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FIFA 09 (Xbox 360) | 
| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: £49.99
Buy New: £39.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 6
Platform: Xbox 360
Media: Video Game
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5030930067878
ASIN: B001B7EYPI
Release Date: October 3, 2008 (New: This Week)
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Manufacturer's 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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 The first good Fifa for years! October 5, 2008
I haven't liked a Fifa game since Fifa 98 on the N64 so if I'm honest my expectations weren't very high. The only reason I even went near this game is because the online lag in last years PES made it pretty much unplayable! After playing this for a few days I think Konami have a mountain to climb, I'll still be getting PES2009 to compare but they really do need to do something special to come near this game. The only bad points I've found so far is that as a PES player I find the gameplay very, very slow & that scoring is the same as all Fifa games (stand in one particualar spot and you score every time.
To any diehard PES fans (like me!) I would say get this game, don't compare it to PES but just appreciate it for the good game it is. As I said, I'll still be getting PES as even if they only correct the online lag from 2008 the gameplay will still be miles ahead of Fifa.
On to you then, Konami. October 4, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Having received the game on release day I have been playing it rather relentlessly. I'll start off with a short summary; I like this game, alot. Not only does it enhance on what 08' couldn't, it also pushes the franchise forwards in terms of inginiuity and entertainment. There is so much to do in the game that I will probably forget a feature or two over the course of this review. Taking into account my overwhelming satisfaction, it is embarassing for me to confess that i didn't think this game would be as engrossing as it is and will be for another year.
With 08' I found the Be a Pro mode (which I will now refer to as 'BAP') to be a concept which oozed potential. I am happy to say that in 09' they have well and truely milked the preverbial cow of BAP. The BAP mode takes the form of 'seasons', 4 of them to be exact, where a chosen or created player plys his trade at any chosen club. At the beginning of BAP you will start off as an unnoticed player in the reserve team. After getting noticed, which could take some of the novices out there some time, you move on to bigger and better things so to speak. Performing well for your club will get you noticed internationaly, where you can become a national legend should you take the international stage by storm. Needless to say, this mode is very expansive and entertaining. I personally find this game mode fantastic. Because i support Arsenal (boo, hiss) I enjoy playing an integral part in centre midfield alongside Fabregas (boo,hiss). Playing on 'Professional' dificulty setting makes it very realistic in playing style and feel.
The inclusion of BAP seasons does not mean that the manager mode is neglected and banished into the corner like a smelly cat. Instead it is played in the exact same style as in 08', only with easier navigation and more realistic transfers etc. Happy faces all round. I haven't gotten all that immersed into manager mode yet, but I fully intend to once I have finished with BAP.
Online is, in a word, exceptional. In 08' I would scream naughty words in almost every match I played due to a defensive glitch or a player change problem. Fifa 09 rewards me back my sanity. I have played around 50 games and I am yet to encounter any glitches or player change problems. So to put it simply the only reason you should shout naughty words is because your getting a good old-fashioned romping. As well as player vs player matches there is also the inclusion of BAP with 10 vs 10 matches. I know, I know, the images of 10 players running after one ball with four or five 11 year olds all asking "who am I?" are running rife in your nuggin. Suffice to say that I am fortunate enough for this only to have happened once to me. Assemble yourself a good team and this mode will be a winner.
Having played the game for two days I cannot express how enjoyable I find this game. Shooting has become as realistic as ever, along with keepers gaining a few pixelated brain-cells. It is hard to think how the next edition can build on such a satisfyingly complete game.
I've never been a PES man myself and after this I won't be making the transition. Over to you, Konami.
4 STAR PERFORMANCE. October 4, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Having bought the game the day it came out, I had high hopes on seeing the realism and superb gameplay on the demo. To an extent, the proper copy does play like the demo, but the game itself offers much more.
You did wonder this time last year whether Fifa 08 could be beaten graphically. It has. And the music is better, and the menu layout. But the main selling point must be the gameplay on 09 - playing as Tottenham, Dos Santos and Lennon are quick but I have learnt to pass it about due to their physical weaknesses, particularly playing against a Portsmouth or Wigan side with big chunky defenders. The players appear actually to have weight and you have to adopt different styles of play to cater for your team's attributes.
Adidas Live is a fantastic idea - by the end of last year, I was annoyed when Stephen Ireland continued to play Man-of-the-Match performances for City, yet he remained at a measly 75 on 08. This time round, the rating of the player will run parallel with his performances in reality - improving or declining on a weekly basis to mirror the real game.
You do find lots of little improvements on the game, which, although not fundamental to an advertising campaign for the game, contribute to the improved gameplay. The presence of referees and linesmen with hand signals for throw-ins and such, the raising of a hand for offside, the pointing of players to pass the ball, the chants from the crowd, the need to pass about and stretch your opponents, and counter in specific areas where a opposing player has drifted out of position.
In conclusion, Fifa 09 is a vastly improved game. The game itself does not look too different at first glance, and you begin to feel an anti-climax. But if you were to revert back to Fifa 08 after playing on this for a while, you would be disappointed with the ease with which you can go past players. It mirrors realism, and that is the ultimate performance.
Fifa 09 is the best yet October 3, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Got the game when it came out and i have to say it's quality.
All the new features make it the most realistic and fun to play footy game to date and i don't think pro evo will live up to the quality of fifa.
it's a shame though that you can't play in different weather conditions like rain, snow etc but overall i still give it 5 stars
its a different gravy so you should order your copy now
YOU CAN'T CREATE CLUBS! October 3, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Just got the game in the post an when I turned my Xbox on, I was amazed the general menu and navigation are much more simpler and lighter and much more easily manouverable. I was first plannning to have a created club vs Man United. But then I found out that you can't create clubs, only players.
I still love they game though, but would have gotton 5 stars for in my opinion one of the most exciting features of the game.
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