Sometimes you have got to give the producers credit, I am sorry to hear they work very hard and maybe we are abit harsh, I think whilst some of the older games are hit 'n' miss pardon the pun, I think the games are BETTER then we make out, and I am sorry for that.
The look of the game is stunning for it's time, the Visuals are truly groundbreaking. The look of the snow has a good look to it, and is aesthetically pleasing on the eyes. The stars are also very good, they always look well polished and clean, and I like the more colourful look, although the yellow is a nice take too. Like the Imdb format, which works quite nicely.
I do like seeing the ratings of the players, it's always fun before every match you played, every career you progressed In, it seems fun and nice to do. And it just had a fun sense, excited on how to improve on your players.
One thing of note too, is your players can score from anywhere, which is a good thing as it was realistic, along Side the movement of the opposing and defensive teams, but it takes one to snow one. So with the nice snow effects, and effects in general, and it's realism, I'd ask as to what we're others thoughts.
I'd rate this a 9 because I love the simpler and more realistic gameplay. And in the wise words of Tom Holland, "Football is the greatest sport of all time" chow.