|
nknichol's Fifa 09 (360)
|
| [September 27, 2009 07:33:23 PM]
|
GAMEPLAY
During the second session I was able to learn a couple more moves to use against the enemy. These new elements couple with what I already knew changed the gameplay a little and made it more interesting. Apart from that I didn't notice any other gameplay elements.
DESIGN
After playing for a few hours the game seemed very repetitive. There are some other features designed to keep interest (changing the weather and other match settings), but each match was essentially the same; the only thing that changed was my skill level and the difficulty of the opponents I played.
The game does have a good reward system in place though. While not playing a match you can view your team's standings, and winning a game is needed to advance. There is also separate award system in the match. If you tackle an oppoenent from behind you could get ejected and have to play with less people. During one match my goalie tackled an opponent and was promptly kicked from the game which forced me to replace him with a less skilled goalie. In addition to that, making good passes and scoring goals helps you win and advance to the next game.
There were short cutscenes throughout each match. These involved short celebrations or outbursts of anger, and they would occur before penalty kicks or after goals were scored. They helped build each team member's background and character, but they don't really affect much and I usually skipped all of them.
add a comment 
|
| [September 27, 2009 03:03:57 PM]
|
SUMMARY
In the season mode in FIFA, you start by picking a Country, League, and team to play as. You then play through the season against other competing teams. During the actual game, you control one player on the team at a time; you can manually switch between team members, or you can let the game engine switch control to the player nearest to the ball. The objectives are the same as in association football.
GAMEPLAY
The actual gameplay was decent for a top-down sports game; however, EA has been involved in the FIFA series for over 10 years, so I expected it to be better. In the season that I started, I got to pick one of my favorite teams, West Ham, which was nice. I haven't played a FIFA game since 2004, so I was pretty rusty at the controls, but even after practicing it was difficult to do a lot of things in the game. There is a system built in that changes who you control based on where the action is happening on the field. The system is pretty good, but there were times when it was a complete mess. If several players were crowded around the ball, then the control would keep switching to the next player in quick succession. Furthermore, sometimes I would be sprinting in one direction to keep up with my opponent, and it would switch the control to another player effectivly causing me to run in the wrong direction.
Passing the ball to different team mates was relatively simple and quite fun. After a little practice it became easy to accurately pass the ball to the player of your choosing. In addition to that you can also make long passes through the middle, a cross. This aspect, although difficult to do accurately, made the game better. Shooting goals, on the other hand, was terrible. There isn't a good aiming system, and the only thing you can control is when to take the shot and how much power to use. Hopefully after more practice the game will be more fun.
add a comment
|
|
|
 |
nknichol's Fifa 09 (360)
|
|
Current Status: Playing
GameLog started on: Sunday 27 September, 2009
|
|
