There doesn't seem to be much more you can do with gameplay, although I would have liked to see the return of the indoor stadiums from two years ago. Even the practice mode seems about the same as last year.
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You can play a quick exhibition game, dive right in for a full season in one of 17 leagues, or join one of several tournaments. All the typical gameplay options from previous years are here. Of course, the guts of the game remain relatively unchanged. All of this attention to detail helps make it seem like you are really playing soccer. At times, the game looks almost exactly like a match being show on television. The FIFA series has never had such photo-realistic graphics. During the course of a game, you might see and hear the crowd become more vocal and interested in the action, waving flags and gradually becoming more animated. Benched players are also animated, along with the refs and sideline judges. Amazingly, the crowd is richly detailed to the point where, if you have a throw-in close to the stands, you will see fully rendered onlookers. On close-ups, you can actually see the light shining on players' faces as they turn.
A growing shadow across outdoor stadiums reflects light on players depending on where they are relative to the sun. Texture and lighting in FIFA 2001 is nothing short of stunning. For those who follow international and MLS soccer, you'll instantly recognize most of your favorite players thanks to better texturing and facial expressions.ĭriving up the pitch can lead to wild celebrations like these.
Every player moves gracefully now-even the goalie, who flies across the net perfectly for the save but never seems to defy gravity. While this might seem trivial, it certainly helps make events on the pitch more realistic. The player receiving the ball even seems to be aware of the pass before it arrives. When one player passes to another, you can see head and body movement just before they kick. While players looked like cardboard cut-outs gliding across green tarmac just two years ago, they now have life and limb. Player polygon counts and textures have been undergone a significant facelift in comparison with what could be seen in last year's edition. The biggest change this year is improved graphics. While the actual gameplay in remains practically unchanged, just about everything else has been upgraded. What may come as a surprise with FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer, the latest version of the venerable, award-winning series, is that the graphics are far more textured and detailed, the AI seems far more challenging even after a hundred games, game pacing has improved, the commentary is much more representative of the action (thanks to John Motson and former player Mark Lawrenson), and the scoring celebrations and other scripted events are more entertaining than anything seen before. If you're like me, you'll typically play through a few seasons, the World Cup, various less important tournaments, and countless exhibition games until you've seen every animated post-goal celebration, heard all the commentator quips, and mastered the artificial intelligence so well that you can score with both hands tied behind your back.
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For longtime fans of the FIFA soccer series from EA Sports, each new year brings another reason to hit the pitch, man the sticks, and generally wreak havoc on poor unsuspecting countries with underdeveloped soccer franchises.
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