Does anyone know when it comes out?

Tomorrow.

If anyone gets this, give me a heads up to if its worth getting. Got Fifa 10 but only really use it for Xbox live.

Uni budget haha.

I got the game today and it's amazing. The gameplay is much better than Fifa 10, it seems to be more about the build-up rather than just long-balling it straight to the striker. I recommend getting it if you're thinking about it.

just won the cup. knocked out england in penalties! beat italy in the final. jesus golden boot. it's nice to dream.. :roll:

Firstly, the new Australian kits look quite nice in the game but for those who hate it - good news, you can use the previous design.

Secondly, Digital Pim looks menacing on the sideline.

So I played on Legendary with the following results:

Australia 2-2 Germany Bresciano & Kewell
Australia 0-1 Ghana
Australia 2-1 Serbia Wilkshire (og), Cahill & Kewell (pen)

Group ended:
Ghana 6
Germany 4 (through on goal difference)
Australia 4
Serbia 3

Surprise group result Ghana 2-1 Germany
And the Ivory Coast are World Cup Champions beating Brazil 2-1.

are there qualifications?

can you be any team in the world?

who fancys taking vanawatu to the wc

How can they release the game when the world cup squads arn't due out until May?

They're releasing a squad update once all the squads are announced.

Yeah, there are qualifiers and 199 national teams to choose from. After I take Australia to the world cup I'll try with Cook Islands or something. :D

Who do they have in the aust squad at the moment?

Aus squad:

Starting 11:
M Schwarzer
B Emerton
L Neill
C Moore
S Chipperfield
V Grella
J Culina
M Bresciano
H Kewell
T Cahill
J Kenendy

Substitutes:
M Petkovic
L Wilkshire
B Holman
D Carney
S McDonald
C Valeri
M Sterjovski

Reserves:
M Beauchamp
M Milligan
M Jedinak
A Covic
P Kisnorbo
J North
B Djite
S Stefanutto
M Spiranovic
J Burns
N Carle
R Williams
R Garcia
A Thompson
A Madaschi
D Vidosic
C Coyne
J Troisi
J Aloisi
J Holland

Sterjovski? hahahaha

james holland :?

A Thompson=; ](*,)

I have to say, I've NEVER used Holman in any Aus lineup I've played in FIFA09 and PES2010 :lol:

I refuse to.

Bought the game, and got bored of it after about an hour

waste of money tbh.

Getting this today. Woo!

Actually Holman is quite handy cos he is so quick, however he did sky a header from 3 yards out haha.

last night i finished top of group, ger 2nd, beat algeria in 2nd round, then got smashed by arg in quarters. from memory the dutch beat brazil on pens in the final.

the best thing about it is the number of teams, i played nepal and half the team is recognised by the commentators.

only thing is, it lacks rukavytsya. that was annoying :? besides that, brilliant !

I've heard there will be an update once the squads are announced. So its up to him to get selected in the squad I guess if he wants to be in the game :lol:

same goes for Bosnar :P
there was a squad update when i booted up the first time, hopefully another with the final squads

the game is good, plays well. Love the fifa games now with the manual passing control options.
I think i'll leave the wc game on the shelf for a few weeks tho as i still have a uefa CL title to win in fifa 10. Two semi appearances in a row !!!
64 bucks at big w was what swung it for me, no go at full price stick with fifa imo

It is a pretty fun game. If you already have FIFA 10 don't bother, but it beats the shit out of FIFA 09, and this game can stand on its own 2 feet.

The qualifying is hilarious. A friend and I tried to take Seychelles to the world cup... we got knocked out in the first stage of qualifying in a group of Benin, Djibouti and Sierra Leone. So we just said, "Ah fuck it", and jumped into a world cup as Germany.

We put on random teams and it doesn't exactly follow qualification zones, so we ended up with about 10 African teams in the tournament. It isn't a huge deal, but it was just a tad odd. They do have a virtual world cup group draw though, with seeded pots and all, which was awesome.

We came across one huge bug as Germany though. Our group finished with 3 teams on 6 points, and we had a goal difference of 0, whilst 2 other teams had +3, yet we were placed 1st. They've obviously messed up big time there. The only other negative issue I have is that the friendlies in qualification are annoying as hell.

Got this game today, I'm loving it. Except I am surprised that it lacks Ruka and Federici. Kennedy manages to win every header though. Him and Mcdonald are a great partnership in the game.

