![]() The right analogue stick is used to perform the skill moves as it is in FIFA 12 but here you don’t need to be pressing the LT button to do them. The main difference is in the skill moves which form the fundamental difference of the Street titles. The general controls are the same as FIFA 12 with pass, shoot, long pass and through ball mapped to the same face buttons and the sprint and change player buttons on the same shoulder buttons as that title. ![]() Anyone who frequents their local five-a-side centre will be very familiar with the half-size goals and enclosed match area that allows literal wall passes, but I will point out that in this five-a-side we can play the ball above head height. There are multiple options in terms of game type but for the demo only one unlocked, and that is a five-a-side friendly match.ĭespite the Street tag this is essentially a normal game of football played out on a street pitch in Amsterdam. Then we have the “Hit the Streets” area, which is effectively your exhibition match. ![]() In this demo we can take to the practice arena, which is a one-on-one scenario, pitting you against a keeper and allowing you to practice your ‘mad skillz’. In game, the stadium announcers speak in the native tongue of the country you are in and you will hear your colleagues and coaches shouting instruction from the sidelines, and praise you when you pull off a nice little dummy that makes your opponent look like, well, a dummy… The menu music has that EA Trax feel about it, with an added dash of Urban to the mix to sit more comfortably with that Street flavour. Some of the traditional kits have been traded for more relaxed training gear, consisting of jogging bottoms or three-quarter length shorts and zipped jackets. The demo shows the usual high level of presentation and polish from an EA Sports title with some familiar menu set-ups and player animations that look as though they have been lifted straight from the latest iteration of the FIFA franchise. It just so happens I’ve been spending a little time with the demo on Xbox Live to get an idea on the answer. The question clearly is going to be whether there is enough on offer to warrant an additional or alternative purchase to the mainstream FIFA 12 title. It moves the game away from all-seater, grand arenas with formally marked pitches to makeshift arenas that will take some of us back to our childhood on the playground. Incredibly, the upcoming FIFA Street title is actually the fourth game in a spin-off franchise that takes the fundamental elements of Football and adds a dash of flair and trickery to proceedings. That’s right folks Street Football is here. However, there is still one thing missing from FIFA, something that the guys at EA Sports clearly feel can warrant enough excitement and desire to get us gamers to splash another £40 on a whole new game. We should also all be honest enough to admit that FIFA has surpassed PES on current generation machines in terms of the quality and the depth of its gameplay and mechanics, even if we are/were huge PES fanboys once upon a time. We, hopefully, are all fully aware that when it comes to churning out sports franchises, EA Sports rule the roost. ![]() Features & News Demo Impressions: FIFA Street
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