Everybody list what they like and dislike about FIFA 2001. This will give people who didnt download the demo yet an idea of the game.

only one serious dislike that i can think of:

when a player receives the ball after a pass it takes AGES to get ready - in that time he can usually get tackled very easily...( quite like fifa99 )

can some1 tell me if it is scripted ball physics??
or is it unscripted like ISS http://www.soccergaming.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

Pros:
Bigger field
Way better graphics
Real Jerseys
Slower gameplay

Cons:
Goalie can still fly
Hard to score from outside of the 18 yard box


Overall I would give it a 7.5 out of 10....

overall i'd say it's better than ISS Evolution or any other football game....

Okay, my first thoughts when i played the first instances of the game were... **** IT, it's the same as 2000,but when I started really playing, I've noticed some great changes:

-Bigger Pitch
-Adequate pace
-Better gameplay
-Better Shots
-Better Saves by the keeper

-Tackles more or less the same
-Crosses almost the same
-No great through pass
-Other things you'll notice

Overall: It's a good,far better than fifa2k but ISS beats it again!!!!! I'm sorry fifa fans...

I would give fifa2001 a 7 out of 10
I would give ISS Pro Evolution a 10 out of 10
I would give fifa2000 a 3 out of 10

So... Take your conclusions

Erase what I said about being hard to score from outside of the 18 yard box....it's quite easy actually...you gotta know how to work the power bar....

Cons
Ref don't call that many free kicks this year...just like last year

Pro
Power Bar (This feature really makes the gameplay better)

Fifa2001 was a very good surprise to me, but some little tkweaks could have maid it a much better game like:

- Ref calls, it should be called by he book and not so much at random, a tackle from behind should be a foul.

- Tackle controll, I really wish we could controll the direction of the tackle, also it should take longer for you to tackle again.

- Dribbles, should be more realistic, get rid of the 360 spin and make dribbling more about cutting left/right right/left than special moves.

I don't like the 360 degree spin too but if you don't like it don't use it and you'll get a more realistic game. ;-)

yeah I know liver but I would really like to be able to dribble by just cuting fast like in football

Hey how did this message above get here too.

Hey Liverpool,
I hate the 360 spin too, ever since fifa 99 it has been absolutely essential to use this on anything harder than easy level to get past the centre halves to be able to shoot on goal.

Now in real football you rarely see this perfermed, and certainly not the way strikers score goals, and it became so repetitive esp in 2000, you'd pass, work it up to the edge of the box, 360 past the defender and then boom! in the net every time. What a drag http://www.soccergaming.com/ubb/frown.gif thats why i rate world cup 98 as the best FIFA ever, (still downloading 2001 so cant judge that yet)

In WC 98 you didint even need to use the skill moves, you could scoer a lot of goals just like in real football by getting the wingers to cross the ball over for shearer to nod in, or pass the ball and use owens pace to get past the defenders.

Tackling and passing were more uncertain also which gave the game much more variety.
In FIFA 99 and 2000 you couldnt put a pass wrong, and you can tackle with your eyes closed its that easy, no timing or judgement needed.

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All the best,

Giggsy

Pros
- awesome gfx
- bigger pitch
- no more crazy tackling

CONS
- crowd

Check out www.fifa2002.gq.nu (http://www.fifa2002.gq.nu) add post on the message board what improvements you want to see in the next FIFA.

I believe the game is nearly perfect. It is very realistic but everything happens to fast in gameplay

FIFA 2001 Demo rulez. Scored from the CENTER CIRCLE in injury time over napping Barthez!!! (Bergkamp - who else http://www.soccergaming.com/ubb/smile.gif Hopefully the game retains this kind of random factor.


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The cons of fifa2001

EA have to get rid of these special moves and try to actually watch a player dribble by cutting the ball left or right. when the player runs with the ball he's actually pushing the ball in front of him and he then might have to push the ball past an opposing player with speed? If there are too many opposing players, WELL he'll have to pass the ball off to someone else who may be in the clear.
the 360 spin will make winning games very easy even in "world class" mode
It was easy in fifa99 and even easier to win games in fifa2000 in "world class"

EA must redesign the dribbling engine if they are to capture the magic of "total football"