WHAT AN IMPROVEMENT
First things first, the game plays as dream, a especially with the new 360 degrees movement, the movement of the ball and the players looks really good and all of it acts unpredictable. What's also a great improvement is the AI, especially you're teams, its noting compared to FIFA09 which was all over the place. It's been a long time since I've been so addictive to a sports game like FIFA. I also like the new player improvement, that some players by scoring much, passing the ball good and often, or just a getting a good rating as player of the match, that they grow during the season and not only at the end of it. What's also great, what I think is the tutorial clips, explaining how to use the controls.
But I'm writing this to complain like any other real FIFA-fan.
What I found quite annoying was, when I sold a player in the transfer season my whole team would change, (I would rather say get messed up) without mine permission, and that's even with the assistant coach turned off. You kinda wondering then, is it really turned off. What I also find lacking is the interest of other teams in your star players, there is none at all. They only want you're youngest bench sitters and the worst thing about this is, they are offering peanuts. How dare they.........
That's an option what's gone missing for when a team offers you a sum, you can't tell them or ask them for more. You only have the option of accept or reject. And another thing what's missing is the youth academy, what I thought was kinda cool. Following one of your own youth and seeing him progress to a major player in your team. Bring it back or give us the option of choosing countries instead of continents. I'll always try to keep the nationality as much as the same as the country I'm playing in.
What I found annoying playing online was (especially the weekends) that it happens to often that I loose my connection with EA-nation, and that of course means I can't finish my game I was winning or losing. This has to do with the amount of people playing at that time, whats only good news for us FIFA-heads. But they should be prepared for these kinda things, especially announcing and promoting that they have had over 40 million players playing FIFA. I also have noticed that the game play is slightly different online. The passing is different, it doesn't always pass to the right player I ask it to and the pass power (by holding the pass button longer) doesn't always work correctly. And some times, and I only mean some times, one of my players just freezes up and this always happens in the 16 yard box. Maybe it's that player the nerves.....