A definite improvement on last year's version. It's addictive and feels like real football often. The presentation has improved, Master League has some new features and it feels less buggy.
That's not to say there aren't still problems though. As it has often been, there is button delay when playing online making it pointless. I don't know what's up with this continual problem from this series... Then there is the near perfect chip shot rate from the AI when the keeper runs out, and to make it worse, they run out when you don't want them to. If you are winning or just want a draw, I've been able to pass it backwards to the keeper, who can just hold it for the 90 minutes. THE AI DON'T COME AT YOU! No one tried this when testing the game? (Edit: This may have been corrected in an update as it doesn't seem to be doing it anymore.-They still take a while to run at the keeper though). There is also the shooting. The amount of tap-ins a 5 year old amputee could put in the onion bag that go wide is incredible... It makes me think the game is rigged/scripted at times. Another bugbear I've had for versions is comparing players. Many moons ago if I remember correctly, both players' stats were easily seen. When looking at your team's gameplan there is plenty of spare space on the screen for this to happen, but it doesn't.
Gameplay 4/5
Graphics 3.5/5
Sound 3/5
Difficulty 4.5/5
Originality 3/5
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