In terms of potential, I think FM08 is the best. Maybe it's just me, but I didn't notice any of the match engine problems until I installed 8.0.1 (except possibly holding the ball until it was stolen and a goal scored, and even that is much worse post-patch, or at least so it seems to me). And, on the plus side, the flow of play is much more realistic than it was in 07. But, as a finished game, I think I have to agree that 7.0.2 was probably the best of the lot.
For nostalgia, I still like 01/02, with the varying background shots of different grounds (depending on what team you had). At least, I think that was 01/02. But there's no way it was anywhere near as complete as 08.
|