I was a little nervous about spending $9.99 on the game without having a chance to try it first, but it turns out it was an overall good purchase. The game offers great gameplay, making good use of the iPhone's control capabilities. During play, you have an on-screen d-pad and two buttons (A and B). The d-pad controls movement, tapping any direction twice will cause the player to sprint. The A and B buttons are for shooting and passing, respectively. Holding buttons longer or using gestures in combination with a button tap cause the player to use variations of the actions, such as a lob shot or a through pass. While dribbling, the player can perform tricks by tapping on the screen or using gestures. There is a training mode which helps learn the controls.

This is my first full price app. Here's the quick breakdown: I am totally surprised at the all around depth of this game. Very smooth, fluid animations create a great sense of flow to the game. That's the most important thing to nail but then the controls are extremely simple yet end up getting pretty deep. For instance in the beginning you'll pass and shoot on offense and press on defense. Eventually you'll be leading guys with your lob passes, setting up one-timers, doing a few dekes (the important moves are all there and easy to pull off), switching defensive players and slide tackling, sprinting, faking shots, and rushing the goal keeper among other moves.

...for the true football fan!!! Awesome graphics, great variety of teams and realistic movement of players make this an AMAZING BARGAIN for such a well done game!!! My compliments to the developers for posting the best game up to date!!!

I am seriously impressed. I watched video of the game play and thought okay, but how difficult is it to play with your fingers using up 30% of the screen? Not difficult at all, do the training mode to get all the controls down, there is more than meets the eye. The A and B buttons have modifiers, so holding A while swiping up is a lob kick vs. holding it down for a straight kick. There is a third button too, the empty playing field. So when you look at the controls and think "How much can I really do in this game?" the answer is quite a bit.

This is a pretty good soccer game. I'm impressed. It crashed once on me, but overall its a very good game.

I'm usually very hesitant to download anything that cost more than $0.00, but I gave this one a shot. I love it! The gameplay is simple with two buttons, but the developers made good use of the touch screen to add moves and various passing techniques. There are numerous game modes as well, such as league play, penalty shootout, and cup mode. Definitely worth the money!

I am really surprised at how well this game plays. True, the players lack detail but it really doesn't bother me. The music is great, the croud chants, the controls are responsive, but most important it is fun. The game feels complete; nothing seemed to be hastily done. Some are complaining about the $10 cost of the game but I see no reason why it should be any cheaper. It's a terrific game. Well worth the money.

If anyone has ever played the early Pro Evolution Soccer or Winning Eleven games, this is just like that on the iPhone. Plenty of national and league teams (including a few "classic" teams, too), good graphics, decent AI, and pretty deep set of controls.

I'm only giving it 4 stars, but its easily a 5 star game. If you've played FIFA Soccer on PS2, this apple didn't fall far from the tree.

This is a shockingly good football game The controls has some quirks, but I am really surprised at how decent it works. Looks good for the future of gaming for the Iphone platform. Good work!

The best game made for the iPhone. The gameplay and graphics are incredible. It's like playing FIFA 2006. I highly recommend it

Overall a great game but the controls could be a tad bit better especially on defense but not bad at all.

The wifi multiplayer is only LOCAL.

Bought this a couple weeks ago. It looks really slick for an ipod game, and there's a ton of stuff included, with around 200 teams, league and cup modes as well as the usual exhibition mode. The only problem is that it's a pain to control. As we learned from Super Mario 64 DS, putting directional controls on a touch screen simply doesn't work well, and I find that moving around is horribly imprecise and uncomfortable. Though it is commendable that gameloft managed to allow for all kinds of pass and trick options with such a simply control setup, the fact remains that if you can't control your guys, then the game becomes really frustrating.

This is the second game app I bought and by far the best. Very similar to EA's FIFA series. If you like soccer games, this is a no brainer.

cannot stress this enough, if you are a fan of soccer games, this is for you... this game does not get boring, tons of features, tricks moves, fun.

Great game! Needs 2 player mode on mini games. Also needs to play wifi against the whole world not just local.

FIFA for iphone & itouch period

I really am surprised to see how many people are complaining about the price. I think they still have the mentality that this is a cell phone game (i.e. one you'd play on your Motorola RAZR), and if that were the case, they'd be justified, but this is a full console type game. 10 bucks is a steal if you consider the quality of the game. I'd like to see what games you can get for 10 bucks on a DS or PSP. That said, I love this game. The controls are responsive and easy to learn. I was worried about having the buttons on screen, but it's really not bad at all, and you'd be surprised at how well they actually work. This is by far the best game I've purchased for my iPod Touch.

Wow, I played many games and this is just crazy how great this game is I would recommend to any one to purchase this game is fun and is completely worth the price. :]

This game is better than other soccer games on the DS and even the PSP.

This is what iPhone gaming is all about. great graphics, great gameplay... amazing!

I am sick of how many apps are amazingly overrated. This is no exception, (For now). Don't get me wrong, I liked this game at first. I played it on easy. I was having fun. Then, once I started winning 22-0, I decided to move up to normal. I played that for a while. Still fun. So I decided I was good enough for hard. No. Not even close. This is when I noticed the game's inherent problems. The first, and most important, is that your players only move left, right, up, or down. They dont run diagonally on their own. The AI gets full control of all 11 players, and you get full control of 1. Now, I realize the impossibility of controlling 11 players at once, but your teammates should at least be as smart as the AI. The second problem is the controls. They are terrible at performing anything but the most basic functions. It is difficult to sprint, let alone change direction. Changing directions is especially impossible when you have already made a pass to a teammate, and you realize its going to be short. You cannot turn your player around to get it. This is also a problem when you notice an AI player coming to intercept your pass, even if its a short one. You cannot make your player go get it, he must instead continue along his route he was running before. Neither can you play defense effectively, which is problem #3. Actually it cant be done. The AI, on hard at least, is good. They pass, a lot. (Oh, short sidenote. You would think this is an effective strategy for your own offense, but since passing is so terrible, it never works.) Anyway, since your players are too dumb to intercept passes, and the game randomly switches players, all sorts of problems ensue. Oh, also the ref or w/e u wanna call it is awful. The AI never gets fouls, nor cards. Even if its a blatant foul. Also, why can you stand in front of the keeper when he kicks it? That's completely illegal, and usually ends up in a card.

I'm still new to it, but in my opinion it is the best app so far for the iphone. Get it you won't be disappointed. Good graphics and game play.

Best game on the iPhone by far, and I'm not even a huge soccer fan. This is a full blown game, guys.

It's bomb good job keep it up

I don't even play any of the other games I payed 4! Great app, if u have the money 4 it, get it! Not the fake do watever soccer. The real thing. Loads insanely fast. Omg I just can't belive it's .99 cent!!! I paid a whole 6 bucks 4 it!! I don't get money often and I think they owe us that back tho.

This is a really great game! It's the best, most addictive game on my phone, but I have a few suggestions. You should have the option to turn off the way the active player automatically switches. This feature gets pretty frustrating. The directional controls need some improvement too. Often times I'll be in full sprint down the field and my player will just stop. All in all this is truly a great game.