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Summary: The best soccer game of all time
Review: Many people have purchased soccer games adn have been disappointed with poor graphic and unrealistic gameplay. Well this game has revolutionized soccer games. It has the most realistic gameplay ever and the graphics are stunning. This game left me breathless with delight after just a few minutes of playing. The only bad thing is that you can't create players unless you download the create player program and it doesn't work very well. Other than that this is an amazing game so buy it today!!!
Rating:
Summary: very good game play; interface lacks some features
Review: ok, this is a much better simulation of soccer play than fifa 2002. the ai has improved tremendously allowing for a very realistic game play away from the 'arcade' theme. the players run, turn, pass, shoot realistically. the graphics is also much better than in the previous version showing accurate face detail (you can actually recognize who the player is), accurate net motion when the ball falls into the net, less dramatic (and less embarassing) celebrations after a goal is scored, very convincing player movement animations. other things: you can't pass 'through' an opposing player anymore, you can't do magical 180 degree turns/passes, players lack the magical 'super-player' property of previous fifa games.this game is not perfect however (i give 5 stars as a relative rating to what is out there). i found a few things annoying, like: you have no power control when passing the ball, you can't curve the ball left/right like you used to in fifa2002 you can only direct it in the general direction of the net (left/right), no control of replays, no control of weather/time of game, team strategy is not modifiable during a game, team strategy is chosen from a smaller palette of hard-coded player positions. initially when i started playing the game i was frustrated with how the ai worked because the fifa2002 game play has been imprinted in my mind. then i realized, hey this is how the game is supposed to be played and had to re-educate myself in playing this game. all in all, it's a great game for people who enjoy the play of soccer and don't mind a few inconveniences. i would give fifa2002 3 stars now.
Rating: 
Summary: Very limited
Review: Ok... the gameplay is great, no doubt about that but without the addition of being able to make adjustments to the player rankings or even to create players, the longevity of playing beyond a season or two simply isnt there. As an American, I prefer to play the MLS league and a major drawback is that the players are all fairly equal, from rookie to star. For instance everyone on my Metrostars has kicking ability of either a 7 or an 8. Very disapointing.
Rating:
Summary: the "truth"
Review: playing time : about 10 hours
when the game is adjusted to the slow setting ,the "tele" camera angle and the user figures out which speed and resolution is appropriate without slowing down game play one realizes that this is a realistic and fun football gaming experience.
I turned on an actual footy game on TV today and tried to compare reaction times and gameplay with the software and it was very close.
passing is a pleasure... the ball feels alive, light ,round and not attatched to the foot; there are some weak points but folks this is a video game (plus a patch will soon come out)-
the sound is intense as the crowd is as reactive as any sporting game on the market, graphics are top notch
the game excels in the club championship season as each team (18 in total) has its own stadium and chants (of course there is all the other leagues as well)
one can download a "creation center"(from EA directly) and construct players, leagues and seasons from scratch
Most proffesional game reviewers are rating this game between 8 and 9 (out of ten): this is a must buy for any soccer fan:
ronaldo is not on the national team because of political reasons(thats what EA said) just download the creation center and put him there.
how annoying is that guy who rated the wrong game...
be well
Rating:
Summary: the "truth"
Review: playing time : about 10 hours
when the game is adjusted to the slow setting ,the "tele" camera angle and the user figures out which speed and resolution is appropriate without slowing down game play one realizes that this is a realistic and fun football gaming experience.
I turned on an actual footy game on TV today and tried to compare reaction times and gameplay with the software and it was very close.
passing is a pleasure... the ball feels alive, light ,round and not attatched to the foot; there are some weak points but folks this is a video game (plus a patch will soon come out)-
the sound is intense as the crowd is as reactive as any sporting game on the market, graphics are top notch
the game excels in the club championship season as each team (18 in total) has its own stadium and chants (of course there is all the other leagues as well)
one can download a "creation center"(from EA directly) and construct players, leagues and seasons from scratch
Most proffesional game reviewers are rating this game between 8 and 9 (out of ten): this is a must buy for any soccer fan:
ronaldo is not on the national team because of political reasons(thats what EA said) just download the creation center and put him there.
how annoying is that guy who rated the wrong game...
be well
Rating: 
Summary: Crap
Review: The software won't install with newer computers (P4-3GHZ, ati radeon 9800 pro, 1GB ram, audigy2 zs). Don't buy this software.
