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The Top 3 World Cup 2010 Video Games
Previously we have reported the best free iPhone Apps for the 2010 World Cup. Besides watching the World Cup on TV, you may need a way of passing the extra time on the sofa. So, what better way to do just that while putting right some of the scores that hopefully won't go the wrong way, than by getting your console out and cracking open a few World Cup video games. Here's our list of those to pick from for 2010.
World Cup Video Game 1 - 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, iPhone OS, mobile
Publisher: EA Sports
Price: £39.99 or less
The obvious place to start here is with the FIFA branded official game which, as it goes, is very good indeed. You get to play with any one of 199 teams out of the 204 nations that entered the competition, with the five absentees only missed for purely comedy reasons. No offence intended to the Papua New Guinean FA.
There's a few improved features from previous versions of this video game dynasty with injuries now possible outside of matches, a home advantage with fatigue for games at altitude and a composure effect in penalty shoot outs. The other advantage, of course, is that the game offers full naming rights to the players along with the true environments of the 10 stadia to be used in the finals and 55 old school World Cup scenarios to play through. Plenty of fun and should certainly keep you busy until the next Premier League season begins.
World Cup Video Game 2 - 3D Penalty World Cup
Platforms: iPhone OS
Publisher: Genera
Price: $1.99
3D Penalty World Cup is a pretty simple game really. What did you expect from an iPhone app? Pick one of 32 teams and guide them through what would be one of the most stale World Cups in memory as every single one of the fixtures ends in a penalty shoot out. You can do a two player version where you switch your touch or phone to one another before tapping the screen at the right time to select power and the right time for accuracy. Bob's you're uncle and the keeper gets football pie all over his shirt.
World Cup Video Game 3 - PES 2010
Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, Windows, iPhone OS, mobile
Publisher: Konami
Price: £30 or less
Time and time again, Pro Evolution Soccer comes out on top over the FIFA games as the football video gamer's game of choice. The downside of Konami's family is that they rarely have the licenses to properly name the teams and players. Fortunately, there's not so much of a problem with that for the national teams. There's no World Cup 2010 part of the game as such but playing the National Team Cup is essentially the same. There are a still not quite as many playable nations, but all the major ones you'd never want to use are up for grabs. The only real downside is that this game is quite a few months old now and the new one will be coming out some time before the end of the year.
