Video Games : FIFA Soccer 09

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Binding: DVD-ROM
Brand: Electronic Arts
EAN: 0014633153736
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Format: DVD-ROM
Label: Electronic Arts
Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
Model: 014633153736
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Release Date: October 14, 2008
Sales Rank: 2798
Studio: Electronic Arts

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Play professional soccer your way in EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 09. You have the tools to draw up trick moves using the mouse or perform one of 32 skill moves in your arsenal, including scoop turns, rainbow flicks, heel-to-heel knocks and ball rolls. More than 17 customizable actions mean you can design the game to suit your style of play. FIFA 09 also features customizable widgets that can be integrated into the menu system to connect you to the FIFA community and real-world football so you stay connected while playing.

EA SPORTS Interactive Leagues - Represent your club online in the Barclays Premier League, Bundesliga, Italian League, French League or Mexican 1st Division. Play and knock-off rival clubs more often in Rivals Match-up option Manager Mode - New options for pre-season friendlies, and the ability to create formations to customize your club for each opponent Tournament Mode -61 tournaments, including 42 officially licensed ones, or create your own Challenge Mode - Overcome a variety of difficult scenarios to earn rewards and unlockables Over 500 licensed teams and 30 leagues accurately represented with correct kits and badges



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Little Improvement with high technical requirement
Quite nice though, to start with as far as the graphic is concerned. I'm not much familiar with all the ins and outs of its technical details and requirement, but I could see the difference while playing the game with high video card and normal one.

I'm using Dual core 2.0 with GeForce 7600GS video card. Smooth graphic but it stops sometimes for a fraction of seconds. I recommend at least GeForce 8600GT with the same processor.

Grass looks much real and has a texture with its 3D view. Players no longer looks like toys due to some changes in their hairs (some of them look like actual human hair) and eyes.

Since 2006 (UEFA 2006 to 2007) they still use the same comments (commentators as well) with no changes at all. Some Tips and Tricks which could not be performed using the keyboard before can be done in this version. Hard to score goal with compare to Euro 2008.

If you have pirated copy of the game, you will not be able to access some of its features like Tournament in Game mode..etc.


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Very nice game, but need more power on videocard
Very nice game, but last version works very fine in laptops with generics video card, but now require more powerful video cards.

Very Nice game, with appropiete video card, read before videogames card tested or probed..


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Not very good, only a LITTLE better than 2008
Hi, they claim to have made over 400 changes on this game but there are only a few I noticed.
-The game still has that horrid auto-change system which you can't turn off and completely destroys any design or intention you have for solidifying your defense (as you'll move a player to be in a certain position and then you'll be automatically switched to a different player).
-The defender you switch to often 'jumps' the 'wrong' way from which you need him to be going (as opposed to just being entirely still when you get him).
-Hrrmm...a little simpler to score and shoot low deliberately (although I'm STILL not sure how to always shoot low).
-I still have NO clue how to aim or shoot well on free kicks or penalties as there is no marker or power bar or anything and a PK shootout is harder to win than one of those crazy (rigged) games that they have at the Carnival where you have to put a 5 inch basketball in a 4 inch hole or something, lol.
-That's all I can think of for now...maybe wait until the next world cup to buy instead? Seems like they only put real effort and some though in when there's a huge increase in temporary popularity of soccer/football. As it is, I don't believe whoever creates this game put much thought in to it and don't believe they had testers who really played the game for much or even testers who played the REAL game at high levels. I still gave this a 4-star in 'fun' because I love most any game that you can play multi-player. Hope this helped in your decision one way or the other!


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Much improved from '08
I haven't played this game that much yet - but the graphics are great and much improved from '08. The players look realistic and they even have graphics of players from the English Championship Division.

If you just watch a game, you can see the improvement in the game play. Players are looking to cross the ball into the box more often, there are more free kicks and corners, and teams actually have retain possession of the ball so they can set up plays like in real-life. It seems players are making more realistic decisions also.

On the minus side, the computer opponent still tends to dribble the ball right into players, and then lose the ball too easily. Also if you play manager mode, the questions have still not changed in two years.

I gave the game the full 5 stars to balance out these overall reviews based solely on the security system. Why do these people care so much about this?


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - had problems on Vista and Xp
I didnt have any problem installing or getting the game two run on both my laptops. On one laptop I have Vista, and the menus run super slow, and takes forever to do anything. My other laptop with XP, the graphics on the players were messed up, and they had like spikes coming out of their sides. The gameplay seems ok. I would recommend just getting this on console if you can. If you dont have a console, you might want to wait a few months for some patches to come out.

p.s. if anyone know solutions to the graphics problems I am having, please let me know.

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