Simply put this is the worst game we’ve seen on the Xbox. Before you even touch the controller you have to endure the pathetic excuse for graphics. The textures are about as bland as you can get, the visual effects are comparative to the Game Boy Advance and the vehicle models do anything but inspire.

A massively capable game designer with almost innumerable options allowing limitless application.

We'd like to see the player rewarded for his skills more, that the game was fairer. There remain plenty of moments in Winning Eleven 9 where you'll scream with frustration not because 'that's football' but because the game does something that's completely out of your control, and for that reason we have to mark it down.

Nothing here is unexpectedly outstanding, but this game certainly comes in on par.

Sounds good dosen’t it…? And it is! The visuals are bright and colourful (despite the opening level being rather drab) and the happy-go-lucky background music suits the whimsical nature of the game perfectly.

It’s quite scary to think that one or two people might pick this game up on the strength of the Gravity Games license alone.

Unfortunately hampered by some annoying glitches and imperfections, the whole experience does remain fairly enjoyable while it lasts, but also leaves a decidedly bitter aftertaste.

It may be simple, often slow, and quite basic, but the novelty value alone makes it worthwhile.

Frankly games like this give the industry a bad name, because every kid suckered into buying this tosh is consequently decreasing the chance of them buying a game ever again.

The game feels more of a chore to play than anything and to be honest, there are better beat-’em-ups out there… heck, we’d even push the ‘good, but not amazing’ game that is Bloody Roar: Primal Fury over this.

It does what it needs do, delivers a few new (though flawed) ideas and has the best control system of any game like it.