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  <pubdate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:18:58 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[1x2 Games Sports Betting 1.1.3]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p>Enjoy the incredible world of sports betting comfortably from your PC! All major Sport Events available for instant betting. Now comes with over over 33 sports.  Live In-Play betting. Live In-Play schedule. Free WHTV Sports Live Streaming lets you watch your favorite sports live! Live Radio streaming: learn how your favorite team is doing. Live odds, statistics, results and number of bets.  Bet with the world's biggest and most trusted bookmaker.</p><p></p><p>1x2 Games Sports Betting allows you to bet in worldwide sports, from football to formula 1, you will find them all. Unlike other similar apps that have just a few or no player for a given sport, the amount of real bets placed by real players in 1x2 Games lets you win big on all tournaments.</p><p>This software is intended and designed for all users. From advanced players to completely new users are able to use the software with ease. Since all worlwide sports are included all users will find their favorite sport where to place winning bets.</p><p>Download <a title="1x2 Games Sports Betting 1.1.3" href="http://1x2-games-sports-betting.en.softonic.com"><strong>1x2 Games Sports Betting 1.1.3</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Football Manager 2013  Preview]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Football Manager 2013</strong> is the latest and promises to be the greatest version in the Football Manager series now available through <taglink type="program" country="en" id="53346">Steam</taglink>.</p><p>Football Manager 2013 features over 50 international teams to choose from and around half a million real life players and managers. Your mission is quite simply to manage your football club to victory in international and domestic competitions.</p><p>There are many other features various enhancements in Football Manager 2013 such as a new graphics engine, which improves the movements of the players during matches and makes everything more realistic. There is more detail in the gameplay too such as weather conditions which can change the outcome of a game. The characteristics of both players and game conditions in Football Manager 2013 have been refined and there is more detail such as the addition of Directors of Football and full coaching staff.</p><p>You can play Football Manager 2013 in two modes - Classic and Challenge Mode. Classic basically means less responsibilities and things to keep track of so its easier to play. Challenge is just like the real thing and involves genuine stress. Plus new to Steam - Network Play so you can pit your wits against your friends in your own private leagues and cups.</p><p>There are new players to buy in Football Manager 2013 and you can now choose to pay either in cash or installments. As well as balancing the books however, you must also put together a coaching staff that's able to take your team to the top. You also have to keep and eye on the news surrounding other clubs and even maintain good relations with the Press. very importantly, its relationship with the press.</p><p><strong>Football Manager 2013 is a superb soccer management sim that fans of the Football Manager franchise won't be disappointed by.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="Football Manager 2013  Preview" href="http://football-manager-2013.en.softonic.com"><strong>Football Manager 2013  Preview</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[UEFA Informer Gadget 1.8.0.4]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<img src="http://screenshots.en.sftcdn.net/en/scrn/71000/71175/UEFA_Informer_Gadget_by_UEFAInformer.png" border="0" align="right" style="margin:0px 5px 5px;" /> <p>For all football fans this free Vista gadget will be a very interesting tool to have as it resumes in a simple way, rankings of all the major European soccer tournaments.</p><p></p> To install it, just download, extract the file and double click on it in your Windows Vista PC. The application will be installed in the sidebar of your system, without needing to restart it.</p><p>Select among eight tournaments from Champions League, UEFA Cup, Euro 2008, to the Italian, French, Spanish and English leagues. For each section you immediately see the five best teams with relative scores.</p><p>If you click on the arrows at the up-right corner you can get the full list, while if you click at the bottom, the 'Fixtures & Results' menu appears.</p><p>It shows the results of every game played, so you can have a quick glance at scores and winners. </p> <strong>With this real-time updated application you will not miss any of the EURO 2008 result.</p><p>Download <a title="UEFA Informer Gadget 1.8.0.4" href="http://uefa-informer-gadget.en.softonic.com"><strong>UEFA Informer Gadget 1.8.0.4</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Table Football]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p>Soccer is a very popular game with millions of admirers worldwide. We are going to let you play the real table soccer, which is as famous. Some people may also know this game as foosball.
</p><p>Features:Enhanced digital music for Palm OS 5 devices (Music requires Palm Zire 71, 72, Tungsten T, T2, T3,T5, C, E, Treo 600,650 or Sony TJ, TH or UX series); Low-Res / Hi-res / Hi-res+ devices support  Running under Palm OS 3.
</p><p>5 with 16 bit screen Enhanced digital sound effects for Palm OS 5 devices 2 modes of game play (Quick game and championship)  2 types of games (Scored or timed) Visual effects and animations A choose 3 difficulty level Excellent 16 bit graphics  Advanced game settings  3 game field skins  28 teams Statistics Screenshots:  Minimum system requirements:Palm OS 3.
