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FIFA 99

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That's twice a year

Soccer fans were glued to their seats in 1998 -- and with good reason. The world championships saw a distressing decline in the number of exciting matches (were 32 teams really too many?), while we also welcomed a newcomer to the world champions club. EA Sports , however, made sure we were all enjoying ourselves in front of the computer instead of watching Italy on the telly, by releasing two FIFA games instead of the usual one. The fact that this meant one had to pay the full price just to get an upgrade for an existing game, I am sure, only made EA happier. I personally believe this ploy would not have been accepted so easily had the games not been very, very good indeed.

I reviewed FIFA Road To World Cup 98 last fall, and gave it the only gold award I ever have. I resisted buying World Cup 98 with all the willpower I could muster, after having played it a couple of times and deciding that it was simply not worth it when I already had the first one. And I waited with bated breath to see FIFA 99. It seemed impossible that EA could make something that would actually be so much better as to justify a full release.

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Reincarnate

As far as packaging goes, FIFA 99 follows the well-known adage: 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it.' EA Sports games simply look the same on the outside year in, year out. The same white box and the same less than informative manual. That last bit is important. Sure, you can find all possible key combinations listed -- if you can understand them -- but quite a bit is not mentioned at all. Take in-game visual clues, for example. Can anyone tell me the exact meaning of that tiny 'blackboard' black box that appears on the lower left of the screen sometimes? I tend to believe it means advantage was given, but hey, my guess is as good as yours. In any case, anyone who has played an EA Sportsgame from the last two years will feel right at home.

The game occupies 130mb of your drive, if you choose your options well, and requires a minimum of 20mb. As far as game options go, we have all the usual goodies -- lots (and I mean LOTS -- over 200) of teams, both domestic and international squads, season and cup play, a team and player editor, multiplayer modes galore, and no way to configure the controls (What's wrong with you, EA Sports? Why can't we reconfigure the pad buttons? Pretty please, for next time?). Training matches now have defensive objectives, 3D card support is good, and the opening is sub- FIFA98 -standard, which is no surprise since that one was simply out of this world. Perhaps the most interesting improvement in the features section are the IGM (In-Game Management) and IGT (In-Game Tactics) options. The former allows you to switch between preset formations on the fly, while the latter lets you execute nifty maneuvers such as offside trap, again on the fly. That latter bit adds some more depth to an already amazingly rich game, and once you get used to it, it can come in handy.

Unbelieveable? Yes

The one thing that I was really wondering about before I got FIFA 99 for review was the presentation issue. The only real problem with its predecessor in this regard was the unsynchronized commentary, but otherwise I simply could not envision EA managing to make the same leap in technological warfare as they did previously; FIFA 98 was simply too beautiful.

I was shocked to find out that, indeed, they managed this yet again. FIFA 99 's graphics and sound are just as big a leap from FIFA 98 as the latter was from FIFA 97. They fixed the commentary issue, but that is the least important of the improvements. You now get players following the ball when it's flying above their heads, mouth movements in close-ups, much more accuracy and fluidity in player movements, and so many other small but significant improvements that I could spend the whole review just talking about them. I will take care to mention only three: close-ups now happen not only after goals or during a foul, but also after really big misses when the player who messed up may grab his head in frustration; the ref is much more animated now, and the full effect during fouls is so good that it is tempting to make harsh fouls just to see what would happen; and EAtook care to remove those stupid animations during deadballs. Also, the free kick arrows are much easier to understand now, and players are scaled better (although the ball is ever so slightly too big).

As far as sound effects go, it seems like crowd chants now happen during more realistic moments in play, but otherwise, the game keeps the very high standard of its predecessor. More typically British humor has been added to the generally superb commentary (Motson and Lynham lead the commentator team again, and that's all we need to know) as well. One last important issue is that of player heights, which are now reflected graphically and have an actual effect on their game.

The above really only scratches the surface as far as how beautiful FIFA 99 truly is. If any sports game can be called a work of art, then this is the one. The next step would be..the next step is..well, I really have no idea what the next step could be for this series. I guess I will simply have to wait and see.

Let's play ball!

Presentation values aside, the most important bit in any title is gameplay. Remember FIFA 97? A treat for the senses, at the time, but impossible to play. It took EA another year to find the secret formula that made FIFA 98 such an enjoyable experience.

FIFA 99 gave me mixed feelings. On the one hand, it is the best soccer game I have ever played apart from on a real pitch. No doubt about it. It is highly enjoyable, extremely well balanced, and I have yet to find such faults with it that will allow one to score sure goals. There was such a problem in FIFA 98 -- one could run towards the corner of the five-meter box, and when the keeper would just begin to come out you could shoot for a certain goal. No such thing here. I have seen only one goal that was slightly suspect in terms of engine faults. That is, even though some goals are obviously the result of problems with the game engine, such as poor defense AI, they never feel that way. In short, all goals I saw scored in FIFA 99 up to this point (and I've watched few hundred of them already) could have been scored in a real soccer match. This is a highly important issue for any sports game, because 'artificial' goals would easily ruin the illusion of playing the real sport.

On the other hand, this game is less of a simulation than its prequel. Not that the latter was anything more than a slowed down arcade game, but it still felt more like real soccer. FIFA 99 's arcade nature, however, is more evident. The game is quick -- not as quick as, say, the lightning-like Actua Soccer series, but fast enough to keep you constantly on the edge. Relaxed dribbles, are few and far between. Tackles are more effective now, and unless you use the various special maneuvers and time them correctly, they are impossible to avoid. In fact, dribbles are no longer a viable choice. You now have to master the pass, in all its varieties, in order to succeed. Short and long lobs and whatever else, must be learned. What's more, you have to get them off in rapid succession. This of course requires good reflexes, a good eye, and an ability to understand the finer points of the engine so as to anticipate the placement of players outside the view are