FIFA 10 Preview

[Qb]

OK, we've gotten pretty far off the path here...

[made in eu]

I always thought OS is the best when it comes to american sports videogames,but this preview of fifa10 is the best i read and i read too many including previews from european sites and fifa/football gaming dedicated sites.Great job OS.

[Speaklogic]

There will never be a perfect video game. Can't please everyone, so people will find complaints no matter what! Maybe those with all these complaints need to play differnt people. I know you wouldn't be scoing no 7 goals on me!

[bears5122]

Just curious since I haven't delved deep into the FIFA series in awhile. But do they have stuff like the CONCACAF Champions League and SuperLiga? How deep does playing with a club go in terms of real life scheduling, cups, and tournaments?

[Furq]

Quote: Originally Posted by MK47

Some of those comments make me fear that they further tweak the game to make it more about tricks and up and down the pitch "joga bonito" that's impossible to defend rather than anything that has to do with the real game of football. So far FIFA is still a game with the odd 0-0 and 1-1 type games but the last 2 games (Euro 08 and FIFA 09) one could already detect a trend towards a less tactical, less solid game of football and more one aimed at those who want to dribble their way into the net. But I guess a lot of the target audience isn't really very familiar with the actual sport.

Actually although I've only seen games occasionally I feel like FIFA hasn't emphasized "tricks" enough. Nothing wild, but I see lots of fakes/misdirections in real life but in FIFA the computer seems to never try a fake at all. It is only passing/moving which is great but I see more flair in actual games

[Whitesox]

The CPU is supposed to use skill moves in-game next year.

[Strummer62]

Thanks for the informative preview. I just discovered this site (via ign.com) and I look forward to more of the same...it's great to see posters that are knowledgeable, as well.

[TheJoker]

It's funny how all of you guys are typing Man U, but I got attacked for typing that on the Red Cafe forums.

(Back on topic) I think a big issue that needs to be fixed is a loose ball in the air near the goalie. I remember I was playing a game in manager mode up 2-1 in the 88th minute when the opposing team gave an early cross into the box. The ball popped up in the air off one of my defenders and was floating in the air where my goalie was standing watching it. Instead of everyone running over there to box out this one striker, everyone sat there gazed int he ball and I couldn't control any of them. The attacker was the only one who was really moving, heading the tying goal.

Another thing that should really be fixed are issue with your team not taking proper routes and constantly moving. Even when you put it on the most attack heavy settings for your team, they sit there and watching you dribble around a defender and only move when you are finally past the defender instead of running to the open lanes to make a through ball a more feasible option.