New FIFA 10 trailer unveiled plus demo dated
September 10th, the day we get a FIFA 10 demo.
Earlier today EA officially kicked off GamesCom and with that gave us some new information about FIFA 10. First of all it looks like a demo will be released to the public on September 10th. This hasn’t been officially confirmed yet but it is something we noticed on the official FIFA 10 website a few hours ago. The website has a countdown that currently says 23 days and of course that countdown ends on September 10th! The image of this countdown can be seen on the left, you know just incase you don’t believe us. 😉
On to the “important” stuff now eh?! During the EA press conference loads of new details about FIFA 10 were revealed by the game producer, David Rutter. A full of list of the new features and enhancements can be seen if you click here but for now I will talk about the more interesting ones.
After much waiting FIFA will finally get a proper practice arena where you can practice various aspects of your game and even get an offline match going. I know a certain someone on the GodisaGeek team (he shall remain annonymous) has been asking for this feature for a while now, mainly so he can practice his manual shooting! All the other “exciting” news comes in the form of gameplay enhancements and hopefully they will serve their purpose to make a top game even better. Defensive urgency and intelligent goalkeepers sound like music to my ears (and most other FIFA 09 players). Hopefully now defenders won’t just stand still while an opposition player ghosts in unmarked to score a goal and goalkeepers will react much faster to rebounds. I have lost count how many times my keeper has just stood there like a zombie while the ball slowly goes past him after a rebound! I also like the sound of the new set-piece editor, this will allow for some creative free-kick/corner routines rather than the bog standard ones FIFA 09 currently has. This feature won’t be available during online play though, in the interest of fairness of course. Enough of me rambling on though, EA have also released a trailer that shows off some of these new features and enchancements which can be seen below. Enjoy!
ONLINE
Improved matchmaking
Filters included such as team star rating, controller setting, etc.
Fair play system for rankings
CLUBS
Photo Game Face now in
Create A Club in FIFA Clubs
Regional leagues in FIFA Clubs
Get spotted by other teams whilst playing
Have your entire team’s real faces in the game
Accomplishments available during FIFA Clubs (such as score a long shot)
PRACTICE ARENA
1-on-1 play, practice set pieces (free-kicks, corners and throws)
Full match with other players offline
GAMEPLAY ENHANCEMENTS
Intelligent runs that change based on the defender positioning
Better shooting, more variety in the goals you can score
Urgency applies to attacking, defending and goalkeepers too
Defensive urgency means fantastic clearances, reflex blocks, sliding blocks, and stretch blocks
Goalkeeper intelligence means second chance saves, better positioning, desperation saves and playing it safe
Set piece creator allows 8 regions, with up to 9 players moving, with 4 set pieces per region allowed in-game
Protecting the ball is much more realistic
Physical battles look real and feel real
360-degree paths to goal look incredible
MISC
Bernabeu returns in FIFA 10
Live Season 2.0 will be spoken about in September
