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Misses the Goal- by a longshot

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 11
Date: December 05, 2000
Author: Amazon User

this edition of FIFA just does not make the cut. i read the poor reviews, didn't believe them, and got a copy of FIFA yesterday. i played 1-and-a-half games and quit. the game is awful. what happened? i have been a EA-Sports soccer fan since World Cup '98 (classic game)....FIFA 99 was great...FIFA 2000 was pretty good, even with the horrible "Americanized commentary" added....but FIFA 2001? forget about it. the animation is choppy...the players don't move in a fluid motion...the pitch looks like crab grass...i'm tellin ya, i was so disappointed....i will say it was nice to hear John Motson back in the booth!! just to prove how great the other games were, i popped in FIFA '99 and World Cup '98 to play a couple matches...amazing difference. i always thought video games were supposed to get better with every addition to the catalog....FIFA 2001 is proof that just isn't the case. sorry EA-Sports, you really blew it with FIFA 2001....wait a minute...why am i apoligizing??? EA-Sports should apoligize to every FIFA fan....

Invincible Goalkeepers?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 8
Date: November 08, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The graphics didn't seem that much better than other Fifa games, and sometimes the players themselves don't know where the ball is. The goalkeepers are the greatest, all of them. To a certain point it gets annoying, they save every shot! Rent this game before you go out and buy it, and see if you like or not.

FIFA leaves a lot to be desired

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have been a long time FIFA fan, dating way back to the original in '94 for Sega Genesis. I was very excited with this year's model....until I brought it home. While the huge pool of teams to choose from quite nice, the overall gameplay leaves a lot to be desired. I love soccer and enjoy the beauty of the game, unfortunately EA was unable to put that beauty into its game. A number of things are frustarting: (1) The goalkeepers leave a lot to be desired. While improved over past versions, they still do no justice to their human counterparts. (2) They do not charge out on crosses, do not charge on breakaways until the attacker is at the penalty stripe. (3) When on offense,your teammates just stand around, they don't make runs to try and get open to attack the net, your midfielders and defenders don't push up on the attack, so the only people that score are your forwards. (4) When playing the computer, when they are on offense, they always have people wide open, your defenders are no where to be found. All these things are rarely found on the real pitch on any level professional or otherwise. As a true fan of the glorious game of football, I'm left feeling frustrated, angry, and disappointed in what could've been. I wouldn't suggest buying this, if I could get my money back I would in a second.

A step back: few functions improved, some are worse

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I jumped from FIFA 1998 to 2001 - and was suprised about how little had been improved during those three pivotal years.

Although I like some of the customizable functions - and the added challenge of "multi-year" play with relegation and promotion - some of the best features that made 1998 FIFA more realistic have been taken away.

Here's the first REAL ANNOYING thing: the realistic songs and cheers have been replaced by slightly reverbed crowd cheers from their NBA game series....you can even distinctly hear specific basketball references and cheers from the crowd - very, very disappointing. If they would have just kept the same sounds from FIFA 1998 that would be better.

Secondly, you play in a generic stadium, versus the team specific stadiums. Again, why take away features that were already there?

Game play is more difficult...which is a good thing: no more 22-1 drubbings. Although i think certain teams were given an unrealistic amount of money for their transfers, whilst others were given a whole lot less....such as Celtic and Rangers, two of the most profitable teams in Europe, have very little money to spend on transfers versus less profitable teams in the EPL.

All in all, a bit of a disappointment.

Get it if you are a Soccer fan.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

With PS2, one would expect this caliber of graphics. The announcer commentaries were very well done, and the game has the look and feel of a real soccer game.

I would hate compare this to Madden 2001 Football, but not being a Soccer fan, I found the gameplay to be a bit boring. Call it more realistic if you will, but a game that ends with 2-1 final score doesn't quite give me the excitement of winning 37-35 in Madden.

I played with few die-hard Soccer fans and even they agree that while they thought the graphics was awsome, the gameplay could use a shot of adrenaline.

I would only get this if you are used to FIFA series and enjoy Soccer. Having all the sports title currently offered for PS2, I found FIFA to get around 10 percent playing time.

FIFA 2001-A Good Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: August 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

OK Let me get started. First of all it don't have all the hair styles that the version for PS2 and PC have, also you can't set the stadium you want to play in like PS2 and PC, but it has more weather conditions than the PS2 and PC have (which I like) and you can play in the "Dusk" time of day, which you can't in PS2 and PC (I like that too). And you can't set the weather and time of day at "Random" which PS2 and PC can (that don't matter to me much). So that's my review, I think it's a "4 Star" game. It's OK. Thanks for hearing me out. C ya!

Viva Henry.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: September 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is an excellent sports game, with great graphics even in Classic Playstation format. Computer opponents, even at their highest level, often end up in free-for-all, less than realistic scoring barrages- but its still fun.

Head-head play is fantastic.

One Great Soccer Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I read all the reviews before I purchased this game. I have to admit that I purchased it with a bit of trepidation. Upon the first game I was not disappointed at all. The graphics are great, as great as they can be on a PS1, club teams international teams, all the great tournaments. Player animations are good, you cannot run up the score the way you could in earlier versions. Computer AI is a bit shallow though and refereeing is non-existent but overall this is a great title and a must have for any soccer fan with a PS1. Hats off to EA for getting rid of the ridiculous commentary from FIFA 200 and bringing back John Motson!

Can't stop playing!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I am a Brazilian Soccer Player and Fan I own all the Fifa's since FIFA 94. I believe this version is the best one of all but still with some bad mistakes as players skill(unreall)and just a few teams from South America.I don't understand how FIFA 2001 could have all the league teams from Austria,Belgium,Greece and Sweden. Sorry but who are they in Soccer's World??? What about the South American teams ?? Which club won the clubs World Cup in 2000?? Boca Juniors Anyway I play FIFA every single day with friends or against the PS(bad skills!)and I'm already waiting for the next release. If anyone want to change informations or cheats about FIFA please contact me and maybe some day we can play against each other and I can show a litlle bit more about the way Brazilians play this game.

FIFA 2001

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 17
Date: November 07, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is definetley a must have for fans of EA Sports or sports video games for that matter. Everyone that has played an addition of Fifa in the past will immediately notice the similarities to earlier additions of the game, but this is still a must buy. They have added a number of new international teams which adds to the excitment in cup play. The game play is also a good deal smoother and they have accomplished this without sacrificing anything in terms of the graphics. The game is also a bit more difficult which is a plus since after a few hours of play one could easily master the 2000 edition. I have heard complaints about the size of the players, but I find that they need to be that small in order for the game to be played well. If you prefer bigger players try a differnet camera angle. In the end the game is similar to earlier versions, but still has enough new quirks to be worth the money.

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