the site has opendit is at http://fifa2001.ea.com/

it hase some screenshots a different description than the one already seen by everybody
the features are

Game Features - PC

more platforms



Bring Players to Life

More human realism and diversity in player faces

Improved facial animation

More joints in player skeletons

Supporting player audio in Out Of Play Scripts (OOPS)

Next Generation of Gameplay

Defenders mark better, especially in their own half

Goalies are now more challenging and play smarter

Volumes of new animation in kicks, sprints, shots, crosses, saves, etc.

Smoother transition and blending between animations

Precise contact points in player-ball collision

Natural movement in turns and speed variance

Players show different urgency around pitch

Create dynamic, living environments

Animating linesmen

Coach and sideline elements animate

New sideline geometry (3D tunnel, benches, etc.)

Improved crowd textures and animation

Dramatic stadium lighting with animating shadows

Animated crowd props

Dynamic weather effects

Aggressive sound effects from pitch (kicks, collisions, player calls, whistles, etc)

Emphasis on ambient environmental sounds (boos, jeers, chants, rain, splashes etc.)

Visually impacting, cinematic "In the game" experience

New gameplay cameras and F/X

Choreographed lighting in OOPS

Over the top audio support synchronised with impacting OOPS

Supporting Features

Authentic kits and team logos for licensed teams

Full Name support for FIFPro Licensed players

Second Division teams get promoted and relegated in Season play

60+ National Teams

Internet Play/Support

Copy Protection

Advanced degree of scalable features for user-end machine optimisation

also the system requirements have been posted and they are the same as last years except now you have to have 32mb ram instead of last years 16 mb

THIS AGAME IS GONNA KICK A S S

Yeh the site looks pretty cool, but one downer looks like the game does not support Windows 2000, man looks like I have to go back to that Win9X based piece of crap they call an operating system hehe.

"Next Generation of Gameplay"

im likeing that 60+ international teams, maybe my slovak squad will be there!

So far it's looking good for fifa 2001 but with the past versions i'm not getting to possitive about it just yet.
I like the sound of this the best
(Goalies are now more challenging and play smarter) I hope this means no more 10-0 games.

CD-DVD 4X???????
Don't tell me we have to have a DVD drive to play fifa 2001 on the PC? Looks like its more than just needing 32mb of Ram.....
http://www.soccergaming.com/ubb/frown.gif



[This message has been edited by I@n S (edited 09-21-2000).]

It better not be another ping pong game. I getting the warez vercion first.

They are probably over-exagerating all those features. I bet its going to be the same kind of graphics and the same pathetic gameplay. One good thing is that they have different stadiums.

Did you guys notice a poll on their site asking what game is your favorite? Well, I woted for RTWC98, but when I looked at the results, many had voted for fifa2000. That was a shock to me since everyone everwhere is bashing the fifa2000 game.

exactly these are all intangibles..nothing specific...so don't be too optimistic..

one thing i am sure about it's not going to get close to ISS's gameplay..but will it be bearable..as added to the availability of all the leauges...

anyone know if ISS have truely got a license

cause then there's no point in FIFA..

Next Generation of Gameplay

Defenders mark better, especially in their own half

Goalies are now more challenging and play smarter

Volumes of new animation in kicks, sprints, shots, crosses, saves, etc.

Smoother transition and blending between animations

Precise contact points in player-ball collision

Natural movement in turns and speed variance


I really like the part about gameplay, like more natura movement in turns and speed, right now in FIFA2k you can change direction and still run full speed.

I just hope some things that they didnt mention get improved like tackles(after a player tackles it should take some time before they are abe to tackle again and u should controll de direction of the tackle), Referee (Get rid of the random calls, make the referee call the fouls by the book, tackle from behind=foul) and shooting/long pass controll (powerbar)

Diego

We should not trust in fansites/official sites polls http://www.soccergaming.com/ubb/wink.gif