Madden NFL Football has been a staple sports game for decades. It’s been criticized for only making incremental changes some years, but NFL 21 got a few substantial upgrades, and the core gameplay is, as always, pretty amazing.
FIFA 13 is one of the smoothest games our reviewer has ever played, able to mimic real life soccer with one foot, and provide innovative gameplay on the other.
EA’s Gamescom press conference didn’t feature many big announcements, but FIFA 12 offers football fans plenty to keep them busy through the season. New features include player injuries, which impact on your squad selection, as well as improved AI bringing out the best of star players. Check out the trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=istUJhYecmI Publishers: EA Sports Developers: EA Sports Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 Events: Gamescom 2011
Electronic Arts has always been praised for its great sports lineup. Starting in the Genesis days (when EA was exclusive to that platform) games like Madden and Bill Walsh football ruled the day. Sales were so good for these games in fact, that many believe EA’s support of the Genesis is one of the main reasons that system succeeded like it did. Now though, here in the year 2002, a lot has changed. EA is no longer exclusive to Sega, as Sega no longer are in the hardware business. Further more, EA no longer limits itself to just football games, … Continue reading F1 2002 is Bood, But Not New
Ever since EA Sports, as well as Electronic Arts, turned their back on Sega and dedicated all their services to the PlayStation2, it occurred to me that they were only concerned about a game’s visual presentation, no matter how poor the actual gameplay turns out to be. I found this out when I tried to play NHL 2000 last year, and was infuriated with the game’s poor goaltender AI and unrealistic collision physics. As a result, I ended up playing Sega Sports’ NHL 2K, a game which I really enjoyed because it had some of the best goaltender AI I’ve … Continue reading Does EA Sports Care About AI Anymore?
EA Sports’ FIFA International Soccer (http://www.ea.com) series has had its share of ups and downs. Starting off as a fairly decent Genesis cart in 1993, the series reached its peak when it was released on the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer. It was this game, in fact, that was responsible for the 3DO receiving a following as a mildly successful gaming system. The next year’s version for the Sega Saturn and the Sony PlayStation also faired very well. But then came the ’97 lineup. It was this version that made gamers wonder what went wrong. The gameplay was very sloppy, and the … Continue reading FIFA 98: It’s a kick to play, but no goal scorer
