EA Sports’ UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 – Xbox 360 demo reviewed

The demo of UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 by EA Sports has recently been released on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The game is set to be released on the PC, Xbox 360, and the PSP. However, the focus right now is on the demo. Are the physics spot on? Do the players run like soccer players as expected? Is the frame rate acceptable? Is the interface intuitive enough for non-soccer fanatics? All of these questions will be answered shortly.

From the start up of the game, you will notice the wonderful introduction to the game. Then you will be introduced to the concept of character cards, each representing a player, and each character card will be available via the online store. Then you will go into the team selection screen where you can choose which team you will play.

The physics seem spot-on with the ball going where you would expect it to go after a good pass or kick. The animations of the players are decent for a game such as this, though we were really giving more attention to the game play. Frame rate seems fine, although I think it’s stuck at 30 fps or so, which is common for next-gen games now. There are some sections with some occasional slowdowns.

As for the interface, the controls needs some getting used to but once you have it down, you will be hitting tricks like a pro. A word of advice, you won’t find options for configuring, or even finding out the controls. You’ll just have do it through trial and error.

The demo comes in at a whopping 1.31 GB. If you have the space on your hard drive give it a whirl, you might just like it.

The demo of UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 by EA Sports has recently been released on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The game is set to be released on the PC, Xbox 360, and the PSP. However, the focus right now is on the demo. Are the physics spot on? Do the players run like soccer players as expected? Is the frame rate acceptable? Is the interface intuitive enough for non-soccer fanatics? All of these questions will be answered shortly.

From the start up of the game, you will notice the wonderful introduction to the game. Then you will be introduced to the concept of character cards, each representing a player, and each character card will be available via the online store. Then you will go into the team selection screen where you can choose which team you will play.

The physics seem spot-on with the ball going where you would expect it to go after a good pass or kick. The animations of the players are decent for a game such as this, though we were really giving more attention to the game play. Frame rate seems fine, although I think it’s stuck at 30 fps or so, which is common for next-gen games now. There are some sections with some occasional slowdowns.

As for the interface, the controls needs some getting used to but once you have it down, you will be hitting tricks like a pro. A word of advice, you won’t find options for configuring, or even finding out the controls. You’ll just have do it through trial and error.

The demo comes in at a whopping 1.31 GB. If you have the space on your hard drive give it a whirl, you might just like it.