- 360° Dribbling - The first-ever true 360° dribbling system in a football game provides finer dribbling control, enabling players to find spaces between defenders that previously were not possible.
- Skilled Dribbling - All-new animation warping technology provides unprecedented control. Skilled players now have the ability to face a defender and use highly-responsive lateral dribbling to skip past him.
- Freedom in Physical Play - Wider dribble touches and new collision sharing creates a varied, less predictable, and extended fight for possession between the dribbler and a defender.
- Player Urgency - Improved urgency AI logic, with over 50 new movement cycles, delivers more responsive positioning so your players stay focused on the ball and move at a speed appropriate to the action.
- Improved Trapping Intelligence - Players now have a better awareness of where the easiest, most natural trapping position is so they can get the ball on the ground and under control easier and earlier.
- Advanced Positioning - Defenders multi-task and play the pitch more intelligently by covering dangerous spaces left by out-of-position teammates. In attack, players analyze space more effectively, curve their runs to stay onside, create passing lanes and vary attacking options.
- More Accurate Passing - Players better analyze space resulting in pinpoint passes that give their receivers more options and time to outrun defensive pressure.
- Authentic Shooting - Refinements to the shooting system and modifications of the ball physics create a wider, more realistic variety of s that enhance the exhilaration of scoring.
- Varied Defending Options - Slide Tackle targeting has been enhanced so skilled players have more reach and avoid tackling through the dribbler. Better effort clearance logic gives defenders more options when attempting to get a foot on the ball before an attacker. Effort, such as sliding to block crosses and overhead kick clearances, give defenders more tools to prevent goal-scoring rtunities.
- Refined Goalkeeper Intelligence - numerous improvements mean that goalkeepers now have more urgency and better perception of where to intercept loose balls, resulting in a more responsive and powerful rushing system. New animation warping technology provides game-realistic goalkeeper positioning and momentum, resulting in more varied scoring rtunities.
- Manager Mode Authenticity - More than 50 major improvements were designed to create an authentic experience to mimic the real-world game. Match results are based on team and player strengths and weaknesses. Player transfers are determined by multiple decision points, including club finance and prestige, availability of similar players, and competition from AI-controlled clubs. Player development is more realistic with true-to-life growth curves based on factors such as age and environment.
- Continuous Gameplay - Maintain the atmosphere, pace, and intensity of a match with quick free kicks and referee carding.
- New Practice Arena - Work on individual skills in a fully featured practice mode before stepping on the pitch..
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Last year's game topped the league and now the all-new FIFA 10
is looking to defend its title as the number one football action
game. More realistic than ever, this latest sequel has greatly
improved artificial intelligence, ball physics and graphics.
The best gets better as FIFA raises the bar on football sims
Player likenesses are more realistic than ever The new dribbling
system gives even tighter control The manager mode has seen
significant improvement
Brand new this year is the 360 degree dribbling system, giving
you the most precise control ever. There are also changes to how
the defensive line is formed, as well as improvements to crosses,
freekicks and goalkeepers (who can now receive red cards).
Naturally the game retains its hugely successful on and offline
multiplayer modes, with new options and better stability for
online play. The manager mode has also seen a massive update to
make it just as deep and complex as the main game. With all these
new features and more EA Sports are betting on FIFA remaining the
champions for a long time to come.
Key Features* Leagues better: The world's most successful
football sim gets even better with improvements across the board,
including physics, controls and multiplayer options.
* Dynamic dribble: New 360 degree dribbling control system allows
for pixel perfect control of the ball at all times.
* Football focus: Newly improved artificial intelligence ensures
teammates and nents always move with a purpose and stay
focused on the ball at all times.
* Beautiful game: Massively improved graphics, including better
player likenesses, new crowd animations and new rain and snow
effects that really affect the gameplay.
* Master manager: Greatly expanded manager mode, with a revamped
experience point system and staff upgrades, a new interface and
the chance to edit kit numbers.
About the Developer: EA Canada
EA's largest development studio is responsible for some of the
biggest brands for EA Sports, including the FIFA series, NBA
Live, NHL and SSX. They have also just taken over the Fight Night
franchise. Their offices employ over a thousand staff, with three
separate production studios.
Manufacturer's Description
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On the heels of winning 25 international gaming awards with FIFA
09, the top-selling football franchise from EA SPORTS is
surpassed with FIFA 10. Responding to consumer feedback from more
than 275 million online games played, FIFA 10 refines an already
potent game engine, focusing on what matter most to fans.
On the pitch, critical gameplay fundamentals have been enhanced
to ensure that FIFA 10 mirrors real-world football, providing
more sophisticated ball control, and physical interaction. On
attack, players now analyze space more effectively, curve their
runs in an attempt to stay onside, create passing lanes
naturally, and drive for more variety in attacking options. On
defense, new concepts like position priority enable defenders to
multitask so dangerous spaces left open by teammates out of
position are covered. Plus, slide tackle targeting, press
marking, and better urgency clearance logic provide new options
that make defending a skill in FIFA 10.
Three new innovations change the player control experience in
FIFA 10. The first-ever true 360° dribbling system gives players
finer control of the ball, enabling them to find spaces between
defenders that previously were not possible. Using an all-new
animation technology, skilled dribblers now have the ability to
face the defender and use highly responsive lateral dribbling to
skip past him. An innovative concept called Freedom in Physical
Play enables players to perform wider dribble touches and new
collision sharing creates a varied, less predictable, and
extended fight for possession between the dribbler and a
defender.
A deeper iteration of the ever-popular Manager Mode features more
than 50 major improvements, including new match realism,
ultra-realistic player transfers based on multiple decision
points, and true-to-life player growth curves.
New game modes, and innovations to popular features like Be A
Pro, will be revealed in the upcoming months.