The story behind FIFA, games EA Sports, is quite interesting.

Always ignored for being too “arcade “and not closely resemble the real game , Fifa had a small audience that was looking for more action in the sport, with Winning Eleven / Pro Evolution Soccer always taking the title of best simulator. It was just a shame to see the next FIFA PES , especially in the era of the PSOne / Playstation 2, simply because Konami, PES makers had captured so well the sport.

After years of being considered a simple game, EA decided to completely change the tactics he had with FIFA and since FIFA 06 , he decided to take things seriously . Changed not only the team developing the game, but also in mentality changed : the new goal was to get no longer a game but a real sports simulator .

Instead of being automated, FIFA 06 finally brought greater control over the characters, allowing a freer play and yes , more like Pro Evolution Soccer.

Over the years , FIFA was perfecting the mechanics of the game , while trying to recreate with similar the real sport, thanks to investment set by EA, but also because Konami ” fell asleep ” on its laurels, FIFA 09 finally took the title for best football game, being acclaimed even by old fans of PES. In fact, until today , Konami have not released a Winning Eleven / PES really worthwhile. The game engine remains the same we saw nine years ago in the initial versions Playstation2 and even offered a worse performance in the Playstation 3 / Xbox 360 than their peers in lower consoles .

Fifa 11

FIFA 11 promises to further improve the recreation of the sport and make things more complicated for Konami to be able to recover his throne.

This time, presents us with an interesting mechanism called Personality + that promises to bring the level of loyalty to new levels. As you can see in the video, now the players , depending on your skill level , react differently , a high ball may be exploited in a better way by a player of great ability , while a defense with more skill , you can predict better directed to where your opponent to steal the ball. The game, therefore, attempt to recreate the abilities of each football players appear in the title.

Besides Personality + other major change that brings FIFA 11 is that finally the PC version uses the same game engine that the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Until now, the PC version has used the lower engine Playstation 2 (With slight graphical improvements ) , leaving a lot of features that 360 and PS3 users could enjoy for quite some time, as better AI , better animation, better graphics, and improved performance. For the first time , then, PC Gamers can play the real FIFA has attracted many positive reviews in recent years.

The release date of the game? Is expected for 28 September 2010 in America and for the 1st of October 2010 in Europe. So mark your calendars!

(source: arturogoga)