2010 FIFA World Cup

by Electronic Arts

• Non-stop action pits you against friends in head-to-head challenges utilizing the Strike It System. Shake the Wii-mote perfectly in order to score or defend free-kicks, penalties, and corners, creating frantic action on the pitch.
• Compete as one of 199 teams from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final and play in any of the 10 official stadiums used in the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament.
• You and up to 31 friends can re-create the official tournament. Choose a country and advance through the tournament by taking on and defeating your friends one at a time to write your own history.
• Enjoy extensive multiplayer functionality, including 4-player versus support both online and offline.
• Compete in Global Elimination, a multiplayer, knockout-style tournament against up to three friends. Draft and strategically select countries to play as, create alliances and gang-up on rivals until only one remains.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002WF13Y8
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.2 inches ; 3.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: April 27, 2010
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,131 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #4 in Video Games > Wii > Games > Sports > Soccer
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Nintendo Wii

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With 2010 FIFA World Cup EA Sports celebrates the single largest sporting event on the planet with the only official and exclusively licensed video game for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. Featuring all 199 national teams that took part in qualification and all 10 officially licensed stadiums to be used in South Africa, tournament creation allowing for 32 participants, and 4-player multiplayer support online and offline, 2010 FIFA World Cup is an experience not to missed by soccer fans and those new to the game alike. The World's Game Comes Alive on Wii In Electronic Arts' 2010 FIFA World Cup players take on the ultimate footling challenge, to lead your home nation in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament, from the group stage through the knockout rounds to a virtual re-creation of the championship final. Presented in an art style that celebrates the cultural vibrancy of the first FIFA World Cup to be held in South Africa and in true-to-life detail, including confetti rain, streamers, and fireworks, 2010 FIFA World Cup features all 10 official licensed stadiums in South Africa and all 199 national teams that took part in qualification. Through it the stage is set for 32 friends to compete for the chance to be crowned 2010 FIFA World Cup champion. Score the goal that lifts your nation to victory and mark the occasion with user-controlled celebrations. 2010 FIFA World Cup features nonstop football action that pits you against friends or the CPU in head-to-head challenges utilizing the Strike It System. Shake the Wii Remote perfectly in order to either score or defend free-kicks, penalties, and corners, creating frantic competition on the pitch. Even goal kicks have been enhanced to showcase one-on-one battles. Key Game Features All the official teams and stadiums in play at the 2010 South African event. View larger. Win the 2010 FIFA World Cup - Compete as one of 199 teams from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final. Play in any of the 10 official stadiums that come to life with the pageantry and festivity of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Play the Official Tournament with Friends - You and up to 31 friends can re-create the official tournament. Choose a country and advance through the tournament by taking on and defeating your friends one at a time to write your own history. Multiplayer Action - Enjoy extensive multiplayer functionality, including 4-player versus support both online and offline. Spectacular Presentation - 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa comes to life in spectacular fashion with all the emotion and pageantry of the official tournament, including all 10 official licensed stadiums. Experience confetti cannons, streamers, giant banners, seat cards, flags and fireworks as if you were in South Africa. Global Elimination Tournament - Compete in Global Elimination, a multiplayer, knockout-style tournament against up to three friends. Draft and strategically select countries to play as, create alliances and gang-up on rivals until only one player is declared the winner. Build Zakumi’s Dream Team - Take on all 32 countries who have qualified for the World Cup in head-to-head matches with challenges. Begin with random players and then steal your opponents’ players after each victory. Win a challenge and pick a player until you have conquered the world. Take your Dream Team to a friend’s house on your Wii Remote. Strike It System - Nonstop football action pits you against friends in head-to-head challenges utilizing the Strike It System. Shake the Wii-mote perfectly in order to either score or defend free-kicks, penalties, and corners, creating frantic action on the pitch. User-controlled Celebrations - Score a goal and then use the +Control Pad to pull off celebrations and admire your performance via a new close-in camera that really delivers the emotion of each goal scored. Earn Awards - For the first time on Wii, earn awards by scoring goals or completing tasks. Pick-up-and-Play Controls - New, accessible control scheme option enables even newcomers to video games to compete for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Choose to play the style that best suits your skills, from All-Play for novices to Pro Control for experienced players. Authentic Stadiums - Compete in all 10 official stadiums of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. Screenshots: 4-player versus multiplayer. View larger. 32-player tournament. View larger. Realistic World Cup action. View larger. Build you dream team. View larger.

