Awesome Soccer World 2010

Hi,

I downloaded it and played for a good half hour. My compliments for a great effort.

There are a lot of nice touches which really show how much work has gone into the game s development.
The menu s are slick, there are a lot of teams / competitions and options to play with.
I like the random comment you see when loading the game.
The game plays fast and slick. A good game.

My main issues are with the AI.
I played my games with the hardest skill setting (only quick games), and didn t lose.
The goalkeepers concede very soft goals. My first ever goal was a free kick from inside my own half (midway between the penalty box and the centre circle).
I hit it hard and curled it, it bounced a few times and went in. Nice replay, but it shouldn t have been a goal.
Most goals are scored from outside the area, and close to the keeper.
Or from direct free kicks (no swerve needed).

The following tactic works too easy. Just head towards the goal and make sure you have an opponent in your back.
Eventually he ll foul you, get a yellow / red card, and you can score from the resulting free kick.
If he doesn t foul you just shoot from outside the box and you ll have a good chance of scoring.

Sometimes the AI doesn t know where to pass to, and will just keep posession running a few metres upfield, then back down etc.

Thanks for the demo!

OK, a bit more playing (10 minutes left now ).

I played with North Korea vs Brazil (World Class) and won first try so I think it is too easy.
A lot has to do with the keepers, a shot from outside the box is almost always a goal, as is a free kick.
If the ball is close to them they dive after the ball is in the net.
If the ball is heading straight for them they dive out of the way (almost like Green yesterday evening).
They do make brilliant saves when the ball is going wide, and when you shoot from inside the box.
A strange goal is when you tap the control key so the ball doesn t have the power to cross the line.
The keeper dives, and you just take the ball and walk it in.

I d also change the tackling. I can pick up the ball from defence and more often than not I can dribble it to just outside the box.
Either I get brought down by a tackle from behind, or I can shoot from distance...both result in a goal.
If I get fouled, the AI almost always gets a yellow, and seeing as that happens a lot, a lot of players are booked / sent off.
Seeing as I score a lot this way, I don t need to pass the ball at all.

I d also check the goal attempts statistic as I was 2-0 up (one free kick and a distance shot), but still had 0 goal attempts.
And the replays could be a bit longer, my mega-distance free kick was too long to be shown in full .

I do like the game so it s certainly not all criticism, there s an awful lot of fun to be had with the game .
Just trying to explain why I think it s too easy as it is at the moment.
I haven t played any other versions so I can t compare them.

Congratulations .
A good game and it seems to be getting the praise and reviews it deserves .

This game looks so much like Sensi 98!