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The new FIFA 16 trainer will make you a better player

FIFA 16 will be made available for PS4 and Xbox One, as well as PS3 and Xbox 360. And there will be a PC version. In time EA may port the game to mobile- and tablet devices, but those are the major players in the FIFA 16 world. So long, Nintendo suckers. EA have gone out to turn this game into a warzone, and it’s a great move. They were concerned that players were moving from defence to attack too quickly, as opposed to the real world where midfield battlegrounds are extremely common. It has become trickier to master the relatively simple art of passing the ball, with players required to be more focused for every pass they make rather than mindlessly tapping A/X in rhythm to ping-pong the ball the length of the pitch. It’s do-able, but it’s far harder, and loose passes are more common. This will catch out player who aren’t concentrating, and will prevent any pass-happy kids from trolling their way past you with button-tapping akin to a Mario Party mini-game.
 
Then the Trainer which is part of FIFA games for quite some time now but according to EA the trainer has some new futures to offer. EA says that the new trainer will make you a better player no matter if you are an beginner or an veteran player. New in the Trainers is the optional graphical overlay that helps you identify the current game situation.To be honest we have been playing with it very shortly and we had the feeling that it was more in the way than helping. But feel free to check it out and see if it helps you improve your game. We are testing this on XBOX 360 so it’s hard to comment on the graphics and other limitation of the hardware we will look in to this on the final release once it is available on the PC.

 
As soon as you’ve opened all your packs, this is when the game really starts. Seeing as how this is when you’ll have to make your first decisions. You were given the minimal conditions to create your club and you’ll have to know how to manage it with what you have. This is where most players make their first mistakes, sometimes deadly. They start playing and after seven games they can’t progress because the game prizes are insufficient to buy contracts. They stay stuck since they started with zero coins they don’t have a way to pay for them. This is an obstacle almost every player can’t overcome.
 
Something that I have noticed is that the driven ground passes are quite controlled, whereas the standard Y/Triangle pass will probably not serve as a standard pass anymore, but serve their purpose solely as a through ball. Passing needs to be accurate when playing this demo, as loose balls can very easily swing the momentum of the match. The word "negative" probably is a bit strong, although the passing does need work. Inconsistency in passing does contribute to the game in some parts - in terms of realism - however it can become pretty annoying when simple passes turn ugly too often.
 
Those who refused to sacrifice their purist short-game principles in FIFA 15 have reason for cheer - and, potentially, no small measure of smugness over the coming weeks. We’ve witnessed at least one version of FIFA be transformed by a major post-release rebalancing update in recent years, and there’s no guarantee that the development team will keep their faith in this more intricate and involved style of play if it appears that the majority can’t get to grips with it. Boro fans can now see the full list of all of their idols' ratings on the latest installment of EA Sports' FIFA video game franchise.
 
In one game, I saw a goalkeeper try to punch a ball to clear it when it should have been an easy catch, only to have that ball headed right into the goal. Yes, there are times when poor decisions are made in the real game, but these type of blatant faux pas were frequent in the FIFA 16 demo. Furthermore, with the collision detection, I saw too many players trip over each other and clumsily playing balls in the air. I am really hoping that EA Sports fine tunes that AI again before shipping this game in less than two weeks.