Woocifer
04-25-2002, 07:52 AM
I played it last night if ANYONE cares...I can't believe there aren't any soccer fans on this forum. I personally am not the biggest, but I like to play soccer games...
The graphics on this game are not the most impressive. Actually at some points in time you could see through the joints, eyes and cheeks of the players.
The presentation is like its a gladiator event...symphonics, screaming crowds, slow motion...it's actually a little cheesey, but adds to the intensity.
The control in this game is similar to other FIFA games...though they've been getting a little more loose with the direction the ball goes in and what happens on the field. I will say this though, the collision on the men is pretty damn good... I slide tackled a guy, and it looked like he tripped for no reason because I was way behind him. But in fact in the replay they show me that my left foot JUST clips the other guys right foot in the air and he fell the proper way you'd expect someone like that to fall.
The modes and teams are sad. I wish FIFA would stop skimping out and just make a game with a WC in it already. There are 40+ teams to choose from which are national. So you don't get to choose WHOEVER you want to take to the WC. They have to be qualifiers from last year that made it there. That sucks...I want to play as Canada or Cambodia and see if I can make it anywhere :)
And seriously do we really need this goofy flaming ball thing? You kick the ball and it streaks like a red tail on the back of a comet. You can't tell me this is like the situation where Americans needed the pucks to glow on hockey games so they could follow them. It's a soccer ball for gods sake...and it has nothing to do with velocity because I bloop passed the ball, it hung in the air for a second before it made it to my guy 3 feet in front of me making this WHOOSH noise and had a red tail. Goofy...where are the sims, screw these stupid effects. Reminds me of NHL 2002 and their useless breakaway/save/check cameras... what are they thinking at EA? Lets make it more Fisher Price for all those enthusiasts that was authenticity in a sim? Oh right that would be a BAD idea....
Anyway the game was fun, ended up playing through the 2nd period of the Leafs game. BTW that was horrible, the refs should be shot. I'd say rent this game over the weekend to give it a shot, but you might be surprised when you beat it in the first night of playing it....then what? Play for the WC again?
score 7/10
Take it easy
The graphics on this game are not the most impressive. Actually at some points in time you could see through the joints, eyes and cheeks of the players.
The presentation is like its a gladiator event...symphonics, screaming crowds, slow motion...it's actually a little cheesey, but adds to the intensity.
The control in this game is similar to other FIFA games...though they've been getting a little more loose with the direction the ball goes in and what happens on the field. I will say this though, the collision on the men is pretty damn good... I slide tackled a guy, and it looked like he tripped for no reason because I was way behind him. But in fact in the replay they show me that my left foot JUST clips the other guys right foot in the air and he fell the proper way you'd expect someone like that to fall.
The modes and teams are sad. I wish FIFA would stop skimping out and just make a game with a WC in it already. There are 40+ teams to choose from which are national. So you don't get to choose WHOEVER you want to take to the WC. They have to be qualifiers from last year that made it there. That sucks...I want to play as Canada or Cambodia and see if I can make it anywhere :)
And seriously do we really need this goofy flaming ball thing? You kick the ball and it streaks like a red tail on the back of a comet. You can't tell me this is like the situation where Americans needed the pucks to glow on hockey games so they could follow them. It's a soccer ball for gods sake...and it has nothing to do with velocity because I bloop passed the ball, it hung in the air for a second before it made it to my guy 3 feet in front of me making this WHOOSH noise and had a red tail. Goofy...where are the sims, screw these stupid effects. Reminds me of NHL 2002 and their useless breakaway/save/check cameras... what are they thinking at EA? Lets make it more Fisher Price for all those enthusiasts that was authenticity in a sim? Oh right that would be a BAD idea....
Anyway the game was fun, ended up playing through the 2nd period of the Leafs game. BTW that was horrible, the refs should be shot. I'd say rent this game over the weekend to give it a shot, but you might be surprised when you beat it in the first night of playing it....then what? Play for the WC again?
score 7/10
Take it easy