Will the third iteration of the game strike a balance between being boring enough for fans of soccer while not being so boring as to make the rest of us pine for the excitement of riding the bus? Only the demo will tell.
Will the third iteration of the game strike a balance between being boring enough for fans of soccer while not being so boring as to make the rest of us pine for the excitement of riding the bus? Only the demo will tell.
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Posted: Jan 17th 2008 9:30AM waynski1457 said
ea's street brand is the king of ironies as far as im concerned. i can enjoy standard american footbal and soccer games but the nfl/fifa street games turn out garbage. however, i cant stand traditional basketball games at all yet love all four nba street games. conspiracy? i think not.
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Posted: Jan 17th 2008 9:40AM baby sea tuna said
Since I can't see videos at work, I'll have to use my imagination on this one. I picture this game's tournaments taking place in dusty-ass countries like Nigeria or Haiti where they really appreciate street soccer. They could throw obstacles in there like street vendors or goat herds, and instead of penalty cards, you'd be more concerned about getting clipped in the gunfire exchange between the warlord's army and local militias.
Hell, it might even make a soccer game interesting enough for me to pick up. I wonder if EA's hiring...
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Hell, it might even make a soccer game interesting enough for me to pick up. I wonder if EA's hiring...
Posted: Jan 17th 2008 10:03AM (Unverified) said
really? I wonder why its the most internationally played game in the world then?
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Posted: Jan 17th 2008 12:57PM (Unverified) said
maybe because its the only sport you have to choose from?
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Posted: Jan 17th 2008 1:52PM (Unverified) said
dude, deaftly, you already sounded like an idiot in the first comment, why did you feel the need to sound like an idiot again?
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Posted: Jan 17th 2008 1:49PM (Unverified) said
I have a video on youtube of me playing this game anyone wants to challenge my skills? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU&feature=related
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Posted: Jan 17th 2008 3:07PM (Unverified) said
Right, so soccer is boring is it? This is coming from a guy in a country that's mad on a game where play stops every few minutes.
Or maybe it's boring because the US is absolutely crap at it?
Deaftly, so we only play one sport elsewhere in the world? Right, seriously, how are you even alive? Scientists would love to study a person who can live without a brain!
Joystiq, get someone who actually likes football (because that's what it's called, not soccer) to post about football games from now on. Let this idiot stick to other stuff.
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Or maybe it's boring because the US is absolutely crap at it?
Deaftly, so we only play one sport elsewhere in the world? Right, seriously, how are you even alive? Scientists would love to study a person who can live without a brain!
Joystiq, get someone who actually likes football (because that's what it's called, not soccer) to post about football games from now on. Let this idiot stick to other stuff.
Posted: Jan 18th 2008 1:16PM (Unverified) said
Are you trying to say he dislikes football because hes american? if so i think its balls and I'm british.
but then i think american football is crap aswell
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but then i think american football is crap aswell
Posted: Jan 17th 2008 7:42PM ThornedVenom said
I enjoy soccer, I liked the FIFA games, and I regard that trailer for FIFA Street 3 as refreshing.
While I haven't played a FIFA game since the PS1, nor have I ever played the FIFA Street series, I liked how the inserted new moves, like running on a wall with the ball, or hitting the other dude in the head with the ball, or even just juggling the ball over the opponent.
And what is it with all the hate against football? And what's with the stereotypes with poor countries? Europe loves its football very much.
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While I haven't played a FIFA game since the PS1, nor have I ever played the FIFA Street series, I liked how the inserted new moves, like running on a wall with the ball, or hitting the other dude in the head with the ball, or even just juggling the ball over the opponent.
And what is it with all the hate against football? And what's with the stereotypes with poor countries? Europe loves its football very much.
Posted: Jan 18th 2008 1:23PM (Unverified) said
Jives, I'm not a massive fan of football either but I hate this stereotypical assumption that nothing happens in football. I also bet the author knows nothing about football culture and all the violence it creates. I bet he wouldn't be making pathetic jokes about 'tea dollies' then.
I don't have much respect for writers who are writing for a worldwide audience but still have stereotypical assumptions. If you know nothing about the subject then you really shouldn't be writing about it.
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I don't have much respect for writers who are writing for a worldwide audience but still have stereotypical assumptions. If you know nothing about the subject then you really shouldn't be writing about it.
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