Career Mode is essentially what we remember from Fifa 11, allowing you to experience the career of a player, manager or player manager through a whole lifetime in the game, transferring from one club to another, dabbling in the transfer market and competing for league and cup glory. The interface is more logical now, with masses of info packed into the main screen. And — for managers — the tactical screens have changed, removing the "Player Growth" option, which let you monitor the ratings of your squad members, in favour of two more useful options: squad report and squad ranking, which give a Football Manager-style overview of who is doing their job and who blatantly isn't.
The mode is, however, still ever-so-slightly lightweight and I still don't feel I have a way to truly guide and develop younger squad members beyond constantly playing them and hoping for the best.
But it's a diverting long-term challenge that gives you a structured chance to play as lesser-known teams and really get to live the game beyond the Premiership and La Liga. It could be, though, that the key challenge will be the new online head-to-head season mode, which lets players compete against each other in league and cup competitions. All participants begin in the lowest league and seasons lasting between 10 and 14 games decide who will be promoted and relegated.
It's a smart set-up, which should ensure that newcomers aren't consistently battered by elite gamers — but it will be weeks before we know how reliable and stable the experience is. Here, friends will be able to compare stats and achievements, while challenging each other to online friendlies. As with Need For Speed's Autolog, this could be the spark that gets mainstream gamers online and competing in broader communities.
Again, it's too early to say how this will go, but the infrastructure is in place and the menu system looks logical, offering a news wall, leaderboards and the Challenge option where you get to take on specific football tasks, based on real-life games. But of course, the key to everything is what happens on the pitch. And everything is happening out there. There are some astonishingly accurate depictions of top players, the animations is fluid and expressive, the commentary is authentic, despite or perhaps because of a few very regular repetitions.
The fact that Alan Smith and co will discuss your team's position in the league and its form over the last few matches, really adds to the sense of occasion. Crossing is still something of a bugbear. However, central play has been made more fruitful via the refined close controls on the left trigger that slow your player down and allow him to guard the ball while he picks out a pass. FIFA 12 features 29 licensed leagues from 22 countries.
FIFA 12 has 42 national teams in its international division. Unlike previous "Euro" games, it was released as a DLC rather than a full game. All 53 UEFA nations are included in the game, but only 20 are licensed.
There are 56 stadiums in FIFA Most are from Europe's most prominent leagues, and a range of generic stadia. Martin Tyler returns as the main commentator, with former Arsenal and England player Alan Smith as co-commentator. Smith replaces long-term FIFA contributor Andy Gray following the controversy surrounding him earlier in and his subsequent dismissal from the Sky Sports commentary team.
FIFA 12 producer David Rutter described Smith as "one of the top-tier broadcasters on the UK football scene, [who will bring] a fresh, new perspective and insight A second English commentary team will be included in the form of ITV's Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend , who will be used for tournament modes, though they can also be set as the default commentators.
As with previous FIFA games, a number of different national covers are used. Covers are also available to download from the internet, for example, a fan could go to search for their preferred club and download that cover.
The cover players are also utilised in the FIFA 12 advertising campaigns, and other promotional and social media activities worldwide. EA spokesman Matt Bilbey claimed that the chosen players all "passionately play our game" and will be talking to fans about their own experiences with FIFA. As part of their promotion of FIFA 12 , EA Sports have signed a deal with English Premier League club Manchester City that was described as "unprecedented in both its scale and scope within the computer game industry".
The deal will involve content distributed through the digital channels of both the club and EA, including "match simulations" before the actual fixtures and "unique visuals of the City stars in action", as well as a "virtual kit launch" held on the 21 July EA will be making available a downloadable Manchester City-themed game cover as well as installing gaming areas around the City of Manchester Stadium.
The entire first team squad have had their heads scanned in degrees for more accurate in-game representations. IGN gave the game a 9. Eurogamer gave it a 9 out of 10 rating, calling it a "welcome edition" and "a step forward for the series. As is meeting the often fanciful aims of the board: making winning the FA Cup a clause in your contract isn't especially canny, but it's not hard to imagine it happening. But, at the risk or repeating myself, that's part and parcel of offering up a rounded take on the game.
It's by mixing the frankly flaky side of football with the fun that takes place on the field that, now as ever, enables FIFA 12 to serve up what's always been the franchise's signature - soccer simulation at its slickest.
Twitter Facebook Reddit. Goals galore EA's ambition is clear even from the game's menu screens, adorned with 'EA Trax' like FIFA 12 's bigger brothers on consoles, but sporting what's arguably a greater array of features.
And it's come fairly close to achieving it. Pass and groove Making the biggest impression during gameplay is the way FIFA 12 's players move around the pitch — both those you're in control of and those seeking to block your path to the goal.
The options available to you off the ball are particularly well-balanced. In the Hub your friends list appears on the left.
Select a friend, choose your settings, and play. The beauty of the mode is every game versus a friend becomes a season. Ultimate Team is still the most popular mode in FIFA and the multiplayer options are more varied than ever this year.
To play with friends, head to Friendlies in the Play section. Once inside, you can couch play or face a friend online. We will no longer support or update online services for these games. Thanks for playing!
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