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   <pubdate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[FIFA 12]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>FIFA 12</strong> is the latest installment of EA's epic soccer game saga. Besides updating the game with the latest team and player data, FIFA 12 has been furnished with some impressive new features.</p><p>In recent years, the FIFA series has developed into a worthy rival to Pro Evolution Soccer, and in fact many will argue that FIFA 12 is a more complete soccer experience than <a title="Download PES 2012" href="http://pes-2012.en.softonic.com/">PES 2012</a>.</p><p><h3><strong>What's new in FIFA 12?</strong></h3></p><p>Building on the success of recent years, </strong> FIFA 12 introduces three main developments: <strong>precision dribbling</strong>, <strong>tactical defending</strong> and the player <strong>impact engine</strong>. These all - and especially the latter of the three - have a major impact on the gaming experience.</p><p><h3><strong>What does this mean?</strong></h3></p><p>The impact engine has arguably the greatest impact on gameplay, and it really changes the dynamics of <strong>tackling and contact</strong> in the game. FIFA 12's impact engine makes tackles look and feel much more realistic, and will no doubt result in more player injuries! When two players jump for a ball in the air in FIFA 12, they will no longer always land together perfectly, but may fall depending on the contact made with the other player.</p><p>Defending in general has been refined, and it's not longer possible to just hold down the 'pressure' button and expect the nearest defender to squeeze up and snatch the ball from the attacker. In fact, do that in FIFA 12 and you can seriously mistime the challenge and allow the player through. <strong>Timing is everything</strong> in this new tactical defending system, and while it's frustrating it's ultimately more rewarding when you start getting it right.</p><p>When dribbling in FIFA 12, you do feel in much more control than previous versions. <strong>Getting past defenders is more enjoyable</strong> as a result, and neat tricks seem easier to pull off.</p><p><h3><strong>How realistic is FIFA 12?</strong></h3></p><p>Very. As always, FIFA 12 is <strong>fully licensed</strong> so you'll be able to play with your favorite players and clubs, and the game will follow the summer and winter transfer windows, so teams will mirror their real life counterparts.</p><p>Graphics have had an incremental improvement, and animation is also better than last year's game. The full version of FIFA 12 will also have a big online component, with a much greater social element. <strong>Support Your Club League Tables</strong> will exist, allowing your performances with your favorite teams to contribute to their community standings overall. EA is also promising to keep FIFA 12 fresh with real-world soccer news.</p><p><h3><strong>What's in the demo?</strong></h3></p><p>The FIFA 12 demo gives you access to Manchester City, AC Milan, Olympic Marseille, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona and Arsenal. The options are fairly limited, and settings such as choice of ball, weather and length of the halves are not incorporated in this demo. All other aspects of the game are also missing, so you play just one practice game, but it still gives you a good impression of FIFA 12.</p><p><div style="margin:0; margin-right:240px; border:2px solid ##e3f0e3; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#e3f0e3;text-align:left"><br /><h3><strong>Action Replay: Download old versions of FIFA</strong></h3></p><p><strong>- <a title="FIFA Football 2005" href="http://fifa-football.en.softonic.com/">FIFA Football 2005</a><br />- <a title="FIFA 06" href="http://fifa-06.en.softonic.com/">FIFA 06</a><br />- <a title="FIFA 07" href="http://fifa-07.en.softonic.com/">FIFA 07</a><br />- <a title="FIFA 08" href="http://fifa-08.en.softonic.com/">FIFA 08</a><br />- <a title="FIFA 09" href="http://fifa-09.en.softonic.com/">FIFA 09</a><br />- <a title="FIFA 10" rel="nofollow" http://fifa-10.en.softonic.com/">FIFA 10</a><br />- <a title="FIFA 11" rel="nofollow" http://fifa-11.en.softonic.com/">FIFA 11</a><br /></strong></div></p><p><strong>FIFA 12 is an incredible soccer gaming experience which is as close you can get to playing a real game of soccer on your PC.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="FIFA 12" href="http://fifa-12.en.softonic.com"><strong>FIFA 12</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Odds Wizard 2.10 "Live Magic"]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p>Odds Wizard software program is a sports prediction and betting application. It can be installed and used to generate performance-based odds for future games in soccer, hockey, baseball, American football, rugby, basketball, and tennis.</p><p>The Odds Wizard software program contains state of the art algorithms that are able to track live results and compute a full set of in-play odds in games such as tennis, the newest sport addition.</p><p>Odds Wizard software predicts future events in terms of win, lose, draw, etc. it does not make baseless predictions, instead it computes the probability.</p><p>This information can then be taken to compare with the line odds offered by a bookmaker and decide whether to bet or not. Odds Wizard software program maintains Internet updateable databases with the past games for over 100 European soccer leagues including European Championship 2012, World Cup, UEFA Champions League, NHL, NFL, NBA, MLB, and ATP.</p><p>Other features include the track keeping of teams' ratings in dynamics. There is also a built-in bet optimizer that is a powerful tool. This application can be used by all sports enthusiasts to make well-informed bets for fun or for real.