FIFA Soccer 13 - Xbox 360

Let me first off say that Im a mindless drone when it comes to Fifa and Ill buy each new rendition on an annual basis. With that said, I also hate to wait for things so I went ahead and got the early access to Fifa 13 last Friday. Ill quickly tell you whats different between Fifa 12 and Fifa 13; whether you should throw your money at EA or simply wait until Black Friday or later. Attacking Intelligence - Translation = Players with higher ratings will relentless run towards the goal without you pushing LB/pass. Theyll usually draw a defender who has marked them and youll be able to make more plays. Complete Dribbling - Translation = You get to dribble in a 360 degree manner and exit in which ever direction you choose. Admittedly Im not the most amazing player but to those who are talented at Fifa games you will surely be able to make use of this. 1st Touch Control - Translation = Players lose control of the ball when receiving passes and holding down RT. To avoid losing the ball just let go of the RT and receive the pass before sprinting again. This was a very nice example of addition by subtraction. No matter the difficulty, AI will occasionally lose control of the ball and allow you to poach it away. I really enjoyed this new feature because it did make games more interesting and fun to play. EA Sports Football Club - Translation = Use the EA Points you collect by doing in-game tasks and skills games to buy virtual items. These virtual items range from boots (only about 12 available), retro kits (only about 8 available), balls (only about 8), and other in-game bonuses. These in-game bonuses range from things like increased coins per FUT games, financial takeovers where your club in manager mode is bought and you get a large sum of money to spend, etc. The `selection was awfully disappointing and Im hoping they add throughout the year. New Teams = Basically all of the same leagues and clubs from last year with the exception that they added the Saudi league. New Stadium = They added White Hart Lane and King Fahd Stadium but lost Nou Camp International Manager = This is built into the manager mode where your performance at your club will attract offers from many National teams. You would then be manager of a club and an international team simultaneously. As the IT manager you get to select your 25 man team from the entire pool of international players and then play all the friendlies, qualifies, and tournament matches. Manager Mode= They added in fake World Cup, Euros, and other tournaments. Also you can now play their fake Champions/Europa league in the first season rather than wait until the second. Transfers = The transfers system is given a face lift. The transfer screen is now a note book where you are given new options when buying and selling players. When attempting to buy a player, you may enquire about them from their clubs as to whether they would sell the player and also how much you would have to offer them. Youre also allowed to include players when trying to buy. When selling/buying a player, you are told a range of how much the player is worth or how much you should offer depending on the players form. I read that they tried to cut back on the ridiculous transfers, especially in the first transfer window of each season... THEY DIDNT. There is still massive movement between big time players; for example, Higuain to Inter, Ozil to Chelsea, Prince-Boateng to Man City. Every transfer window afterwards continues the trend. Match day = A nice addition. If youre not into playing season mode or ultimate team.. then whenever you play a match day game.. commentary and players ratings will be affected by their real life counterparts. I always hated hearing the same commentary for a year and I think that with this new addition it will lessen the game from getting stale. Animations = They added a few new player celebrations which I didnt really care for but they did include more realistic player celebrations, albeit, only between two players where they will embrace like they did in real life. Impact Engine = This was a great addition to Fifa 12 and in this years rendition they improved the physics and removed the comical flopping. Skills Games = They added 8 mini games with a variety of objectives ranging from chip shots, penalty shots, passing, dribbling, etc. Layout/presentation = They changed the presentation this year but I could not have cared less. The presentation now includes a soccer ball in the background that opens and closes whenever you select things; also when you start games the opening presentations include the clubs badges on these soccer balls that open and close, etc. You have to see for yourself. Conclusion: I think that EA was especially conservative this year. They opted to perfect (or at least try to) rather than innovate with another truly new feature. Gameplay is more fun with the one-touch because mistakes can become costly or rewarding and it adds another variable onto the pitch. The improved impact engine makes the player collision look very life-like and because they took out the crazy flopping makes it that much more realistic. Although with yet another yearly game, I find that EA has either given up or been too cheap to add new leagues to the game. They also need to add more stadiums. How can they go through each year and add one league or 1-2 new stadium? My biggest gripe is that Im a shoe buff and to see only 4 pairs of Nikes and only 5 pairs of adidas (albeit in several more colors)? This is why I like 2K sports more than EA sports, they is no stone they leave unturned. With that all said, if you are playing Fifa 12 and completely satisfied with it, you probably should not fork over another 60 bucks to get Fifa 13. There are no game-changing new features that will make you throw your money at them. However, if the gameplay from Fifa 12 left you annoyed or unhappy, then Fifa 13 is worth getting because EA tried to fix the rough patches. Personally to me, this game is Fifa 12.5. But at least EA is making their Fifa franchise better every year and not letting them regress like NCAA and Madden. Cheers. Pros: -1st touch control +++ -Better manager mode ++ -More realistic Impact Engine ++ -Skills games +++ -Match day games + Cons: -Lack of new teams, especially South American leagues and the Turkish league -Lack of boots -EAS FC catalog was a huge disappointment in the selection available -Still no licenses to major tournaments -No innovative new features UPDATE: -The more I play the Skills challenges, the more I enjoy them. Each of them: the penalty shootout, passing, dribbling drills, etc help a certain part of your game that you would not really have had a chance to PRACTICE otherwise. What did Fifa have before? The practice arena where youre literally mashing buttons to try moves and ultimately just fool around? Not every one is a pro when it comes to this game and EA actually came up with a good idea to help newer and less experienced players become BETTER at the game they made. Kudos for that. -I find it especially annoying during Manager mode when a robotic British voice reads off the scores of games that are not my own, but simply the ones in the same league. I dont really care to hear a creepy voice talk when Im playing.. I havent found a way to disable this. -Resigning players has reverted back to before Fifa 12. By this I mean your players will NOT accept your offers no matter how much money you offer if you do NOT offer them the years they want. So if you want to lock up your stars, youre not going to be able to. This minor detail annoys me because when you offer them extensions and they dont sign, then the fake news reel goes BALLISTIC and says, oh, Xavi is refusing to resign with Barca...... SMH like that crap would really happen. -I take back the whole EA removed the comical player collisions. They DIDNT. It does happen RARELY but I just saw Messi get KNEED and fly 10 yards in the other direction.

If you are a previous owner of FIFA games and found yourself playing this game for a good period of time over the past year, Purchase FIFA13. The Gameplay feels similar but improved on in a lot of ways. As always in the first month, there will be bugs. Lets be realistic, if you are debating on purchasing FIFA13 or just keep playing FIFA12, honestly you are just going to be missing out on a game players have always enjoyed to play every year.

What else do I need to say about this game? May your touch be true and may the pitch be well trimmed.

Great gift!

Who doesnt love a good soccer game? Even better you get to play hard anytime of year. So if you love soccer, this game is for you!

Love it

This game was just amazing It came with the 20 lira worth online pass and had barely any scratches on it and I you auction didnt get processed in the auction house its just your Internet or the ea servers are down its not the games fault

If you want this game then you will love. If you are not sure, then you probably wont. I have only one complaint. The better I get the better the computer gets. I have not changed the settings for my skill level; but as I have learned new strategies, and get better with the controls, the AI has gotten better right along with me. This means I cant increase my difficulty level as I get better,(as I had planned to do) without throwing my controller across the room.

So i open my brand new game and it just doesnt work everytime i put it it says that the disk is damaged i wouldnt buy it from here if i was you

good job!