FIFA 12 - Demo is Out

[coneysboots]

The best days of gaming are behind us... Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon. Spent many a summer holiday as a kid entranced in those!

Agreed. Crash 1 was the best. But what do I know!! Crazy Climber and Centipede were topdraw as well, but that is really going back in time!

[Ric-Roc]

Street fighter 2 & Tekken were my days.

Aaahh you ken!

[Del]

Anyone else played PES2012 demo at all. Because I have and Pro Evo is most definitely back this year and from the little I've played I enjoyed it far more than Fifa 11 which for me was Boring.

I had a quick go on PES last night and even quicker on fifa, but didn;t realise they'd been released until nearly 1am so by the time they'd downloaded i was too knackered to play properly.

I went back to PES 11 from Fifa 11 a few months back and love it, so have focused more on PES 12 than fifa, although will try that also, but stick with pro if good.

Feedback ive seen is all good for new pes and the demo seemed good. Action a lot smoother, ie between movements / animations, such as a hussled jumping chest into a couple of strides for balance and shot... looked great.

Had a play with the off the ball controls (you can choose to select an off the ball player and move him if you wish, as well as your main controlled player). Will take some getting used to but opens up the potential of the game tenfold imo. Example i was running through midfield, pretty central and took control of my striker with the intention to run him along the line and wide of the CB so i could slot a through ball to him.... however, his run then led to the AI CB tracking him whcih then created a hole in the centre of their defence which i then used to run my midfielder through instead of passing.

I think it will be awesome as have heard brilliant things about the AI from people who've played code for ages now on PESFAN and the like. Only slight concern is that is seemd s bit quick, moreso than 2011... we'll see though.

[silvercue]

Street fighter 2 & Tekken were my days.

Aaahh you ken!

With you on street fighter....but always preferred Mortal Kombat to Tekken.....in fcat I play the new one on PS3 now.

As for the PS3 demo - I think they only update store once a week in EU, but that may be Wednesdays, so should be there today.

I will get this one on the 360 though.

[coneysboots]

Stickle bricks anyone??

[MYU]

Downloading now to PC.

[UB6-RANGER]

Ultimately the same game, they've just split the defensive elements up controlwise, so to do second man, pressure and the tackle you need to press A, RB and B on the xbox. Seems alot more based on timing. Going forward players seems to have tighter control of the ball and the skills come off a bit more impressively, ultimately same engine which is disappointing I thought they were going to overhaul the whole thing like they do every so often.

Regardless I'm getting Pes and Fifa as were in the top flight :| were going to be in pes ffs!

[SpankwiR]

The ultimate game was

[silvercue]

Stickle bricks anyone??

I take it gaming isn't your thing!

[BigDanShittu]

I bought altered beast for the ps3 a little while ago. That, Ghouls and Ghosts and Sonic were class on the sega.

[baz]

I had a quick go on PES last night and even quicker on fifa, but didn;t realise they'd been released until nearly 1am so by the time they'd downloaded i was too knackered to play properly.

I went back to PES 11 from Fifa 11 a few months back and love it, so have focused more on PES 12 than fifa, although will try that also, but stick with pro if good.

Feedback ive seen is all good for new pes and the demo seemed good. Action a lot smoother, ie between movements / animations, such as a hussled jumping chest into a couple of strides for balance and shot... looked great.

Had a play with the off the ball controls (you can choose to select an off the ball player and move him if you wish, as well as your main controlled player). Will take some getting used to but opens up the potential of the game tenfold imo. Example i was running through midfield, pretty central and took control of my striker with the intention to run him along the line and wide of the CB so i could slot a through ball to him.... however, his run then led to the AI CB tracking him whcih then created a hole in the centre of their defence which i then used to run my midfielder through instead of passing.

I think it will be awesome as have heard brilliant things about the AI from people who've played code for ages now on PESFAN and the like. Only slight concern is that is seemd s bit quick, moreso than 2011... we'll see though.

I loved the speed, in PES12 demo, you actually get a massive adrenalin rush like you used to in PES4 and its pitched just right IMHO ie the speed we attacked on Monday. The thing I found really noticeable in PES12 as against Fifa 11 was that the AI of the player movement and the runs as well as the ability to set off the run was just awesome, also they've got the ball flight just right this time and at long last the defensive positioning from goal kicks and keeper kicks (ie the defence push up to 10 meters before the half way line)

Am looking forward to trying the Fifa 12 but if it is anything like 11 and the noises are not good at the moment I'm going to get PES12 first. It just might be Konami's year this season

[Del]

If we're getting all nostalgic, then it has to be Emlyn Hughes International Superstar Soccer on the Amstrad CPC 464.... Legendary . RIP!

[baz]

If we're getting all nostalgic, then it has to be Emlyn Hughes International Superstar Soccer on the Amstrad CPC 464.... Legendary . RIP!

Kick off 2 / Player Manager on the Atari with the legendary J. Walker QPR's stand out made up sprite number 7

[SpankwiR]

How has nobody mentioned World Cup Italia 90? I loved that game!

[AscotR's]

The ultimate game was

"Welcome to your DOOM!"