Like most Wii games, motion controls play a large role in FIFA 10, but not quite to excess. Every game I played on the default setting was over in less than 10 minutes, perfect for gaming in short bursts.
This is an interpretation of soccer that encourages liberal use of a turbo button, wacky special dekes and kicks, and gets you from start to finish in a game in mere minutes. This decision seems to have worked in the game's favour, as it resulted in a fun, fast paced game of soccer that will undoubtedly appeal to this demographic.įIFA 10 is certainly a breezy take on the sport.
While the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game are presented as hardcore simulations of the sport, the Wii version is much like 9 out of 10 games for Nintendo's little waggle machine casual and easy going. However, if you want to educate a casual fan on the possible fun of soccer or are a casual fan yourself, then FIFA Soccer 10 on the Wii is a great choice. It's been a bit of a hard sell for the game known around the world as football, especially in the frozen tundra that is Canada. Of course, there's much more to the sport than that, but the intricacies of the sport haven't presented themselves very well to an audience that spends six months of the year under a blanket of snow and ice.
Bring up soccer, and they'll describe it is a slow motion, low scoring version of hockey with no sticks or hitting. Here in Canada, professional franchises are few and far between outside of Toronto, and most sports fans around these parts want to discuss hockey and on occasion, hockey related topics. It's an odd question to ponder, due to the fact that I live in Ottawa, the equivalent of a soccer Siberia. The commercials that have been bombarding my TV for FIFA 10 have been asking the question: "How much bigger can soccer get?"