Wednesday 25 January 2012

FIFA 12 Review

Football is the World's game, no other sport is played by so many people in so many different countries. It is not surprising then that there is a very popular video game based on Football.

FIFA 12 is the most recent version of Electronic Arts FIFA series, in fact it is the 19th version of the game making it older as a series than many of its purchasers and players. At the time of writing FIFA 12 has been number 1 in the UK games charts for 4 weeks.

The scope of the game is tremendous, it features 29 leagues from 22 different countries as well as 42 National teams. Players can compete in a choice of more than 50 different stadiums from around the world.

Screenshot from XBox 360 version (c) EA.com


Gameplay is enhanced in this edition by the adoption of EA's Impact Engine this uses artificial intelligence to better simulate ball and player motion, for the first time collisions will take into account the different characteristics of the players involved. There is also a brand new Tactical Defending feature that makes defence more realistic by making the player control defending players manually, the old style of defence can still be used, but only for 'friendly' matches. The new precision dribbling feature makes the players able to control the ball more accurately, especially near the touch-lines. Another new feature, Pro Player Intelligence enables the players to understand the skills of their team mates and make more appropriate passes.

Our Teen Reviewers Say -
Pros
The best football simulator gets even better. The graphics are really good, improved over FIFA 11, players look much more lifelike. There are more teams than ever before, almost 30 leagues, plus international sides. There are multiple modes of play, from simple practice to get the hang of the controls to the ultimate team mode, letting you select players from around the world. The player intelligence has been improved to make the teams appear more realistic
Cons
If there is a con, it is that the referee's decisions are too lifelike - sometimes, just like the real ones they get it wrong!
We rate it 9.5/10
More info http://www.ea.com
Reviewed by Aaron P (10) and Henry M (10)

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