Customisation
Customisation also plays a huge part in this year's FIFA. A dedicated creation application on PC where you can import your customistations is just one of the options, but Virtual Pro also makes a return allowing you to put your face on a player and create him from the ground-up and build him into a star footballer. The level of depth and the amount of change that you can make to teams, players and tournaments is superb. You can even import your own chants to listen to in game.FIFA 11 bears many of the hallmarks that made FIFA 10 a great game of football but on the pitch this is a much more challenging game, and more realistic than ever before. Some of these changes may well frustrate those who enjoyed the ping pong passing of FIFA and the easy way of scoring with a chip, but there's no doubt that this is a closer simulation of the sport. Offline, EA has made everything more accessible than before with a simpler menu system and a career mode that moulds two previous game modes together. The result is a more streamlined FIFA. The multiplayer component is the real bread and butter of FIFA and once again it's something to shout about, with friend's leagues and match lobbies making it easy to find likeminded people to play. The smooth 11 vs.11 players are a real showcase of just how far FIFA has come in such a short period of time.
Last year I rated FIFA 10 9/10, but for me FIFA 11 takes a slight step back in terms of playability and accessibility on the pitch. This is a really a personal preference, and I'm hoping the changes will grow on me, but that's why I'm rating FIFA 11 slightly lower this year.