</p><p>Download <a title="Odds Wizard 2.10 "Live Magic"" href="http://odds-wizard.en.softonic.com"><strong>Odds Wizard 2.10 "Live Magic"</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Statbook</strong> (formerly known as Baseball Statbook) is a simple but powerful, stat-keeping tool for any sport with built-in templates for <strong>baseball, softball, basketball, soccer and now football and volleyball</strong>.</p><p>Statbook is ideal for fans or athletes that want to monitor their performance. You can create a category for just about anything meaning its very flexible although templates are the best way to get going and then you can add your own categories afterwards. As you build your stats, you can share them in <strong>HTML format</strong> via e-mail although there are few other Export options such as Excel although you can export and import from Statbook to your <strong>iPhone</strong>.</p><p>Categories are very thorough in the templates. In the baseball and softball template for example, pre-defined categories include <strong>Lineup, Overall (All Games) Batting, Fielding & Pitching Statistics</strong>. There are also <strong>Box Scores (Batting, Fielding & Pitching), Individual Players Stats (Batting, Fielding & Pitching) and Pre-season and Post-Season statistics (Overall, Batting and Pitching)</strong>. There are a number of "Styles" to change the colors, fonts, formatting and overall look of your reports.</p><p>Statbook has no way to dynamically update scores in real-time so you have to enter every new result manually which can be very time consuming if your following lots of teams or sports.</p><p><strong>Overall, Statbook is a powerful application for sports stats fans to get detailed readouts of their own or their team's performance.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="Statbook 3.4.1" href="http://baseball-statbook.en.softonic.com"><strong>Statbook 3.4.1</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[FIFA 11]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>FIFA 11</strong> is the latest installment of EA’s popular series of <strong>soccer games</strong>. It includes a number of great improvements on FIFA 10 that make it a ridiculously realistic simulation of the real thing and a worthy competitor for <a title="" href="http://pro-evolution-soccer-2011.en.softonic.com/">Pro Evolution Soccer 2011</a>.</p><p>Having been blown away by the previous version of FIFA, we found it hard to imagine how EA could possibly improve its slick soccer sim. However, after a few matches of this demo version it’s clear that the changes aren’t merely cosmetic.</p><p><strong>Refined gameplay</strong></p><p>The enhancements to the gameplay in FIFA 11 make it feel a lot more like real football. The new <strong>Personality+</strong> system means that players move and act as they do in real life. This means, for example, that Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney will charge around after the ball when he’s not in possession; while his strike partner Dimitar Berbatov is more content to stand around waiting for something to happen!</p><p>Other tweaks to the AI help to make FIFA 11 the most enjoyable version to-date. For instance, on crosses, it’s now normal to see more than one player coming up for the ball. You’ll also notice that the players are a bit faster than they were in FIFA 10.</p><p>Another important change in FIFA 11 is the <strong>ability to control the goalkeeper</strong>, which feels very natural and adds an extra element to the gameplay.</p><p><strong>Handballs are introduced for the first time</strong> in FIFA 11. When a defender is positioned in the line of a shot he may stick out his hand to block it. The frequency of handballs is a little higher than it would be in real life, but you can disable them, or define that they don’t occur in penalty situations.</p><p>FIFA 11 also features a <strong>more refined passing system</strong>, giving you more control over ball distribution. The <strong>Pro Passing</strong> feature lets you measure passes more precisely by weighting them. The repertoire of passes has been beefed up too, and you can now perform swerve passes, flicks, driven lobs and apply backspin to balls.</p><p>One of the changes we didn’t like is the <strong>new penalty kick system</strong>, which is based around a power-bar. Stopping the pointer in the right place is very difficult because it takes a while to respond to your button press. This makes scoring penalties in FIFA 11 a difficult thing to do.</p><p><strong>Graphical tweaks</strong></p><p>At first glance, FIFA 11’s graphics don’t look that different to the ones in the last version. Once you start seeing replays or close-ups, however, you realize that player likenesses are now more realistic. EA modeled player faces using photographs, and facial expressions are now more varied and change according to the player.</p><p>Another neat addition to FIFA 11 is the <strong>ability to upload your own audio</strong> for use within the game. You can record your own chants, add audio files of actual team chants, and define the music that a team runs out to.</p><p><strong>Game modes</strong><br />FIFA 11 is still stacked with lots of game modes, including officially licensed leagues, exhibitions, training and Be a Pro. The one significant change this time out is the rehashing of the Manager mode, which is now known as Career mode, and integrates with Be a Pro. This is now more involved in that you start out as a player before becoming a player coach and eventually a fully-fledged manager.</p><p><strong>These interesting new features, combined with super intelligent gameplay, make <strong>FIFA 11</strong> the quintessential soccer sim.