AU Shippin' Out September 29-October 3: FIFA Soccer 09

By James Kozanecki, GameSpot AUPosted Sep 29, 2008 12:48 am PT

EA kick off the virtual soccer season for 2009.

It's that time of year again, when EA Sports is busy releasing its annual franchises for the upcoming seasons. With Madden and NHL already out, it's FIFA Soccer 09's time to shine when it hits stores in Australia on Thursday on all current-gen platforms. One of the biggest new features over last year's game is the new Adidas Live Season, where PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC owners will be able to download frequent player statistic updates for six leagues in the game Sadly, Australia's the A-League isn't one of them. Other additions include the 10v10 "Be a Pro"" online multiplayer, user-controlled celebrations, and a 42-song soundtrack.

When people think Disney, they probably don't jump straight to off-road racing, which is fair enough. Continuing with the company’s tradition of expanding its games division, Disney Interactive’s latest game--Pure--is an ATV off-road racer along the lines of MotorStorm. It features 12 tracks, a variety of tricks, and moves that players can execute in the air, as well as 16-player competitive online multiplayer. Pure is also one of the first games to offer players the chance to fully customise their ATVs, right down to the colour of the roll cage. Expect to see Pure in stores on October 2.

October 2, 2008
FIFA Soccer 09 (PS3, PSP, Wii, PS2, PC, DS, 360)
Samba de Amigo (Wii)
Pure (PC, 360, PS3)
TNA iMPACT! (Wii)
The Witcher Enhanced Edition (PC)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Wii)

October 3, 2008
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (PC)

20 Comments

  • shazam_lp

    Posted Oct 1, 2008 9:57 am PT

    I played the game and the graphics are horrible. That's all I got to say. Time to make a new engine EA...

  • cargane

    Posted Sep 30, 2008 3:39 pm PT

    Oh man! Thats it soo coool a new FIFA SOCCER 09

  • sub-raid

    Posted Sep 30, 2008 9:09 am PT

    have the demo and it's sooo coool i will get for sure

  • DarRandyKiller

    Posted Sep 29, 2008 11:33 pm PT

    hope for PS2 VERSION improve more on gameplay.. if PES 2009 still not good , i will forcus on FIFA 2009... ,me too cant wait too....

  • daniel_maharaj

    Posted Sep 29, 2008 5:05 pm PT

    cant wait for fifa 09 it's d most fun football sim 2 play

  • GamerDude911

    Posted Sep 29, 2008 4:56 pm PT

    cant wait for FIFA 09

  • jimkirk

    Posted Sep 29, 2008 2:39 pm PT

    bah the usa demo is broken for me doesnt work the mobvement keys dont work

  • KayHangman

    Posted Sep 29, 2008 2:18 pm PT

    Note that cdv will not be releasing Sacred 2 in North America until November (this has been confirmed by the publisher and developer, Ascaron; please visit their respective websites, especially Ascaron's forums for details). Release dates for Sacred 2 around the world are in a bit of a turmoil, so check your local release date carefully.

    PC versions and the console versions are coming at different times for a number of locales, too, so that compounds some of the confusion.

  • uberjannie

    Posted Sep 29, 2008 1:15 pm PT

    # Release: Feb 10, 2009 » Sacred 2 is the Gamespot release date on the sacred 2 site xD

  • MFazio23

    Posted Sep 29, 2008 9:06 am PT

    I wish FIFA was coming out the same time everywhere, but I would agree that Europe deserves it first, and Australia usually gets screwed over, so it seems fair enough.

  • xbox4life76

    Posted Sep 29, 2008 7:30 am PT

    I'm surprised Fifa would come out roughly same time as NBA comes out...interesting...

  • MajorBrian

    Posted Sep 29, 2008 6:21 am PT

    why cant fifa come out this early in the US??? I want to play it!!!!!!!

  • vortex_gw

    Posted Sep 29, 2008 6:13 am PT

    LOL! The demo? Is there a demo for the PC? I'm eager to play Sacred 2 too.

  • elektrixxx

    Posted Sep 29, 2008 6:02 am PT

    Hmm, nothing there, and I can only assume that iMPACT! for Wii will be much worse than the 360 version.

    I still thinking about whether I want to buy Mega Man 9 for XBLA this week, despite knowing that I'm really going to hate it's difficulty!

  • relset

    Posted Sep 29, 2008 5:21 am PT

    Sacred 2: Fallen Angel - i played the demo and it`s insane....

  • dennis8

    Posted Sep 29, 2008 3:36 am PT

    whoa, sacred just came out of nowhere haha.. definitely excited for that

  • Nintendo_Man

    Posted Sep 29, 2008 1:45 am PT

    a quiet week compared to the crazy one last week

  • HufflePuff-TLH

    Posted Sep 29, 2008 1:30 am PT

    Yeaaaa Sacred 2 !! go go

  • zeus_gb

    Posted Sep 29, 2008 1:22 am PT

    Sacred 2 on October 3rd *falls off chair* holy **** I'm so excited about this game.

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