First Screens of Fifa 09 Next-Gen!

Now the first real screenshots of the upcoming football game FIFA 09 emerged in the net. These screens were taken from the gaming magazine PSM3 and show some interesting pictures of the PS3 aswell as Xbox360 version of the game. An very small preview of the PC version is printed there too.

As you can see, the player models and faces were even more detailed.

On the second picture you can see a preview PC version. As you can there are mainly no changes, but the jerseys appear a little clearer.

So it seems like the PC gamers must wait another year for the “Next-Gen” for PC, or maybe two, who knows!

Fifa 09 Next-Gen first view!

EA Sports allowed the international assemblage of game journalists extensive hands-on time with the upcoming new version of FIFA 09 for consoles Xbox360 and PS3. Here’s what they saw in the demonstration:

:: The Gameplay ::

Consistent with the company’s improvements on its other football titles, FIFA 09 exhibited some promising gameplay improvements. Most noticeable is the game’s increased responsiveness. Passing, dribbling, and even the physical pushing and shoving that occurs in the game all occur at a much faster and more realistic pace than previous versions of FIFA. Here’s an example: During sliding tackles, the ball-handler can adjust and prevent themselves from falling if their non weight-bearing leg is tackled.

Another example is goalkeepers’ ability to reach behind their bodies if they misjudge a shot on goal.

:: The Graphics ::

The game’s graphics have traditionally been impressive, and the heightened realism around the animations has a huge positive impact on the overall quality of play. New are visible referee, linesman, staff and dugouts. For the first time in the FIFA series referees, linesmen, subs and ground staff are all visible. All have distinct animations such as subs warming up for their arrival. As seen in UEFA Euro 2008 game, interactive celebrations will be incorporated into FIFA 09.

:: The Features ::

Customizable strategic depth: FIFA 2009 will allow players the ability to customize and create specific offensive and defensive play sets and strategies for different in-game scenarios by choosing between a variety of aggression levels and risk-taking.

Be A Pro: Players can create their own pro soccer player and attempt to become a legend by playing through a series of games staged over the course of 4 seasons.

:: The PC Version ::

All rumors point, that the graphics for the FIFA09 PC version remain the same as current engine of FIFA08. The adaption of Next Generation physics- and gameplayengine seems to be stacked against all PC users – they may have to wait another year for the step to the Next Generation and now fall behind into last generation.

Fifa 09 PC version – all facts until now!

The british print magazine GamesMaster collected some nice facts about the PC version of FIFA 09 from EA Sports. We summarized all those information for you including three new pictures:

:: Graphics ::

The PC-version of FIFA 09 is developed by the same team as the PS2-version

The graphics are bases on the same, well known technology, but were severally reworked in some parts for the FIFA 09 edition. The alert eye will become apparent more realistic player models and kits with a better shade and texture resolution, player faces seem even nicer by the way.

The stadiums and the environment around the field looks disappointing and was not improved. The crowds remain a pathetic bunch of blurry two dimensional pixels, as well as the photographers around the field, they look like they were made of paperboard instead as real humans.

:: Gameplay ::

New features on the gameplay: Beside of a Gamepad/Controller you can now use the keyboard together with the mouse for more direct and fully free passing. In general and compared to FIFA 08 there were only slight gameplay changes.

Result:

Better player models and nicer grass bring a little “NextGen” flair to the PC version, but even this measures cannot spoofs an graphic engine from the technological stone age. The undetailed and boring looking crowds in the stadium and the two dimensional photographers around the field disturb the new look. The most important aspect of a football simulation, the gameplay, was only a little improved, but the more realistic gameplay is only available on consoles.