FIFA Soccer 11 - Playstation 3

Im a huge FIFA fan, and owner of 08, 09 and 10. I thought it couldnt get any better after FIFA 10, or at least didnt thought about possible add-ons, when I first played the demo my first impressions werent exactly the best, yes the gameplay has improved a lot and become more real, but the actual fact is that the best thing about FIFA was its feeling of an unreal/real football, the game speed, players movement, players passing and crossing were all really fast (becoming actually faster than real life) so it felt very competitive. This game has become more realistic reducing its speed as a con, at least those were my impressions from the demo.

This review is based mainly in my heart feelings. I had not the chance to play a lot of FIFA since FIFA 08 (on PC), but I played 09 and 10, and perceive differences and improvements.

I have been playing FIFA for years...Im talking Sega Genesis days. Unless they make drastic improvements next year Im strongly considering trying PES by Konami. This was probably one of the most horrible soccer games Ive played. Before anybody reading this starts assuming Im an idiot let me finish. From a cosmetic standpoint this game is beautiful. The colors are amazing and they did a nice job on facial mapping. However it ends there. All the players run in the same robotic fashion and there is no player personality evident that EA tries to market so proudly. Lionel Messi is no different than a Freddy Adu. The gameplay is slow and confusing while the art of dribbling is all but gone. You cannot cut or move through even one defender in certain situations. Passes are tedious and seldom go in the actual direction you want. I understand that you want to try and add as much realism as possible in a game however people still have to remember no matter how realistic they want it to be...it is STILL a video game and will never be reality. Secondly even in reality an elite player can slash past a defense on occasion or dribble past one defender. And last but not least penalty kicks are totally absurd now. Even after watching the tutorial on the matter I still felt there was too much confusion and it took the fun and suspense out of it. The keeper diving system is a joke and any time I need to go through 3 processes involving a moving meter for a penalty kick it is just over thinking by some programmer.

it is so fun and a lot of moves that happen in real life. I recomendite to everyoe. not a wast of money.

it was the beginning for the new fifa!

Bought this for a friend who loves soccer, but seems ok for the type of game it is and has good graphics and is a quality product from EA

Ive been playing EAs version of FIFA for about 5 years now and each time it gets better and better. True the previous title was flawed compared to the one before that, but this one took the best of both worlds. The updates are dead accurate in transfer season, the gameplay is very very realistic. Before, tricks were very easy to do, as in the real world, in this game they are not unless you have a great dribbler such as Messi. The penalties are very interesting, the only flaw I find. It was better before, but it certainly needs some getting used to on this title. The crowd and the announcers always make me laugh and are a great addition though as always, they need more things to say, after a while, they get repetitive.

Let me start with I own every fifa since 2001 and Im a huge fan of soccer but this game is not what i expected in the latest franchise of the ea fifa soccer 11. If you own and loved fifa 10 my advise is to stick with it and hope that fifa 12 delivers a better game than 11. Just some of the dislikes of 11 I would mention are as follows,

Great Product.

This is one of the best games of the series, given all the new enhancements and different virtual pro options. Graphic wise, there is still areas of improvement as well as the AI of the game. The AI of the game tends to make stupid moves on critical plays and from time to time when you use the controls on pro it gets ridiculous to make the players do what you want. The game face is really fun and the online modes as well.