FIFA 09 Producer Interview: Dave Rutter

[BrianFifaFan]

Loving most of it. Where are the Manager Mode questions? And I'm hoping that the CPU defense really is better, not just they now have "super goalies"
to cover for bad D AI. But I'm lovin' the injuries on headers. Cool. Refs on pitch, confirmed. What about celebrations,though? Kinda wanting that. Must have this game. Now..........

[Bahnzo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Briankingsfan

What about celebrations

Oooh yeah. Celebrating on someone when you score a goal is great fun in Euro this summer....hope that makes it into FIFA.

[thataussieguy]

I wonder how much of these "tactics" will actually come off in the game.... i got a couple of questions/ideas:

can we have the option to drive the ball in off the corner on the PS3 version like you could on Fifa 08 on PS2....using circle?

Instead of making it a "tactic" to send the keeper up in the last minutes of the game why just have the option to press L1 like Fifa 08 on PS2?

Not having the players so slow to react to everything from defence to attack like always getting in the way of each other ....and in attack when im pushing through with a midfielder why does my striker keep running offside even when im not pressing the button for him to make a run happens alot when im either just outside or on the 18 yard line or just infront of halfway?

make the refs consistant like the computer seems to get away with the majority of what i would call "soft" free kicks where as when i commit the same thing i get pulled up for it 9 times outta 10

Individualise free kicks to the player that takes them and to their style as in run up and technique i.e. C. Ronaldos dipping power drives....Beckhams placed curlers?

What about Nicolas Anelka's Hand celebration will be seeing this in 09?

Apart from those few .... i still have alot of questions but will just keep it to that at the moment.

[BrianFifaFan]

Man, you just brought up something we have yet to see answered and is concerning that it isn't a "bullet point" selling pitch: handballs. Must not have made the cut. If so, bummer........

[dbrandon]

The hype for this game is 2nd only to madden, too bad I don't believe half of what this guy is saying.

[EXboxur]

Quote: Originally Posted by Briankingsfan

Man, you just brought up something we have yet to see answered and is concerning that it isn't a "bullet point" selling pitch: handballs. Must not have made the cut. If so, bummer........

Yeah, I don't think handballs will be put back in FIFA. People probably complained too much about it costing them games and not being able to control a players hand blah blah blah. I'd love to see'em back, but I doubt it will happen.

I'd also like to be able to take the ball to the corner flag to kill off games, but I doubt we can do that. The players are too twitchy to navigate them to the corner flag and protect the ball there.

[therizing02]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bahnzo

Oooh yeah. Celebrating on someone when you score a goal is great fun in Euro this summer....hope that makes it into FIFA.

I read that this will be in there I just can't seem to find it now.

[bdubya]

Seriously? He didn't know what you meant by quick restart?