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FIFA Soccer 09 | 
| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $9.99
Buy New: $3.79
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Seller: Bookbrothers1
Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 3335
Format: DVD-ROM
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP
Genre: soccer_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Jewel Case
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5
nv:Game Platform: PC
MPN: 15373
Model: 014633153736
UPC: 014633153736
EAN: 0014633153736
ASIN: B001AVQIQ8
Release Date: October 14, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) | | • | Game Platform: PC |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Lace up your cleats, strap on your shin guards and step onto the pitch and play professional soccer your way in EA Sports' FIFA Soccer 09. Customized and designed exclusively for the Windows operating system, FIFA Soccer 09 allows players to experience the most authentic soccer simulation EA Sports has ever delivered on the PC platform as you live the fantasy of playing as a professional soccer player on the international stage. 
Explode into the open field.
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Strike like Rooney.
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Soar like Ronaldinho.
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Show your midfield technique.
View larger. | New Collision and Shielding Systems
Designed with a new 360-degree collision and shielding systems-representing the biggest innovations to the game engine in four years-FIFA 09 delivers more responsive, intelligent and realistic physical action than ever before. The combination of these enables players to behave according to their physical attributes. Player speed, direction and strength now determine everything from the severity of the collision to the outcome of possession. Plus, contact occurs with shoulders, arms and legs. Stronger players possess the strength to knock down smaller players or use their body and arms to shield the ball in challenges. These changes to the animation system reward the skillful gamer during one-on-one situations between attackers and defenders. Tuned acceleration attributes enable swifter players to possess quicker first steps and gain advantage in sprints. PC-Specific Controls
FIFA 09 also features new customizable mouse and keyboard controls that deliver deeper, more intuitive command over your squad for more fluid soccer action. Now utilize the mouse as a point-and-click tool to send teammates on runs, make pinpoint accurate passes, and blast powerful shots on target. Plus, you have the tools to draw up trick moves using the mouse or perform one of 32 skill moves in your arsenal, including new scoop turns, rainbow flicks, heel-to-heel knocks and ball rolls just like Ronaldinho. Key Game Features: - Detailed, authentic gameplay - Gamers will be able to enjoy gameplay that has enjoyed years of improvement and innovations. Details such as new physical collision system, shielding, quick free kicks, and disguised throw-ins deliver a complete soccer experience.
- Leading Edge Visual Quality - FIFA Soccer 09 on PC now delivers the jump in quality demanded by PC gamers around the world. The latest shader and visual techniques leverage hi-spec graphics cards for a visually spectacular recreation of the beautiful game.
- PC Specific Controls - Customizable mouse and keyboard control configurations deliver PC-specific control unique to sports games. Determine exactly where you want the ball played with a click of the mouse button. Furthermore, send your players on pinpoint accurate runs using similar commands.
- PC Connected Experience - A unique, fully customizable widget design integrated into the menu system. You determine what information you receive directly through your game from online rankings and the Interactive Leagues to real-world soccer news.
- Pro Skill Moves - Use your mouse to draw trick plays or perform one of 32 skill moves, including new scoop turns, rainbow flicks, heel-to-heel knocks and ball rolls.
- EA Sports Interactive Leagues - Represent your club online in the Barclays Premier League, Bundesliga, Italian League, French League or Mexican 1st Division. Play and knock–off rival clubs more often in new-to-PC Rivals Match-up option.
- Manager Mode - New options for pre-season friendlies, and the ability to create formations to customize your club for each opponent.
- Multiplayer Options - Local multiplayer supports 1-8 players. Online support 1-2 players.
Leading-edge Visuals and Interactive Leagues
FIFA 09 on PC now features new, leading-edge visuals that deliver graphics that exploit the power of hi-spec gaming PCs, as requested by PC gamers. Through this players will now be able to see their in-game players featured in photorealistic quality with remodeled likenesses that show off skin tones and muscles in greater detail for ultra-realistic action. In addition, the online feature set of FIFA Soccer 09 includes access to EA Sports' Interactive Leagues, where players can represent their club online against rivals around the world and 61 tournaments, making FIFA 09 the most interactive version to date. System Requirements: | Minimum Specifications: | | OS: | Windows XP with SP2/Vista | | Processor: | 2.4GHz single-core or faster | | RAM: | 512MB or more (XP)/1GB (Vista) | | Disc Drive: | 8x DVD ROM or faster | | Hard Drive: | At least 4.4 GB free space | | Video Card: | Direct X 9.0c compatible video card (card must also be 128MB or more and contain one of the following chipsets: GeForce 6600 or better; ATI Radeon 9800 or better; supports shadel model 2.0 or above) | | Sound Card: | Direct X 9.0c compatible sound card | | Other: | Multiplayer requires: one player per PC, Internet or network (up to 8 players), keyboard or dual-analog gamepad. Play in general requires: Internet connection, online authentication and acceptance of end user license agreement. |
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FIFA Soccer 09 - PC Game
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 17
Gave me issues at first February 1, 2010
LinXX MiDoups
From reading previous reviews I wasn't prepared for the amount of work i had to do to get this game functioning on my system. I had to update my video card drivers and download a .dll file to install in he windows system32 directory. I suppose maybe its because I'm running windows 7 64bit. Even though the windows 7 website has a nice big green check mark beside this game certifying compatibility for the 64bit version of windows without having to make any modifications or anything to your system....rrrright...suuuure. Now I know better than to trust what Microsoft says.
