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This has been out for a couple of days now and i have spent a bit of time playing it , the game is very average basically , there was me thinking maybe this year EA could actually create a football game that would compare to PES(pro evolution soccer) , but i was proved wrong.The gameplay is so slow and sloppy it is nearly painful just to play , the shooting (which Fifa has always had a lack of realism in) has not improved at all very average unlike it's rival PES. A slight positive is the graphics seem to have been updated alot since 07' making it a nice game to look at , but to be honest i would rather have gameplay over graphics , but i will give credit where it is due ,it will look alot better than PES will this year.The only other positives really from the demo were the new tricks that have been added to the gameplay which add's another way of getting around the player your up against, which will be interesting to see online against friends giving you the oppotunity for a bit of a low blow.The Arena also returns to 08' giving you the chance to practise tricks and so forth, and also adding a new running technique while in the arena as when you pull the R trigger it does a 'gears of war' run behind the player a nice little feature , but does not make up for the game in general.But back to the negatives, the first touch on the demo was also very sloppy like the gameplay in general not giving a very realistic feel to the game.

All in all i would rate the Demo around a 4/10 ,Poor to an extent hopefully the full game has a bit more to offer with maybe some new features we are yet to see but i wouldnt hold your breath..I know there are not many football (soccer) fans on the forums , but i thought i would share my view to the minority on the site..