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Lucozade
Issue 57 - December 9, 1999
 
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FIFA's Fine

Dear Future Gamer

I don't want to sound sad, but your review/hatchet-job on FIFA 2000 was way off the mark. I bought the game on the day of release (28 days ago), not through any misguided brand loyalty but because it finally gave me the chance to hammer a digital Sunderland team, something I have waited a long time for, due to them being unable to last more than five minutes in the Premiership. Anyway, back to the review: "slow frame rate"? Sorry, but there must be something wrong with your PlayStation as it's smooth enough on mine, a lot smoother than FIFA 99. I think you've given a poor rating due to waiting a month for a review copy, and maybe you're not very good at it, or perhaps your team got relegated and are no longer included.

Paul O'Donnell


FG: Whoa, Paul. "Not very good at it"? Not the case. James Price, who reviewed the game, is a great football games player and he knows a good one from a bad one - as do the rest of the Future Gamer team. FIFA 2000 is not a brilliant football game. Actua Soccer 3 and the ISS series are far superior examples of The Beautiful Game. We are right and you are wrong, as this next letter, 'FIFA's Foul', will attest...

Got an opinion or a question? Write to me at andy.smith@futurenet.co.uk...

FIFA's Foul