Title: FIFA 2001   Developer: EA Sports   Type: Sports Soccer
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FIFA 2001
"Surely you don't need us to tell you that this is a sporting simulation of the worlds most 'beautiful game', because FIFA tops the list as the most recognizable association to soccer across the globe… and EA Sports once again hold the exclusive rights to this connection. So it's soccer… So it's FIFA… So the date is 2001… So what's new..?"
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Brenton Davies  "Its Easy To Play
Its Got Way Better Graphics Than Soccer Games Before
Got Lots Of International And League Teams
Its One Of My All Time Favourites"
Graphics  15/20
Playability  43/50
Sound  9/10
Lastability  20/20
87%
Last updated on 2003-02-17 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 52 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Dan Walker  "Fifa 2001!!!!, Wow.

I Thought Fifa 2000 Was Good, Before That I Thought Fifa 99 Was Good, But Fifa 2001 Is Probably One Of The Best Footie Games I Have Played On The Playstation, (next To Iss Pro Evolution 2), I Cant Wait For Fifa 2002!"
Graphics  18/20
Playability  33/50
Sound  9/10
Lastability  20/20
80%
Last updated on 2001-12-17 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 52 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Richard Beaton  "Fifa 2001 Is Brilliant I Play It Every Day and I never Get Board. There Is Room For Improvment But A Big Step From Fifa 2000 Which I Also Have And I Am Not Very Impressed With It."
Graphics  18/20
Playability  48/50
Sound  9/10
Lastability  18/20
93%
Last updated on 2001-10-27 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 52 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Craig Mcclinchey  "What Can I Say, Another Soccer Game! I Dont Think So This Game Has All The Fix-ins but This Is Truely The Best Atempt To Create A Soccer Simulation. I Have Owned This Game Since Christmas
And I Have Been Playing On And Off, But If I Didnt Get Bored Of Games After Playing Them For A Week Non Stop I Would Be Playing It Right Now."
Graphics  18/20
Playability  48/50
Sound  9/10
Lastability  18/20
93%
Last updated on 2001-08-19 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 52 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Brad Game  "Fifa 2001. Not A Bad Game However, This Is Nowhere Near As Good As Iss Pro. The Game Play In This Game Is Not Realsitic Enough And The Passes Always Go To Feet.
I Have Found A Few Bugs In This Game Even Though Reviews Suggests All Bugs Have Been Removed. Not So...........

Bug 1.
When Your Defenders Are Chasing Back For The Ball, You Cannot Choose The Defender Closest To The Ball To Fetch It. (very Annoying)

Bug 2.
Sometimes, Your Keeper Ends Up Taking The Opposition's Goal Kick. This Happens When Your Keeper Catches The Ball From A Corner. (bizzare)
Apart From The Bugs, The Gameplay Is Quite Addictive But Way Too Easy!!!!!!!!!!!!

I Play World Class Mode And Can Still Hump Teams 6-0! However, If It Wasn't For The Much Improved Goalies The Score Would Be Embarrassing."
Graphics  20/20
Playability  43/50
Sound  10/10
Lastability  15/20
88%
Last updated on 2001-07-24 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 52 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Ali Walters  "Many Of The Annoying Problems With Fifa 2000 Have Now Been Rectified, Especially The Irritating Way In Which The Opposition Always Scored With Every Aerial Ball Into The Box, And From Every Set-piece. The Squad Lists Are Up-to-date, The Kits Are (mostly) Up-to-date And The Gameplay Speed Is Slower And More Realistic. Problems? Well, Why Has The "choose Your Own Stadium" Option (last Seen In Rtwc'98) Been Abandoned? It Means That All English Teams, For Instance, Seem To Play All Their Games At Wembley. A List Of 25 Or So Stadiums Would Be Useful. And A Bench Full Of Substitutes Warming Up With An Irate Manager Blasting A Linesman Would Also Be A Nice Touch. Perhaps Some Photographers Behind The Ad Boards? And Shots Of The Players Going Into Their Dressing Rooms. Fifa 2000 Was So Close, But A Long-awaited Feature (the Rest Of Europe Teams) Has Been Inexplicably Axed For 2001. In Terms Of Looks, Fifa 2001 Is From The Same Formula As Its Predecessor, With Some Good Points Added And Others Bizarrely Dropped. Let's Hope Fifa 2002 Includes All The Plus Points This Time."
Graphics  20/20
Playability  48/50
Sound  10/10
Lastability  18/20
96%
Last updated on 2001-07-24 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 52 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Jack O Sullivan  "I Absolutely Love This Game! I Really Do! The Graphics Are Amazing, And The Sound Is Superb! I Consider Myself A Good Player (i Play Professional Level), For Instance I Took Egypt To The Semi-finals Of The World Cup But Those Blasted Czechs' Knocked Me Out Of A Tie With Chile. Oh Well! I Am Now About To Start A New Game As Charlton. Come On You Addicts!"
Graphics  20/20
Playability  48/50
Sound  10/10
Lastability  20/20
98%
Last updated on 2001-07-24 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 52 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Bear Bijan  "I Love To Play Soccer Games And Buys Almost All Ps One Soccer Game. This Is The Worst Soccer Game Of All Time And The Same As All The Fifa Soccer Game By Ea Sports. Ea Sports Just Can Develop A Good Soccer Game In Pcs Version But Not In Ps Version. You Can See This In All The Fifa Game's Graphics, Terrible!!! But The Best Soccer Game I Ever Played Is The Iss Evo Pro. This Is Real Soccer!! But The Iss Pro Evo 2000 Also Sucks.. This Is My Opinion From Playing Soccer Games Almost 10 Years..

