Our Rating: 8.9/10

[Screenshots]

Version Reviewed: 1.2
Developer: X2 Games/Exient [Interview with iPhone App Reviewer]
Price as of Review: $6.99
Current iTunes Rating: 4/5
Size: 81.1MB
Lite Version: [iTunes Link]

X2 Football 2009 is the kind of game you’d see on a system like the Playstation Portable, it’s completely 3D with amazing graphics and an excellent control scheme.  This app is a full board sports app which allows you to play soccer (or football for our British readers out there) against a computer opponent.  You’ll start by learning the controls and strategies in a training area with many different options and scenarios such as free kick and left corner.  When done you can quit training and launch tournament mode or penalty shootout.  You can also just go ahead and play a quick match with teams of your choice!

When creating matches you can choose starting positions and other team management abilities.  Afterwords you’ll be thrown into the playing field in a fully 3D environment.  For control there’s three side buttons for passing, sliding, shooting and other actions.  You then have a very responsive touch joystick for movement of the player.  The artificial intelligence is excellent – the computer opponents are challenging and even details such as red/yellow cards have been added.  You can tackle other players and steal the possession of the ball.  Not to mention you have in-game replay’s which are saved and can get zoomed in, panned and rotated around and played and multiple speeds.

The graphics are absolutely stunning for an iPhone app and the game runs them with perfect stability.  The field is clear and all the player’s animations are perfect.  The sound effects include dynamic commentary – roaring crowds and even the swift sound of that soccer ball hitting the net.  Unfortunately there’s no accelerometer controls, nonetheless the touch control scheme is amazing, X2 Games has done an excellent job.

All in all X2 Football 2009 is an amazing sports game app for any fan of immersing gameplay and detailed 3D graphics.  Definitely seven bucks well spent.

Final Ratings:

Gameplay: 9.4/10 – It’s a complete soccer game!

Enjoyment: 9/10 – Awesome to see something like this being so well executed on the iPhone.

Graphics: 9.7/10 – Probably the best in-game graphics I’ve seen.

Sound: 9/10 – Stunning, love the commentary.

Technology: 9/10 – Have I said wow yet?

Replay Value: 7/10 – This is the only part of our review that is not simply excellent.  Without a full tournament mode, unless you simply love soccer, you won’t play games a lot.

Final Rating: 8.9/10

Further Improvements:

• Full tournament modes
• Multiplayer Mode

More screenshots of X2 Football 2009 on iPhone App Reviewer’s Flickr Page.

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