FIFA 12 Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[Phobia]

Quote: Originally Posted by Qb

Left bumper will make your teammates initiate a run. You can press it when you have the ball to send a nearby teammate, or you can hold it when making a ground pass to make the passer run after he passes (think give & go). Something I think is underutilized on offense is the lob pass (cross button). This can be used to make longer passes, often from one side of the field to the other when the defense collapses. You can also use it float the ball over defenders when passing lanes are congested. I have a fair amount of success using it around the box, which comes in handy due to all the traffic. If you hold RB while making a lob pass, you perform a harder, lower lob pass which can be helpful for passing from the middle to the flank (just make sure no defenders are in the way). Try playing around with this stuff in practice mode; it can help open up your offense and get away from a 'point A to B to C' attack. As for defense, I notice you don't list the teammate contain button (ie, second defender pressure in previous years). By default it's on RB, which can be awkward since we often need to use sprint on RT. What I did after playing a few games of the demo was remap the defensive buttons (although I prefer the alternate controls which flip the use of X/B): LT: Jockey LB: Player Switch RT: Sprint RB: User Contain Y: Call Keeper B: Teammate Contain X: Slide Tackle A: Standing Tackle This allows me to call my teammates to contain the ball while I can sprint if I needed to cover a runner or get into position. I rarely use the user auto-contain feature, as I also prefer to play "manual defense" using the jockey commands. With the default controls, I found it very difficult to make use of the teammate contain command. While it doesn't make them go in for the tackle like the old 2nd defender pressure system did, it does come in handy when the user wants/needs to control someone away from the ball.

Thanks a damn ton QB!

This is the kinda of stuff I need to know. I could tell just by playing people that I was lacking "something". These guys went on excellent runs and players attacked the zones much more than my guys. Since my guys really just stood and waited on me to do something.

I also use the teammate contain button pretty often when they get near the box. I noticed the AI teammates do a pretty poor job guarding the opposite attacking man so I normally tell my team mate to guard ball handler while I guard passing lane and cutting down on the pass options to the attacking defenders near my box. I just forgot to list the button in my first post. Had to edit it in after.

Now the cross stuff and making runs I did not know of. Isn't there more options with the through ball (Y) than just hitting Y? I remember on world cup there was couple different things you could do with it.

[Qb]

Yes, LB+Y is a lofted through ball.

If you like to have the CPU hold up the ball while you cover the passing lanes, definitely try moving teammate contain away from the shoulder button.

[KG]

Quote: Originally Posted by Qb

Left bumper will make your teammates initiate a run. You can press it when you have the ball to send a nearby teammate, or you can hold it when making a ground pass to make the passer run after he passes (think give & go). Something I think is underutilized on offense is the lob pass (cross button). This can be used to make longer passes, often from one side of the field to the other when the defense collapses. You can also use it float the ball over defenders when passing lanes are congested. I have a fair amount of success using it around the box, which comes in handy due to all the traffic. If you hold RB while making a lob pass, you perform a harder, lower lob pass which can be helpful for passing from the middle to the flank (just make sure no defenders are in the way). Try playing around with this stuff in practice mode; it can help open up your offense and get away from a 'point A to B to C' attack. As for defense, I notice you don't list the teammate contain button (ie, second defender pressure in previous years). By default it's on RB, which can be awkward since we often need to use sprint on RT. What I did after playing a few games of the demo was remap the defensive buttons (although I prefer the alternate controls which flip the use of X/B): LT: Jockey LB: Player Switch RT: Sprint RB: User Contain Y: Call Keeper B: Teammate Contain X: Slide Tackle A: Standing Tackle This allows me to call my teammates to contain the ball while I can sprint if I needed to cover a runner or get into position. I rarely use the user auto-contain feature, as I also prefer to play "manual defense" using the jockey commands. With the default controls, I found it very difficult to make use of the teammate contain command. While it doesn't make them go in for the tackle like the old 2nd defender pressure system did, it does come in handy when the user wants/needs to control someone away from the ball.

Yeah...there is no point in a "User Contain" button....you're much better of jockeying.

[Phobia]

Now let me ask you guys this. How do these guys do skill moves while sprinting?

I can skill only when I am holding LT and moving at a snail pace.

Like this for example - #3 at 1:08.

[OSUFan_88]

Quote: Originally Posted by Phobia

Now let me ask you guys this. How do these guys do skill moves while sprinting? I can skill only when I am holding LT and moving at a snail pace. Like this for example - #3 at 1:08.

Was goal #1 flicked in with his back foot?!

Jesus...incredible.

I suggest going into arena mode and playing around for a bit. Hold LT and flick the right stick around.

[Phobia]

Quote: Originally Posted by OSUFan_88

Was goal #1 flicked in with his back foot?! Jesus...incredible. I suggest going into arena mode and playing around for a bit. Hold LT and flick the right stick around.

Naw I can do a good bit of skill moves. I am confident in that ability, I don't know how they do it while moving so fast.

[Phobia]

LB to create runs is HUGE!!! I just picked up a win on my first game today. Created a beautiful run which I used some skill moves to blow by the defense for the score.

[Phobia]

Very happy with my 3 games I played today. 2 wins and 1 loss. Unreal just how much calling runs out helps the game.