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="FIFA 11" href="http://fifa-11.en.softonic.com"><strong>FIFA 11</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[FC Barcelona Wallpaper]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p>The 2010/11 Spanish La Liga football season is here and FC Barcelona will once again be in pole position to win the title with Messi, Iniesta, Xavi et al ready to take on the world's best.</p><p>However, Real Madrid will prove a force to be reckoned with this season under the management of legend Jose Mourinho. This <strong>FC Barcelona Wallpaper</strong> features the famous red and blue colors of the team with the club logo and directly below it, the slogan that defines it: <em>Més que un club</em> - more than just a club.</p><p>Download <a title="FC Barcelona Wallpaper" href="http://fc-barcelona-wallpaper2.en.softonic.com"><strong>FC Barcelona Wallpaper</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[3D Pinball Unlimited 1]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p>3D Pinball Unlimited is a simulator for the classic pinball arcade game so you can play pinball in the comfort of your own home. The game software includes beautiful graphics, realistic ballistics and effects, full sound effects and background music to make you feel like you are really playing pinball in an arcade.</p><p>3D Pinball Unlimited offers different difficulty levels of game play from beginners to experienced players. The game has quality animation and effects, with real-time 3D action and ballistics for the movements of the balls.</p><p>3D Pinball Unlimited includes different game environments, complete with backdrop and engaging background music to themes like football games, outer space, monster swamps and more.</p><p>This pinball game is an amusing and entertaining game everyone will love playing and is perfect for all ages. Both kids and kids at heart will find themselves playing for hours with this game.</p><p>This software is lightweight and easy to install and uninstall. The application is compatible to run with Windows XP and lower platform versions.</p><p>Download <a title="3D Pinball Unlimited 1" href="http://3d-pinball-unlimited.en.softonic.com"><strong>3D Pinball Unlimited 1</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[EA Sports World Cup Theme]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p>Do you like football? Have you got Windows 7 on your computer? If you answered yes to both questions, this theme is for you.</p><p><strong>EA Sports World Cup</strong> is a Windows 7 theme with which you can easily customize the appearance of your operating system, while showing off your support for your favorite football team in the <strong>South Africa World Cup</strong>.</p><p>Being sponsored by the popular game developers, the EA Sports World Cup theme features images from their latest title 2010 FIFA World Cup – instead of real pictures, which some users might have preferred.</p><p>EA Sports World Cup includes 10 images with different football-related scenes, including the trophy that all the teams are dreaming about.</p><p><strong>Decorate your Windows 7 computer with the EA Sports World Cup theme and enjoy the competition!</strong></p><p>Download <a title="EA Sports World Cup Theme" href="http://ea-sports-world-cup.en.softonic.com"><strong>EA Sports World Cup Theme</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[FIFA Online  Beta]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>This beta of FIFA Online has now closed, and the service is no longer available to play. However, you can download <taglink type="program" country="en" id="3332176">FIFA Online 2</taglink>, which is a different game altogether but with similar gameplay.<br /></strong><br /><strong>FIFA Online</strong> is a free web-based version of the popular <strong>soccer simulator</strong>. The game allows you to play matches against computer AI or take on real life players over the internet.</p><p>Considering the amount of money EA must make from <a title="" href="http://fifa-10.en.softonic.com/"><strong>FIFA 10</strong></a>, it's amazing that the games publisher has chosen to release FIFA Online as a free game. It's not as fully fledged as the latest incarnation, and graphically it's more similar to <a title="" href="http://fifa-08.en.softonic.com/"><strong>FIFA 08</strong></a>. Not that we're complaining though!</p><p>FIFA Online includes a multitude of different <strong>game modes</strong>. You pick your favorite team from a large selection of leagues and clubs (all with real life player data) then you must lead that side to glory. You can play single-player leagues, online tournaments with strangers, friendlies against friends, and even choose to play in the FIFA World Cup 2010 tournament.</p><p>FIFA Online has a lot of depth to it. There's a fairly detailed management mode in which you must set formations, negotiate contracts, deal with player injuries and suspensions, and more.</p><p><strong>In it for the money</strong></p><p>Of course, EA didn't make FIFA Online as a goodwill gesture to players. It made it to make money. Players are invited to buy tokens that are used for everything from unlocking certain game modes to helping a player to recover quicker from an injury.</p><p>Of course, the polished 3D graphics, full voice commentary and the sheer size of FIFA Online take its toll in terms of system requirements. You'll need a decent processor (upwards of 1.8GHz, ideally) and a fast internet connection if you want to avoid lags and frame rate.</p><p><strong>It's still in beta stage, yet FIFA Online already shows signs of ushering in an exciting new generation of football games.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="FIFA Online  Beta" href="http://fifa-online.en.softonic.com"><strong>FIFA Online  Beta</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Awesome Soccer  Demo]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<img src="http://screenshots.en.sftcdn.net/en/scrn/90000/90736/awesome_soccer_2.jpg" border="0" align="right" style="margin:0px 5px 5px;" /> <p>FIFA and Pro Evolution have well and truly cornered the football simulation market. So much so, in fact, that the thought of choosing to play a different soccer game seems a bit absurd.</p>
