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developed by

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and published by

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. It was released in March 2012 for the

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and

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consoles. It is the first such game in almost four years, and a

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for the series. ''FIFA Street'' was developed by some of the same team behind ''

FIFA 12 ''FIFA 12'' (titled ''FIFA Soccer 12'' in North America) is a football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. It was released in September 2011 on consoles for PlayStatio ...

'', including creative director Gary Paterson, and uses the ''FIFA 12'' game engine.Gamescom 2011: FIFA Street Impressions
, gamespot.comEA bringing back FIFA Street in 2012
gamesradar.co.uk Sid Misra, the line producer for ''FIFA Street'', promised "the first true quality street football experience."

Gameplay

In an effort to make the game more "authentic", the stylised cartoon-like visuals of previous games in the series has been dropped in favour of a more realistic look, though there will still be the same emphasis on skill moves and tricks. The focus is once again on fast-paced games involving small teams of five or six players per side, one-on-one, and game modes based on panna and

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are also included.FIFA Street FEATURES
ea.com As with the previous games in the series, skill moves are an important element of gameplay. ''FIFA Street'' features twice as many tricks as are possible in ''FIFA 12'', with much greater variety, and over 50 more than its predecessor ''

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''.FIFA Street 4 kommt Anfang 2012 für PS 3 und Xbox 360
fifastreet4.de Other new features include improved one-touch passing, a feature called Street Ball Control, and a new "ATTACK" dribbling system. The game features a large number of real life players from 3000 teams of many of the world's biggest leagues, and locations from around the world ranging from the streets of

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to the beaches of

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. Each of these arenas attempt to reflect the style of football played in that country. The game is the first game in the series to feature both national and club teams.Gamescom 2011: the key news from the EA press conference
guardian.co.uk The game features a Fun mode, which lets the player create their own fun, from details such as crest and team fun, to players and their individual street funions. The user then competes in competitions against the AI, after which, the total skill points each player earned in the game is tallied up in a levelling system. From levelling up players the user can use points earned to upgrade their player's skill and ability from passing to shooting to goalkeeping. With the integration of EA Sports Football Club, players can add friends' players onto their World Tour team.

Development

Promotion and release

The game was announced on 16 August 2011 at the

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event in Germany, and was released on the

and

consoles in March 2012. Along with several other new EA Sports titles, ''FIFA Street'' was available early to purchasers of the EA Sports Season Ticket.

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features on the cover after EA announced, in November 2011, that he had signed a deal to become the new face of the ''FIFA'' franchise. The "Adidas All-Star Team" including 13 of the greatest footballers in the world and the Lionel Messi Barcelona-themed venue were available as pre-order bonus. A ''FIFA Street'' demo was launched on 28 February 2012 on

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and a day later on PSN. Unlike the previous 3 FIFA Street games, this one does not use the

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branding, and instead uses the standard EA Sports branding. Along with FIFA Street, SSX was also resurrected for a new game.

Reception

''FIFA Street'' garnered generally positive reviews, and holds an average of 77/100 on aggregate web site

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References

External links

Official website
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