Completely overrated - hardly anything has moved on from FIFA 10. Frustrating AI, an unrealistic game of football.
- realistic player animations, passing movements, ball movements - all look good
- licenses
- graphics are decent
- presentation as always
The bad -
- The game just feels like an updated patch of FIFA 10 - very little additions (the new be a pro goalkeeper mode is a complete gimmick that most people will get bored of after a few games let alone for 15 seasons as the game offers). Basically, what's in the game doesn't justify paying £40 for it.
-The AI is completely flawed. The opposition seems to lack intelligence and will often just run straight at you (especially just after they've kicked off) with the ball and you can tackle them with ease no matter what difficulty. Many times, the opposition defenders lose the ball by just running at my striker creating ridiculous scoring opportunities. The opposition players also seem to use tricks on an unrealistic level which is just another small one that adds to the list of the things that piss me off about this game.
- Pressure - another thing to do with AI. The only thing that makes this game hard is the extreme amount of pressure from the opposition players. i.e the defender is always there to tackle you every time you get the ball, you never have any space. I don't understand how fast forwards and wingers get caught up and jostled for the ball by normal paced defenders - doesn't make sense, and many times i've lost the ball because the defenders jostled and caught up with me when i had a clear cut chance. Basically, it's too easy to win the ball and tackle, but it's the exact same for the AI as well, which is just retarded.
It's also almost impossible to do anything useful with the ball in the midfield since it gets so congested. Tackles are constantly flying in, it just looks like a complete mess. The opposition are constantly trying to shove and barge you off the ball for the full 90 minutes - this is their only tactic, completely unrealistic - no team can keep it up for 90 minutes in real life. Tricks and skills are completely useless most of the time when used as well- the AI causes the opposition player to just lunge in and win the ball anyway, they don't hesitate.
The high amount of pressure applied by the AI makes is the only thing that makes this a tough game - as you increase the difficulty, the pressure on the ball also increases - it's a completely flawed AI system, making not only the game more difficult but more unrealistic at the same time as well as it taking the fun out of the game.