This game is great. Physics have had a slight upgrade from FIFA 10 I feel. Feels a little more realistic.

And I am still inconsistent as shit in front of goal - I beat the Czechs 5-0, but San Marino only 2-1.

Bought this game today... man is Josh Kennedy good in this. :shock:

^ I know! Hes my top scorer he just gets hold of every header. My first game reminded me of when we versed japan in the 2006 world cup. I conceded early against japan equalised through a trade mark kennedy header in the 68th minutes. Than scored 3 quick goals to win it :). Its a shame cahill didnt score otherwise it wouldve been uncanny. But Aloisi wasn't playing either.
What formation/lineup do you guys use in this game?
I use a standard 4-4-2.

-----------Kennedy--------Mcdonald-----------
Kewell-----Cahill----------Bresciano-----Emerton
Chipper-----Neil-----------Kisnorbo------Wilkshire
-----------------Swarchzer----------------------

They've done a good job with the qualification (except for the friendlies as has been mentioned). It's damn hard to get a result away from home.

Took Australia through qualification to winning the cup on Legendary level. If you thought the group we have in real life is bad, the thing drew me in a group with Italy, France and Peru! Then Germany, Spain, England and Brazil.

I use a 4-2-3-1. McDonald and Carle got a lot of matches as Cahill and Kewell got injured quite a few times through the campaign.....

--------------------Kennedy----------------------
-----Kewell---------Cahill----------Bresciano---
-----------Grella----------Culina---------------
Chipper-----Neil-----------Kisnorbo------Emerton
-----------------Schwarzer----------------------


Edited by mcjules: 1/5/2010 11:18:22 PM

^ I tried 4-2-3-1 in the first half of the first game i played. It just wouldnt work for me. I've tried it several times on fifa 10 as well. The only team it really worked well for me was Arsenal. With Bendtner in the lone stiker and van persie behind him with arshavin and walcott out on the wings.

Edited by Jets_Fan: 2/5/2010 01:15:01 AM

game lacks socceroo great matt simon tbh

I'm pretty sure you can choose not to have friendlies. When you start a new World Cup just select the 'qualifying' option instead of 'full' and I think that removes them. Not 100% sure though.

I just won the World Cup, defeated Italy on penalties in the quarter finals and Spain 1-0 after some desperate defending in the Semi. Faced Germany in the Final and managed a 2-1 win after all 3 goals came in the second half of extra time.

Haha, a mate and I tried to take Mongolia to the World Cup. We drew a group of UAE, Thailand, and China. We got hammered by Turkmenistan in our first friendly (4-1 I think) and then secured three 0-0 draws in a row to start qualification. We then got taken to the cleaners by China away from home 4-0. It was a bit of fun but we knew we weren't going to qualify, so we gave up too and started qualification with Australia.

4-1-2-1-2 Formation here with Kewell and Mcdonald forming a fantastic partnership.

-----------Kewell--------Mcdonald-----------
--------------------Cahill-------------------
Bresciano-------------------------------Emerton
--------------------Grella----------------------
Williams-----Neil-----------Kisnorbo------Wilkshire
-----------------Swarchzer----------------------

Ahhhh, cool as trees. Does the game end after you qualify, or does it still go on to the cup. In other words, is it Case A or Case B?

Case A)
Cup = Cup only
Qualifying = Qualifying only
Full = Qualifying + Cup + Friendlies

Case B)
Cup = Cup only
Qualifying = Qualifying + Cup
Full = Qualifying + Cup + Friendlies

It's case B

ok, im thinking of buying this, but im not sure yet...ive seen an online price of $64 which is the cheapest but i cant wait 2 days for the delivery. any place selling it for cheaper or same price instore.

also, can you play as zimbabwe??

and is it really worth getting this?

I picked it up at Target where they had it on the shelf for $65.

ok, i think im going to get it but not right now.

2 reasons, need more cash and cant afford to be playing games now with assignments on.

Not gonna bother tbh. I don't care enough about International Football to buy this when I already have Fifa 10.

Haha I did it all the way from quals with a few mates.

Got a group of Brazil, Czech Repub and Venezuela.

