The World Cup is great, isn’t it? Three games of football on every day, showcasing the best talent in the world. A party atmosphere that makes you want to go and buy ice cold beer and join in, albeit in your living room with some friends and not the blistering heat of South Africa. In some ways 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa hits these highs, capturing the fun and frolics of the occasion. In other aspects, however, it’s still just plain old frustrating FIFA.
The base gameplay mode is obviously the 2010 World Cup, allowing you to play through the real group stages or create an alternate present by playing your own qualifications. EA have even gone one step further with that thanks to the Story of Qualifying game mode. Once you get past the huge Coca Cola Zero image, you find yourself with a list of scenarios from each region in the world. These scenarios place you into a losing situation with only minutes to change the outcome. For example, Scotland against Holland, 86th minute, a win would see Scotland with a chance of qualification – and yes, I played this one first, and still lost it.
