Fifa 09: EA gets it Wrong
Fifa 09 for the ps3 is not a soccer game. Don't be fooled. This game plays more like beach volleyball than futbol. And I cannot understand why they insist on failing us, year in and year out.
EA has had a long history with the Fifa series and there were some high moments. Last year for example, 08, was hugely improved game where shots felt right and pace was realistic. Euro 2008 in fact almost had it nailed. All except the over-head through ball pass, which was completely broken.
But this year my footy friends, EA has regressed deep into the anal cavity of death.
It honestly makes me wonder if the people that make the game have never watched a real-life soccer game. It feels like a new sport that the developers made up.
The ball physics are completely un-intuitive, and sometimes balls do wierd things like staying on a players head, vibrating for 10 yards. Your players are constantly getting in the way of passes and each other. They have also revamped the entire crossing mechanism without really telling you about the new one. The over-head through ball pass has been fixed finally, but your players have this weird moment of hesitation while running down the ball and the animation almost guarantees you won't get there before the defender. Your defenders on the other hand are slow and very very stupid, letting balls casually roll right by them in the six yard box.
The point I am making is that everyone who loves soccer games like I do, has tried Fifa throughout the years and found that there are certain EA 'glitches' that ruin its realism. These players usually make their way to the Pro Evo series and are pleasently surprised. This year might be one of those years. Odie has already given us a review on PES 2009 and I will be trading Fifa 09 in for that game the day it comes out.

Ed. Note: This Opinion was reached after Duff played at least 15 hours of this game, on WorldClass difficulty or against others on the PSN
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