<p>Awesome Soccer harks back to the old days of football games like Super Kick Off and Microprose Soccer. Its simple controls and top-down viewpoint recreate the charm of those instantly-playable, engrossing soccer sims of the Nineties.</p>
<p>You can choose from a number of different game modes in Awesome Soccer. You can play a quick game or a friendly, or choose to enter a tournament. The tournament mode includes an impressive array of competitions, including eight domestic leagues, the European Championships (based on the 2008 tournament), the World Cup (based on the 2006 line-up), and the Champions League (2009-2010 season). All of these competitions include the real teams and, in the main, real player names. There are some anomalies in the squads, but thankfully, Awesome Soccer comes with a data editor so you can change the player names and attributes yourself.</p>
<p>Aside from winning tournaments, Awesome Soccer also challenges you to unlock 'Golden balls', which are awarded for special achievements during the game, then displayed in your 'Showcase'. This, and the fact that there are five difficulty settings makes Awesome Soccer a game that you will struggle to get bored of.</p>
<p>Once you enter the match mode, you'll soon realize that Awesome Soccer is just about as simple to play as it gets. You'll just need the directional buttons (or cursor keys) to move the players, and the Fire button (or Space bar) to pass, shoot, tackle, etc. The kind of action that's performed depends on your position and whether you're attacking or defending. These controls make Awesome Soccer very straightforward to play on a PC, although you do feel very restricted in terms of what you can do, when compared with more sophisticated football sims.</p>
<p>The graphics in Awesome Soccer are pretty lame, so don't expect any real player likenesses or smooth animation - the effects here are strictly retro. The sound is pretty patchy too. There are some authentic crowd noises but they cut out very abruptly, making it sound a bit weird. Also, the music that plays during an action replay is so bad it's laughable.</p>
<p><strong>Ok so, Awesome Soccer doesn't have the super realistic graphics and ridiculously complex gameplay of FIFA or Pro Evo, but that doesn't stop it from being a fast and fun football experience.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="Awesome Soccer  Demo" href="http://awesome-soccer.en.softonic.com"><strong>Awesome Soccer  Demo</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Football Manager 2010</strong> is a highly realistic soccer management sim that proves to be very addictive.</p><p>One of the areas that's most improved in Football Manager 2010 is the match engine. The <strong>3D view</strong> has been polished up considerably, with 100 new player animations, and more realistic player behaviors.</p><p>Touches in Football Manager 2010, such as the fact that the pitch cuts up and degrades over the course of a game, and the fact that the weather conditions can change during matches, means you have even more to think about while a match is in progress. For instance, players may get tired quicker or become injured due to adverse conditions. Thankfully, the number of in-game touchline instructions has been ramped up, with 22 different commands now available.</p><p>Football Manager 2010 improves upon its already fantastic tactics functions. The tactics creation module, known as the <strong>Tactics Creator</strong>, lets you tweak the strategy, the team philosophy, and the individual role of players with incredible precision. <strong>Analysis of matches</strong> in Football Manager 2010 is more in-depth too, with the ability to assess shots, passes, crosses, headers, tackles, fouls and interceptions in every game.</p><p>As per usual, Football Manager 2010 includes a <strong>database of leagues, teams and players</strong> that the CIA would be proud of. The game is fully licensed and allows you to play in the major leagues from around the World, with access to a dizzying array of facts and figures on all the players. If you're still not satisfied and want to play in a different league then take advantage of the powerful new data editor within Football Manager 2010.</p><p>Sports Interactive has also ramped up the off-field features within Football Manager 2010, giving you a host of new features such as <strong>RSS feeds</strong> with latest news, realistic press conferences, and the chance to converse with other players on forums.</p><p>Best of all, Football Manager 2010 is easier to play the the previous version, ditching the side bar navigation of old in favor of a more intuitive, tab-based system. What's more, you can choose from either a black or a white skin.</p><p><strong>There's no doubt that Football Manager 2010 is the most comprehensive, fully-featured version of this legendary sim. The trouble with this is, it often feels like a full-time job with so many things to take into consideration. Install this demo and wave goodbye to your social life!</strong></p><p><strong>Note, that the latest version, Football Manager 2011 is now available. Check out our review, <a title="Football Manager 2011 for Windows" href="http://football-manager-2011.en.softonic.com/">here</a>.