FIFA 08 Wish List - Current Generation

This is the official thread for all current gen FIFA 08 requests (PS2, Xbox etc).

Keep this thread nice and neat and limit the conversations. Just post your requests please.

I would like to see the inclusion of a superstar mode in Fifa 08 like that already available in EA's Madden series. The mode plots the player's career from the very beginning. The structure could be something like this:
- You begin by creating a player profile (position, nationality, appearance etc.)
- You could then take that player through a series of training excercises. Based on your performances in those excercises your player would be assigned specific attributes
- The player would then be approached to sign professionally for various teams (the better your performance in training, the more likely you would be scouted by a high profile team)
- The superstar mode would include off the field things like buying and living in an apartment..I know that the superstar mode in Madden includes an apartment and you can take you player to places like tatoo artists and barber shops to alter your appearance
- Once your player has signed for a team, he would train at that club and fight for a 1st team place or play in the reserves
- You would control that specific player in games
- Obviously if you perform well you could be offered a contract extension or be approached by other clubs
- Your salary would also increase if you perform well, allowing you to move into a mansion, and buy better cars etc (like in Madden)

I certainly would love to see EA move Fifa 08 in this direction, or even create a different game for it. What does everyone think?

the career mode is completely wrong. i don't want a manager game in fifa, i want to PLAY and so i think this mode should be from the player's view. i don't want to know about the club's finances, I don't want to get fired if I'm playing bad. If i play bad, put me on the bench! If i'm good, i want offers from other (bigger) clubs and be invited to my national team, so i can play in two teams, club and national. That would be awesome! Playing in a league, an fa cup, champions league, euro/wc qualifiers and final stages! And in between friendlies with club and national team!

That's what I think would be a logical career mode in a game about playing football. There are enough other games about managing it.

I wouldn't like to expand it to some kind of sims, though, not at all, but i would rather skip those apartment/big cars stuff than playing a manager. i think it should be about football, and i'd be happy to play in second/third league, too, having my great successes there like beating a much bigger team in fa cup, and the concept you suggested would make you feel like a loser not playing for Barca or Chelsea.

And life is also not only about how big your your pen... uh... car and apartment is.

You completely misunderstood what I was saying, the superstar mode would be ALL ABOUT PLAYING. You create a player and PLAY AS THAT PLAYER IN GAMES....The camera would focus exclusively on your specific player and you would be required to control that player and perform specific roles depending on your position (ie. if you are a defensive midfielder you must sit infront of the defence and protect it). If you play poorly you'll sit on the bench the next game and the camera view could be from your eyes directly watching the game on the bench! Madden NFL 06 and 07 have a superstar mode and the camera focusses specifically on that player...

Anyone who is interested check out this link about Madden's superstar mode. I think a similar setup is a must for future Fifa games....

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/maddennfl2006/preview_6128568.html

I did understand that it contains the playing of course, I just wanted to say that i always find things like private life of the player a bit strange, you also have that in some manager games I heard. I likethe idea about also only playing this player... that's cool. maybe the ai has to improve for that but i like it very much. that's what a game that's about playing football should be about!

Simple things like options to change players' appearances that existed in earlier versions (FIFA 98 for instance) would be good rather than having to rely on people creating mods for it.

Obvious things like the inclusion of national teams like Holland, Japan etc. It would be good if the licencing issues could be resolved for that.

Another obvious one - more leagues and stadiums.
I'd quite like to see the following leagues

J-League (Japan)
Argentinian League


Sort out the Rest of the World Option
It really annoys me that there are Brazilian and Swiss teams in there, when the Brazilian and Swiss leagues are included. Either put them in their correct country's leagues or don't include them.

Rather than a Rest of the World League, split it into regions, and more teams.

Rest of Europe - 24 teams (would make Euro competitions more diverse)

Dinamo Kyiv (UKR)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Sparta Praha (CZE)
Slavia Praha (CZE)
AEK Athens (GRE)
Olympiacos (GRE)
Panathinaikos (GRE)
PAOK Salonika (GRE)
Dinamo Moscow (RUS)
Spartak Moscow (RUS)
Zenit St Petersburg (RUS)
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Red Star Belgrade (SER)
Partizan Belgrade (SER)
Bohemians (Dublin) (ROI)
Derry City (ROI)
Linfield (NIR)
Cliftonville (NIR)
Steaua Bucharest (ROM)
Rapid Bucharest (ROM)
CSKA Sofia (BUL)
Levski Sofia (BUL)
Ferencvaros (HUN)
HJK Helsinki (FIN)


