With the 2010 World Cup in the air, soccer fans will be glued to their televisions regardless of whether or not their country is still in the running. When there are no matches being played, they’ll need some other way to satisfy their soccer appetites, and that’s where the Wii version of a realistic game of soccer- 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa comes in.
Unlike FIFA games on other platforms, which apparently strive for practicality above all, 2010 FIFA World Cup on the Wii makes some compromises in the interest of convenience. Moving the ball around effectively requires some skill because you have to settle on both the direction and the strength of every pass, but the controls for almost every other aspect of outfield play have been boiled down to the bare essentials. This includes corners, free kicks, penalties, shots at goal, defending, and even the act of two players competing to get on the end of a goal kick. The controls are straightforward, and if you’ve ever played a FIFA game before on any platform, you should have no trouble picking them up. With that said, using a Classic Controller is positively suggested because the remote setups afford you less control and require remote shaking to shoot at goal and perform sliding attempts.
Shots at goal are perhaps the least realistic aspect of 2010 FIFA World Cup, though it can still be very satisfying to score great goals. You can hit the shoot button or shake your remote if you insist from anywhere on the field, and if you’re the right side of the halfway line, there’s always a chance that you’ll score. That’s because every single shot gets launched toward the opposition’s goal like a rocket complete with visual and audio effects more befitting a bullet than a ball. But you won’t score every time, of course!
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa doesn’t offer a great deal for solo players, but if you’re in a position to take the game online or to play it with friends, there’s more than enough content here to keep you entertained before, during, and long after this year’s tournament in South Africa. If you come into this game hoping to score some realistic soccer action, then you’re going to be disappointed, but if you approach it as an arcade-style game with plenty of stunning scoring opportunities, you’ll achieve your goal.
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