THE BEST FOOTBALL GAME EVER
The credits goes to the core engine developed since fifa 07 by Kaz Makita and taken to new heights by british programmers Dave Rutter and Gary Patterson.
Goal storm(we1 pal vers.) amazed me so much during the
ps1 era...then iss64 and we4 looked like a breaktrough...i didnt know how much realistic a football game could get after those but then it came pes1(we5 pal vers.)for the ps2...a true generation leap.
After that, imagining a more realistic game became just a wishful thinking,for years konami milked that fantastic engine...but now we are in the next generation...fifa 09 is the game with the most advanced gfx(players looks as good as fn3 models from close ups),ai(both difensive and offensive) and physics(ball and player animations)...particularly the combination of defensive ai and uber realistic physics makes taking the chance to score a simple shoot a quite hard task
it really takes some patience and games always end with realistic scores....it makes pes2009 look like an arcade game... a very funny thing if u know how long the opposite has been the truth.
Concluding,fifa 09 gave me the same feelings some of the old 3d football games gave me in the past...its really a breaktrough a ...new milestone in the advance to the perfect football sim...and dont forget the flawless online,live season,dozens of football leagues,original licences(except some serie A team),game modes(i love the arena) and the cool trick system that never feels broken all of those are the classing cherry on the pudding....a tasty one:-)
Go buy it...this is just as realistic as a football sim can get now.