Abstract: My first impression of FIFA 12 was not good.Players moved like they were covered in molasses, my passes were inaccurate and under-hit, and apoplectic flailing had seemingly replaced tackling in my center-backs’ collective skillset. I left my first se...
Abstract: That's right, EA Sports has delivered a gem in FIFA 12, highlighted by a series of risky changes. With a clear goal of improving gameplay, EA focused on defensive changes to the gameplay, most notably a new tactical defending system that emphasizes "...
FIFA 12 is the shining star of football games and quite possibly could be the best sports game on the market today. It is obvious that the EA Sports developer team not only love the game but listen to their community. FIFA 12 is a train that simply can'...
Abstract: Bobby Moore effortlessly robbing a rampant Pele in 1970. Paul McGrath's heroic triple-tackle against Roberto Baggio in Ireland's World Cup '94 run. The mighty Ledley King sprinting 35 yards to scoop the ball cleanly from Arjen Robben's feet in 2006. It...
Abstract: This is a tough one. Really, it is. It's been incredibly difficult to separate the annoying from the brilliant, the frustrating from the liberating and the “is it just my dreadful play?” from the “well, the AI is clearly cheating there.” So this is les...
Abstract: Games with locked-in annual release schedules are often the target of ire and criticism from gamers and journalists alike. With so much competition on the market this year coming from the likes of Bethesda, Naughty Dog, and Epic (not to mention Konami ...
Defensive improvements make matches more balanced, Player impact engine creates a range of realistic animations, Compelling online modes, New online matchmaking makes games fairer, Excellent presentation.
Singleplayer modes remain largely unchanged.
FIFA 12 is the definitive football game: challenging, addictive, and with more excellent features than ever before....
Abstract: Each fall brings us the blitz of new EA Sports games – and the list of franchises that are becoming “must buys” is starting to get financially prohibitive. Not helping one bit is how damn impressive the FIFA franchise has become over the p...
Abstract: It’s no doubt difficult to improve on a sports franchise that has already achieved quite a lot of success, even with yearly iterations. Thus is the challenge of FIFA 12, this year’s annual release dedicated to the worldwide sport of football (soccer). ...
Abstract: Forget what you know about FIFA. While EA has been keen to highlight how much of a change this year's game is going to be over the previous iteration, there have quite rightly been some sceptics, confident that it's just marketing speak covering up fai...
