FIFA Soccer 11 Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm a huge FIFA fan, and owner of 08, 09 and 10. I thought it couldn't get any better after FIFA 10, or at least didn't thought about possible add-ons, when I first played the demo my first impressions weren't exactly the best, yes the gameplay has improved a lot and become more real, but the actual fact is that the best thing about FIFA was it's feeling of an unreal/real football, the game speed, players movement, players passing and crossing were all really fast (becoming actually faster than real life) so it felt very competitive. This game has become more realistic reducing it's speed as a con, at least those were my impressions from the demo.

Even though I turned on the fast game speed on, the game still feels a bit slow against FIFA 10, but that's notan issue because it is the right speed (at least for me) not being too fast, nor too slow. In the earlier FIFAs you didn't have to be a gamer to be good, you just had to know about football, and that had it's pros and cons, being its pros that anyone could play it and it became more competitive, and was a blast with your friends (even though none of them were video game geeks), this new FIFA version is more difficult to play and requires more skills to be able to master it, for instance I hated when someone who never played video games before beat me up on FIFA, this won't happen now. It is a completely new gameplay and you will feel like everything you knew about FIFA is gone.

The free kicks are brilliant and very effective and easy to learn (if you played FIFA 10), the 11 vs 11 matches promise a lot and you will almost feel like you are playing a real match, the career mode didn't get any new features worth mentioning, except for the be a pro goalkeeper which is fun the first matches but gets quite boring after several matches, and the squads are all updated (in the demo Madrid didn't have Ozil for example), the crowd chants and new celebrations are fantastic and very impressive can be a huge plus for fun overall. In addition to, the dribbling feels improved and more realistic and there are even new teams to the roster, plus the new Personality+ which is great but it should cover more players and not the mainstream ones.

I only have two problems for now, first of all I hate the penalty kicks new system, it is true that in the past they were very easy and the penalty shootouts lasted hours, but now they seem to be quite difficult (at least for new players), I haven't gotten the kick out of it yet, fairly said I only have a day with the game so they might become better in the future. My second issue is that they could do a bit more with the career mode, I don't know you guys but I'm quite bored of the same manager mode from FIFA 08... Maybe they could have put something new like a story mode where your be a pro player comes from a small club to end up in Manchester or Madrid.

Overall the experience is very good and fresh, it will feel like an entirely different game though, but it can be good to change the formula a little bit sometimes. The new add-ons like the crowd chantings and be a goalkeeper are solid, and the creation centre promises a lot (I haven't mess out with it yet).

Hence FIFA 12 would have to do A LOT to improve this new version, and if you are a casual soccer fan, EA SPORTS fan or just a gamer who doesn't have any FIFA at all this could be a GREAT option. If you have FIFA 10 and don't want to spend $60 in a new improved version you could still stick with it, or trade it in for the 11.

PROs:

- Great new gameplay will make gamers feel a new experience
- Veteran gamers won't have issues adapting to the new gameplay
- The crowd chantings and celebrations are a fantastic feature
- Players look better than ever, and the field looks awesome!
- The creation centre is better than ever and promises a lot for new leagues and tournaments online
- The 11 vs 11 can be quite fun, specially if you have a lot of friends who have the game
- The dribbling, passing, crossing and shooting feels more realistic than ever
- Personality+ is a great feature and amazes a lot

CONs:

- It can be quite frustrating to adapt to the new gameplay (haven't met any case yet, though)
- The penalty shootouts aren't solid and needs more improvement
- The online connection to the servers needs to be improved (this has been a common issue with EA servers for a long time)
- Needs a new and fresh career mode
- It can be quite frustrating to increase your be a pro stats

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Product Description:

FIFA Soccer 11 is the 18th game in Electronic Arts' popular video gamesoccer series. Continuing with the franchise's unique blend of realismand innovative features that bring the authenticity to the video gamepitch that fans crave, FIFA Soccer 11 is an exciting must-havetitle for both longtime and existing fans of console sports gaming.Game features include: a roster of over 15,000 real players representedin-game, the Personality+ system which mirrors the abilities of everyplayer imported into the game, all-new passing abilities, finer dribblingcontrols, extensive customization options and more.

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