Product Description

Everyone can play in the FIFA World Cup! Product Information2010 FIFA World Cup lets you take on the challenge of leading your home nation in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament from the group stage through the knockout rounds to a virtual re-creation of the championship final.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent game but more of the same, good for kids May 24, 2010

By Surgery100

Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii

Fun: 3.0 out of 5 stars   

It's a decent, arcade-ish, multiplayer-oriented soccer game, but it suffers from being far too similar to FIFA 10 (if you already own FIFA 10 you're getting just slightly more than a re-skin of it). The game features unrealistic physics and some crazy-insane slow-mo effects (very Matrix-like) to really bring out the all-important "cool factor," however, it eschews realism in favor of fast-paced fun.

The rest of the gameplay feels very old school with only eight directions available for movement which makes it very tough to have effective runs up the field and even tougher to turn the corner around the defender. Other annoyances come when you try to intricately weave passes through the defense. Having through balls and standard passes on the same button is a real mistake. You can no longer hold down the pass button to determine its power, as holding it down now triggers a through ball. Too often the player I'm trying to pass to was too far away for the game to realize where I was trying to go with the pass. Instead of it auto-detecting the distance and delivering a slightly faster-paced kick, all I got was a tap of the ball that then rolled five feet in front of my player. If you have a Classic Controller, I'd recommend using it. The results are much better than what you'll get with either the Wii Remote and Nunchuk combination or just the Wii Remote.

This game will appease younger gamers who just want to go kick the soccer ball, hear unrealistically loud noises when players take a shot and see lots of bright colors.

If you want to just finish a match with incredible scores and using fantastic tricks, this is your soccer game.... Those looking for a realistic soccer game won't find it here, you'd still better stick with Pro Evolution Soccer, far deeper and more satisfying. Read more ›

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Game for the International football fan June 28, 2010

By Jason Gurran

Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii|Amazon Verified Purchase

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

If you are a football fan, specifically an International football fan then this game is right for you. No it's not Soccer, it's football!

Surely you must have tried one of the EA Sports FIFA games and if you haven't you should. South Africa 2010 game is pretty much the same as FIFA 2010 (which is based primarily on club football) but focused on International teams with some mild improvements. Graphics and output is very nice. Some basic highlights:

You can "Hit the pitch"
Challenge ANY of the final 200 teams in qualifying for World Cup
You can create your own world cup
Swap teams for the final 32
Change the teams in groups of your choice
Or even swap players (ridiculous but true)
It has on-line playing
And in interesting challenge to create your dream team

However, it's all based on the structure of the South Africa World Cup; stadiums, dates, venues and the ever controversial vuvuzela! Amazing how this games captures a lot of the realities including that darn ball that flies everywhere!

Negatives from my experience:

The game does come with a few glitches every now and then
Celebrating a goal is quite lame in comparison to FIFA 2010 (I really hope they revert in later editions)
For the Die hard fan, the teams skill and capability is based on FIFA ranking so France and Italy for example are a lot better in the game than actual performance (no offense to the fans)
If your team did not qualify, you'll realise that your player make really silly mistakes because again, it's based on the Fifa ranking.

That's my view.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Not crazy about it August 15, 2010

By Rice Delman

Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii|Amazon Verified Purchase

Fun: 3.0 out of 5 stars   

I got this for a World Cup tournament at work, and it's an ok game, but if you don't have the nunchuck for each Wii-Mote, you have to let the computer control the direction of your players, and they usually tend to run right up the middle.

Kinda a poor execution of control in my opinion since there IS a directional pad, but it only gets used for post-goal celebrations.

Bottom line: This game is good for four-players only if you have four Wii-Motes AND four nunchucks, otherwise you leave 85% of the "playing" up to the computer.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars totally awesome!!!!!! August 23, 2010

A Kid's Review

Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

This game features some cool game modes such as Zakumi's dream team where you make your own team and collect better players by beating challenges and try and make the bet dream team possible .
If you want to do the actual world cup you can . First you select your team,then you start your world cup I highly suggest this game.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars The slow motion bionic shots are annoying May 12, 2010

By Jerry

Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii

Fun: 3.0 out of 5 stars   

I like the fact that you could use the new Classic Controller Pro, and that you could play any country in the world. The main thing that's annoying is shooting at goal. I was looking for a setting to change the way shots are presented. I saw some unfavorable reviews for FIFA 10 regarding this horrendous way of shooting the ball at the goal. Every shot seems unrealistic, like as if it's going 110 miles an hour. I don't see many finesse shots, like in real life, on the ground, swerves, deflections, or chip shots. You can adjust to chip it, and it looks all right. Then the shot is shown in slow motion. How annoying. The replay looks so much better. I have only played against the CPU, and the opposing team will take the hardest possible shot from 30 or 35 yards out. Remember, the box is at 18 yards out in real life. My goalkeeper can't even catch it from 35 yards out. That is very unrealistic. In real life, a keeper could most likely control it from that far out. Plus, on corners, the players do acrobatic and bionic looking shots. I think this series of games has devolved. What is the EA brand thinking? I hope they make it look more realistic like years past.