The football fever is in the air. Football is the most popular sport in the world and in terms of excitement, no other game comes close to it. I was among the millions of viewers before Scholes shattered my dreams recently (damn you petite Red Devil, damn you). And since I am an avid gamer, I decided to try out the latest in the Fifa Street Series. Released some time back, the new game called Fifa Street 3 is based on street football and features some of the biggest footballers in the world. The game focuses on tricks and style more than accuracy; it's a game that is meant to bend the rules of the sport and give the gamer an exaggerated experience. Read on to know more about it.
Game Summary
If you are new to the series, let me tell you that this is football in a new avatar. This is a quick and fast-paced version of the otherwise tactical sport. You won't find any major set-ups here; no star player will wait for the right opportunity to kick a ball through and give it to the striker. This time, it's a little more glamorous. Every player has the ability to unleash a range of tricks. The tricks are to keep possession of the ball before lobbing it to the teammate who does a mid-air summersault to kick it in to the goal at blazing speed and accuracy.
This unreal form of football was a major hit when the first Fifa Street game came out. This time around with its third iteration, the game is weak in a few key areas. As always, EA has presented the game very well and made sure that you take notice. However, at its core, the game lacks depth and gets repetitive very early. The concept is very simple: the best footballers in the world battle it out in a small field and produce goals that defy the laws of gravity. The rest is pure football; you score goals and win, but only in Fifa Street 3, you do it with style.
Righty O', RAY!!!! Great review!!! I always wanted to own a console purely because of the reason that Street, never was available on the PC and never would have been. Now that i own one, the new installment of Street aka FIFA Street 3 has left me bitterly dissappointed. (Well, there goes a substantial amount of my monthly wager into the drain [SIGH!!!]) I know the game wasn't really notorious for its replay value, but even then to get bored of the game after just an hour's play was shambolic. I guess i just have to be satisfied with the thrills provided by Scholes and company on the field (this season atleast) in a realistic yet classy way. (Thank you petite Red Devil, Thank you!!!!) EA dudes on the other hand have a lot to work upon if they need the fans' be intrigued by their FIFA street series the next time 'round... FIGHT EA FIGHT, you buncha morons!!!
by Nikhil Naik
from Bangalore
on 07/05/08 09:46 AM
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