Rest of the Americas - 10

Millonarios (COL)
Deportivo Cali (COL)
Barcelona Guayacil (ECU)
Penarol (URU)
Wanderers (URU)
The Strongest (BOL)
Sporting Cristal (PER)
Universidad de Chile (CHL)
Universidad Catolica (CHL)
Vancouver Whitecaps (CAN)


Rest of Asia/Oceania

Sydney FC (AUS)
Melbourne Victory (AUS)
Auckland Football Kingz (NZL)
Shanghai Shenhua (CHN)
Dalian Shide (CHN)
+ clubs from India, Malaysia, Singapore, Middle East, Thailand, Vietnam etc


Africa

Zamalek (EGY)
Orlando Pirates (SAF)
Kaizer Chiefs (SAF)
Enyimba (NGR)
Esperance Tunis (TUN)
Raja Casablanca (MOR)
Asante Kotoko (GHN)
Canon Yoaunde (CMR)
JS Kabylie (ALG)
ASEC Abidjan (CIV)

1. more real boots
2. more real balls
3. more players faces
4. chance to choose a major company as sponsor at manager mode: adidas, puma, sony ericsson, fly emirates ....
5. more competitions: Euro, World Cup with Qualif., African Nations Cup...

more southamerican teams
the possibility of changing the number of a player in the team he plays and in the national team (it was possible in 06, but in 07 they use the same in the team and in the national team)

Much more Rest of Europe teams... at least the CL and UEFA cup teams...

Multiple pop-ups.. for instance a Sky Sports pop-up for the premier league and a Premiere pop-up for the Bundesliga.

I wish some more nation-arena.

Like Ullevaal, Rasunda, Parken, and the other stadium more south in Europe.

Exspecialy the nordic nationteam stadiums.

And Norwegian commentaries.

I will tell you what I want.

I don't want to see another current generation Fifa game. Make the PC version next gen. I am not buying another game with PS2 graphics.

Sorry for my English please!
I.
I want see in the FIFA 2008 the new leagues of next countries:
1. Russia;
2. Greece;
3. Ukraine;
4. Israel;

II.
If name leagues include to FIFA 08 impossible at that time in the rest of the World i want see next teams:
1. CSKA Moscow – Russia (Roman Abramovich is shareholder this team);
2. Spartak Moskow – Russia (not official this is popular team of Russia);
3. Lokomotiv Moscow - Russia;
4. Zenit – Russia (coach Dick Advokat now);
5. Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine (with CSKA Moscow this is the best team of East Europe);
6. Dynamo Kyiv – Ukraine (In the East Europe with Steaua & Cervena Zvezda this team the very the same a little-page);
7. Levski Sofia – Bulgaria;
8. Steaua – Romania;
9. Cervena Zvezda – Serbia;
10. Partizan – Serbia;
11. Dinamo Zagreb – Croatia;
12. Hajduk Split – Croatia;
13. Sparta – Czech Rep.;
14. MTK – Hungary;
15. Haka – Finland;
16. Macabi Haifa – Israel;
17. Olympiakos - Greece;
18. AEK - Greece;
19. Panathinaikos – Greece.

III.
In the FIFA 2008 i want see the new stadiums next teams:
1. Tottenham H.;
2. Celtic;
3. G. Rangers;
4. Deportivo La Coruna;
5. Sevillia;
6. Bayern M.;
7. Monaco;
8. Bordeaux;
9. Feyenoord;
10. PSV E.;
11. Fenerbahche;
12. Olympiakos;
13. Panathiakos;
14. AEK;
15. Lokomotiv Moskva;
16. Spartak Moskva/Torpedo Moskva.

Include more difficulties at a higher level because i got FIFA 06 back in SEPTEMBER 05 and only stopped playing FIFA 06 less than a couple of weeks after 07 was released so as soon as i got 07 i played 2 games in semi pro and i had to move to world class and that is still too easy (Havent unlocked legandary yet) so add higher difficulties so expirienced gamers of FIFA dont get bored of the gameplay because IT IS TOO EASY
More real faces (Mainly top leagues)
More real boots (Mainly top leagues)
More real Stadiums
The A league (My Highest priority)
Superstar mode like in NFL 07
Start off as a youth player for a club
Play only as that player during gameplay
Have training Sessions for your player to get them to improve
Have an agent
Training in Manager mode
Improved gameplay
Improved create a player
Include create a stadium
Get the rights to the UEFA Champions league and UEFA Cup for manager mode
Rest of the world teams should be the clubs that are playing in the UEFA Champions league and UEFA Cup.
More 3rd kits (Mainly top leagues (eg EPL, ITALY 1st div, FRANCE 1st div, GERMANY 1st div, SPAIN 1st div)
More national squads

at least a south american real stadium would be good, at least one (monumental, bombonera, centenario, defensores del chaco)

rapid free kicks and throw ins (and the possibility of a few steps)

