Playability:
(Continued...)
 You
want more realism... try the new 'attacking
press' move that when used forces the nearest four of your defenders to
race toward the opposing player on the ball and tackle simultaneously.
Better still is the 'offside trap' move that allows you to move your
defensive line up a few yards to catch your opponents off-side.
Controls have been expanded to the level that you can literally tie
your fingers in knots during a game. Fortunately everything has been
arranged in such a way that the most basic moves are now easier than
ever to use. Basically the 'circle' button is reserved for shooting at
goal, the 'square' is a high pass and the 'cross' is a low pass. So if
you want to header or kick the ball at the goal, hit the 'circle.
Chipping or Heading to a team mates chest is 'square' and a regular
pass along the floor, or header to your team mates feet is 'cross' -
simple..!
 Possibly
the two most used of the extra moves are the 'shielding' (used to
protect the ball from an incoming tackler or when receiving a pass in a
crowd - activated by holding R1) and the
'through-ball' (slots the ball into a goal scoring space for your
attacker to run onto - activated by holding L1). The skill moves
are still available by using the L2,R2 buttons and allow you to jump
over tackles and flick the ball past defenders. It should be noted that
you can get different types of move by tapping, holding or double
tapping many of the buttons.
Playing options begin with a Practice mode where penalty kicks, free
kicks, corners or a full training match may be considered. This is worth
a quick visit if only to try out a few of the new special techniques
including shielding, rainbow kicks, lateral left, 360° and step
over nutmegs.
 There
are an obscene amount of teams to select from. There are 46
International teams allowing the player to create their very own World
Cup competition or customize an International league. There are 14
prepared club seasons and an option to mix and match your own league.
All of the sides from this years UEFA knockout cup and Champions League
may be selected and guided through each tournament (at least EA got it
right and don't allow LOSERS of the Champions League to enter the UEFA
cup at it's later stages). Choose from a data bank of hundreds of club
teams to take part in a friendly exhibition game. There's even over 40
Classic sides from way back in time allowing soccer matches between
teams such as Brazil 1958, Celtic 1967, England 1966, France 1958,
Liverpool 1977 and Manchester United 1968 (a year the European Champions
DID enter the FA Cup).
Of course so much can happen in soccer in such a short period of time
therefore the main benefit with FIFA 2000 is the comprehensive player,
team and management edit screens. So players have
been bought and sold. No problem when using the transfer system to
strengthen your team or raise valuable funding. Surely your
favorite team won't be changing their team strip again this month? No
problem, simply alter the color and pattern of their team colors to
match those in real life. Another year... another FIFA game that
improves on all previous efforts!
Game
Options:
This is a 1 disk game for 1 to 8
Players when using two multi-taps. It is compatible with the standard
(digital) joypad and the analog stick controls of the dual shock joypad.
Games can be saved via memory card (2+ blocks per save). |
