Both features are common in the newer football games on the Xbox 360 and PS3, and we were impressed to see them in this pared down version.įIFA 09 is a deeper football experience than we'd have expected on N-Gage, but for all the game modes and replay camera angles, it isn't that much fun to play. Also, players can perform two different "skill moves" on offence the Marseilles turn and a step-over move. You can fast forward and rewind replays that can be watched from a variety of camera modes, including a Free camera mode that rotates the view to best watch your stunning goals. FIFA 09 keeps replays of all the major events during a match that can be viewed post-match via the Highlights menu. Overall, the gameplay feels sluggish, like a slow-motion dream of an actual soccer video game. At the bottom of the screen is a tiny map showing the location of players outside your field of vision, but it is a constant struggle to figure out if the pass you're planning to make will be successful. Players' movements are sludgy and responds to controls slower than we'd have liked to see. Simple graphics and simple controls are ticked boxes, but this doesn't add up to a fun football game. While new football games on the next-gen consoles use all eight buttons on the controllers, this two-button system is more than adequate. Using a dual-sliding Nokia N96, we controlled the players with the five-way nav key and the two dedicated gaming keys under the top slide for passing and shooting. Playing FIFA 09 on a Nokia phone feels like playing a soccer game on the Sega Master System. These aberrations aside, the graphics are definitely passable for a mobile phone game. Stepping onto the park, the graphics look like PC game graphics from the mid-90s all the characters are designed from a limited number of polygons, which makes the goalkeeper look like a hunchback from behind during goal kicks and the ref looks like a praying mantis as he hands out yellow cards with arms that end in pointy blades instead of hands. Of course, all game modes lead to the pitch and to what we hoped would be some fast and furious football. FIFA 09 features five main game modes: exhibition matches are called Scenarios, pre-set mid-game challenges, a full season, custom made tournaments and penalty shoot-outs. Entering the game through the menus looks good, and the slick graphics are complemented by some sunny-sounding Latin pop music.
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