Fifa 12 ....already

finally purchased this for the PS3, got it for $44 on Trade me. Will give it a shot in the next week or so.

alright, game arrived today - any advice on the best place to start, teams etc?

Spurs.

you opened yourself up for that one

that I did, suggestion noted and ignored.

Start with the Nix in nPower League 2.

I'd suggest starting with Trademe and getting cash for it.

If that doesn't work, you might get some decent trade value with EB Games and can probably get a cheap copy of FIFA 10.

Career Mode (gaffer only) progress

Spurs 54 pts, 1st (22 games)
Toon 37 pts 3rd (22 games)
Nix 24 pts, 5th (15 games)

Quite realistic I feel!

Lots of players ratings have been changed in this mornings January Transfer Update.

New Zealanders include
- Chris Wood 67 to a 69
- Ben SigmUnd 60 to a 64
- Winston Reid 68 to a 70
- Ryan Nelsen 76 to a 75
- Kosta Barbarouses ? to a 69

A lot of Phoenix players ratings have increased including Warner, Pavlovic, Lia, Sanchez and Griffiths.Mycatiscold2012-02-24 16:56:17

Kosta was 69 originally. Some other intersting A-League changes also happened

Yea, wasn't sure about that one but noticed it was quite high.

Might go and do the update and play with the new (improved) All Whites team before the game tomorrow!

Anyone purchasing the Euro 2012 expansion DLC to be released this Wednesday? Looks good but disappointing that there is no qualifying unlike the world cup game. Heres some video previews. 1 2

I probably will, will get some extra play time out of it.

Available to download now, seems OK, the team management screens are that of fifa 11 rather than fifa 12 having animated pictures. Gameplay is very similar to fifa 12. The game though has an outdated feel to it.

Final honours:

Spurs 1st & FA Cup winners
Toon 3rd & League Cup winners

Nix into the play offs - yet to complete.

Also started the first season in player career mode for Spurs (replacing BAE as left [wing] back - have to really as that was my position in Spain in 1982). Currently lying 3rd but my own career development is pants as I keep going forward out of position to put in crosses or cut in and shoot.

Last week I fired up the PS2 again only to discover that all the memory card had been wiped.  Never got to finish the season with the Nix in the playoffs.

Just started with Spurs again (sold Bassong, Pav and Pienaar, but couldn't get Saha or Nelsen) currently a clear 1st on the table but have dipped out on League and now FA Cup.

PS2 clearly >>>>>> reality

 

Now moved on to Newcastle - currently 2nd with the Mackems breathing down my neck. Got the league cup but dipped out of the the FA Cup (part of a 3 match losing streak).

 

Toon finished 2nd - no change from last post.  Doing the Nix and it's very hard as it schedules two games per week in blocks so that after about three of them the players are constantly knackered.

22 games gone, 38 pts, 3rd place - now playing the Tards who are one point in front (going to enjoy the aura of this game).

 

1-1. All over them, but couldn't find the back of the net. Disgusted.

 

Did anyone else get into the Euro expansion pack thingy? We've loved it at the flat! The Italians narrow formation works really well, Spain isn't as dominant as you think, the Dutch capable of chocking and dominating all at once, and ze Germans sharp.

 

Found that the game is slightly slower, however the trick's available are a lot more intuitive, and the through balls on the ground are stunning, as the runs seem to connect. I.e. instead of playing a through ball straight at the attacker, these are played on the angle into the path of a sideways run from a striker, more intuitive than the original Fifa 12.

I fired this up again after about a 4 month break. Got really frustrated really quickly at how stupid the Phoenix players appear (running away from the ball, passing to someone other than who I'm directing it etc.) compared to any opposition who are flawless at everything they do. The only way I can score is to lob through ball on a counter attack. Although I've come close a couple of times from patient build up, it usually that ends up with the opposition tearing away on their own counter. I think I ended up with 4 or 5 straight losses before getting 2 draws and a win, sitting in second to last place above GCU. 

My PS2 is dead but I had to use Mulligan a lot midway through the season as my squad kept getting tired.

He's really not that bad (I like to think my man-management skills brought out the best: "Triffic, triffic lad on his day. You'd want him in your team. I just tell him to go out and enjoy himself.").

Pretty sure we made the play-offs and possibly through to the semi-finals.

Sounds quite realistic!

Does Paston move much?

Yeah well, when you put it that way. I wouldn't mind losing so much if the players actually did sensible things (or do what I tell them to for that matter) but Siggy and Dura both running away from the ball when Smeltz is bearing down on goal is very frustrating.