Sony Psvita Fifa 15 Cartridge

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               Reviewing FIFA on the Vita gets to be more of a chore each year. How
should I approach it? Should I go with a fresh approach every time and
review the game on its own merits? As to be honest, that’s becoming
increasingly difficult although I can’t imagine anyone being happy if I
took the EA approach and just pasted last year’s review with different
screens. Should I compare the performance to the existing Vita games AND
those on other systems? The Vita certainly isn’t as powerful as other
consoles but the series has seen some evolution and changes elsewhere
are relevant, at least to me. To be honest, I think the all-round best
way to tackle FIFA 15 on the Vita is to find a balance between the two
viewpoints.

The EA approach to the Vita has been very simple; take last year’s
title and slap new kits and squad rosters in and the job is done. Very
simple, and very lazy but this time it is slightly different because
it’s not exactly the same game as they have crazily removed the online
multiplayer element of the game. Now I do not know who made this
baffling decision, but FIFA is infinitely more fun when playing with
others and only being able to play alone somewhat removes the point in
the long run. There are other modes of course, but you can only play so
many career modes or play custom tournaments before you get bored – you
expect a little more for your money, and rightly so.

For newcomers to either FIFA on the Vita or indeed the Vita itself,
FIFA 15 is an almost perfect port of the console version of FIFA 11.
With no online functionality there is no online clubs, but this mode
hasn’t yet been available on previous Vita versions nor has Ultimate
Team, but we will come back to that in a bit.

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                           What you do get for your money is three kick off modes where you can
select any of the 500 officially licenced clubs in an exhibition match
or two Be A Pro modes where you can specifically choose any player or
even the goalkeeper. You can also create your own tournament with your
own rules, selecting from over 50 real world tournaments or embark on
your own career mode either as a player with your virtual pro, a manager
or a player manager.

The game is certainly pretty and looks very nice on the Vita, the
audio and commentary really making you feel like you are playing a
decent game of football. There are also clever uses of the front and
rear touch for passing and shooting respectively, although its highly
likely you’ll turn these features off once you have popped all of the
relevant trophies. Speaking of trophies, with no online modes there are
no online trophies to speak of – which has made the platinum for this
game even more attainable than ever. No five wins in a row, chipping the
keeper or one hundred matches this time around; so if trophy hunting
and platinum collecting are your kind of thing, this could be a little
more appealing. So far, so good – it’s looking like an easy purchase,
right?