Xbox one bundles fifa 16 series#

Nowhere is this better showcased than in the newly introduced womenвЂ™s matches. Pace and power are still as important as any other attribute, but timing вЂ“ bursting past a full-back at the right instant, or shrugging off a central defender just as a crossed ball meets your strikerвЂ™s forehead вЂ“ is now critical in using them correctly. Full-backs track properly and look to step in front of onrushing wingers before they can reach top speed, while defensive midfielders break on to under-hit opposition passes, always seeking to spring a deadly counterattack. Centre backs mark snugly, constantly buffeting and tugging at even the strongest forwards. Mercifully, thanks to the above tweaks вЂ“ вЂњconfidence in defendingвЂќ in particular вЂ“ thatвЂ™s no longer the case.

Xbox one bundles fifa 16 series#

The Fifa series has enjoyed a rejuvenation since the leap to this generation of machines, but all too often matches in Fifas 14 and 15 were dominated by players with elite pace and power attributes. As such, itвЂ™s a relief to report that these Partridgisms, while cringeworthy, are not without justification. Promises of вЂ“ in the publisherвЂ™s words вЂ“ вЂњconfidence in defendingвЂќ, вЂњcontrol in midfieldвЂќ, and вЂњmoments of magicвЂќ intimate a return to FifaвЂ™s early-2000s nadir, where back-of-box buzz phrases overshadowed the on-pitch action. A lan Partridge himself may as well have penned the marketing bumph for this, the 23rd annual edition of EAвЂ™s football series.