In its most traditional and common form of football has always been considered the one to eleven, the spectacle of the great stages of business, the Champions League and the samples that advertise sports brands and more. There is actually a very thick undergrowth of football variants of many different types, ranging from very classic to five football from the gym or the road to the frenetic and physical football at seven. And it is just thinking about these minor sports that Electronic Arts once again the fourth installment of FIFA Street, farcendolo with many interesting innovations.
Unlike all previous chapters that offered only national teams, the FIFA Street club also puts on the table and, specifically, are all formations of Serie A, Ligue 1 (France), Bundesliga (Germany), Premier League (England), Liga (Spain) and Major League Soccer (USA). A choice that rises exponentially the number of formations and players available, varying no doubt supply of content experience, without considering that you can create a custom team from scratch, with the support of a dedicated editor. Given the nature of the game on a small scale, developers have rightly opted for the inclusion of only the most representative players and, therefore, every team has a shortlist of thirteen players. This, at least in theory, Electronic Arts, as in practice many athletes of a certain level have been forgotten in favor of other much less known.
As for game modes, FIFA Street offers a fun package rather broad and multifaceted. To begin to become familiar with the game system, which is still pretty intuitive and quick to learn, is the arena of training: very similar to FIFA 12, but obviously much smaller. The second option is to Take to the streets, a sort of aggregator for matches that proposed to face the traditional friendly in several ways. Version 5 vs. 5, which represents the most natural and wild amateur street football, the one without rules, referees and where everything is allowed, except for a slide tackle. The field has no lines out since the limit is described by a wall or from a network, so you can exploit it at will to make the banks or other techniques dirty.
Another challenge is the present King of the tunnel, a practice match 2 vs. 2 without doors but with very small doors, in which the goal, as stated clearly by the name of the mode itself, is to make the tunnel opponent trying to get the most points, however, that are assigned only after scoring. It is also possible to increase the score also played by aerial or dribbling. Could not miss the soccer mode 5, which represents the classic sport of soccer with all applicable rules, then: corner kick, throw-ins and the presence of the arbitrator.
Lovers of the knockout will divertisti with Last remains, a very original FIFA Street Challenge where the winning team is left with no players. The latter leave the field after scoring only, therefore, the closer you get to victory, the opposition becomes more unlikely and interesting. Closes the circle the inevitable custom mode, where is the player who decides the parameters of the challenge, starting with 1 vs. 1 up to a maximum of 7 vs.. 7, with the possibility to set time or specific goals, such as the number of goals or dribbling needed for victory. All games described above can easily be played online, even in mini leagues for ten games in a similar manner to that proposed by FIFA 12.
As the manual teaches good football game, the real experience is conveyed with World Tour, which is the traditional career mode in FIFA Street provides the foundation of his own team from scratch, choosing the name, by customizing the uniform and also shaping new players. Following the line of arcade gameplay, the climb to success puts the player in front of more and different challenges, which take turns playing the different types of views in the mode Hit the road, starting with regional commitments to reach the World Cup. Every time you win a match you earn awards, which can be invested to unlock new items to customize the design or the ability to add other embellishments such as name, number or emblem on the shirt. Very important in this mode is also the component ruolistica, in fact, playing you earn experience points that are used to improve the statistics and abilities of their players such as shooting, dribbling, defense, feints, and much more. Obviously, the tour also be faced online.
Technically, this new FIFA Street forget the past and cartoonish caricature of the third chapter, to embrace a completely realistic graphics. As for characterization, much work has been done to make clothing as possible heterogeneous colors are those of the team membership, but put are different for each athlete and include many types of suits, hooded sweatshirts, with zip, shorts, t-shirts and turtlenecks. The graphics engine used is the same as FIFA 12 and, while the polygonal models of the players are basically the same as seen in the older brother, the playing fields have a greater detail, also because of their restricted nature. Excellent soundtrack, always on the piece to highlight the intensity of the action, while it is absent a true commentary replaced by noises, screams and voices typical of street football.
FIFA Street is a good product for those who like impromptu street football, spectacular, Technical, bandied and the intense pace, but that does not linger in various forms and tactics typical of the game to eleven. Read in this light, street football weblog Electronic Arts may be a really fun hobby, which should not be construed as an alternative to FIFA 12.
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