Apart from this, I still have noticeably choppy frame rate, All this after tweaking the video card settings and the game settings. By the way I have a NVidia 6800GT 256MB graphics card on a 2.4GHz quad core Pentium processor and 3GB RAM. My fifa07 played noticeably better...waaay smoother... before I upgraded my system to windows 7 64bit (still had the same hardware stated when I was running XP).
So I don't know what to say except that I am disappointed in the frame rate of the game play and the tedious unguided work it took for me to get it there (there was no help for these problems on neither EA's nor windows websites as if they are not aware that the problem exists!!?). Apart from all that drama the game is okay and has all the bells and whistles that they purport on the gaming websites and message boards but, good GOD it was stressful to get the game to work in the first place!!
 Game OK, but almost non-existent instructions/support December 6, 2009
LM1000 (upstate NY)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The game is fun and I have no major problems with the actual game. HOWEVER, if you are fairly new to soccer, there is virtually NO documentation in the instructions about Soccer. I picked this up to play with a relative (who is just learning to play soccer), and I am not a soccer fan. There is no explanation of any of the rules, and very little explanation of how to perform some moves in the game (they tell you what button is for shooting the ball, but nothing about what the shot power meter does, can you direct a shot in a certain direction, height, etc.)
The game itself is pretty fun, but unless you are a big soccer fan (not as many in the U.S.A. as there are Football or baseball fans), or unless you have had and mastered FIFA 08...the documentation is very poor here.
 Eternally excellent October 2, 2009
R. Phillips
Eternally excellent, FIFA 09 has many improvements that make the game more real. A good game for a low cost. Very good EA's policy of lowering the game price before the start of the new version.
EA Sports takes one step forware, then two steps back.... August 10, 2009
J. Miller
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pros:
-Complete and extensive rosters of all the football teams around the world.
-Good commentary that remains spot-on with what is happening on the field.
-Descent (not superb) crowd noise.
-Multiple game modes including: Create a Pro, Create a Manager, and others typical with EA football games.
Cons:
-Poor controls.
Players will often switch directions when you suddenly select them.
Every turn, dive, kick, or header is a scripted animation, meaning that you have no control over the character until they are finished pulling off their move.
-Slow, bogged down play.
When you collide, dive, shoot, or do anything else that has a scripted animation, you'll have to wait till your character re-composes themselves before you can start to play again. While this is to appeal towards the realism fanatics, THIS game takes it one step further.
-Horrible graphics.
I have yet to play FIFA 08, but knowing how the NCAA and Madden series are with graphic updates, the look of this game looks as if was created in 2002.
The crowd graphics are 2D, and look like cardboard cutouts.
Overall, this game was a huge disappointment. Every year I hope that EA has fired the previous years designers and completely revamped the game. Alas, this has yet to be. My greatest misgiving with the game has to be the scripted animations. My team would be down a goal, and my players would casually coast forward after stumbling when losing the ball. I don't know what football EA watches, but when your team is down a goal or two, players hustle like mad to retain the ball and score. If your looking for a great football game, pick up Pro Evolution Soccer 2009. Even though it may not have the team licenses, it beats getting a migraine from playing EA's FIFA 2009.
 Better than PES this year, online interface is lacking July 15, 2009
D. Hunter (Seattle, WA)
I used to be a big PES proponent, but these past two years FIFA has surged into the lead in my opinion. The game play is simply better. I loved the ability for form updates, but I wish they didn't cost so much considering how incredibly cheap it is for someone to watch some games (or who knows, they could just look at some statistics) and type in a few numbers for who had a good week). In fact I don't think them doing it for free for a single season would be too much to ask.
The online interface definitely needs some work, I got so many people that I could not connect to that it would often take 10 minutes just to find someone I could connect to, that it really soured the experience.
The DRM is a bit worrying and I hope they knock it off because it's not like they will stop people wanting to copy the game -- their best hope is to make the online aspect enticing enough that people will buy it for that (since that is safe from pirates)
Still though, as a soccer fan, it's my favorite video game in the world.
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