The FIFA franchise, no matter what your hooting sap chums say, is the greatest series of football (or soccer if you prefer) games, EVER.
Pro Evo barely registers on the scale in comparison (that said, it’s as pointless comparing the two as it is comparing Super Mario Bros. to eight slices of toast) as FIFA has always looked the part and been most consuming.
Shame it has had a uniformly terrible soundtrack, but you can’t have everything. Of course, the game is released today in North America and us European (in your pants) get it from the 29th Sep. So what can we look out for?
Sadly, the new game features the terrible Kasabian on the? soundtrack and the programming swine still haven’t acknowledged Bolton Wanderers as the greatest team who ever graced a football pitch, accurately filling the squad with so-so players.
It just isn’t fair.
However, there seem to be loads of improvements and tinkerings that have gone on in a bid to make the game worth buying after the impressive FIFA11.
And yes, there’s more to it than just wanting to see the new kits and own the updated squads.
So let us peer at these videos and see what we’ll be spending our pennies on.
First off, is the trailer for the FIFA12 which is a decent enough overview of what the new version will entail.
One thing about FIFA11 was that career modes could get a little samey and one thing that was missed was the ability to grow and nurture young players.
As such, there’s a new take on the youth academy system. If it works, this game could easily steal you life forever.
As ever, there’s new skills to enjoy in FIFA12. As hecklerspray has hands like feet, we’ll be able to execute precisely zero of these moves.
There’s also a new impact engine which looks decent enough. However, with all that information being processed, there could be a few bugs that amuse/irritate.
Importantly, there’s no Andy Gray this time around after he was all sexist. And so, he’s been replaced by Alan Smith. That’s right, the former Arsenal striker who never got booked and never pronounced an ‘R’ correctly.
There’s been a few bugs in the system that need to be ironed out… lets hope they have by the time of release. Sadly, nothing can be done about the berks you play online who quit before the end of the game just because you’re beating them.
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