GC 2011: New FIFA Street screenshots, details emerge

By Tom Pakinkis for computerandvideogames.com

New FIFA Street details and screenshots have been revealed following the game's official announcement during EA's GamesCom conference in Cologne yesterday.

In an exclusive interview with Gary Paterson, creative director of the brand new EA Canada team taking on the reboot, PSM3 establishes the finer points of the game and is treated to some brand new screenshots.

The FIFA Street reboot won't accommodate 11 v 11 competition, for example, but it will allow for match-ups between 2-12 players, with the usual 50/50 split on each side, of course.

As established at GamesCom, FIFA Street is being made with the FIFA 12 engine but with more of focus on flair and using trickery to create more space. But don't rule out the passing game as it's still relevant out on the concrete.

"You're definitely going to have to play a passing game to a degree in 6-vs-6 games, which have reasonably big pitches," Paterson told PSM3.

"Street football is all about flare, so we'll have the likes of heel passes and flare passing. What we're debating over right now is how difficult to make a pass.

"Obviously, in the main FIFA series the difficulty isn't in placing a single pass; it's in stringing 15 or 20 passes together to create space so you can get a good shot away," he continued. "But with such small pitches in Street, one successful pass can potentially put you through on goal for a scoring opportunity."

Get a look at the new environments in PSM3's exclusive set of screenshots, as well as loads more info on every aspect of the game by reading the full FIFA Street interview.

There's more on FIFA Street in the latest issue of PSM3, which is on sale now, along with words and pictures on FIFA 12 and an exclusive ten-page insight into Modern Warfare 3.

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