|
| Platform |
Windows Vista |
| List Price
|
$39.99
|
|
$39.99
(Save 0%)
|
| |
|
| Published by | Electronic Arts |
| Release date | |
| ASIN | B001AVQIQ8 |
| Availability | Usually ships in 24 hours |
|
Play professional soccer your way in EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 09. You have the tools to draw up trick moves using the mouse or perform one of 32 skill moves in your arsenal, including scoop turns, rainbow flicks, heel-to-heel knocks and ball rolls. More than 17 customizable actions mean you can design the game to suit your style of play. FIFA 09 also features customizable widgets that can be integrated into the menu system to connect you to the FIFA community and real-world football so you stay connected while playing.
EA SPORTS Interactive Leagues - Represent your club online in the Barclays Premier League, Bundesliga, Italian League, French League or Mexican 1st Division. Play and knock-off rival clubs more often in Rivals Match-up option Manager Mode - New options for pre-season friendlies, and the ability to create formations to customize your club for each opponent Tournament Mode -61 tournaments, including 42 officially licensed ones, or create your own Challenge Mode - Overcome a variety of difficult scenarios to earn rewards and unlockables Over 500 licensed teams and 30 leagues accurately represented with correct kits and badges
|
|
Customer Reviews - courtesy of Amazon.com
Very nice game, but need more power on videocard
Very nice game, but last version works very fine in laptops with generics video card, but now require more powerful video cards.
Very Nice game, with appropiete video card, read before videogames card tested or probed..
Not very good, only a LITTLE better than 2008
Hi, they claim to have made over 400 changes on this game but there are only a few I noticed.
-The game still has that horrid auto-change system which you can't turn off and completely destroys any design or intention you have for solidifying your defense (as you'll move a player to be in a certain position and then you'll be automatically switched to a different player).
-The defender you switch to often 'jumps' the 'wrong' way from which you need him to be going (as opposed to just being entirely still when you get him).
-Hrrmm...a little simpler to score and shoot low deliberately (although I'm STILL not sure how to always shoot low).
-I still have NO clue how to aim or shoot well on free kicks or penalties as there is no marker or power bar or anything and a PK shootout is harder to win than one of those crazy (rigged) games that they have at the Carnival where you have to put a 5 inch basketball in a 4 inch hole or something, lol.
-That's all I can think of for now...maybe wait until the next world cup to buy instead? Seems like they only put real effort and some though in when there's a huge increase in temporary popularity of soccer/football. As it is, I don't believe whoever creates this game put much thought in to it and don't believe they had testers who really played the game for much or even testers who played the REAL game at high levels. I still gave this a 4-star in 'fun' because I love most any game that you can play multi-player. Hope this helped in your decision one way or the other!
Much improved from '08
I haven't played this game that much yet - but the graphics are great and much improved from '08. The players look realistic and they even have graphics of players from the English Championship Division.
If you just watch a game, you can see the improvement in the game play. Players are looking to cross the ball into the box more often, there are more free kicks and corners, and teams actually have retain possession of the ball so they can set up plays like in real-life. It seems players are making more realistic decisions also.
On the minus side, the computer opponent still tends to dribble the ball right into players, and then lose the ball too easily. Also if you play manager mode, the questions have still not changed in two years.
I gave the game the full 5 stars to balance out these overall reviews based solely on the security system. Why do these people care so much about this?
had problems on Vista and Xp
I didnt have any problem installing or getting the game two run on both my laptops. On one laptop I have Vista, and the menus run super slow, and takes forever to do anything. My other laptop with XP, the graphics on the players were messed up, and they had like spikes coming out of their sides. The gameplay seems ok. I would recommend just getting this on console if you can. If you dont have a console, you might want to wait a few months for some patches to come out.
p.s. if anyone know solutions to the graphics problems I am having, please let me know.
A Step In the Right Direction
FIFA 09 is a step in the right direction by EA Canada.
The New Features:
The new collision engine and the shielding system add value to a gameplay engine that was already fun since 07. Tackling now looks and plays more realistic than before. These new mechanics add more spontaneous moments to the flow of the game. Physical attributes play a stronger role now thanks to both the collision and shielding system. Players like Drogba or Adebayor can muscle their way into the box, or hold on to the ball until reinforcements arrive like never before.