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="Football Manager 2010" href="http://football-manager-2010.en.softonic.com"><strong>Football Manager 2010</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[FIFA 10]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p>FIFA 09 is arguably the king of <a title="Soccer games on Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/windows/soccer">soccer games</a>, and the pinnacle of the series' renaissance. That means that there are big expectations for <strong>FIFA 10</strong>, the latest version of the EA classic.</p><p>While it's visually not far removed from its predecessor, the FIFA 10 PC demo will demonstrate some "under the hood" changes that really improve the game. The biggest is the introduction of <strong>360 degree control</strong>. Your players no longer move in just eight directions, but whatever way you want. This makes control a much more subtle, and gives you greater flexibility and the ability for much more creative play.</p><p>FIFA 10's <strong>player animation</strong> has been totally revamped - they move with real character now and dribbling looks great. Your teammates have also had an <strong>intelligence upgrade</strong>, making them act more naturally, and thus less likely to do what you want them to.</p><p>FIFA 10 management has also been upgraded, perhaps in response to the richer experience in the Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer. FIFA 10 players now come with 'ambition', which affects their decisions - if your team is full of defenders, it might be difficult to convince another to join, as not playing much is rarely what a player wants to further his career.</p><p><strong>A cleaner and more subtle game than its predecessor, FIFA 10 is quite an improvement, and another step towards a totally realistic football experience.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="FIFA 10" href="http://fifa-10.en.softonic.com"><strong>FIFA 10</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) 2010 Demo]]></title>
   <link>http://pro-evolution-soccer-demo.en.softonic.com</link>
   <description><![CDATA[<img src="http://screenshots.en.sftcdn.net/en/scrn/86000/86022/pes1.jpg" border="0" align="right" style="margin:0px 5px 5px;" /> <p><strong>Pro Evolution Soccer</strong> is a long running <strong><a title="" href="http://en.softonic.com/windows/soccer">soccer game</a></strong> that puts you right in the action of the beautiful game.</p><p>The last couple of years have been a bit disappointing for Pro Evolution Soccer and its fans. The title has been criticized for its failure to innovate, and subsequently it has lost its crown as the king of football games to the increasingly fluid and more realistic, FIFA series.<br /> <br />As a result, this season is perhaps the most important in the history of Pro Evolution Soccer . Naturally, we were pretty excited to see how it plays and, for the first time in years, the new version of Pro evolution Soccer doesn't manage to disappoint.</p><p><strong>Off the ball</strong></p><p>One thing that was widely panned in Pro Evolution Soccer  2009 was the menu system. The set-up menus looked like been built in half an hour by a four-year-old. Navigating the in-game tactics and formation menus on the other hand, was like trying to crack the entry code on the front door of the Pentagon. Thankfully, things have been improved greatly in Pro Evolution Soccer  2010. Although the garish pink and black color scheme remains, all the menus are better organized and more 'professional' than the previous version.</p><p>The tactics and formation system has been treated to a complete overall, and it's a thousand times better than the previous Pro Evolution Soccer fiddly series of menus. Team tactics are controlled using slide bars, to precisely set elements such as pressing, defensive line, counter attacking etc. Preview windows explain exactly what will happen to your line-up as you make changes to these tactics.</p><p>Player 'cards' are another feature that's been talked up in Pro Evolution Soccer 2010. Each player has a series of cards when you view his stats that show you instantly the areas he is good in (e.g. free kicks, goal poaching, heading, etc.) This system is far easier on the eye than having to focus on huge lists of stats, like you had to in the previous Pro Evolution Soccer.</p><p><strong>On the ball</strong></p><p>Of course, as with real football, the most important stuff happens on the pitch. And here, thanks to a completely revamped game engine, Pro Evolution Soccer is more realistic than ever before. In fact, it’s almost too realistic.</p><p>The player likenesses are better than ever before, naturally. Faces are rounder, limbs are less jagged, and the animations are fluidly lifelike. Not only this, but individual players techniques and physical attributes are accounted for in Pro Evolution Soccer 2010. Take a shot as Henry and it will be an Henry-style strike; Make Rooney run and he’ll run like Rooney; Fall to the ground as Drogba and he’ll go down like Drogba (however, we didn't find a way to make Drogba swear at the camera or attempt to intimidate the referee - features we hope to see in the final version).</p><p>The 'feel' of Pro Evolution Soccer is still as absorbing and you’ll be able to pick it up and play it in much the same way as you have with the last 10 or-so versions.  However, there have been plenty of tweaks to the gameplay to make it more realistic. The first is that it feels a little more sluggish. The ball feels much heavier than before, and it doesn’t quite zip off the surface like it used to. What’s more, turning and dribbling like you’ve got treacle on your boots.</p><p>Collision detection has been smartened up in Pro Evolution Soccer 2010, and you can’t just expect the ball to stick to your foot once it’s been delivered. Mis-control it and it can go flying off your toe into row-Z, or worse still bounce of your toe into row-Z, or worse still bounce of your shin and into the path of an oncoming striker.