Short description
Step onto the pitch and play professional football your way in FIFA 09. Experience the most authentic football simulation EA Sports has delivered as you live the fantasy of playing as a professional player and customise the game to suit your style and ability. Powered by the third generation of the EA Sports football engine, FIFA 09 features more than 250 core gameplay additions and enhancements that deliver the most responsive, intelligent and realistic action ever for the series. Enjoy turning defenders with more controlled dribbling and ball control, snapping off precision shots with improved first-time shooting mechanics and firing beautifully timed passes with greater accuracy, placing the ball exactly where you want it. With new player momentum physics the speed and weight of the player determines everything from the distance of a slide tackle and the power of a header to the severity of player collisions and the height of a player's jump. Plus, players now behave according to their physical attributes with larger, stronger players dominating collisions, battles for control of the ball, and position in challenges for two player headers.
Long description
EA’s most authentic recreation of the nation’s favourite sport steps onto the pitch in FIFA 09.
Players can enjoy the years of upgrades and new features that have been put into each rendition of the FIFA series, many of them new to this edition. A new collision detection system gives the player hundreds of new collision animations, and each will be different, determined by speed, player strength and other attributes. This means that stronger footballers have the strength to knock down smaller opponents or use their body and arms to win close fought challenges. Players can also shield the ball as they move using their arms to push off a defender. Players who use this risky tactic run the risk of being caught by the watchful referee.
Be a Pro mode returns once more, now expanded with multiple seasons and the Be A Pro camera that tracks a chosen player on the pitch. Be a Pro - Seasons lets players either choose a professional player or create their own, slowly developing their skills on the pitch until they become a national football treasure.
FIFA’s yearly football title improves on its predecessors with some unique new gameplay features and the return of many old favourites.
Review
"As a package, FIFA 09 is utterly irresistible..." -
Daily Telegraph (07 October 2008)
"FIFA 09 plays better than ever before, and a wealth of new modes and features add plenty of longevity..." - GameSpot (08 October 2008)
awards
2008 VGAs:
Best Team Sports Game (Nominee)
2009 BAFTA Awards: Sports (Nominee)
2009 BAFTA Kids' Vote: Video Game (Nominee)
2009 Golden Joystick Awards: All-Nighter Multiplayer Game of the Year (Nominee)
2009 Golden Joystick Awards: PlayStation Game of the Year (Nominee)
2009 Golden Joystick Awards: Ultimate Game of the Year (Nominee)
additional information
EA’s most authentic recreation of the nation’s favourite sport steps onto the pitch in FIFA 09.
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