Yesterday I went out and got Winning Eleven 8 International Edition for the PlayStation 2 in preperation for a few visitors we’ll be having in the next couple of weeks… In the rest of the world this is known as Pro Evolution Soccer 4, to avoid any confusion. Anyways while Phil and I were out getting this game, we saw that new FIFA Street game, which is EA’s attempt at making a soccer game along the lines of NBA Street and NFL Street, all big and arcadey, and something along the lines of Nike’s old Scorpion Tournament advert campaign from 2002.
Anyways, this got us thinking about what it really should be like… And it just degraded into a farce quicker than you can say boo!
First of all… it has to be played on a real street, jumpers for goalposts and all that good stuff. Play has to be halted if a car comes by, and if the ball is kicked into a nearby garden, or if someone gets pissed off and pulls the old “it’s my ball and I’m gong home” trick… Ahh, good times. Also, the game has to be played in real time, so if you play it in the afternoon, it’ll be daylight, if you play at night it’ll be dark, only the old orange street lights illuminating your “silky” skillz.
The better you get the more you can unlock, like a patch of grass down the local park, complete with dog interference, trees and the like, then the pinnacle is an actual football pitch, complete with the goal posts that look so ratty that a hard shot off the crossbar is in danger of taking them down, not to mention that dodgy marshy area in between the halfway line and penalty box… Such great footballing meccas like the red ash pitch and indoor pitch with astroturf burns will also be available along with the ability to slam opposing players into the walls.
The weather conditions won’t be the usual rain or sun settings, it’ll be rain, snow, hail and monsoon… Cause, as everyone knows, you never played in the sun.
The rules are simple, there are none except mob justice, so look for dirty tackles, especially on skillful players, as they were just showing off anyways. If it’s a multi player game then the special “backie” or “any man any save” rules will be in effect. “Backie” means that each team assigns a players as a goalkeeper, but they can play out up to the halfway line, this is generally the fattest player on the team. “Any man any save” is as it sounds, there is no set goalkeeper, anyone can save it, can lead to madness, but very fun along the way…
Other modes of play will include the infamous “World Cup,” an elimintaion competition involving teams of one, two or even three shooting in at the same goal, teams progress once they reach a certain target of goals.
Now, that’s a much more realistic version of FIFA Street in my eyes… Who wouldn’t want to buy that?
The dish, a specialty of Mulligan’s, a suburban bar, is a hot dog wrapped by a beef patty that’s deep fried, covered with chili, cheese and onions and served on a hoagie bun. Oh yeah, it’s also topped with a fried egg and two fistfuls of fries.
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