FIFA 12 Reviewer Initial Impressions
 

Well, it’s here. The long awaited FIFA 12, with its handful of new and potentially game changing features. Words like revolution have been thrown around, with promises that this won’t play anything like the FIFAs of old. Does it deliver on the promise? Yes. But is it a much better experience, overall? Oh yeah.

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Awesome stuff. Looking forward to getting my copy this weekend.

AN American company kicks butt with a game not many care about in the states. Yet, the most popular game...the NFL is buggy as hell? Congrats soccer fans. I only wish I cared.

I think you said it. While many play FIFA, it is a sport most people in the states don't care about. Even if they want to follow it the coverage available is limited at best - nothing like how the NFL is woven into our society. So when it comes to judging FIFA the jury is far less passionate and knowledgeable about the sport and players compared to American football. While the grass may look greener on the other side of the pond, don't fret, FIFA is just as inaccurate and bug prone as Madden.

Great write up! Very balanced and unbiased, I'm going to try to squeeze this into my gaming budget.

FIFA is not nearly as buggy or inaccurate as Madden and that's because a Canadian development team designed it and during the winters there isn't much else to do but work.

@Finn Huh? Theres plenty to do in BC in the winter. What are you talking about?

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Very excited for this game! The sports games are getting to be very good. Fifa, NHL, NBA 2k, The Show,Madden slowly getting there.. Good stuff.

Can't wait to win the Golden Boot with Robin Van Persie!

Looking forward to trying it out

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Yes, like enjoy the two days of sun. :grin:

I don't know about Finn, but I'm saying this with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek. Just a little friendly regional trash talking from a Torontonian. After all, my city has plenty more to be made fun of.

Fouls, people. Fouls seem to have taken a year off in this version. (going by the demo, that is)...is there a fouls slider?

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Fouls do seem less frequent. I hope there are sliders for this. My last demo match both teams had PK's. Other than that I think there was one foul.

The PS3 version in particular of FIFA 11 had stuttering that Mel Tillis in his prime would be envious of. Have there been any reports of that this time.

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I would love to see more effort put in the MLS side of the game. Even from the modding community. Don't ever seem to find face, stadium.. well any mods for MLS teams.

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No fouls slider. I'm really, really, really hoping that in November when they usually release a patch, they'll address it.

Other than that, the game is playing wonderful for me with sliders and custom tactics. I've set aggression to max on the tactics for the AI in hopes of more fouls, but it's barely helped.

People here don't care? That's news to me. I see plenty (myself included) that do. And quietly MLS has actually taken over the four spot in average attendance.
Back to the game it all looks so promising. Can't wait for Tuesday!

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The Sounders FC here in Seattle in their 3rd season are ranked 50th in the world in attendance support. That is number 1 in the MLS. They sell out every game, and keep adding more available seats.

The MLS and USA soccer is growing by leaps and bounds.

Absolutely. Views that people in the States don't care about soccer are usually from ignorant and arrogant people, which is a bad combination to have. But the funny thing is, it really doesn't matter anymore, they can keep on hating. Soccer now has a strong foothold in America and is the only sport growing in the midst of an economic depression. Look at the World Cup viewing numbers. Out performed the deciding game of the NBA finals.

I don't pay attention anymore to those types, we simply don't need them. They can keep on hating, for the haters have now become the minority.

@melr2000.. Couldn't agree more man. I played an older version of FIFA last week for the first time ever. It pissed me off royally. The players actually moved like people. Don't know about the bugs it had (sure there were some) but it moved extremely realistic. I was wishing it was madden the whole time. I was pissed.

I don't know about availability of football for Americans over the last few years. I get Fox Soccer channel with the second lowest tier in my cable package and pay 15 dollars a month for Fox Soccer Plus. I watched all but 1 EPL match this weekend, one NPower championship match, one still on tape, will be able to watch 3 or 4 UEFA matches Thursday. And I don't even bother with MLS but there are games shown weekly as well. However for the NFL I get 5 of the 15 games unless I have one specific carrier, and I had to miss the end of the Lions/Vikes game due to contractual obligations to show the local team because as we know, the first five minutes of an NFL game are so much more exciting than a sudden death overtime. :)

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Eurosnob. ;)

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<-- Lives in the UK and is a proud EPL/Championship fan. You don't dare mention the MLS here. But back on topic. Fifa release here is like Madden and NCAA rolled into one. It is nuts!

I've gotten used to the the new defending system, but I still have an issue with the fact that it takes me minutes of patience, coordination and pressure to defensively take the ball away, but yet my team can turn the ball over in a few seconds.