We all know that football, not the American version, is one of the hardest sports games to put on a PC screen. Need I say that it looks amazing too?īut as the days went by, and FIFA 98 was growing near, those worries crept slowly back in. Then came one of the loveliest surprises of the season, NBA Live 98, that, while still needing a patch to reach its full potential, is one heck of a fun game to play. First it was NHL 98, a fabulous looker, obviously, and incidentally the best PC arcade Hockey game ever. Then, slowly but surely, my worries were set aside. Especially as they were saying the same things all over again- improved graphics, improved looks, improved feeling of being there. With most of the other EA Sports games suffering from this same problem in 1997, I was a little cautious when the 98 ones appeared. But one has to admit- FIFA 97 looked good. One game that went disastrously wrong in this regard was FIFA 97 - it is now one year later, and I STILL can't make heads or tails of its, err, intricate control system.
Their 97 line had a common problem- too much looks, too little play. I am not referring to their sales figures, but rather to the quality of their games. The most successful of PC sports gaming companies had a terrible last year. Set pieces also received a new format, and instead of just kicking the ball the player can choose to play a predefined set piece.Read Full Review Going once. While graphically the game only received minor changes to the isometric sprite engine, gameplay feature new moves such as volley kicks and more detailed headers (now more effective), as well as general controls being more responsive facilitating passing play, and goalkeepers now are smarter when chasing balls. For those who want to settle things the fast way, a Penalty Shootout training mode was added.
Also new, a battery backup allowed to save up to four competitions in the cartridge, replacing passwords. This also increased the number of competitions, with each country having it's own League, Tournament and Playoff. The biggest change from FIFA International Soccer are obviously the dozens of club teams from England, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, United States, Spain and Brazil, taking the team number tally to over 200. After the first game proved to be a worldwide success, EA developed this sequel exclusively for Sega's 16-bit console.
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