I finally managed to get a copy of FIFA World Cup South Africa and what a wait it had been. A lot of stores around the Klang Valley have increased the retail price of this game unexpectantly, considering that (according to some sources) that our retailers are now getting these games directly from the publishers. This basically means that we should expect to get certain PS3 games at cheaper prices. I give you an example, One very reputable (to some) dealer in a certain cinema based mall in Kota Damansara was charging a hefty RM189 for FIFA WC. Its neighbor is charging a lot less, but not cheap, at RM159. While all this is happening, PS3 game buyers in Malaysia have come across something exciting. Games Deliveries. It's like Pizza Hut but with Playstation games. A combination of two great things in life. But this formula is not entirely proven yet. Once I can ascertain the true value of this up and coming service, I will write about it.

Now, let's get into the game. I have to be honest, I am quite on the fence about this game. Despite the fanfare and the sleek design of the menus, there are a lot of noticeable components that are missing. The virtual PRO component has been replaced by "Captain Your Country" which chronicles your rise as a fringe national player up till you become the National Captain. This is a great addition except for the fact that you no longer have the download the game face addition. You supposedly can download it once you created a player, but evertime I tried the game kept telling me that I have no save data. Odd. There are a lot of other things that don't work well too. There is a slight bug in editing your CYC squad in the My FIFA WC sub menu. It says you can't edit until you have created a player. But I HAVE!!! wtf!? Maybe I'm not doing it right or there must be an issue somewhere. Nevertheless, I could hardly remember when making things work in FIFA games is so frustratingly hard.

Many buyers of the game look forward to getting into the game straight away especially online. I don't doubt this is a great game to play online. That is probably my biggest liking about this game. I had a torrid time getting FIFA 10 to run smoothly on the PSN. FIFA WC seems to be much more forgiving and less laggy. I do still get the old "stat report failed" error at the end of a game, which was never an issue in FIFA 09.

Gameplay wise, this game is fantastic. There's a new camera angle for co-op team play and Captain your Country which allows for a bigger field of vision of the pitch. If you have a 32" screen like me though (with bad eyes) you would still want to stick with the normal 'tele' camera angle. Oh, I can hear thunder. It's going to rain soon... Thank god my house is 5 minutes from work :D. Ok, back to the game. The controls are sharper and your players seem to be more skilful at controlling the ball. As with every new version of a football franchise, defending becomes harder to do and requires a little more thought and tactical planning. I can't really say if the FK bug has been fixed, because I haven't had people belting in FKs with 100% accuracy. I have always been rubbish at FKs so I can't really tell. 

Well, I'll update this article with a full review soon. Especially after I've had more time with the game. But for now, I got a feeling that it is going to be a good good summer.