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Another year and another FIFA football game with another set of improvements. Although it sounds like a broken record we are not complaining while the game gets better and better each time. As with most games now the sequel obviously features a better set of graphics. While the PC's and consoles get more powerful this is the feature that many game creators are focusing on.

The gameplay itself has soon great little features to play with. The off the ball control allows you to take control of players who don't have the ball. This allows you to tell them to make runs and help you pressure opponents. This can take a while to master as you can imagine as you will need to control the player you are in control of at the same time. It just adds to the last-ability of the game.

There is also a management element to the game. This obviously is not in depth as Championship manager or similar but it does let you have a career mode for something different. It does allow you to take control of transfers, training and general management of the team on match day. Also it does include nationwide teams you great if you don't support a Premier league side.

FIFA holds the license to the leagues and player names so you will be playing with all the stars and proper teams without the need to edit them yourselves.

  

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Key Features

  • Groundbreaking Gameplay: FIFA 2004 offers a fine-tuned game engine and a new animation engine dramatically enhancing the smoothness in player movement through organic motion.
     
  • Off The Ball™ Control: FIFA’s unique and exclusive Off The Ball™ Control system lets you take command of players not in possession of the ball. Call in tackles, jostle for space, lose your marker and send players on runs at the touch of a button.
     
  • Formation Technology: New formation technology now models the behaviour of eleven individuals playing as one team. FIFA now carefully architects the interaction of two teams plus also individual positional awareness, as well as 2, 3 and 4 man sub-units who work together to manage space and create opportunities.
     
  • Expanded Database and Controls: Enjoy richer depth to team AI, attributes, tactics, playing styles, and individual player personalities. New depth to control keeps FIFA easy to pick up and play but gives greater depth for the master.
     
  • Player Manager: Be your own player manager with FIFA’s deep Career Mode. Build your team and guide your club to the Championship by making calculated decisions. Manage your team’s budget and promote or relegate your players to sustain team objectives on the pitch. When one season ends and another begins new challenges will present themselves. The most successful player managers should also be ready for promotions, as some of the world’s top clubs may have new job offers.
     
  • In-game Management: You think it’s easy being the coach? Prove your tactical genius on the fly. Don’t second-guess yourself after the final whistle—make adjustments mid-game and call plays in real time via the d-pad.
     
  • Immersive Environments: More than 300 new crowd chants at an ever growing list of officially licensed stadiums help put you in the best seat in the house. From stadiums small and large, no soccer gaming experience offers a more complete library of the game’s authentic environments.
     
  • Play With The Best: Now includes 17 leagues, 350 teams and 10,000 players. New additions for 2004 include the Dutch and Portuguese leagues as well as the lower leagues from across Europe’s greatest footballing nations.
     
  • A Game With No Boundaries: Take on opponents from across the world via EA SPORTS online (PlayStation 2 and PC only). The online lobby area allows gamers gamers to meet, greet, chat and play FIFA head to head

System Requirements (PC)

  • Windows 98/200/ME/XP
  • Intel Pentium 600MHz
  • 64MB RAM
  • 880MB HArd Drive
  • 8 x CD-ROM
  • 32MB Direct3D PCI/AGP Video Card
  • DirectX 8.1 Compatible Sound Card
  • DirectX 8.1
  • Keyboard and Mouse

Multiplayer:

  • 1 CD per PC
  • Internet: 56.6Kbps = 2 Players
  • Single System = 2 - 4 Players on 1 PC


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