"Playing a few games in career mode on the bus, or on a train certainly eases the journey time".

There are a few problems. Already this game is out of date especially since Division 3 of the UK league doesn’t actually exist anymore. Auto select doesn’t work as well as it should leaving you at times constantly having to select key ‘7’ to control your wayward players. One aspect which is shared with the mighty console brethren is the fact that once you have discovered the correct scoring angles it become increasingly easy to rack up high wins. It’s also worth noting that so much has had to be cut from the game that anyone looking for some more of that ‘experience’ from the consoles will certainly be left disappointed. And that’s actually a shame as FIFA2005 on the Ngage is actually a pretty decent game in its own rights. Playing a few games in career mode on the bus, or on a train certainly eases the journey time. Connect via Bluetooth and multiplayer heaven is guaranteed (as long as that friend has their own copy of FIFA 2005 of course).

Taking into consideration its tiny niggles, FIFA 2005 on the N-Gage is certainly one of the better titles released this year. The gameplay is fluid, the Bluetooth multiplayer works a treat and the 500+ teams on offer is breathtaking. However, if you hold out a few more months, something somewhere tells us that FIFA 2006 may just offer that little bit more.


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