I was pretty surprised they didn’t even allow the shirt pulling or bumping that you can pull off in FIFA 12, a simple yet effective way of giving the defence a bit of power. Although logical to omit a slide tackle given the surfaces you’re playing on, it feels much tamer than the old street games. Obviously street football favours attacking players and the more goals the better, but it can be incredibly frustrating at times. A more annoying issue is that the defensive abilities are limited to just a standing tackle and a pretty weak attempt at that.
#FIFA STREET 3 PS3 REVIEW FULL#
There seem to be a few glitches and collision issues that occur sometimes, similar to that which we experienced quite frequently in the FIFA 12 demo and which still occasionally appear in the full game, however these seem to be rare enough to not detriment the game much. However that being said there are a few flaws which pop up as you play. It’s a really great way of spicing things up and works really well throughout the game. These are played on much bigger pitches and require you to change your tactics and style when compared to how you approach a 2 vs. This does vary however depending on which match type you are playing, as they have included a futsal style match as well as other variants such as 6 vs. But this isn’t just FIFA 12 on a smaller pitch, the passing is not as precise and as a result you will need to use your dribbling skills and tricks to beat defenders and sink the ball into the back of the net. The match engine runs smoothly, and for the majority of the time it is pretty responsive. The FIFA Street match engine is heavily adapted from FIFA 12, and given the success of the latter, that’s definitely not something to complain about. So is FIFA Street good enough to warrant it’s own retail release? Let’s find out.
#FIFA STREET 3 PS3 REVIEW SERIES#
There has however been some criticism about the release of the game, in that many people feel it should just be incorporated into the FIFA games rather than existing as a separate entity, much like the 2k NBA series has done. With 6 complete leagues included, in addition to 20 national teams and a whole bunch of Street teams and special “All Star” teams, FIFA Street was on it’s way to living up to the EA Sports standard. After putting the series on hiatus for four years, EA Sports decided to revive the FIFA Street franchise and having been a fan of the previous releases (more so FIFA Street 2 than it’s successor), I was pretty excited to get my hands on this one.