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Originally Posted by AriseForLife
Why are you so damn stuck on the heading of the ball? Heading does not define an entire game. Why not form a petition to scrap FIFA and remake the game as FIFA: Heading and Aerial Battles 09.
Every post that I see on this board that comes from you is about heading, heading, aerial battles, heading, more about heading, etc. There is more to a game than heading.
Did you see Manchester United and Liverpool today? Less than 4% of the game was in the air, the game was won because the ball went into the net, not because of aerial battles.
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I'm 'stuck' on them because they're the one part of the game that is not represented at all in Fifa 09! They add a lot of unpredictability to any football match. And since you mentioned today's game, at one point, there was a 'head tennis' session that went on for four or five headers, during which the ball was being headed out of the Utd half, into the Liverpool half and back again. In Fifa 09, they struggle to head the ball a few yards, let alone out of their half. When a defender clears the ball with their head in real life, it goes miles. In Fifa 09, it goes a few yards, resulting in the opposition picking it up again in a dangerous situation. The reason why I'm not happy is if they
were properly represented in PC Fifa 09 (as they apparently are in NG Fifa 09), then this game would be almost perfect. I think that's a reason to be slightly unhappy after waiting a whole year for this game.
The whole game feels more natural to me. I like the passing, it's nice and slick. Playing a long diagonal ball to your forward is a joy, shooting (although a touch easy in this demo) is improved: the AI doesn't chip when it should shoot anymore, but when the ball goes up in the air and a player just heads/chests it down, the natural feeling goes out of the window.