FIFA 09 Demo Available, Impressions Here

[colkilla]

man, this will be a day one purchase for me. fifa hasn't done it for me on the 360 to date. i have enjoyed the demo far more than any full fifa 360 game...

[welshman11]

Has anybody figured out how to hit side netting on a penalty? has anybody scored a free kick from just outside the box in the little beginning mode with ron?

I find the speed to be pretty spot on actually - and all the tactics are great to mess with this. There is not nearly that same sense of momentum ruling the day constantly as there was in 08.

The demo did lock-up on me once so far.

[thegoons21]

I'm sold too. I'm purposely fouling to see all the new animations and whoever mentioned the "hangtime" on the headers is spot on. So much smoother in every aspect of the animations. Tons more fouls in my 3 or 4 games too. I think the controls and speed are fine. I didn't realize you could change the speed so I'll give the slow setting a shot tomorrow. Seems they've improved almost everything gameplay related all that's left is manager mode. There may not be another sports game that touches my console for a long time once this is released....

[Krebstar]

Qb, in response to you earlier asking about how much ratings would play into players jumping and heading, in correlation to the pace of the ball off the header, this just happened to me; I sent a corner kick in and Ballack rose above everyone else, sending a header into the goal very straight and very fast. His ratings are as follows;

Heading Accuracy: 94
Jumping: 91

I have a feeling this played a huge role in the way he sent a rocket into the back of the net. Much like we've seen him do time and time again in real life.

[demencia_total]

Quote: Originally Posted by sportsdude

did you try adjusting the custom tactics to make your team more aggressive?

Yep, it helped a bit in terms of how proactive they are, but there are still instances where the AI controlled teammate defender just doesn't put himself in the best position to make a play, to the point of clumsiness. It's still WORLDS better than what it was in 08 so I don't really have a problem with it, but I think it could be tightened up a tad. The AI is clearly a lot smarter in 09.

[dkgojackets]

im still having my players get ****ing manhandled by the cpu with no call

[Vince]

I agree with Acid about the FK. They look like a Randy Johnson slider with rediculous late break and movement.

[Vince]

Wow, they removed the jockey buttons.