KEEP THE MANAGER MODE , manager mode is sik, ok but overall fifas gotta change few things

Goalies - im sure FIFA know bout this but goalies in 07 are pretty sucky , they dont come out or cheat and have butter fingers inside the box

C.l - if they can get licenses from so much teams and so much leagues why not from UEFA with the theme music and everything so wehn where playing in that tourny it feels special and prestigious

Implement a World PLayer of the year system- so u kno whos been playing reall good and maybe it could be ur created player and if not then u know who to go at the transfer market

WHen playing a rivalry team atmoshphere should be different maybe a different intro

More diverse transfer market - in 07 the only teams that want my star players are AC milan, Liverpool, and Arsenal, i mean wat happend to all the otehr top clubs

Maybe once in a while in manager mode when ur operating under a small team put in something like a new investor is going to take over the club there for more money


I have more ideas btu gotta go 4 now

The obvious next step with football/soccer games is to combine a management and a Fifa type game into one. The management in Fifa is really crappy compared to that of a Championship Manager. Their needs to be more options to assign to players apart from just marking players. Scouting needs to be improved with more filters, buying and selling players needs to be improved, finding players etc, signing players like i can sign non-EU national when playing in the EPL and yet in real life they would need to get a work permit/half the players wouldn't be able to come to my team. There are tons of other things i find annoying as well.

It doesn't matter what's wrong with Fifa in terms of the management, all that would be fixed by combining it with a management game, like how you can play FM games in Fifa except have it in one game.

And for all those people who are bitching about just wanting to play the game and not worry about management, finances etc, why not just improve/change the tournament mode to almost mimic the manager mode, so you can keep playing forever, promotion/relegation, new random/'youth' players added every year or 2 so the game doesn't run out of players etc

Also please fix the problem where if you do a long ball over the defence the keeper sometimes doesn't come out to get it when they would reach it long b4 the striker does (only an AI prob, obviously we can make our keepers come out).

That brings me to another point, we need to have more control over the keepers, or possibly the ability to put in manual keeping or aytomatic, so that you can select the keeper and move him left/right and press a button to save the ball etc. In 07 it's not bad except you have to press the keeper charge button and then try and move him. It would be easier if say when a shot came in you hold left and the keeper moves left and then press a button as well to make him save it. I thought the keepers in 07 were pretty crappy, but then i figured out how to use the keeper and mine has made some stunning saves since, although the AI keepers don't appear to be that great. By giving the chance to manually control the keeper it would be very useful in player V player games as the better players can manage to save some their opponents shot which in automatic keeper they wouldn't have been able to. Also makes the chances of a keeper error more realistic, if you accidently press the other way or think they are shooting one way and get wrongfooted etc

2 Player Career Mode.!!!

Definitely Next-Gen graphics for the PC. (Next-Gen ONLY for PC)

a Super-Star mode would be nice starting with a player from scratch and build up his stats. Similiar to Fifa Stree, but for FIFA08. Running from club to club. THIS IS A DEFINITE!!!

SUPPORT for WIDESCREEN!!!!

Better Faces. Al the current ones are out of date and it looks like EA got lazy and just used the ones from yesteryears FIFA.

More celebrations.

Support for more controllers.

A better free-kick system.

Bring Zidane BACK!!! Just kidding.....or am I?

1. Much improved gameplay
2. Total customization of fans, ultras (i.e: design own banners, flares, flags, level of rowdiness, colors, pancartas, etc.)
3. Longer better celebrations
4. Import own chants
5. Hostile atmospheres (i.e: profane chants against visitors,racist chants...resulting in bans, fines (in manager mode) etc.)
6. Streaker in finals, huge matches
7. Import your own face via camera as someone else pointed out
8. Stadium editor
9. Include Champions League
10. Match preview (i.e: watching players get off bus, walking through press, fans, pan around the outside of the stadium to soak in the atmosphere before a big match.
11. Few, very few riots in the terraces that spill onto the pitch...but make it context sensitive such as at a River Plate - Boca match.
12. Occasional scuffles on the pitch between players via temper attributes + context.

I know some of it might be controversial. Whether I agree with it or not does not matter. Bottom line is that if it happens in real life, I want it in the game. Period! Total realism is what I want.

My bad! The above post was meant for next gen wishlist! :X