First, Let me say I have played FIFA for the last 2 years on an XBOX. Today I played WE6 for the first time.....
Since I found out that WE6 was coming to the states, I had been looking for my opportunity and money to go buy a PS2 and WE6. Well the time had come. The rush of excitement was incredible as I grabbed the PS2 controller and waited for the game to load. My buddy (who also bleeds FIFA) was as excited as I. We were about to play for the very first time the much talked about soccer sim that had taken Europe by storm over the last couple of years. The very game that seems to hover over and make jokes out of the FIFA franchise. The very game that gets hyped all over the net as damn near the second coming. Once we navigated through the menu and were selecting teams the lack of a FIFA license was obvious - So what! I know this game is all about game play!! The game started and my WE6 career was about to explode..... the players took the pitch, the crowd was in a frenzy and then.............. Play started and the reality of WE6 hit home
"What the hell is this?" was my first impression and last. The graphics were so so at best, there was NO responsiveness to the players and their movement. All human controlled player responses were very delayed, like we were playing the game with all 11 players all tripping out on a Valium and XanaX cocktail. My 2 year old can kick a soccer ball with more velocity than these guys. And how about those freaking huge letters telling me it's a GOAL KICK , or THROW IN - I understand the game, you dont have to take up a third of my screen telling me that. To enjoy the game I needed to pop a few Xanax myself. I kept wanting to send a player on a run into open space and then I forgot i was playing WE6. I modded my xbox just to play ISS2 and thought that was a step up from Fifa 2002 - But a far cry from Fifa 2003. WE6 seems like only a little better version of ISS.
For all the talk about this game and all the anticipation....... I just don't get it. In my opinion this game is very over rated. I understand what everyone says and I see some of the positives. But I can tell you 10 times out of 10 - I am going to play FIFA.
Since I found out that WE6 was coming to the states, I had been looking for my opportunity and money to go buy a PS2 and WE6. Well the time had come. The rush of excitement was incredible as I grabbed the PS2 controller and waited for the game to load. My buddy (who also bleeds FIFA) was as excited as I. We were about to play for the very first time the much talked about soccer sim that had taken Europe by storm over the last couple of years. The very game that seems to hover over and make jokes out of the FIFA franchise. The very game that gets hyped all over the net as damn near the second coming. Once we navigated through the menu and were selecting teams the lack of a FIFA license was obvious - So what! I know this game is all about game play!! The game started and my WE6 career was about to explode..... the players took the pitch, the crowd was in a frenzy and then.............. Play started and the reality of WE6 hit home
"What the hell is this?" was my first impression and last. The graphics were so so at best, there was NO responsiveness to the players and their movement. All human controlled player responses were very delayed, like we were playing the game with all 11 players all tripping out on a Valium and XanaX cocktail. My 2 year old can kick a soccer ball with more velocity than these guys. And how about those freaking huge letters telling me it's a GOAL KICK , or THROW IN - I understand the game, you dont have to take up a third of my screen telling me that. To enjoy the game I needed to pop a few Xanax myself. I kept wanting to send a player on a run into open space and then I forgot i was playing WE6. I modded my xbox just to play ISS2 and thought that was a step up from Fifa 2002 - But a far cry from Fifa 2003. WE6 seems like only a little better version of ISS.
For all the talk about this game and all the anticipation....... I just don't get it. In my opinion this game is very over rated. I understand what everyone says and I see some of the positives. But I can tell you 10 times out of 10 - I am going to play FIFA.