</p><p><strong>No doubt the new gameplay features will infuriate you at first and you’ll feel like it’s ruined the game for you. Remember though, that it always takes a while to settle into a new Pro Evolution Soccer, and once you’ve got used to it, you’ll be praising the ingenuity of the developers for creating such a realistic and challenging simulation of the beautiful game.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) 2010 Demo" href="http://pro-evolution-soccer-demo.en.softonic.com"><strong>Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) 2010 Demo</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Football Challenge 2009]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<img src="http://screenshots.en.sftcdn.net/en/scrn/70000/70465/fussball_01.jpg" border="0" align="right" style="margin:0px 5px 5px;" /> <p>I'm not particularly fond of football but I must admit I had some fun while testing Football Challenge, a simple 3D online football simulator that you can play for free.</p>
<p>Be aware that this is no FIFA or PES. In fact football sim junkies may feel a bit disappointed at the game's simplicity in graphics and controls. Here you won't get the official player names or uniforms – in fact you can customize the team's shirt any way you want. What's more, there are no special moves or button combinations: the arrow keys and two action buttons (kick and pass) is all you need to play. On the other hand, this easy gameplay is what makes the game attractive even for people like me who don't know what an offside is.</p>
<p>Football Challenge includes both offline and online gaming modes. You can play against the computer and also enroll in online tournaments just by filling in a simple form and creating your team right away. The game will automatically find a match partner for you to start playing. Obviously, the more games you win, the higher you'll reach in the player ranking.</p>
<p><strong>Football Challenge is a simple football simulator with support for online games, great for some easy fun but definitely not aimed at hardcore football fans.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="Football Challenge 2009" href="http://football-challenge-2009.en.softonic.com"><strong>Football Challenge 2009</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Football Manager 2009  Strawberry Demo]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<img src="http://screenshots.en.sftcdn.net/en/scrn/75000/75250/foot10.jpg" border="0" align="right" style="margin:0px 5px 5px;" /> <p>Football Manager, or Championship Manager as it started life, has been the cause of many a flunked exam, failed relationship, and job loss, such is its addictiveness.</p><p>The annual update to the life-stealing game is here in the shape of Football manager 2009. And as usual, its developers Sports Interactive have thrown even more refinements at it, making it just about as close to the real thing as is humanly bearable.</p><p>Of course, all of the game data in Football Manager 2009 has been updated to include the latest players transfers and league information. In fact, the database is so ridiculously large that you'll probably find the guys from your local park team in there, all complete with profiles, pictures, history, etc. Luckily, the interface is intuitive enough to cope with the sheer range of data, options and functions, using an Outlook-style approach to organize the various different menus.</p><p>Probably the most significant addition to Football Manager 2009 is the new 3D game engine. This means that rather than watching games play out with little discs representing the players, you can now view the action in a more realistic fashion. Granted, the graphics are not exactly Pro Evolution or FIFA standard, but it still gives you much more of a flavor of what's happening in the matches and helps you to analyze individual player performances more easily. There are a range of different views and angles to choose from, including the good old floating discs.</p><p>Your assistant manager in Football Manager 2009 is much more useful than he was in previous versions. He's now able to give you feedback during matches about the way the tactics are going, as well as sorting out training schedules and giving team talks. You'll probably welcome all this help, since this is the most involved Football Manager game in history.</p><p>These days, real life football managers are forced into much more interaction with the media, and the new press features in the game reflect this. Every day, you get reports of transfer rumors involving your players, or players that you're allegedly interested in. Though sometimes annoying, this can be useful for discovering players based on names being bandied around by the papers. In Football Manager 2009 you're also expected to take part in press conferences, carefully choosing your answers to a stream of questions posed by journalists (who, incidentally, are from real-life local newspapers and media outlets).</p><p>All of this means that Football Manager 2009 is the most involved soccer management sim in history and playing it genuinely does feel like a full-time job. In a way this takes away from the addictiveness of the early versions of Champ Manager, where it was much easier just to switch on your PC and play out a whole season in an afternoon. These days, you could feasible spend a whole real-life day playing just one in-game day.</p><p><strong>That said, Football Manager 2009 does offer an unrivalled gaming experience, and the changes to this version make it well worth upgrading to if you have 2008.