

The stadia are very impressive, although entirely made up, while the replay system is the same at last years - which is as intuitive and slick as ever. They're certainly a big improvement over last year, and it's noticeable how much extra effort has been made in the animation department - which was already excellent. Clearly EA, the world's number one publisher, had to go back to the drawing board - and fast, and the result is the best FIFA since, ooh, FIFA '98.
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FIFA was all style over substance and had very little in common with real life football, while Pro Evo simply oozed gameplay subtlety, class and depth - the very antithesis of FIFA's air headed, bubblegum chewing bimbo approach.

But how had one of gaming's most popular brands been usurped so dramatically? Well, even the most casual gamer could spot that Konami's effort was in a different league in terms of gameplay. For the first time EA found its lynchpin brand outsold, outsmarted, and out of favour - and all this despite huge marketing support, slick presentation, high profile endorsements and all the official stadia, player faces et al. But after years of chipping away quietly, Konami finally broke through commercially with last year's ecstatically well received Pro Evolution Soccer. There was a time, not so long ago, when EA simply ruled the football roost - at least in sales terms.
