FIFA 13 on the Vita is both an insult and a joy

By: Moses Abaortae

  |   October 30th, 2012   |  

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Review – Part 2: The review continues…

Why the difference in reactions from the two players? All will be explained in time.

The first thing that players will notice is the Presentation, which is a carbon copy of the console version – not a bad thing. The same horizontal menu screen with the player animations is present in the portable version, although a number of features are missing, most notably, Ultimate Team.

However, there are friend’s leagues, Head to Head leagues, a Career Mode, practice mode and tournament mode along with all the Create A Pro features as well.

The menus run smoothly and all the statistics and options in the console version’s Career mode are present, so on that front, it is the full-on FIFA experience in the palm of your hand, or rather both your palms, as it fits better that way, unless you have freakishly large hands.

Getting back to the point and the review, the rear-touch pad doubles as the aiming control for shooting. Touching the top corner of the Vita will have the in-game player aim towards that corner. This is by far the Vita version’s best feature as it makes precision shooting a real joy.

The touchscreen can be used to pass, shoot and cross as well, but it’s not as accurate or as satisfying as using the buttons. Dribbling is also a joy as although the full 360 degree dribbling feature has not been implemented, there is still enough control to take on and beat defenders.

The AI could do with some polish but on the whole it’s a solid title Gameplay wise.

There are only a handful of tracks that have made their way to the game. This really isn’t a problem as the Vita can simultaneously play any music on the system alongside the game.

The game is crisp, has all the core elements that have made the FIFA series a success and is definitely a must buy. That is unless anyone has played the previous FIFA titles that was released on the Vita.

The reason for that is because it is pretty much the exact same game as its predecessor with the gameplay seeing no notable improvements. In fact, if one was to ignore the changes in kits, rosters and menus, FIFA 13 is exactly the same as FIFA Soccer.

So if you’ve played the previous game, then FIFA 13 will be an insult of epic proportions for making you pay full-price for a product you pretty much already own. But if it is your first FIFA experience on the Vita then the game is one you cannot pass up.

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