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Gamespot UK kicked up a review of EA’s FIFA 2001:

All 18 Premiership sides are present as well as 17 national leagues, each with about 20 teams (with promotion and relegation from season to season), and 58 international squads. Domestic league and cup competitions are included as well as international tournaments and a World Cup. There's also the option to create a custom competition and a transfer system so you can always keep your squad in sync with events in the real world.

Midnight Club is an arcade-style racing game - so while the physics have a realistic feel to them, they've been exaggerated for more impressive skids, jumps, and crashes. On wet streets, some of the cars will spin around a full 360 degrees when you pop the e-brake and yank the wheel to one side. The cars even jerk a bit when you peg the accelerator to the floor, thanks to the extreme torque some of the motors put out. The control is easy to figure out, and the variance between the game's numerous vehicles makes the game interesting from beginning to end.

While Pilotwings centered on having the player accomplishing a wide variety of difficult tasks while piloting different types of craft, the Adventure mode in Sky Odyssey has much more specific mission goals and variety in its environments. Instead of just trying to fly through targets and do things just to score points, Sky Odyssey has that same premise but complements it with more specific and realistic mission goals. Yes, scoring points by doing tricks, making it through mission under the specified time and flying through all of the checkpoints will reward the player by giving them better grades for the missions, which will in turn open up the hidden air crafts and upgrades, but it doesn't stop there.