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Football Manager 2009 (PC)

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from: Sega

November 14, 2008
I bought this game with quite moderate expectations and it didnt even meet those. The 3-d engine is a good addition...well if you have a high performing computer and its still slow then and gets frustrating.

The installation is a joke and when you do install it I had to download a graphics patch to run it! When it is finally loaded (after a few hours) not much has changed from 2008. Its almost identical!

Should be sold as an add on like they used to for £15. I took mine back. Poor.

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FIFA 09 (Xbox 360)

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from: Electronic Arts

October 03, 2008
I really don't agree with all the critism towards this game. Their have been vast improvements not to mention the inredible amount of realistic stadiums and for a lower league supporter (Urrrrrrz) i was delighted with the graphic levels of the lower teams. All that about "their is a set way to score" is rubbish. It will only be that way if you play that way also to say the celebrations are poor is stupid their are loads of realistic celebrations. Overall i think is a great game.

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FIFA 09 (PS3)

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from: Electronic Arts

October 03, 2008
Christmas is coming so save your cash! Why purchase something you can get for a fiver.

Go to consolegifts.net and sign up. Complete ONE offer- I would recommend Gala Bingo (you know, the one Sharon Osborne advertises for on tv),as this is cheap and fun (and you might win some money in the process!). If you really don't want to spend, there is a free Lovefilm trial.

All companies are well known so there is no risk involved- give it a go! I got my Ipod and many other things this way, so don't miss out.

I was a sceptic once but now I am SO glad I gave it a chance. BBC approved this system on their Newsnight programme a while back.

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FIFA 09 All-Play (Wii)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > Football
from: Electronic Arts

October 03, 2008
Fifa 09 is a great inprovement over last year. The only really problem is that the 8 v 8 Footii is very addictive, and that may not sound like a problem, but you'll hardly ever find yourself on the real football game. The All-Play system is a great addition for beginners as the computer moves for you. That may sound disaterous and if one person is using a nunchuk it can be, but if you're all using wiimotes then it's great fun.

Overall it's a great game. The 8 v 8 is addictive and makes the normal footy seem boring and redundent. 5 star fun rating and 4 star overall because of the boring normal footy.

P.S: If you like to play the normal footy the simple thing to do is avoid 8 v 8 like you would a hunting knife.

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FIFA 09 (PS2)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > Football
from: Electronic Arts

October 03, 2008
As always,Fifa 09 is very enjoyable.I was also pleased to see that EA SPORTS waited for the end of the Summer Transfer Window.The reason why I have marked this game down is because there are so many skills and features that they include on PS3 and Xbox 360.The first thing is you can't have control over the players goal celebration.I would really enjoy controlling my players delight.The second thing is that there are quite a few new skills that you can do for the PS3 and Xbox 360 and I would love to be able to trick defenders.Actually,there aren't any(apart from casual controls that I can't see the point in)new skills for the PS2 version.But overall I think that it is a fun game.

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PS3)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > Football
from: Konami

October 17, 2008
Simple Facts.
It's better that 2008.
No single player lag.
Online still lags, it just depends on luck.
Recent UPDATE means ALL TRANSFERS are now FIXED to the latest.

I bought this on the 22nd Oct for £40, thank you amazon for discounting it so much after i bought it!

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Xbox 360)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > Football
from: Konami

October 17, 2008
Even die-hard PES fans must be frowning.
I do not normally get involved with the Fifa v PES battle as I would rather spend my time playing games, but felt I needed to convey my thoughts on this years incarnation of PES2009.
I have played PES since I can remember and this is top of the list.
Problem is that the list I refer to is a list of games I wish I had never bought.
It is truly a dreadful effort, or lack of it, and has gone backwards in nearly all areas.
The main thing I look for in PES is playability, sadly this now has gone.
Once a lovely fluid game is now a clunky mismatch of poor graphics, passing errors and
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FIFA 09 (PSP)

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from: Electronic Arts

October 03, 2008
I have had FIFA 07 for some time and still one of my favourite games on the PSP, as well as PES 08 and FM 07,I'm a bit of a footy fan, even at 38.

I was expecting FIFA 09 to be quite a leap forward compared to FIFA 07, I was dissappointed. It is virtualy the same game, sorry if anyone disagrees but it is. Yes you have the new bit where you play as a specific player but in terms of graphics and control and gameplay it is the same.

Great game so 5 stars, 3 stars as dissappointingly no improvement on the game from 2 years.

If you don't have a FIFA game for your PSP buy it, you will enjoy, if you have FIFA 07 or 08, don't waste your money.

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PS2)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > Football
from: Konami

October 31, 2008
The price pretty much sums it up. This is a fairly solid incarnation of the series bearing in mind most of Konami's efforts are going into the Next-Gen versions.

The 'Become a Legend' mode is a nice idea but (as anyone who's played as 'fixed' on the old PESs while the comp controls the rest of the team)has very slow gameplay and frustrating as the AI doesn't learn how you like to play and often does irritating things like giving the ball away cheaply from a pass and wandering into opposition players with the ball at their feet.

Ultimately though if you want a footy game for when the boys (or girls) come round and don't want to/can't fork out for an Xbox 360 or PS3 then this is more than adequate and capable of filling hours with multiplayer fun.

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FIFA 09 (Nintendo DS)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > Football
from: Electronic Arts

October 03, 2008
The price pretty much sums it up. This is a fairly solid incarnation of the series bearing in mind most of Konami's efforts are going into the Next-Gen versions.

The 'Become a Legend' mode is a nice idea but (as anyone who's played as 'fixed' on the old PESs while the comp controls the rest of the team)has very slow gameplay and frustrating as the AI doesn't learn how you like to play and often does irritating things like giving the ball away cheaply from a pass and wandering into opposition players with the ball at their feet.

Ultimately though if you want a footy game for when the boys (or girls) come round and don't want to/can't fork out for an Xbox 360 or PS3 then this is more than adequate and capable of filling hours with multiplayer fun.

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