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UEFA Champions League 2006-2007
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 27 critic reviews
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Based on 8 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Canada
Genre(s): Sports, Soccer
Players: 8
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: March 20, 2007
Summary
Using collectable cards in Ultimate Team Mode on the Xbox 360 system, players can hand-pick everything from your team and staff members to your match strategy and stadium. Now you can build your dream team by going online to collect or trade virtual player, staff and gameplay cards; effectively organize your squad to foster team chemistry; accumulate Staff, Training, Morale, Fitness and Healing cards to transform your squad into a European super power online. Collect dominant Gameplay cards, and then use them at key moments during a match to gain the tactical advantage over your opponent. Gameplay cards can be activated during a contest to boost the abilities of your players and team. For the greatest rewards, put your managerial ability and your playing skills to the test by trading or selling unwanted cards or trawling the market online for the ones you need to complete your title-winning team. Play UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 the traditional way as your favorite club team from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the UEFA Championship League Final. Re-create or customize the real-world groupings of the official UEFA Champions League tournament by taking control of a huge selection of clubs. Plus, the new UEFA Champions League Challenge tesst even the most hardcore soccer fan by recreating classic moments in UEFA Champions League history using modern teams. UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 on the Xbox 360 system features a game engine with a more fluid player movement system that makes it easier for players to perform more incisive, defense-splitting one-twos, first touches and through passes with a ball that’s alive with its own independent physics and even more responsive to every touch. The game also supports up to eight-way multiplayer matches in the Lounge and boasts a plethora of in-game unlockable content. [Electronic Arts]
Also On Metacritic
GAMES: UEFA Champions League 2004-2005
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Also On The Web: Official Website
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Team Xbox
A lovely game engine featuring independent player and ball physics. Card game campaign mode jazzes up offline play.
Read Full Review >Official Xbox Magazine UK
There are countless days of single- and multiplayer amusement to be had, ensuring that you'll be kept suitably entertained until the next FIFA installment rolls off the EA conveyor belt...which will no doubt be in a few months' time. [Apr 2007, p.86]
Read Full Review >MS Xbox World
The addition of the new card collecting system is fresh and inspirational; however it is also frustrating with a steep learning curve that really needs a better introduction to persuade the FIFA elite to get involved.
Read Full Review >Game Chronicles
This is the game that "FIFA 07" should have been. Despite the little annoyances, this is the best soccer game on the 360.
Read Full Review >XboxAddict
Overall it is a good game and if you are a soccer lover and I know you are out there this is a game that will not disappoint you.
Read Full Review >AceGamez
The animations are also really fluid and collisions look very natural, an area where Pro Evo is lacking.
Read Full Review >GameZone
UEFA Champions League will surprise most people with its creativity and innovation. It may not be up to par with the competition quite yet, but the card collecting and trading feature makes this a must try for all soccer fans.
Read Full Review >Pelit (Finland)
A decent football game with a lot of teams and up-to-date lineups. The Treble feels more like a soap opera than football with simulated games and weird accidents. On the pitch UCL 06–07 has its moments, but does not really shine. The new gameplay based on collectable cards in the Xbox 360 version works great and is tons of fun, and the game looks and sounds very nice. [Apr 2007]
Gamers' Temple
UEFA’s card-collecting aspect is a long shot on goal, but for some it will be right on target.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
UEFA Champions League's unique method of building teams by collecting player cards makes up for the fact that it's EA's fourth soccer game for the 360 in just over a year.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
The new Ultimate Team mode is addictive as it combines regular gameplay and managerial acumen with a trading card component that entices with a constant sense of accomplishment and attraction...What this UEFA achieves in this new mode it loses in the actual gameplay.
Read Full Review >GameTrailers
The card trading mechanic can be a lot of fun, and as an extra in a full-featured franchise like FIFA or Madden, it would feel more at home. Standing on it’s own two feet it’s not quite enough to carry a game by itself.
Read Full Review >GamerNode
A deep and rewarding experience for players who are genuinely captivated by the title's unique approach and also have some interest in the UEFA itself, but a mediocre and oftentimes clunky game to those who fall below the category of aficionado.
