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Today I take a look at Real Soccer 2010 for the iPhone. Let me just say that even if you don’t care about soccer, you should read about this game -- it does some really neat stuff.

Game:Â Real Soccer 2010
System:Â iPhone
Price: $6.99

The Lowdown:
I’m absolutely stunned by how much content there is in Real Soccer 2010, and I’m floored by well it uses the iPhone’s technology. Seriously, this game is more full-featured than any PSP or DS game I’ve ever seen. This is a very PR thing to do, but there’s so much stuff here that I need to break it down for you in a list:

- Licensed players, with updatable rosters
- 8 Leagues and 245 teams (No real team names, though) - 14 Stadiums
- Full season mode and Season Club Master mode (full team control, including transfers)
- Enter the Legend mode (play a career as a single player) Â
- Capture and upload your highlights to YouTube
- Online leader boards
- Online multiplayer
- Bluetooth multiplayer

How is this game only $6.99, while FIFA 10 for the PSP is $40? That’s why the PSP is struggling these days. Anyway, I’m getting sidetracked. Not only is Real Soccer 2010 loaded with features, its gameplay is pretty solid, too. I’m still not a huge fan of the virtual analog stick in iPhone games, but RS 2010’s are pretty forgiving. Passing, shooting, and dribble moves are easy to perform, although there is the obligatory flicking the phone forward for a throw-in. I’d say it took me about ten minutes to get accustomed to the controls and put in my first goal in the back of the net.

My only major complaints are that I couldn’t get the audio to work at all, and I wasn’t able to upload any replays (that might have been me entering my login info wrong, though). Not being able to hear the game is certainly a noteworthy issue, but I usually play my iPhone with the sound turned all the way down, so it didn’t really ruin my day. Some folks have complained that the game crashes and sometimes won’t load, but I haven’t had those problems. It’s about damn time someone else had a bunch of bugs and I didn’t!

I haven’t played the iPhone version of FIFA yet, so I can’t say that Real Soccer 2010 is better, but I can say that it’s very good and it’s $3 cheaper. I know I sound like a schoolgirl gushing about one of the Jonas Brothers, but I’m thoroughly impressed with the amount of content and the level of polish in this game. If you’re a soccer fan and you own an iPhone, you should pick this one up pronto.

What the App Store reviews say:

SpeciesOfThePod strikes me as someone who probably has mirrors on their bedroom ceiling: “I like how after scoring a goal, I can watch the replay immediately from different camera angles.”

SmithyJohn says it like only SmithyJohn can: “You don’t need to buy other games, ONLY THIS ONE, WE MUST BUY.”

MesudS would say this game is 110% worth buying if only it were cheaper. At $6.99 it’s only 100% worth buying: “It’s 100% worth buying, but personally I think $7 is too much for MANY of Gameloft’s games (including this).”

Big cfj09 knows that the best way to get a developer to fix a problem is by using a bit of southern charm: “Ya’ll need to fix the freezing.”