Fifa 99 (N64, PSX, PC)

Players: 1-4, Game Type: Football Sim, Made by: EA Sports

Best Bit: Scoring a Dramatic Last Minute Goal to win a European Trophy, Man United style!

Why do some magazines underrate FIFA so much? The latest installment hastwo new leagues plus loadsa extra Euopean Teams and all the European Cups. Then there is the much sped up gameplay which flows so much better and indeed the control delay of FIFA 98 seems now to be non- existant. There are tons of new skill moves such as the double step over and step over nutmeg and now heading and volleying is much easier. This years FIFA also sees may new play modes: The european dream league and golden goal and also 20 amazing stadia including Ibrox, Old Trafford, the Santiago Bernabou and the Stadio Del Alppi, sadly only truly brought to life on the N64. There is some great commentry again from John Motson and a brilliant soundtrack from Fatboy Slim. The only let down on the N64 is how the World Class difficulty setting makes your goalie poorer rather than the computer actually outplaying you, scoring some dubiously soft goals from long range, wheras on the PC goalkeeping skills are always world class. Well worth buying, a quality game which easily warrants a rating of 91%.

Other reviews N64 magazine: 83% Nintendo magazine: 90%