FIFA Soccer 13 Review (360/PS3)

[b0z1c]

A lot of players still have generic faces,there are no tattoos,no coaches,defending sucks big time,no champions league,no barcelona stadium,no croatia national team and etc. if this game got a score 8.5 NBA 2K 13 should get 11..

[MetalCavs]

overall fair review , its inexcuseable EA's AI programming continues to be worse this generation however (thats over 5 years ago for friggs sake)

[DBMcGee3]

Quote: Originally Posted by 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.

Seems to me like FIFA wants the player to be a little more "hands -on" this time around. I noticed that sometimes when I play a long ball, the players don't automatically run all the way to the ball, and the game suddenly drops the responsibility in your lap to negotiate your trap, first touch, whatever. I also feel like the defense is the same way at times. I've had better luck with manually bringing a 2nd defender (hold RB) to either trap the guy, or to mark him and allow me to play passing lanes. Not perfect but it's a little better than the normal indifference my teammates show on D.

[Super Glock]

Nope, OS missed it on this one. If there ever was a classic this would be it. 9.0 without a doubt.

[Super Glock]

Quote: Originally Posted by 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.

I would say there is definitely a lack of understanding on the reviewers part.

[liberaluser]

OS ratings are predictable enough that I guessed an 8.5 review before even opening the page and was not disappointed.

I will give this site credit for at least being consistent in its criteria for most sports genres.

[canes2008]

I'm not surprised that the defending is as bad as it was last yr it frustrated me too no end I'm on the fence yet so I guess I'll wait

[Boilerbuzz]

People wonder why this game remains good with "no competition". First, PES is still out there and has a following. Second, there is a HUGE WORLD audience that would absolutely ROAST EA if they were stagnant with this series. There are billions of passionate soccer (yes, I said SOCCER, not football) fans that would be quick to give EA the middle finger if they screw up. Those 2 things have kept EAC on their toes with this series and thank goodness for that. I checked out the PES demo and was quite disappointed. Not saying it's bad - it just doesn't compete with FIFA now. Kudos to EA on a fine product.