Ragazzi, vi riporto le parole prese direttamente dal Blog dello sviluppatore della versione Wii, di seguito trovate tutte le info necessarie per poter padroneggiare al meglio il controller Wii. Scusate se non ho tradotto, ma è davvero lungo. Vi rimando cmq alla mia anteprima Wii.
FIFA Soccer 08 Wii Blog - FreeMotion™ Controls
Brad Porteous
Lead Producer/Designer
Welcome to the official FIFA Soccer 08 Wii blog!
It’s been an exciting year, and designing FIFA 08 for the Nintendo Wii has been a lot of fun. We have really gone out of our way to add a lot of features specifically just for the Wii, and give Wii gamers a customized game experience.
In this week’s blog, I’ll be focusing on the controls. We’ve worked hard at creating a fun control scheme that will appeal to both the hardcore gamers and also those new to gaming in general.
EA SPORTS™ Family Play
When first starting the game, you will need to decide which control scheme you’d like to try, Family Play or Advanced. If you are a new gamer, Family Play would probably be the best choice. In this control scheme, just the Wii Remote is needed to play the game. The computer handles all player movement for you, which lets you focus on learning the core controls, such passing and shooting.
Passes are performed by pressing the A button, and shots are performed by swinging the Wii Remote up or down. Swing up if you want a high shot, and swing down if you want a low shot. The power of the shot is determined by the strength of the swing. There are plenty of other controls, but we will get to those in a bit.
If you get stuck in the middle of the game, and forget some of the controls, don’t worry. At any stoppage in play, a help image appears, illustrating the controls you need to know at that moment. If you’d like to practice the control, press the 1 button to try them out. The 1 button can be pressed at any time for help with controls.
All the Wii Remote controls you learn in Family Play work in Advanced mode, which makes it easy when you feel you want to switch. To switch, all you have to do is attach the Nunchuk and you will be playing in Advanced mode. It’s as easy as that!
Soccer Academy
Once you’ve made the switch to Advanced mode, you should probably enter Soccer Academy to see what new controls are available to you. The Soccer Academy is an interactive tutorial system, where you can practice the following on the training pitch:
· The basics (I.e. shooting, passing, throw-ins, headers)
· More advanced (I.e. Chip shots, long passes)
· Set Pieces (I.e. free kicks, corner kicks, penalty shots)
· Keeper Controls (I.e. saving, penalty shootout)
· Tricks (I.e. 360’s, dekes)
There are over 20 drills that can be played. After completing each of the above category of drills, a Time Challenge becomes unlocked. Time Challenges have a series of drills that you’ll need to finish quickly in order to get a Gold, Silver, or Bronze medal.
Controls
Below is a general breakdown of how the controls are set up:
Shooting
Line up your shot using the Control Stick, and then swing the Wii Remote up for a rising shot at the net, or swing it down for a lower, more accurate shot. You can add curve to the ball by tilting the Wii Remote. The more you tilt, the greater the curve. While this is great for some spectacular goals, you’ll need to make sure to adjust your aim to allow for the curve.
Passing
There are a variety of ways to pass the ball in FIFA 08. Pressing the A button performs a standard pass directly at the player’s feet. Holding it down longer and then releasing passes to the furthest player from you. Another way to pass the ball is with the B button, which does a through pass. Use this when you want to pass it in front of the player, so he can run onto it.
When you want to lob the ball to a player, or cross it into the box, hold down both the A and B buttons. The longer you hold them down, the farther the ball travels.
In FIFA 08 Wii, we also have directional passing. This allows you to continue running in one direction while passing in another. To do this, hold down the passing button of choice, and swing the Wii Remote in the direction you want the pass to go. Alternatively, the +ControlPad can also be used.
Holding down the C button while performing passes or shots provides additional controls, such as chip shots, or lobbed through passes.
Defending
When you are on defense, pressing A allows you to switch players. Holding down the B button will cause your player to perform a standing tackle. You can also try to poke the ball away with a sliding tackle, which is done by swinging the Wii Remote downwards.
Similar to how directional passing works when you are on offense, there is directional player switching when you are on defense. To do this, hold down the A button and swing the Wii Remote in the direction you want to select the player. For example, flick the Wii Remote to the right if you want the player on the right of the active player to be selected. The +ControlPad can also be used. This is for advanced users who want to select the exact player they want to fit their play style.
In addition to the player controls, there are also goalkeeper controls, which are performed with the - (Minus) button. These can be used to make a manual save, or charge your opponent when he is not expecting it.
Tricks
A variety of trick moves can be performed. I won’t get into all of them here, but they are advanced moves that can be pulled off by holding down the C button and swinging the Nunchuk or the Wii Remote in certain directions when the user has the ball.
Closing Comments
I think you’ll have a lot of fun in FIFA 08 Soccer trying out and mastering all the new controls. I haven’t listed out all of them out here, but I think you get the overall picture. Stay tuned for more details next week!
E' arrivata finalmente la patch per giocare in 10 online su Fifa 08. In realtà è già uscita ieri la patch scaricabile via Live e Playstation Network, ma ancora non ho avuto il tempo di scaricare. Online Team Play permetterà a 10 videogiocatori su 10 console, di collegarsi online e giocare insieme una partita a FIFA 08. Questa nuova modalità è disponibile automaticamente per PLAYSTATION 3 e Xbox 360 una volta connessi online.
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