FIFA Soccer 2009 For Xbox 360
Peterson Evans
May 11, 2009
BC Gaming Premium
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Advertise here nowThe FIFA series is Electronic Arts' preeminent soccer series. They bring out World Cup games every four years, and also release the UEFA series annually, but FIFA remains the flagship title. For years FIFA has been in direct competition with the Pro Evolution Soccer Series. I must confess that I have been on the Pro Evo bandwagon since last generation and had not played a FIFA game since then. The argument for Pro Evolution fans has always been that FIFA was too arcadey, and that true footi fans play Pro Evolution. For its part FIFA has had the FIFA, Major League Soccer, and the major European league licenses while Pro Evo has had to use fictional teams.
A lot has changed since the last generation; in FIFA Soccer 09 you will not be scoring goals with your keeper. In fact, comparing this game to the last Pro Evo I played, FIFA has become the more realistic simulation.
Controls
The game´s controls are easy to pick up for anyone who has ever played a soccer videogame before. The buttons are mapped logically. Special moves, player selection, and sprint are assigned to the shoulder buttons. Your passing, shooting, and tackling controls are assigned to face buttons. The longer you hold the shot and pass buttons, the harder you strike the ball. The only way to control movement is with the left stick, while the directional pad is reserved for team strategy.
The controls offer full customization. You can switch the button assignments, but it is limited. You can change the amount of computer assistance on passing, shooting, and player switching. The selections are automatic, semi, assisted, and manual. I found assisted to be the most comfortable scheme for passing and shooting. Manual is entirely manual and a bit too intense whereas the other options take away too much control.
Despite the ability to customize and the ease of learning the controls are not perfect. Player switching does not work perfectly because it does not always switch to the player closest to the ball. This is a problem on any configuration of player control. Finally, sometimes your passes go awry; you may be trying to pass to the person to the left and in back of you and it will go to the player to the left and in front of you.
Game Modes
The dizzying amount of game modes is staggering. You can quick play a basic exhibition match or a Be a Pro Match. In a Be a Pro match you select one player and control only them for the entire match. Aside from your basic exhibition matches there is Manager Mode, Be a Pro: Seasons, Tournament Mode, and Lounge Mode.
Peterson Evans is an Xbox 360 enthusiast. He writes articles and review products related to Xbox 360 Emulators and have a blog all about xbox 360 Downloads that can be found here: http://xbox360emulatordownloadz.blogspot.com
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Advertise here nowThe FIFA series is Electronic Arts' preeminent soccer series. They bring out World Cup games every four years, and also release the UEFA series annually, but FIFA remains the flagship title. For years FIFA has been in direct competition with the Pro Evolution Soccer Series. I must confess that I have been on the Pro Evo bandwagon since last generation and had not played a FIFA game since then. The argument for Pro Evolution fans has always been that FIFA was too arcadey, and that true footi fans play Pro Evolution. For its part FIFA has had the FIFA, Major League Soccer, and the major European league licenses while Pro Evo has had to use fictional teams.
A lot has changed since the last generation; in FIFA Soccer 09 you will not be scoring goals with your keeper. In fact, comparing this game to the last Pro Evo I played, FIFA has become the more realistic simulation.
Controls
The game´s controls are easy to pick up for anyone who has ever played a soccer videogame before. The buttons are mapped logically. Special moves, player selection, and sprint are assigned to the shoulder buttons. Your passing, shooting, and tackling controls are assigned to face buttons. The longer you hold the shot and pass buttons, the harder you strike the ball. The only way to control movement is with the left stick, while the directional pad is reserved for team strategy.
The controls offer full customization. You can switch the button assignments, but it is limited. You can change the amount of computer assistance on passing, shooting, and player switching. The selections are automatic, semi, assisted, and manual. I found assisted to be the most comfortable scheme for passing and shooting. Manual is entirely manual and a bit too intense whereas the other options take away too much control.
Despite the ability to customize and the ease of learning the controls are not perfect. Player switching does not work perfectly because it does not always switch to the player closest to the ball. This is a problem on any configuration of player control. Finally, sometimes your passes go awry; you may be trying to pass to the person to the left and in back of you and it will go to the player to the left and in front of you.
Game Modes
The dizzying amount of game modes is staggering. You can quick play a basic exhibition match or a Be a Pro Match. In a Be a Pro match you select one player and control only them for the entire match. Aside from your basic exhibition matches there is Manager Mode, Be a Pro: Seasons, Tournament Mode, and Lounge Mode.
Peterson Evans is an Xbox 360 enthusiast. He writes articles and review products related to Xbox 360 Emulators and have a blog all about xbox 360 Downloads that can be found here: http://xbox360emulatordownloadz.blogspot.com
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