Rating: 
Summary: Way better than 2002
Review: This game is a big step from 2002. Not only the graphics, but the gameplay is much more realistic. The are a lot of problems though. For example, the PC version does not let you score on corners. When you press the header button it simply doesn't do anything. Your guy just stands there while the defender heads it out of danger or the goalkeeper punches it out. Then, configuring the controls is bugged. After playing 2002, it was hard to adjust to 2003's e sprint. When I tried to reconfigure the controls to the 2002 settings, it just didn't work. The controls stayed the same even though in the options it said they were as I changed them. The switching of players is annoyingly stupid. It selects the person "closest the to opponent", so whenever you have a guy on a breakaway, it keeps selecting guys BEHIND the opponent, when you have a player above him who could easily cur across and tackle. This becomes very annoying on world class, since the comp has some good passes. Sometimes you can get scored on 2-3 times in one game because of that. Then, finally, they don't have any Russian clubs. Now, I understand that Russia is like 25th in the rankings, but we DO have good clubs that could rival Manchester United and Arsenal, and none of them are in the game. They have some God-forgotten clubs in there, but not Russian ones... However, this game does have a lot of pros. You can finally do breakaways. In 2002, the only easy special move was the "e"-move - scissors. It had to be timed perfectly to get past anyone and in world class it never worked. In 2003 it offers a lot more breakaway options. So now I score about 30% that way. But still, that is also not without annoying little bugs. When your player is on a breakaway, he finally got past every defender, he sometimes just stops. Sometimes he tries to do the "stop and go" move, but that gives enough time for the defenders to catch up to you and tackle. Very annoying at times. Formations now matter a lot. You need to pick god counter-formations against your enemy, or on world-class you'll lose miserably. Managing your players matters a lot also. Placing one player in a bad spot can sometimes ruin the whole game. Some person said that the game cheats. No, it definitely doesn't It just acts as it should in real life. Instead of going right into your opponent, you now have to dribble around him. When you shoot, you know have to tell your guy where in the goal to shoot, so when you are facing the goal and pressing the forward button along with shoot, your player is going to direct it right at the goalie. Shoulder barging works, too. I've never had a problem with it when I got to the guy. I don't know what people are talking about. So, all in all it's a very decent game, very addicting. It's probably easier than 2002, but much more realistic. It is possible to beat it on any difficulty with any team, I did so many times before. If you're a soccer fan, this would probably be interesting to you. If not, then most likely the number of annoying bugs in the game will overweigh the fun of the game.
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Summary: It cheats
Review: This game is better then fifa 2002 but it is not much better. When you play on professional difficulty it cheats!Every single time you get the ball you turn right into the player.Also when you try and shoot the ball their keeper always stops it and when they shoot your keeper never stops it.I have the best team and I can't win a game.I always get the first goal but then they come back to win it 3-1. Some of the players I have on my team are David Beckham, Roberto Carlos,Oliver Kahn,Patrick Vieri,and Ryan Giggs.Even with those players I can ever hardly win a game.The thing that bothers me is it is impossible to defend and score corner kicks.Every single time I press the right buttons to head the ball out my guy always get shoved and you can never head it into the goal.Also when you are playing defense you can't shoulder charge at all.One time I had 3 guys shoulder charge 1 person and that person still got past.You know just thinking about I think fifa 2002 is better.
Rating:
Summary: so bad
Review: This game is good only for kids, very funny gameplay.I'm very surprised when i see it gets more than 2 stars.I'd like to advise soccer fans to play winning eleven series of KONAMI. EA don't realise that in soccer games, gameplay is more important than graphic.In Fifa 2003 , the gameplay is very static, after 3 weeks of playing, the style of scoring is repeat again and again, so bad.
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Summary: fifa 2003 strong warning
Review: This game may be great if it works. I have owned a number of EA games such as NHL 2001 and 2002, which worked great. The latest arrival from EA simply does not work, so I would like to offer a few words of caution. First, don't trust EA system requirements on the box. You may later find that your NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 is not supported. You may be able to start the game, but it would be slow and choppy. Second, don't rush to upgrade your card. I now have GeForce4 MX420 card and the game still does not start, even after having all the latest drivers/updates/patches applied. My computer far exceeds minimum system requirements. A number of people complained about similar problems, so my case is not unique. I sincerely hope that EA would address these issue, but there is no guarantee. Thoughts of the refund request are about to materialize... Buy this game at your own risk! New club members are welcome!
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