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Token update of FIFA 07 with glossy finish, yet we're still excited

Words: Richard Grisham, GamesRadar US

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Which, predictably, is the major sticking point - it doesn’t really bring any of these to the table, significant or otherwise. Little has changed on the pitch since FIFA's last PSP romp; gameplay is virtually the same, with a smattering of tweaks. The only obvious addition is the "quick controls" option. We've been suspicious for a while that every update of FIFA is contractually obliged to steal something from Winning Eleven, but this is shameless. A button tap before any restart enables you to take the set-piece quickly, exactly - exactly - like Winning Eleven's quick free-kick option. Even the area where FIFA usually shines brightest - eye candy - is marred by some occasional visual hiccups.

The standard Champions League season and exhibition matches return, and as for different game modes, the narrative Treble is interesting enough. This is 2007, after all, so a fanatical blogosphere will track your successes and failures on the field as your ownership demands you accomplish the most difficult feat in all of sports. Winning your season tables, Cup, and Champions League is freakin' hard even with the best squads on the continent, as this task will have you juggling lineups and managing substitutions like a mad scientist in order to avoid mass collapse of your players.