Monday 3 October 2011

FIFA 97


FIFA 97 also known as FIFA Soccer 97. This video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts based around the game of football (soccer). It was released in June 24, 1996 and versions for PlayStation, SNES, Mega Drive and Sega Saturnfollowed.FIFA 97 was the fourth game in the FIFA Series and the second to use the Virtual Stadium engine. Unlike the first game to use the engine, FIFA 97 features polygonal players as opposed to the 2D sprites used in FIFA Soccer '96. The engine however received complaints for being sluggish in the PC and PlayStation versions.
David Ginola graced the cover of the game in the European market. He also was used for motion capture for the polygonal models in the game. Bebetu (the Brazilian striker) was featured on the cover for the Americas and Asia-Pacific markets.The main new feature of the game other than the motion capture was the indoor football mode. There were six ways to play the game, including outdoor and indoor, as well as action and simulaton modes.The game's commentary included the names of the majority of players on the game, and the names of the teams were also said by John Motson.FIFA 97 features 10 songs which were made by EA Sports.

FIFA Soccer 96

FIFA Soccer 96 also known as FIFA 96.It is a video game developed by Extended Play Productions and released by EA Sports in 1995.
FIFA 96 is the third entry in the FIFA Series and its tagline was Next Generation Soccer. Also, the game was the first in the series to feature real-time 3D graphics on the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, 32X, and DOS versions, using technology called "Virtual Stadium". The SNES and Genesis editions used the FIFA 95 engine. It is also the first in the series to present players with real player names and positions, with ranking, transfer and team customisation tools. Many experts regard this game as the first really successful FIFA game. FIFA 96 features 15 songs which were composed and arranged by Graeme Coleman.