Down on the field, the sidelines will be receiving a fact
lift, too. Animating linesmen, coaches and refs will flood the
sides of the (now) much larger, more realistic soccer field.
Advertisements, benches and tunnels to locker rooms, with
thanks to the powerful PS2 system, will finally be recreated
faithfully in FIFA 2001. The weather and environment elements
will look beautiful in FIFA 2001, but also shall take a toll
on the field in a realistic manner.
EA Sports will be fixing the bugs of the commentating from
FIFA 2000, so 2001 MLS’ play-by-play and color commentary
will hail back to the earlier FIFA 32-Bit days with foreign
announcers. Back on the field, new and aggressive sound
effects from pitch, like kicks, player calls, whistles,
collisions and more will be implemented for the final release.
Other ambient stadium sounds will embrace boos, jeers, chants
(and even weather aural effects as well) have been scattered
throughout FIFA 2001.
Just like Madden 2001 on PS2, EA Sports wanted to design
FIFA with a cinematic approach in mind. On top of all the
in-game and sideline items I said earlier, more camera angles
and special effects will have their place in FIFA.
TV-presented mannerisms and characteristics of players are
shown with emotion from all the competitors of each squad. New
choreographed shading and lighting – with audio files to
accompany them – will be the final icing on the cake for EA
Sports to truly bring a true soccer experience into our living
rooms.
Finally, we all know that it wouldn’t be a sports game
unless it was "In the Game", like the famed EA
Sports logo tells. So of course everything with a possible
license and logo in the world of soccer will be placed all
around FIFA 2001. Every authentic team has its respective
trademark designs and colors, plus full name support for the
FIFPro Licensed players. FIFPro is the official union for
world football players, so as a result hardly any famous
soccer players will be left behind. Over sixty Nation
teams are involved in FIFA 2001, which include the new
American Major League Soccer teams. Even the lower, Second
division teams can be promoted and relegated for season play.
So with all these new features, can EA really muster up the
ability to produce a footy game with this much potential? If
any developer can do it, then most certainly it’s EA Sports.
A continuous highlight reel of visuals, audio and refined
gameplay will most likely prove FIFA 2001 MLS to be the
soccer title to have this fall. With no competition from
Konami’s inspired International Superstar Soccer series, EA
has the chance to really bum rush the PS2 will a great game of
football. If they can live up to the chance will be determined
shortly, but as of right now FIFA 2001 MLS looks to have us
all screaming "GOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLL" come this
November.
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