Pros
- Better animation
- The game isnt bogged down by sluggish animation
- Less scripted gameplay than other FIFA games
- Improved graphics. good character models (not rounded look anymore)
- Improved AI - like defenders covering open areas when another defender wanders off, back passing to find new routes of attack, sliding to keep balls in play etc.
- More width in the game - the AI now uses the wings to attack rather than just concentrating on trying to breakthrough the center
- Improved Player Responsiveness
- Better ball physics
- The skill button is actually useful now - in 2004 it was almost impossible to beat a defender by trying to use skills against him but now its easier but the defence can still stop you
- First Touch is great It really opens up the gameplay and makes for some great goals
- Passing is improved
- The Atmosphere is great. Crowd cheering a great tackle, booing a foul etc. Player reactions during throw-is, fouls, goals etc.
- Improved goalkeeping (probably the best goalkeeping ever seen in a footbal game)
Cons
- lack of passion- unlike PES series, scoring a goal in FIFA doesnt give you a sense of achievement. it just lacks emotion
- Unrealistic shooting - that has become a problem in the last 3 FIFA games but although it has been slightly improved, the shots still move like rockets
- The Ball speed is way to fast - seems more like an arcade game that a realistic footy sim
- Although the graphics are good. the kits look very blurred but this might change in the full game
- There is still heavy scripting
- Set-piece system is soo rubbish and can cause huge problems. for example, i got tackled near the corner flag but the free-kick system does not allow to me cross the ball but i have to take shot from the corner flag. also, the set-pieces shows how heavily the game is scripted
- The long passes look like sh*t
- the nets are still like metal. small feature i know but adds to the realism
- the AI doesnt press for the ball (give you to much time on the ball
- the game seems boring. only FIFA can make the Arsenal team boring
- Off the Ball still rubbish
Final Verdict
This a major improvement from FIFA 2k4. it seems that EA are actually feeling the competition frm the PES series. The game could become very playable especially multiplayer wise. Is the game better than PES 3? No Is this worth downloading? Yes
IMO, FIFA 2005 is the best ARCADE footy game. its not a real sim
- Better animation
- The game isnt bogged down by sluggish animation
- Less scripted gameplay than other FIFA games
- Improved graphics. good character models (not rounded look anymore)
- Improved AI - like defenders covering open areas when another defender wanders off, back passing to find new routes of attack, sliding to keep balls in play etc.
- More width in the game - the AI now uses the wings to attack rather than just concentrating on trying to breakthrough the center
- Improved Player Responsiveness
- Better ball physics
- The skill button is actually useful now - in 2004 it was almost impossible to beat a defender by trying to use skills against him but now its easier but the defence can still stop you
- First Touch is great It really opens up the gameplay and makes for some great goals
- Passing is improved
- The Atmosphere is great. Crowd cheering a great tackle, booing a foul etc. Player reactions during throw-is, fouls, goals etc.
- Improved goalkeeping (probably the best goalkeeping ever seen in a footbal game)
Cons
- lack of passion- unlike PES series, scoring a goal in FIFA doesnt give you a sense of achievement. it just lacks emotion
- Unrealistic shooting - that has become a problem in the last 3 FIFA games but although it has been slightly improved, the shots still move like rockets
- The Ball speed is way to fast - seems more like an arcade game that a realistic footy sim
- Although the graphics are good. the kits look very blurred but this might change in the full game
- There is still heavy scripting
- Set-piece system is soo rubbish and can cause huge problems. for example, i got tackled near the corner flag but the free-kick system does not allow to me cross the ball but i have to take shot from the corner flag. also, the set-pieces shows how heavily the game is scripted
- The long passes look like sh*t
- the nets are still like metal. small feature i know but adds to the realism
- the AI doesnt press for the ball (give you to much time on the ball
- the game seems boring. only FIFA can make the Arsenal team boring
- Off the Ball still rubbish
Final Verdict
This a major improvement from FIFA 2k4. it seems that EA are actually feeling the competition frm the PES series. The game could become very playable especially multiplayer wise. Is the game better than PES 3? No Is this worth downloading? Yes
IMO, FIFA 2005 is the best ARCADE footy game. its not a real sim
