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Bundesliga - German Football League

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Get closer to the playground, your team is always in front of you. - Highlights on the best running...

Ligue 1 - French Football League

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Gareth von Kallenbach (980 KP) rated the PC version of FIFA 14 in Video Games

Jun 19, 2019

FIFA 14

Sports

7.5

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With the worldwide impact of FIFA at an all-time high, EA Sports has captured the majesty of the sport of Soccer with the amazing FIFA 14. The game is available for the PC, Playstation 3, and Xbox 360 systems and is due soon for the next generation consoles.

While I played Soccer in High School I will admit that my knowledge of the professional game is limited as names such as Pele, Beckham, and Donovan are the players that I would be able to identify the easiest. Regardless of your level of skill and experience, FIFA 14 has something for you from eye-popping graphics to the most realistic action and player options of any soccer game to date.

Some of the best changes are in the A.I. of your players as they now make much smarter and more tactical runs that allow players far more options when devising their tactics. Players also have better options to accelerate and shield the ball which is very good as the defense has improved and players will have to make sure to put some thought into their attacks and passing and not rely simply on blasting as many shots as they can on goal.

On the subject of passing this is my biggest frustration with the game as I found it often hard to be accurate and that passes were often slow which allowed defenders to get back in time to thwart my strategies.

Thankfully the improved shooting mechanics that allow players to adjust stride, approach, and angle combined with improved ball physics and you have far more options than before on how to attack the goal and in time, get your shots in the back of the net.

As in the real sport, the refs can be a pain as they can really raise your ire by calling fouls in a questionable fashion but that is simply part of the game.

Players can match up against another players online via the Seasons Mode or Custom Match to allow players to test their skills against other players online.

While fans are always going to find something to complain about or nit-pick in every sporting simulation, FIFA 14 is a step forward for the franchise and is well worth adding to your collection.

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Play Anything: The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games

Ian Bogost

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Play Anything is nothing short of brilliant...I will be recommending this provocative and...

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Limited edition, one of 2500 copies Pelé is the greatest soccer player in the history of the sport....

MissCagey (2652 KP) rated Playing for Keeps (2012) in Movies

Dec 11, 2017

Playing for Keeps (2012)

2012 | Comedy, Drama, Sport

6.0

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Is supposed to be a comedy but I didn't even raise a smile! (0 more)

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This film has a great cast, some big names, so you'd have thought it had potential. It is supposed to be a rom-com but it was sappy, unfunny and unbelievable. Other than being an ex soccer star the main character has nothing going for him but a bevy of beautiful women are all throwing themselves at him! It was all pretty pathetic. He tries to woo back his ex wife who has been settled with her new fiance for three years and is due to get married within days, but of course she will realise that she's not truly in love with said beau. and call it all off.