FIFA Soccer 13 Review (360/PS3)

[benzino]

Has anyone else noticed how time consuming it is to increase the dollar amount for a transfer offer? The increments are in $100 and sometimes you need to increase your offer by MILLIONS of dollars to make a reasonable offer. It can take up to 5 minutes to do this.

[kelvinmak]

Quote: Originally Posted by milin

I have a question. Are fouls called more than in '12? That was my main gripe with that game.

Slide tackles can still be hit and miss at times, but I do notice more fouls called when players are tugging each other. In fact, most of the penalties I've won are when the opposition were pulling on my striker.

Quote: Originally Posted by benzino

Has anyone else noticed how time consuming it is to increase the dollar amount for a transfer offer? The increments are in $100 and sometimes you need to increase your offer by MILLIONS of dollars to make a reasonable offer. It can take up to 5 minutes to do this.

I forget the equivalent on the 360, but the triangle button on the PS3 lets you enter the amount.

[kerosene31]

I think it is a very fair review. We need to stop letting EA slide on these simple AI things. The defensive AI is terrible. How hard is it for your CPU defenders to at least keep between the striker and the net? NHL has the exact same problem. The defenders stand in position then completely ignore the speed of the attacking player, causing way too many scoring opportunities that should never happen. If you don't take control of a CB yourself early, you are likely going to get put in a very, very bad situation. You can counter this yourself, but try playing on career mode where you only control a certain player and watch your defense cause all sorts of problems.

[ImaGamer_OS]

Hmm...a little wary of this review when discussing the game play flaws. Is there a lack of understanding on the reviewers part in terms of the game of football? Possibly, possibly not.

[StormJH1]

While the number itself "feels" a little low, this review did give me a new perspective on what we should expect from this game. I don't like a lot of things about the defense - it was the main reason that I left Legacy Defending on in FIFA 12 - I needed the ability to quickly steal the ball after my other 10 players did nothing to try and take it away. I am trying Tactical Defending this year, but if the primary control they give you is to "contain" (prior to lunging violently with the B button), then it would make more sense if your teammates would try to box in the ball carrier and steal the ball while you are containing. This simply doesn't happen.

But it's not really an "A.I." failure, because the CPU defense does know how to do these things against you on offense. It's a design decision. Your defense is programmed to stand off because you have control, and I wish they found a middle ground there.

Still a very fun game, and much improved.

[dubcity]

Excellent review. Most in-depth, accurate and fair review of FIFA 13 I've read. Sounds like you played the game for more than a just a couple of days, unlike 99% of the other ones. Maybe it's because this review is tailored to non-casual sports gamers.

[JohnPhillip]

I use classic controls. So I dont really see many problems on the defensive end. I turned Marking to 55. Anyway I dont think this game deserves less than a 9 for how fun and deep it is. Though I can see how someone can see the game as an 8.5 on default.

[pearljimkusz]

Quote: Originally Posted by benzino

Has anyone else noticed how time consuming it is to increase the dollar amount for a transfer offer? The increments are in $100 and sometimes you need to increase your offer by MILLIONS of dollars to make a reasonable offer. It can take up to 5 minutes to do this.

@benzino.. i thought this as well, however, i believe if you hit the "Y" button on 360 you can change the individual columns as well... such as the millions place etc. I'm not near my game now and I'm not sure if tha'ts the correct button, but it can be changed that way and makes the process much much easier. Hope this helps.