FIFA Soccer 2003

by EA

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• ASIN: B00006ZCCW
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 5, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,201 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #14 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Sports > Soccer

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2

Amazon.com Product Description

FIFA Soccer 2003 lets you play with all the best clubs, players, and national teams. The Club Championship highlights the top 18 club teams with intense detail, including team-specific stadiums and chants. You will have total ball control: use your feet and head to control the ball like never before. You will also be able to use free kicks and corner kicks to set up a shot or even score directly. Computer opponents will adopt tactics based on the real game situations.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars this is awesome, August 8, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: FIFA Soccer 2003 (Video Game)

this game is so awesome. The graphics are unbelievable. It looks like a real game. The gameplay is fantastic, honestly. It is extremely realistic and you have to have skill to score goals. I thought Fifa World Cup 2002 was an awesome game but it had its flaws. One of those was the ridiculous easiness of goal scoring. I was able to win games 10-0 on World Class! You could just dribble straight past people and shoot the ball straight in. This game is much better. The defenses hold up very well. You need skill and superior passing to beat the defense. It is much more exciting and challenging this way.

Some flaws. First of all, the controller setup is kinda confusing-sprint is changed from triangle to R1, etc. Second, it is nearly impossible to score on long-range shots. The AI goalies have superhuman abilities which will stop even the most brilliant shots. You can almost never score unless the ball is 20 yards or less away from the goal. Third, the pass button doesn't have a power meter so all you can do is hope your passes have enough pace to get to your teammates. Finally, the headers in this game are very poor. You hold down triangle for all of them, eliminating any differences between passing, clearing, and shooting headers.

Overall, this game is very realistic and well-made. EA still has a ways to go though. They need to expand as well as they do on other sports games, i.e. Madden.
Things missing/wrong-
~Eddie Pope is one of the worst players in the game-42 overall!!!
~No different modes, i.e. practice, training, create-a-team/player
~Once you complete a season, your team is gone and you have to start a new one. This means no off-season, player development, etc.
~Where's the professional Dutch league? Where's the Holland National Team!?!? What's going on there EA?

good game though, best fifa game so far. I recommend it to everyone, especially those who know how soccer is really played.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like watching the pros, January 22, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: FIFA Soccer 2003 (Video Game)

when I first boought fifa 2003 i forgot it was a video game it was so realistic. The graphics are awesome and so are the gameplay.You can manage a team (buy and sell) in a season, or club champoinship. You can play any club you name in the pros and it has it (english league,italian leaque, spanish leaque, german league, scottish leaque, Mls-amercan leauge, korean leaque, brazilian league, swedish league, rest of world league and i think thats it, there might be more). it may be boring if u play exhibitionsor multiplayer but on seasons its so fun. you can also unlock tournamounts and stadiums. they even have the brand names on 95% of the jerseys and u can also check all the teams jerseys in the hall of kits. it also has the new freestyle control which i havn't mastered yet but when you pull of a move its a crazy move. the only bad thing i can say about this game is u can't create players and there is no indoor stadium like in the game fifa 98 road to world cup on n64. I definetly without question recomend you to buy this game and if you dont buy it rent it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Different than Fifa2k2, but I think better, November 7, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: FIFA Soccer 2003 (Video Game)

The only other soccer game I have is Fifa 2k2, so I can't compare this to PES 2, which lots of people seem to like. On its own merits, it's a really fun game. Compared to 2k2, I feel more like I'm playing real soccer. In 2K2, I normally scored by kicking it deep (often from goal) and having my forwards outrun the defenders. Or, I would slide tackle a defender and go 1-on-1 with the goalie. Couldn't master much else, except the occasional 1-touch flick with the rt. stick, which worked magically well. In 2K3, the goalie rarely kicks so far and the defenders are smarter. Instead, I am able to pass around the perimeter of the box (mostly X-button), looking for an open shot. Or, I can build a good run up the wings. I also actually can/need to pass backwards to set up an attack on occasion. It just looks and feels more like the actual flow of a soccer game.

Other improvements: Less repetition, e.g., goalie kicks no longer go exactly the same place every time. Better AI, especially in its responsiveness to game situations, e.g., throw everyone up-field if one down late in the game. Easier controls outside the game, e.g., choosing teams, team management, playing a whole season. I really like the right stick free-form moves, especially knocking the ball forward (great fun with Ruud Van Nistelrooy) Feels more like a broadcast game, with better replays and half-time/end of game highlights. Graphics are improved, overall. I like the ability to pressure a player on defense. My uncontrolled players on both offense and defense spend less time doing either nothing or the wrong thing. Kick it randomly up-field and it wont magically go to one of your players.

Several minuses: I find headers really hard to manage, and understand they might not even be possible if you are unmarked. The default camera angle (combined with everything being a bit smaller) sometimes makes it hard to see exactly what is going on and who is where, especially in the goal square. I havent explored the other available angles in enough detail to see if one of them might be better. What happened to the tutorial segment and the bloopers?! The new announcer is fine, but nothing more. What happened to Andy Gray?!

Overally, if you liked 2002, youll probably spend an hour adjusting to the new controls & gameplay (I used Manchester United to take on Rapid Bucharest, so my ego didnt get totally slammed while I did so). After that, youll probably really enjoy it. Your mileage (kilometerage?) may, of course, vary.

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