Every game I played previous to writing this review was against another person. A fallible human being like myself that was finding their feet with the game at the same pace I was. Playing FIFA 12 against the AI on anything higher than semi-pro difficulty setting is a real slog for seasoned players, let alone newcomers.
Defending is now a web of multiple button presses to track, fast track, poke tackle, slide and ask another player to help out. Above: The new Player Impact Engine means tussles on the ball are more realistic. Jonathan Williams of Crystal Palace is a year-old midfielder who scored his first professional goal in September — Chelsea are rumoured to be watching him.
Alexandre Lacazette French forward has scored nine goals in 12 matches with his country's U20 side. Arsenal were watching him over the summer so he could well pop up in the Premiership soon. Verdict 2. Pros and Cons 3. Key Specifications 4. Trusted Score Share:. Pros Oustanding graphics, animation and presentation New systems add to the authentic football feel Huge and deep with almost too many game modes.
Trusted Score. By Stuart Andrews. Stuart Andrews contributed gaming reviews to Trusted Reviews between and Editorial independence Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest.
Professional conduct We also expect our journalists to follow clear ethical standards in their work. And everything is happening out there. There are some astonishingly accurate depictions of top players, the animations is fluid and expressive, the commentary is authentic, despite or perhaps because of a few very regular repetitions. The fact that Alan Smith and co will discuss your team's position in the league and its form over the last few matches, really adds to the sense of occasion.
Crossing is still something of a bugbear. However, central play has been made more fruitful via the refined close controls on the left trigger that slow your player down and allow him to guard the ball while he picks out a pass. I hardly used any of the close-dribbling options in Fifa 11, but this pace-changing tactic is swiftly becoming a key part of my approach now. I know that some have suggested the whole game is too slow, and compared to the breathless PES 12, it is certainly more … measured.
I have no problem with that - it calls for a more of a thoughtful, probing approach. AI seems solid, though often a lot more so from defenders blocking your path than from team mates interpreting your play. I've found on numerous occasions that you'll wait in vain on the edge of the box, your finger poised over the through ball or flair pass buttons just praying for someone to start a run behind the centre backs.
Of course, hitting the shoulder tab commands another player to make a run, and this works beautifully in midfield, but personally, I'm just not getting it to play out while close to the 18 yard area. Practice, I suspect, will be the key. More often than not you need to move away or pass back and rebuild the attack. And against computer-controlled teams on the highest AI settings you'll find it incredibly, maddeningly, gut-wrenchingly difficult to score, while they'll sometimes breeze through your best defensive endeavours as though playing in a parallel dimension.
Ah, but when things do go right, when that chipped ball into the stride of Edinson Cavani ends up rocketing in the back of the net, it can be euphoric stuff; and you are only ever hours of practise and two or three brilliant passes away from the next dose. Honestly though, the real beauty of the game is in its two-player mode — that's what gets the five stars in the end.
I know I'll be playing this all year, mastering new aspects, trying new teams, experimenting with the EA Sports Football Club, watching the online leaderboards.
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