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Sigh... it's that time of year again, when the television schedules go to hell and everyone gets really excited because England manage to get past the first round of the World Cup without getting eliminated.
It used to be the case that footballphobes- hard to believe I know, but not everyone loves football - could take refuge in their videogame consoles. Until someone came up with the first football game. Now there's no escape, we're all doomed to suffer through the excessive football mania. It seems that everyone's jumping on the band-wagon to become the official World Cup '98 something - we've got the official World Cup soft drink, the official World Cup beer, the official World Cup hot milky beverage, the official World Cup washing-up liquid... you get the idea. Which brings us to the latest footie game - the official World Cup '98 game in fact - for the N64. And it's entitled, imaginatively enough, World Cup '98.
What Happened?
FIFA Road to World Cup 98 download free. full Game (commonly abbreviated to FIFA 98) is an association football video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was the fifth game in the FIFA series and the second to be in 3D on the 32-bit machines. FIFA Road to World Cup 98 is a football game. FIFA 98 Road To World Cup PC Game 1997 Overview FIFA Road to World Cup 98 is developed under the banner of EA Canada for Microsoft Windows.
I'd like to start with a complaint. Anyone who read last issues preview of WC98 might remember the heavy praise heaped upon the intro sequence, which was an exciting, well-edited football montage sequence set to the pumping sounds of Chumbawamba's Tubthumping. If you've seen the PlayStation version of this game, then you'll understand. However, the new, current, finished and therefore final N64 version no longer includes this music and video masterpiece. Instead all we get is a quick shot of Footix the World Cup '98 mascot and a few seconds of the aforementioned tune - shame on you, EA Sports! The loss of the tune probably has something to do with memory allocation, but it's a real pity, because it was the best intro I have ever seen in a Nintendo game!
Right, that said... World Cup '98 is the best football game I have ever played! Aside from the rather disappointing intro, you'd have trouble faulting it! If you like football, or football games, then go out and buy WC98 now! In fact, if you don't like football games, go out and buy this game now, you won't regret it!
That's enough exclamation marks for the moment. While you're all putting on your hats and coats and digging under the sofa to find your wallet so that you can go out and buy this game, here's a run down of the features. Oh, and your wallet isn't actually under the sofa - your dog stole it. Except those of you that don't have a dog.
Down To Business
WC98 offers three difficulty levels. The amateur level is about right for pretty much anyone who's playing a soccer game for the first time, while players more familiar with the genre will probably find the professional level more suitable. For those among you who only bought your console for football games and who fancy yourselves as a bit of an armchair Alan Shearer, the world class mode should offer sufficient challenge even for you.
As is now pretty much a prerequisite in football games, WC98 provides a number of different playing modes, including World Cup, friendlies, penalties, training and World Cup classics, which we'll come to later.
The training mode gives the most clear, concise training sessions that has ever been seen in a football game, if at times it's a little too concise and borders on the patronising. During a training session on taking corners, for example, the game pointed out where the corner of he pitch was! I mean, I may not be the world's biggest football expert, but come on! World Cup mode in WC98 contains a complete line-up of all the teams in the current championship, correctly grouped, along with the option to randomise the groupings if you want to vary your World Cup experience. This is important when you consider that the current groupings are only going to be relevant for this year's championship, and when you've forked out your (or someone else's) hard-earned cash, you want the game to last.
Fairer Fair Play
For those gamers who are not usually very good at footie games and are fed up of being beaten constantly by their mates, the catch-up option may come in useful. Switch it on and - you'll find that when one team scores, the odds of the other team scoring increases through the use of subtle changes in player performance. It's also possible to handicap the teams, so that every side has a fighting chance, and a game between, say, Brazil and Croatia wouldn't be as one-sided as it might in real life.
Many football games have large management sections, allowing you to transfer players and play with formations to create your ideal team, and WC98 is no exception. What's new about this game is the use of three 'in-game management' functions. These can be set up before the game and basically define three formations that your team will implement at the press of a button. This means that if the play moves up he pitch towards the opposition's goal, you can tap a button and bring all your men up in support. If the tide of play changes, then you can send all your men back to defend.
You Too Can Show Off
Another neat feature of WC98 is the complex footballing techniques which are programmed into the gameplay. There are a number of impressive manoeuvres that your men can perform, and they are all accessed via simple button combinations that anyone can learn. This means that a relative beginner can pick up a controller, play for a bit, and within a few minutes be pulling off flashy techniques like rainbow kicks or stepover nutmegs (whatever they are), which are not only impressive to watch but also pretty effective in foxing the opposition.
If you've got good footballing knowledge, it's possible to take the game further by implementing a variety of predefined instant tactics. With these you can command players to perform various tactical plays, tike sending the wing back running off up the pitch to receive a ball, or using the rather devious tactic of the offside trap - sending all your men racing up the pitch and hence putting opposing players offside.
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Feeling Nostalgic?
Be able to access the Cup Classics. These are a series of pre-set games which recreate famous matches in footballing history, like the England-Germany 1966 World Cup final for example. A lot of attention to detail has gone into this section, down to getting authentic-looking kit and even an old-style ball.
The best thing about WC98 is that it you're a seasoned player or a total beginner, you should be able to get everything that you want from this game. Added touches like the bitmapped kits, weather conditions and World Cup trivia just add to what is already an excellent game, and in my opinion one that beats ISS 64. Whether it'll top ISS 2000 is another matter, but since that isn't due out until September, we'll just have to wait and see. In the meantime, you can't go far wrong with World Cup '98. It looks like removing the four rather ominous letters which used to precede EA football games has finally lifted the 'curse of FIFA'.