FIFA 13 Review
New FIFA games have become as inevitable as rain in Scotland or Cardiff City bottling a promotion campaign. If compiling a future release list, I could probably include FIFA on it for the rest of eternity, or until the apocalypse, whichever comes first. Unlike other stagnating series, however, this is not necessarily a problem for EA Sports’ flagship title; the quality of their games has steadily increased for the past five years, meaning that FIFA is now the undisputed king of console football. FIFA 13 has continued this trend, creating a superb footballing experience which is a clear step up from last year’s addition; the raft of new features and almost unplayable amount of modes means that FIFA 13 is, arguably but probably, the best football game ever. My heart still lies with ISS Pro Evolution 2 though.
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New FIFA games have become as inevitable as rain in Scotland or Cardiff City bottling a shoot- out
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rest of eternity, or until the apocalypse, whichever comes first. Unlike other stagnating series, Lumia Windows Phone apps
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2. console football. FIFA 13 has continued this trend, creating a superb footballing experience
which is a clear step up from last year’s addition; the raft of new features and almost
unplayable amount of modes means that FIFA 13 is, arguably but probably, the best football Full Review New FIFA
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As should always be the case with a sports title, the most noticeable improvements in FIFA 13
have come in the gameplay, with some generally good, if slightly biz arrely implemented S
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tweaks. Now, the reason the game actually plays better than FIFA 12 is because, strangely, the
defence system has not been improved and is still unwieldy, awkward and naively Android Tablets
implemented. However, this lack of improvement, which in other circumstances could have been Dual Sim Cell Phone
deadly, is in tandem with a much more fluid attacking system; attackers make intelligent and E3 2012
instinctive runs, dribbling is more intuitive and less omni- directional whilst physical, lung- busting elektronichouse.com
midfielders like Yaya Toure are far more effective than they were previously. The strange result M3
of these contradictions is that, due to the awfulness of the defensive system and the brilliance of M3 DS
the attacking implementations, FIFA 13 is now an open and free- flowing counter- attacking affair; micro SD card
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touch mode, although an excellent idea, succumbs to poor implementation and R4i
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prevail. This is a waste of a good and easily implemented idea which could have made a big Xbox 360
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Thankfully, other ideas within the game have been woven in with far better skill. The new skills
mode is a terrific inclusion, even if it’s an almost carbon copy of the old training modes in Pro
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Evolution Soccer. These range from the obvious free- kicks and crosses to dribbling modes
including all manners of tricks and different moves. The skill games work really well, honing
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learnt something from these surprisingly addictive exercises. Exhibition matches have now been Angry Birds game Angry Birds
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matches on the bounce the players have increased in quality, as one would expect from a
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confident team, whilst Peterborough United’s woeful form is matched by a decreased valuation
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5. normally turn it off; it removes any squad consistency when considering players.
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There’s an almost diz z ying array of online modes when one wishes to take their football online.
The head- to- head season returns, this time given its own berth as ‘season’ mode. Playing
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against online players in a league format, this mode was and still is an addictive revelation, Nintendo DS
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now a thing of the past. The excellent ‘Be- A- Pro’ mode and its club incarnation has been given Nintendo DS Lite
a season mode to itself, again with a league system, whilst the Manager/Player Mode is still
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absorbing. This isn’t even the tip of the ice- berg; there is so much to do, so many different
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modes to explore let alone actually playing a game that you won’t get close to discovering half
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of the features before FIFA 14 is released. Unlike many short and sweet games, EA have done
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a tremendous job in creating a product of great length and value, easily justifying the yearly
expenditure; unless, of course, you have the Wii version, an exact carbon copy of FIFA 12
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These modes and the improvements in gameplay have been matched by the visual feast. FIFA
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6. 13 looks fantastic, with expressive weather effects and reasonably realistic players, at least in
the top leagues; those lower down look like Frankenstein, whilst the lack of 3D crowd models is
still utterly biz arre in this generation. Menu screens are as sharp as ever, and the extra effort to
create a match- day experience is a nice touch, even if a little SKY SPORTS SUPER DUPER
SUNDAY in style. As usual, the soundtrack is an exceptional and varied list of great up and
coming new bands, meanwhile the stadiums and chants have never sounded better. The same
can’t be said of the commentary, as bland and mis- matched as always, with Alan Smith
sounding like he’s commentating on his own funeral; there’s more energy in a morgue.
It’s not easy producing a great game year in year out, but EA Sports are managing it with ease
at the moment. Once again FIFA 13 is a clear improvement over the last incarnation; it plays
better, looks better, has more modes and is superior in nearly every conceivable way. Whether
they meant it or not – and it is doubtful that they did – the terrible defending mixed with the
improved attacking makes for a pulsating and entertaining affair, whilst the new game modes
offer great variety and an ocean of things to do. For these reasons, and the consistent high-
quality of the game as a whole, FIFA 13 is not only the best FIFA game ever and the best
football game of this generation, but also arguably the best football game ever. Praise indeed.
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