I Hope There Are More Quality Games Like The Iss Evolution Pro (winning Eleven 4)!!! Even Through The Graphics Are Less Realistic But It Is Good Enough And The Gameplay Is Really Addictive, I Can Play It Forever!!!"
Graphics  18/20
Playability  20/50
Sound  9/10
Lastability  7/20
54%
Last updated on 2001-07-24 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 52 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Kunal Chopra  "Well I Think That Ea Sports Needs To Do A Lot Of Improvements In Its Fifa Series When It Comes To Graphics.i Think The Gameplay Is Good But The Dissapointing Graphics Spoils All The Fun You Expect From Such A Big Banner In Sports Entertainment.overall The Game Is Average And There Are Better Games Of The Same Type."
Graphics  11/20
Playability  33/50
Sound  9/10
Lastability  15/20
68%
Last updated on 2001-07-24 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 52 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Stephen L  "Ea Sports Has Brought Us Some Of The Best Sport Games Ever Including The Fifa Series But Whats The Point Of Bringing One Out Every Year ?
Yes The Grafics Are Better But The Others Like Fifa 98 Are Cheaper And On The Platinum Lable.
Ok You Can See The Kits And You Have The Players Names Beneth Them And Oh A New Case !!!!!! Big Deal.the Only Good Thing Is The New Players And Harder Goalies. Dont Splash Out 30 Or So Pounds
Get One Of The Earlier Ones And Splash Out On Something Like Iss Pro Evalution"
Graphics  11/20
Playability  20/50
Sound  9/10
Lastability  15/20
55%
Last updated on 2001-07-24 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 52 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
David Leigh  "I Think This Is A Class Game Because Several Improvements Made On The Last Game .the Kits Are Brilliant For The Teams Like Manchester United And West Ham United Etc .the Producers Of The Game Have Made The Game More Challenging As Its Very Hard To Beat The Goalie .say For Instance In Fifa 2000 You Could Play On World Class Or Professional And Win 5 - O ! But The Game Fifa 2001 Is More Challenging .

The Game Is Offering 15 Playable Leagues Like The Premiership And The Serie A Division .the Thing I Most Like The Most Is That You Can Play Champions League Football And A Seasons Fixtures In One Season , Not To Mention The Cup Competition .
I Think The Ea Team Should Put In Two Or More Leagues For One Country So You Can Be Relegated Or Fight For Promotion .

They Could Also Add In The Prospect Of Doing Your Own Stadium And Improving It Eg , Old Trafford ."
Graphics  20/20
Playability  48/50
Sound  10/10
Lastability  20/20
98%
Last updated on 2001-07-24 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 14 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Geoffrey Sharp  "I Have To Admit That I Dont Know A Lot About Football Except For The Odd Rule Or Two.
Yes! Fifa 2001 Might Look Nice.
Yes! Fifa 2001 Might Sound Great.
Yes! Fifa 2001 May Be Now A Little Easier To Play.
I Found That The Player Movement Looked Plain Terrible, I Got The Feeling When The Players Were Running, They Looked As If They Were Skating Around A Green Ice Rink (slip Sliding Away).
I Also Found That When You Cranked Up The Speed Of The Game When The Camera Was Zoomed In On The Play, The Game Became Jerky.
I Myself Have Played Iss Pro 98 And Iss Evolution Since It Was First Released And Believe That It Is Still Far More Superior Than Fifa 2001.
Yes! Iss Evolution May Not Look As Nice.
Yes! Iss Evolution May Not Sound As Great.
Yes! Iss Evolution Does Not Have The Licence To Use Real Player's Names.
It Does Though, Have Smoother Player Animations, Faster Frame Rates And Most Important, Better Gameplay!"
Graphics  7/20
Playability  33/50
Sound  9/10
Lastability  7/20
56%
Last updated on 2001-07-24 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 5 days.
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PS2 Review SUMMARY and SCORE
Mark Dutton  "While Pleased Overall With The Improvements To This Game Such As Getting Back The British Commentators, Better Motions, And Up To Date Teams, I'm Still Disappointed By The Lack Of Intelligent Runs The Forwards Make, The Inability Of The Through Balls To Go Into Spaces Rather To The Player's Feet, And The Difficulty Linking Dribbling Moves Against Defenders Which Usually Results In Getting Tackled Every Time You Try And Take On More Than One Defender. The Defenders Also Do Illogical Things When It Comes To Marking Players. Set Plays Are Still Impossible To Predict Or Defend Against.

Why Is It The Forwards Slow Down Once They Have Beaten A Defender?"
Graphics  20/20
Playability  48/50
Sound  9/10
Lastability  18/20
95%
Last updated on 2001-07-24 and based on views after owning/playing for approx 52 days.
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GRAPHICS:
Very Poor - an embarrassment to the console
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Quality visuals that clearly show the power of this machine
Graphical masterpiece that is amongst the best currently available
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This game has graphics that were never thought possible on this console

SOUND:
Makes little use of the CD capacity and audio hardware
Functional sounds that compliment the on-screen action
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No fun to play, control is bad, gameplay lacks ideas
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Wouldn't even buy for your worst enemy
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