FIFA Football 2005 (GameCube) Preview

One of our major gripes with the surprisingly good predecessor was the ease at which you could score. After time on World Class mode we would find ourselves winning by scores as stupid as Liverpool 16

Both single player and multiplayer sections are hugely enjoyable. The satisfaction from scoring a goal by playing good football is a bigger factor than ever, as this version forces you to play good football, rather than simply trying to cheat the games flaws. Crossing, long passes, making runs, pass and move football. It is all in here, and as Arsen

One flaw that has reared its ugly head is the re-emergence of poor and loose controls. Players seem to be sluggish and at times a little tricky to direct accurately. The general arcade feel to it though is a good one, and one that will attract the idiots who like the name and the more sensible people that own a GameCube and thus can't get their hands on Pro Evolution.

As always the graphics and sounds are excellent. The players look a lot more alike their living versions and there are more stadiums than ever before. All the teams, all the players, all the sights and all the sounds. The usual FIFA boasts, and not much more besides.