Defending feels much more satisfying this time around. Instead of simply pressing "X" to have your defender crash into your opponent, you actually have to time your tackle just like in real life. You have to be very careful inside the box and have to time it perfectly anywhere on the pitch.

When it comes to my favourite month of the year, I'd have to nominate the months of August and September as contenders. Why you ask? Because it's during August that the new season of Premier League kicks off, and September is generally when the new FIFA is released.

Fifa 12 continues the strong evolution of the series, and is the most realistic entry in the franchise to date. The new defensive tactics take time to acclimatise to, but the results speak for themselves.

It is just an awesome game!!!!! I wasn't a big fan of football, but this game has made me one!!! The graphics, gameplay, passing, shooting and headers are just so realistic, that u feel like playing an actual game of club football. It has all Features that a good game should have.

Easy to learn; Fun To Play; Graphics; Multiplayer

Distilling the world's most popular sport into a video game isn't an easy task. Aside from capturing the atmosphere of the game--the satisfying thump of boot on football, the on-pitch dramas created between player and referee, and the ferocious roar of the crowd as the ball sails into the back of...

Defensive improvements make matches more balanced; Player impact engine creates a range of realistic animations; Compelling online modes; New online matchmaking makes games fairer; Excellent presentation

Single-player modes remain largely unchanged

So it's still a great game should you love it and get on with the new system, a terrible one should you not. And as mentioned, you can put the old system back on, but why buy a new game if you want to play the old one?