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World Cup 2014 review

The “World Cup Fifa 2014, super-duper World Cup, FIFA” game is basically just FIFA 14, with slightly fuzzier graphics and a more arcade style control scheme. EA wants £40 (That’s 8 whole Bison Dollars) for it.



I’m tempted just to end the review there to be honest. I can’t think of anything else you’d really need to know about this game. If you’ve played FIFA 14, you’ll essentially already know exactly what to expect. If you haven’t played FIFA 14, you’ll find this reasonably easy to get in to. The difficulty has been toned down quite a bit, so newcomers and casual gamers (Who I think are the intended audience to be honest) should be able to adapt and thrive quite quickly.



One good thing about this game is that EA have bothered to shell out the money so that every team is represented here, along with real player names and kits. I decided to celebrate the occasion by playing as Wales, who are normally left out on the standard FIFA titles.



You can choose to dive straight into the World Cup or go through qualifying. If you’re playing as a lower ranked team, such as Wales, I suggest you play through the qualifying rounds. As qualifying progresses your player’s stats increase over the campaign, which is essential if you’re playing as a team with weaker players.



The amount of friendlies the game makes you play though is outrageous. If you pick a team in UEFA, the game starts in 2010 and you have to slog through about 7-8 friendlies before you even get to play a World Cup qualifier. I’ve not tried other confederations yet, so this might just be exclusive to UEFA. Still, it’s a massive pain. I’m all for an odd friendly here or there, but this is just overkill and feels very much like padding.



There are over 100 teams in the game for Crepes Sake! That’s plenty of replay time for idiots like me who want to win the whole shebang with Cook Islands “for a laugh”. I’m less inclined to do this now, as I just don’t have the time to wade through all the chuffing friendlies.



The gameplay for FIFA games is something where if you’re used to computer games, you’ll probably be able to pick them up without too much angst. The two button system is great for rookies who want a more simplistic game. People buying this game will either be FIFA fans already, like me, or probably lapsed FIFA fans who feel like playing the game during the tournament. There’s something here that will satisfy both groups to a certain extent, but the price is just too high in my opinion. This should be £20-£30 tops I think.



The gameplay been simplified and feels a bit, what’s the word I need here?, squashy in comparison to FIFA 14. It just feels at times like you’re riding a bike with stabilisers. The graphics also don’t seem to be as tight as on FIFA 14. It just looks a bit misty, a bit fuzzy and a bit less defined on this game for some reason.



And why can’t I change the captain during the match? Seriously EA, why can’t I do this? I mean, it seems like a pretty easy bit of programming that even you should be capable of.



Anyway, even though there isn’t anything technically wrong with this game as such, I just can’t recommend it because it just isn’t worth the £40 they want for it.



Rating - 0/10, because you shouldn't buy it and less because it's actually bad, if that makes any sense?

Garth Crooks is Angry!

Garth Crooks is angry.



He’s very angry indeed.



If he was any angrier, he’d have to change his name to Garth Angry and move to an Angry apartment in Angryville and open an Angry orangery where he sold Angry oranges to make Angry orange cordial.



What’s raised his ire I hear you ask?



Simple, he’s annoyed, and justifiably so I might add, about Everton’s 2-1 victory over Cardiff at the weekend.



Find below, Crooks disgruntled comments. You can literally picture steam coming out of his ears



"After he scored such a lucky winner for Everton against Cardiff I´m almost tempted, if you´ll excuse the pun, to call the right-back ´Shameless´ Coleman. Particularly for celebrating his goal, courtesy of a mis-kick, by doing a lap of honour around Goodison Park.



He maybe should have apologised to David Marshall for the fortunate strike that robbed Cardiff of a deserved point. But the Everton defender has been an extra attacking outlet for Roberto Martinez this season and was in the right place at the right time to net once again.



Did you know? The Irish full-back is the top scoring defender in the Premier League this season with six goals - as many as Fernando Torres and Michu combined."



Quite right too Mr Crooks!



How DARE a footballer celebrate scoring the winning goal in an important home game?



How DARE he be happy to have grabbed a goal that gives his team a valuable 3 points! A 3 points that increases enchances their chances of qualifying for Europe no less.



Seamus Coleman should be ashamed!



You know what though? I think Garth Angry is being too kind to Coleman, when he merely demands that he just apologise to the keeper.



An apology is simply not enough!



Seamus Coleman should be handed a 70 Thousand Pound fine and a 15 game ban. I think this is just about fair enough, and could even be considered lenient in the circumstances. And of course he should apologise, that goes without saying, but a simple hand shake in the dressing room isn’t going to cover it.



As soon as the match finished, Coleman should have got on the tannoy and issued a grovelling 10 minute song of apology, complete with intricate dance moves. He then should have made his way to the away exits and laid on the floor so the Cardiff fans could walk over him while they made their way to their coaches, uttering a sorrowful apology as they trampled over his nether regions.



Coleman should have then gone to Cardiff City centre and have himself tied to the Stocks, whereby the people of Cardiff could have thrown rotten fruit and vegetables at him. He then should have signed a legally binding contract that stated if he ever celebrated a goal in the Premier League again, he would immediately be shipped out to sea and fed to a swarm of Giant Squids.



Everton themselves should issue an apology of their own. They should also have been deducted 20 points and banned from European competition for at least 17 years, maybe even 19 years, just to make sure they learned their lesson and did their upmost to stop a player celebrating a last minute winner again.



This chain of events might go some small way to making the situation right, although to truly make this situation right would be nothing short of impossibility. Everton and Seamus Coleman have disgraced the footballing world this weekend. They have committed an atrocity. The city of Liverpool must wear this badge of shame for years to come.



Everton have committed the ultimate sin in football; being happy to win a match.



No wonder Garth is so angry







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