Pumped Venezuela 5-1 (after going 0-1 down)
lost to brazil
Beat Czech 2-1

Got Serbia in R16 - Won 1-0
Argentina in Quarters - 1-0
France in the semi - 1-0
Spain in the final - 2-0 :)

Kewell top scorer haha

Lined up as such:

--------------Macca---Kennedy--------------
Kewell------------Cahill------------Bresciano
-------------------Wilkshire------------------
Chippers------Neill------Grella---------Emerton
-------------------Schwarz---------------------

Grella does suprisingly well at the back

Edited by imnofreak: 6/5/2010 04:11:10 PM

They have pretty 199 teams that are playable, but you cant use all of them in the World Cup qualifying campaign bit. Some teams can only be used from the Kick-off area, for one off matches (Montserrat, etc)

We tried with San Marino but it was too damn hard on WC so did it with Aus. :)

can you play with zimbabwe??? that would be my main concern..

Didn't check, and it was a mates game and I no longer have it.

damn, thats one of the reasons i want to buy it...to take zim to glory. hopefully you can use them as they would be part of the african qualifying zone.

I would assume you can play as Zimbabwe. Benjani carrying the team.

I think you can only use teams who didn't get knocked out in the first round of quals in their area? Like, did Zim ever make it to like the group stages of quals? If they made it that far they should be good.

i think they lost in the first phase of qualifying. i dont think they made it to the second round of group stages which sucks.

i just wanted to find out, i mean they would be the first team i use to see if i can qualify with and win the world cup too. its not that all their players are local too. they got some players who play outside our africa and doing well.

great game, much better than Fifa 10, Just qualified Australia on professional. Prices at the following places:

Myer : $64
JB Hifi: $64
KMART: $64
Target: $65
Big W: $68
EB /Game / Gametraders : $78-79

dandaman at big w its actaully now 63.85!! my wifes works at big w so i get it on discount so its like 58 bucks !!!!

I bought it from Gametraders because I like them.

I'm pretty sure that if a team got knocked out in prelim qualifying, that it wont be listed in the default groups. BUT you can replace teams, so you can just pick another shit team that made it and put Zim in instead.

With that said, Zim made it through to the first group stage of the CAF qualifying, so they should be there anyway. I mean, I played through qualifying (and lost) as Seychelles, who are worse than Zimbabwe, so you should have no trouble playing as them.

HOORAY!!!!!

guess that means ill go buy the game after work and i wont get any assignment work done this afternoon...ah well, all for a worthy cause i guess.

Yep, Zimbabwe is definitely there.

I think this is correct. A mate and I played as Mongolia, who were knocked out by North Korea and never made it to the first group stage of qualifying in the AFC. I'm pretty sure you can try to take any nation in the game to the World Cup, you just have to replace the teams (one shit team for another, basically) when it comes to sorting out the groups. All you have to do is replace a team (I think we replaced Tajikistan or something) with the team that you want to qualify with.

So for example, someone brought up Montserrat before. I'm sure that you could use them, as we played as Bermuda for a campaign, but we had to replace Suriname or something as they were one of the default teams.

When we did another qualification with Indonesia, we rigged the draw by replacing some teams with teams like Nepal and Bangladesh to make it a bit easier. It can be very frustrating to qualify with the smaller nations, but fun if you do get to the World Cup.

Sounds good, But I think I might save the money.

Renting it next weekend from Video Ezy. We have a voucher for new games. Something like one for $3.50

bought the game yesterday and quite love it. you can play as zim which is awesome. its tough playing as one of the weaker teams but its a nice challenge. ill finish zim, then do new zealand, aus, england and few other challenges i have in mind.

Best. Football. Game. Ever.

i hope fifa 11's like this

It would definitely be great if it was. I sure hope it is.

+1

Interesting note, player models still exist for the likes of Viduka, Kalac, Popovic and Skoko but it doesn't seem as though you can add them to your squad.

When you complete 10000 points on the 'Story of Qualifications' challenges you unlock 2006 World Cup Challenges and it lets you play the final Croatian group match....unfortunately only as Croatia.

Edited by Chilugal: 16/5/2010 09:04:32 AM

I just bought the game yesterday. Impressed with it so far.Currently trying to qualify with Faroe Islands.

Playing against Australia.
Pim makes 3 changes.
Cahill off Thompson on
Culina off Jedinak on
Kewell off McDonald on
I :lol:

ive plyed the demo. not worth $70 when Fifa 2011 is nearly a few months away.

matter of fact, i always skip a year. so next time ill buy a fifa game might be in 2012.