Pre-release we couldn't get enough people together for this, but we wouldn't recommend anybody trying it out without practicing offline first. Or you can play them online in the 10-versus-10 games that rely on the "Be a Pro" mechanic introduced in FIFA 08, where you control one player for the whole match. Lounge mode invites you to set up a league with up to 19 friends and then use "cheap shots" to give yourself pre-game advantages, like extra goals and reduced opposition performance stats.
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Getting to grips with Be a Pro is like being on Faking It, but in time you can make a serious impact.Īll of this comes in handy when you're playing with friends, and there's a new mode for that too. As ever, whether your team can do all the things you ask of them is down to their individual stats, and you still have the option to pick and tweak standard formations, set up man marking and kick takers, and drop Dirk Kuyt even though you love him, in the standard way. There are slider bars for all sorts of variables, and toggles for things like playing the offside trap. (The game will also support the FIFA Interactive World Cup.)įIFA 09 also allows you to define tactical presets, and then map these plans to a d-pad menu, so if you go behind late in the game, you could push your full-backs forward and press for an equaliser at the touch of a button, or if you're 2-0 up you could load the midfield.
Worldwide results in these fixtures determine worldwide positions on the Interactive League table. Interactive Leagues were a good idea from last year, you may remember you pick your favourite team, and then play against people who represent your next real-life opponent. There's Adidas Live Season, which allows you to download form updates for your favourite league, and benefit from them in exhibition, ranked online matches and Interactive Leagues. What's more, it's got more good ideas than FIFA's dad, Sepp Blatter, has had in his entire career. And careful, because it probably is trademarked. FIFA has long since put its dark, deformed days of knee-length grass and knee-deep gameplay behind it, and with this 2009th instalment it delivers solid, realistic football along with its trademark compellingly polished presentation. The myth that EA makes the bimbo football game and Konami makes the cultured one is probably dead by now, but just in case, I have sent it to McDonald's at 2am to spill Joey Barton's pint.
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