In previous posts and articles, we do this strictly out of pure harmless fun, well we try!
In this reiteration of another attempt to recreate the ever prized World Cup magic from EA SPORTS, is this doing much more harm than good to gamers and our oftentimes 'unsizable' wallets? The new FIFA World Cup 14 game is going be the new rave of the town! Why?? Because this is simply FIFA! No matter how hard EA Sports try at this time, this project won't fail... yet.
Here's a few reasons why FIFA are the triumphant kings in this one way street of football gaming battle:
- Konami never had the resources nor the power to compete with a global powerhouse like EA Sports and judging from the looks of this, they never will, not by a long shot.
- Despite the lack of licensing of FIFA 14 tournaments such as the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Europa League, EA Sports managed to get everything well put together, and besides the proper licensing of major Leagues, they managed to also get every single club and player details pound for pound in comparison to their real life details/features, which Konami has failed to achieve holistically time and time again!
- Who is FIFA's competition? MADDEN? NBA 2K14? Doubt that! This time around EA Sports have pushed the envelope to the limit of their gem, and surrounded it with a massive wave of promotions annually, some which even have featured Leo Messi and rap genius himself Snoop Dogg from previous commercial installments, this is simply awesome if you ask me!
- EA Sports have allowed Americans to actually care more about 'soccer' as it's affectionately called, because, let's be real, the gameplay leaves one intrigued about picking up a copy of all FIFA games since the first installment of FIFA 97 just to relive the epic generational transformation from title to title.
- Most importantly, it's World Cup baby! EA Sports have done it again!! They have created a huge new bank account strictly for the sales to be further earned from their WORLD CUP 2014 game, because of course, World Cup is only a matter of just mere weeks away! Who wouldn't want to represent their favorite country on the road to success? I would!
- Finally, EA Sports created the opportunity for players to relive their dream, and begin the journey in their World Cup qualifying mode, so no more riding off into the sunset without ever wondering how the hell you got there first! Now you have the option to work your butt off till it hurts to participate in the greatest show on earth, even if it's powered by only a simple controller with DualShock 3 capabilities! Amazing!
Check out this FIFA WORLD CUP game clip below... The graphics are fantastic!
If I may stray off topic for a second here, I only wish EA had put in more time in perfecting Battlefield 4 the way EA Sports have nearly perfected their FIFA games, if only...! The question begs to ask, should I acquire FIFA WORLD CUP 2014? I mean the demo was red hot, spectacular improvement on physics and a slight tweak on the game's engine, especially regarding off the ball movements which has been something EA has been quietly struggling with for a while, the one thing maybe Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer has mastered really well. My answer to the question, 'NO'! Reason being, FIFA 15 will be out in only a couple of months, just a couple, maybe September. Splashing USD $60 is way too much for what seems like only an expansion to FIFA 14, something that should've been definitely made as a DLC for way less than $30 bucks. FIFA World Cup 2014 is an amazing experience, no doubt, but I think for now I'll stay put with FIFA 14 and be extremely satisfied with my decision as it stands.
FIFA World Cup 2014 is in stores now! Will you back down? Or will you get up and 'play'?
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