever played the game in real life knows that you don't just stand around hoping the ball hits you on the head. You move to get open. EA finally added some life into the offense in this regard.
Commentary is very good. I like the random side conversations, and the nice references to particular players. I play with Newcastle, and it's cool to hear them mention Owen's WC injury, etc.
Personally, I think the graphics look pretty good. Some of the players are way off as far as looks go, but during the gameplay, the game looks great. That's pretty much where I end my positives.
Oh, and I do enjoy being able to kick the ball around with Ronaldinho during the game load. It's nice to have something better to do during load times. Unfortunately, there are no moves, so it does get old pretty quickly.
Negatives:
Player creation lost some of it's fun. First of all, you can't turn your player when you are creating physical attributes. You can't turn the head to get an accurate depiction of what the player looks like. This isn't important to some people, but I enjoy creating a team of my friends, and it's fun when the people look fairly similar to their real-life counterparts. Also, you can't stack a player's skills. This is good and bad. The main issue I have is that you can't create a real phenom player that you can use as a future backbone of a team. I haven't played enough to see how long it takes to get a player up to a Ronaldinho level of skill, but I can't imagine it being possible with the talent attribute system that EA used this time around.
The interface is horrid...I repeat...horrid. As an interface designer myself, I can't believe this game got away with this. I noticed that all of the EA games are using this new horizontal expansion menu, but it's garbage. Go back to using the simple stuff...please. Some of the stuff that I was looking for is so deep and annoying to get to, that it makes me not even want to complete certain tasks. Player creation took so long that I made one player, and didn't feel like going through the process again. The fonts are hard to read (granted, I don't have a huge HDTV), and the black is heavy and sets a very drab tone for the game. The regular Xbox version is so much nicer to look at.
Game play leaves a lot to be desired. Is it just me, or does the computer try to dribble non-stop? I can't even get the ball half of the time. It takes a double or triple-team approach to disrupt the computer's player on the dribble. Annoying.
Then there's the obvious lack of trick moves. How do you make a game this involved, a game that strives for realism, and leave out a major aspect of the game. The worst part seems to be this: EA made the defense easier to dribble around instead of adding trick moves. Very lame, and very frustrating, as it's hard to defend the dribble as well (mentioned previously).
The amazing offering of teams and players!!! Okay, okay, you know that's sarcasm. 6 leagues? What? Seriously? If I'm lucky enough to get to the "ECC" or "EFA", I can't wait to see the teams in the tournament(s). I guess you go straight to the group games even if you finish in 4th in the Premiership. Looking forward to that! Ha.
With all of that said, I will continue to play this game and hope that they improve some of the gameplay issues via updates, but I'm still highly bummed about this offering, and I'm so tempted to just go back to Fifa 07 on Xbox, because I had a lot of fun playing that...and thankfully, I didn't trade it in.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Top 10 Things I love about FIFA 07 by EAJul 16, 2007
By C. Norwood 1.Any kind of accident within the game (players running into each other, ball hitting the post, etc.) results in instant and total paralysis of your active player.
2.Goalkeeper just stares at the ball in his own 6 yard box
3.Defenders fight each other for the ball in their own penalty box
4.Attackers try to take the ball from each other in the opposing teams penalty area.
5.Inexplicable delay between pressing the pass button and that actually happening during the game.
6.Player's team AI resembles that of a 5 year old soccer team.
7.Players that run into each other bounce off like 10 yards (resulting in aforementioned paralysis)
8.EA spent so much time and effort in making the game "pretty", but the gameplay basically hasn't changed since Playstaion 1. Actually, the Playstation 1 version was more fun.
9.Playing the EPL with no option for weather?????? It's friggin' England!!
10.Ahhh..yes...the Manchester chants.........in the Fulham v. Everton match.
But seriously, if you don't mind playing the easiest level and winning 8 - 0 every time, most of this can be overlooked.
But no weather???? Come on.
Anyone who thinks this is a great game probably also believes that Brittany Spears writes great music, war IS the answer, and that David Beckham moved to MLS for the challenge.
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