FIFA Street game review
Thereâs no doubt about it. When playing FIFA Street, I was surprised at how I really got inside the game. For a game full of the process of leveling up so you can play tougher teams, thatâs an accomplishment.
FIFA STREET EA Sports for PS3, Xbox 360 Gameplay: 8.0 Graphics: 7.4 Sound: 8.0 Replay Value: 8.5 Overall Score: 7.9 Pros: Fun simulation. Great level design makes you want to play more. Jump in for one game or go on World Tour. Cons: Animations should be more varied. Occasional screen freeze online. Can be very difficult to win. |
DETAILED DESIGN
Hereâs how they make FIFA Street a very good game: The developers pay so much attention to detail, you often feel like youâre living the life of an amateur soccer player. For instance, your early games are played in parking lots with very few fans watching as you perform your skills. The lots are dark and kind of dirty. People you canât see hoot and howl.
And itâs good that you donât have a huge crowd watching: Your performance isnât great when you begin your journey to glory in World Tour.
Even at that skill level, youâll hear a constant banter of appreciation from your teammates. Whatâs even cooler is that they react to your moves and goals, not only onscreen, but through their words as well. Thereâs one creepy cackle that never gets old. The experience can feel enthralling as you travel to 35 locations around the world.
MOVING ON UP
Although your level of play is pretty miserable when you start, donât worry: Youâre given some skill points for making a great goal. But thatâs not all. Do some cool tricks while moving the ball, and youâll get points to level up as well. There are 50 dribbling styles and moves that let you show off as you play.
Youâll learn how to goad an opponent into making a crucial wrong move. Once he steps out of position, youâll have freer rein to score goals. Getting him to run as fast as you run, then stopping in your tracks to move in another direction can leave your opponent confused and in the dust.
I suggest that you start on Easy Mode, and try the tutorials. (Youâll even get an achievement when you check them out.) Once you get up to level 15, switch to Normal Mode for more of a challenge. Hard Mode is terribly difficult, about the hardest of the EA Sports games. Leave it alone unless you feel very confident.
If youâre a beginner and donât know the terms associated with soccer, you will soon. For instance, âpannaâ means you knock the ball through the legs of a defender and then continue to move it toward the goal. Itâs thrilling for you, but also embarrassing for the other player.
FOR THE WIN
FIFA Street is very addicting, and I have the sore wrists to prove it. Even though the games are very short, you just want to keep going to get better.
You can level up by doing tricks that give you points. Scoring goals after the tricks tallies up points. If the opposing team scores before you do, you lose those points.
But forget the points. You want to win, too. Youâll get a bronze, silver or gold cup at the end of a match to prove your worth. Gold is associated with the hardest mode. But if you play online and win a match, youâll get a gold cup, no matter what your skill level.
Once you win, you can take a seasoned player from the losing team, if you like. Once you get to the World Stage, you can compete against licensed clubs, too.
EXCITING BUT WITH SOME GLITCHES
Each step of the way, itâs exciting. But it would be more exciting if the animations at the end of a game and match were more varied and looked better.
You can play with a group, too. Offline, you can play with four friends (seven, if you have the PS3 version). Online, you can play with up to eight pals. Playing over a broadband connection, I found there were only occasional lag times during a match. Yet the game did freeze once, which is really unacceptable.
FIFA Street features an online pass with a code that works for you alone. You have to enter the code before you can go online. Itâs a pain to add the code, even though it takes just a few minutes. There has to be a better way to do this. Companies are implementing this pass system to try to prevent you from reselling your games. They figure if thereâs no online access, people might not buy the game you want to sell when youâre done.
One of the problems I saw with FIFA Street is the angle youâre presented as you play. Since itâs from above, you donât see the goal straight on. That makes for some cringe-filled near misses, especially before you reach Level 10. Youâre better served by the End to End camera, which looks from one goal to the other. Change it in the options menu.
The customization aspect lets you add details to your avatar. But I wish you could just add a face and body photo via Kinect. That would be easier and save time.
Finally, Iâm not sure I care much about the outfits and shoes you unlock for playing well. Iâm not concerned about what I look like on the field â as long as I do well on it.
Overall, the FIFA Street experience is a very good one. Hopefully, theyâll work out some of the problems so that next year the experience will be totally excellent.
how many players can play at a time
Tis game is amazin
Can you get it for the wii
This game looks amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I have Fifa 11,and it’s awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!I bet Fifa Street is awsome.
I wish i had a xbox