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By Shaun David Martin
Since the FIFA series debuted 11 years with FIFA ‘98, the popular video game has definitely improved in terms of graphics and gamer control. Nonetheless, its closest competitor in football video games, Winning Eleven, always had the upper hand when it came to interplay and control… until now.
With FIFA Online 2, players are given the choice of playing against their peers and other gamers from all over the world. Although the option of playing against artificial intelligence is still available, the level of difficulty is raised when playing against your peers and is a recommended option for those seeking an adrenaline rush.
Moreover, FIFA Online 2 enables players to chat, connect and challenge one another using their own custom teams to earn experience points, items and reputation. Winners earn rewards such as energy drinks, medical kits, and uniform cards, which allow them to heal, refresh and add new players to their team.
Players can be bought and sold between gamers, simulating a real-life football community. With the additional features of playing online, trading players, multi-player modes, upgrading players and a league mode, the game allows for increased interactivity among gamers to discuss tactics, strategies, and player positions. For the game’s relatively young age, the new features make the game a surprisingly good deal.
The controls are slightly different from previous editions of this series and it takes some getting used to. But with the game’s training mode, it’s a problem that can be easily overcome.
Perhaps the only drawback of the game is the graphics, which are identical to that of FIFA ‘07. This is strange considering that the manufacturers have already improved that in FIFA ‘08 and ‘09.
That said, we don’t need cutting-edge animation for our football games. With user-friendly features and a community-like interface, FIFA Online 2 promises a good game for friends and fans alike.