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="Football Manager 2009  Strawberry Demo" href="http://football-manager-2009.en.softonic.com"><strong>Football Manager 2009  Strawberry Demo</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) 2009]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<img src="http://screenshots.en.sftcdn.net/en/scrn/73000/73879/7.jpg" border="0" align="right" style="margin:0px 5px 5px;" /> <p>One of the traditions now associated with  autumn is the release of two big football titles: <strong><a title="" href="http://fifa-09.en.softonic.com/">FIFA</a></strong> and <strong>Pro Evolution Soccer</strong>. As any fan of gaming will know, these two games go head to head each year, with Pro Evolution Soccer usually coming out on top. The latest edition will be a huge seller on the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION®3 consoles but how does it perform on the PC, a format notoriously unsuited to sports games?</p><p>I'm not going to lie to you: the Pro Evolution Soccer demo for PC isn't exactly revolutionary when it comes to the old problem of porting console titles to Windows. All the old problems are there but the horrendously clunky controls (caused by lack of analog sticks) are the biggest barrier to enjoying what would, on the correct platform, be an enjoyable and well-designed game.</p><p>Another weak point in the Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 demo is the lack of any game options whatsoever. With no way of adjusting graphics, sound or controls, the demo has a very rigid feel to it. Sound controls in particular would be a welcome addition, if only they allowed you to turn off the awful music Konami has selected for the Pro Evolution Soccer menu and intro pages, and the tinny, poorly rendered chants during the game.</p><p>After selecting Exhibition mode (the only option apart from Exit), you're offered a choice of four clubs (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Liverpool and Manchester United) or two licensed national sides (France and Italy) to pit against each other. There follows the usual tactical options screen, a brief summary of the (insanely crappy) controls, and you're straight into Pro Evolution Soccer action.</p><p>The first thing we noticed about Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 is that the graphics have been improved somewhat since last year's edition - player models are smoother and more natural than previously, even if getting the players to go where you want is just as hard as ever. Other improvements include the general AI of computer opponents and the physics of the game, though we're only really talking about minor tweaks here.</p><p>Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 is, in the end, a slight improvement on last year's slightly disappointing release. On the PS3 and Xbox, it looks likely to lose this year's contest as FIFA 09 has improved so much. On PC, and especially without a gamepad, its controls are so clunky and inaccurate that it's as much of a waste of time as Civilization is on a console.</p><p><strong>In all: Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 is worth a try but not highly recommended on PC.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) 2009" href="http://pes.en.softonic.com"><strong>Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) 2009</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p>It's incredible to think it's been 15 years since the FIFA <a href="http://en.softonic.com/windows/sport-games"target="_blank">sports game</a> dynasty began. <strong>FIFA 09</strong> is a far cry from the blocky graphics and rigid gameplay of the original, 16-bit version. But, of course, the question is, how much better is this one than FIFA 08?</p><p>The answer, in short is: a little. The graphics in FIFA 09 have been refined, with more <strong>photo-realistic captures</strong> of the superstars of soccer, and some great new animations both on and off the ball. The presentation of the game is as exquisite as ever, with new match intro sequences featuring the players warming up in the tunnel, crowd chants specific to each club, not to mention the cool new 'widgets' system on the menu pages, where various online and offline stats are displayed at all times. Unfortunately, it was impossible to test the commentary in FIFA 09, as it's not included in this demo version.</p><p>In terms of its gameplay, FIFA 09 offers a smooth ride, although there are few changes to the way the game handles other than a few new tricks and the addition of <strong>more realistic collisions</strong>. I could've done without these clashes, as sometimes it takes your player a long time to get up after a heavy hit. In fact, one of the new gameplay enhancements in FIFA 09 is the physical presence of some players, which means large defenders are more likely to bundle you off the ball, requiring more cunning to get past them.</p><p>While this demo of FIFA 09 is limited to <strong>four-minute demo</strong> matches between a choice of six clubs, the full release looks set to really raise the bar in terms of its online modes. I'm particularly excited by the new Adidas Live Season mode in FIFA 09, where player information is updated dynamically depending on performances in real life.</p><p>FIFA 09 is undoubtedly a great soccer simulator, although unless you're particularly interested in the online aspect of the game, you may not see a great deal of benefit in upgrading from FIFA 08 (other than, of course, the updated transfers).</p><p><strong>Whether it'll prove better than <a title="" href="http://pes.en.softonic.com/">Pro Evolution 2009</a> is a matter of extensive debate, but FIFA 09 is definitely the best version in the EA series to date.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="FIFA 09" href="http://fifa-09.en.softonic.com"><strong>FIFA 09</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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