The mouse control that has been introduced this year for the first time is a welcome addition and is a fresh breath for the genre as well as the franchise itself. Although I'm not a huge fan of this style of control so far, I can see its merits. It will take getting used to, but it is well executed and fun. Undeniably, the most successful video games are the ones that build upon the strength of the system's native controller e.g. the mouse and the keyboard for the PCs. And that is what EA Canada have done with this approach. Being able to execute skill moves via mouse gestures is very interesting and a lot of fun.
The connected widgets that have been placed around the main menu bring the menu to life with statistics from your matches as well as real world news and information on your favorite teams. These online widgets combined with the periodical podcasts (automatically downloaded and played) make sure the players keep coming back to something new almost every time they boot up the game. Yet there is still room for improvement here. I'd like to be able to maximize any widget I like. And the fact that the main menu is now smaller because of the widget layout is a bit inconvenient.
The new graphics definitely look way better even if mostly during cut scenes and close-ups. The actual graphics during the gameplay also look better with the new shader effects, depth of field, and 3D grass options, as well as improved animations. It's too bad they have not changed the cutscenes at all. Even though people start skipping them after a short while, they occasionally add some flavor to the game when it starts getting too formulaic. One other nice new feature is the support for widescreen monitors.
The soundtrack as usual with this franchise is phenomenal. The sound fx are pretty much the same, so are the commentaries, except for a few additions that get repetitive too soon anyway. It would be really nice to hear the same level of detailed background information on certain teams and stadiums as in the next-gen counterparts of FIFA.
The Adidas Live Season is a nice concept, but I realized I didn't care too much for it. And having to pay for additional subscriptions is a turn off for me. It's nice to know that Ronaldo's stats may and will go down if his performance does not hold up, but seriously, it's not a feature valuable enough for me to pay extra money for. I can certainly understand why EA may want to charge for this service unlike the DNA thing in the NBA game, but ROI here is not substantial. I'd say this a failed attempt at incorporating the trendy micro-transactions concept into the FIFA franchise.
They have finally payed more attention to the 'Be A Pro' game mode this year for the PC. You can now play as your favorite footballer or your custom created player (possibly yourself) throughout multiple seasons. Starting with 09, the player is now tasked with various goals for each game. e.g. call for the ball 40 times, take 20 shots, do not get caught offside, etc. And the player is rewarded points not just based on his or her performance during the game but also based on the completion of these objectives. What makes this game mode even more fun this year is the addition of the Be A Pro camera that gives you a 3rd person perspective view of your player on the pitch. Oh, and by the way, if you keep sprinting with your player continuosly for too long, your gamepad starts vibrating in short intervals until your guy catches his breath. This gives you the feeling that you are actually on the pitch. Nice little touch...
EA Canada have finally dropped the aging online component they had been employing for the past few years. Starting this year, we get pretty much the same interface and features the console owners get. Similar layout and structure of menu items, and focus on quick player match ups is the result of this switch. It's nice to finally have native VoIP support. It's too bad that the lobby system that was popular among the FIFA PC fans is a second priority with this new approach. The quickie-style match ups made sense among the 12-year-old console crowd that do not have or need much of a community sense, but it simply falls short for the PC user-base. The availability of a keyboard and mouse should have triggered a change of design decision for the main vessel to get the online players together, and that vessel should have been the lobby system. It's all too disconnected with this new approach. Oh, and quitters and disconnectors are still an issue.
In general, I think this price is a great deal for this game, because it comes packed with lots of content in the form of various game modes, tons of unlockables, and online play. There's the manager mode, be-a-pro-seasons, challenge mode, tournament mode, etc. Basically, there's enough replay value here to keep the player coming back until the next season. Plus, in addition to the already fully licensed rosters and teams, you get mid-season roster updates, too.
EA have already released two patches for the game that address several important issues including difficulty level being adjusted to world class for online games (hence fixing the easy goals problem). After applying these patches the users are now allowed to de-authorize their PC for running the game. This DRM fix should allow the users to reuse their authorization after re-installing their Windows, or switching to a new PC.
Could it have been better? Yes. But the same can be said for pretty much the majority of video games in history. However, this is a solid football game, and is a no-brainer for football fans for this price. Especially when its competition has gone horribly stale at this point.
|
|
|