Read Full Review >X360 Magazine UK
It feels a good deal more complete than you might initially expect. [Issue 18, p.82]
GameSpy
The Ultimate Team adds a nicer touch than we'd initially anticipated it would, although it's still probably a bit complicated for some to enjoy, especially in regard to team management and contract cards.
Read Full Review >Games Radar (in-house)
The Champions League is an amazing showcase of the drama and passion of the Beautiful Game, but EA has mostly wasted an opportunity to transition it to the 360 by repackaging FIFA 07 with a shinier coat of paint. It’s fine enough for a lark, but not enough to claim the crown.
Read Full Review >Eurogamer
It's a package that knows exactly why people want to buy it and lives up to their expectations; that it uses a little imagination along the way is a bonus. You'll either want it or have no use for it, so the number down there doesn't matter a great deal.
Read Full Review >IGN
With UEFA, you'll get a really neat idea that's rather foreign to soccer -- using trading cards to build a team from nothing to something. The Panini/Magic/fantasy football concept is deep and compelling and requires much strategizing and experimenting, all without kicking a single ball.
Read Full Review >Official Xbox Magazine
With a greater focus on improving teammate intelligence and smoothing control quirks, UEFA could be a great soccer game. Until then, it remains merely good. [Apr 2007, p.90]
WHAM! Gaming
Compared to EA’s last 360 FIFA release, the game’s flow seems much more natural than FIFA 07’s sometimes bizarrely inaccurate passing and crossing.
Read Full Review >Armchair Empire
Football fans should have no problem picking up U.E.F.A. and enjoying themselves with a layered experience, but for me and gamers like me, I have a hard time even fairly scoring U.E.F.A. because it is so niche, so specifically targeted that a fully “objective” review just isn’t possible.
Read Full Review >Operation Sports
While the Challenge mode is a nice addition and the Ultimate Team card game in pretty innovative to the genre, I’m not convinced enough has changed since the FIFA 07 release to justify the $59.99 price tag. For Champions League fans, it’s a no-brainer at any price.
Read Full Review >G4 TV
UEFA loses traction with the actual gameplay, which is filled with more issues than a magazine stand.
Read Full Review >360 Gamer Magazine UK
No quibbles on the game itself, which marries the glitz you expect of EA with a very good football engine. But sooner or later, surely a stand needs to be made against being expected to pay so much when so little - in gameplay terms - has actually changed? [Issue #23, p.60]
1UP
This game is so boldly beautiful, but the gameplay just doesn't live up to the Champions League standard. The card-game element is superb, but the rest of the package doesn't completely justify the $60 price tag.
Read Full Review >Xboxic
Without Ultimate Team mode, there wouldn’t be a whole lot of new content to see here. The FIFA series is certainly making progress but if you already own "FIFA 2007" we recommend you hold onto it until "FIFA 2008."
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 7.8 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Geoff M. gave it a9:
This is as good a football game as I have ever played (and there have been a few!). The gameplay is quick and slick, and the passing works (much improved over FIFA 07). The tackling is difficult but that justs adds to the challenge of a game series (FIFA/UEFA) that could often have been classed as too easy in the past. The trading cards system is tricky to get used to at first, but after that it is great fun to use and make a change from normal methods. The graphics as always are superb. I am really enjoying this game. Give it a look.
MD gave it a7:
Manages to combine next gen sound and graphics with gameplay that, while not bad, is a step back from FIFA 07 on the PS2. I can see where this new game engine has promise, but I still feel like I'm playing a beta version rather than a finished product. The mediocre mechanics are in phenomenal contrast to the presentation, which is as polished as I've seen in a sports game (although the commentary can be a little repetitive). As for the trading card system, it's interesting, deep, and challenging, and something I look forward to being incorporated in future (and hopefully better playing) FIFA games. It's a tired refrain for soccer gamers, but it seems like if you want good gameplay, Winning Eleven is still the way to go. In a perfect world, EA's presentation team would combine with Konami's gameplay team to make the perfect soccer game. *sigh.* Bottom line: If you have FIFA 07 on the 360, you might want to rent this one before you buy.
