2. Game world
• The pitch would be classified as terrain. The stadium would be the
architecture as you cannot affect anything in the stadium. The
advertising boards are also architecture. They may change but they
do not impact the game itself, all that can happen is the ball will
bounce off them. The ball and the nets would be the objects. The
ball because you have to move it around or run with it in order to
score the goal. The goal would be an object also because if you hit
the post or crossbar it will determine where the ball will go after
that.
Architecture
Terrain
Object
3. Characters
• Playable characters: this would be any
footballer and any team on the game.
• Non playable: Would be the officials on the
game. The crowd, the warming up substitutes.
Playable Non-playable
4. Perspectives
• FIFA 15 is a 3D, photo realistic game which is
viewed in third person apart from when you are
playing as just one of the players instead of the
whole team. The photo-realism gives you the
feeling that you’re really there. You are also in
more control than you would be watching a game
on TV.
Game on FIFA 15 Football in real life
5. FMV
(full motion video)
• Will be when the players first come out of the
tunnel, walking off for half time, players being
shown a yellow card or being sent off,
substitutions being made and shaking hands at
full time. On the old FIFA games they would
include features such as fighting over throw-ins
and a players pre match nerves.
This is an FMV.
You have no
real control
over this
6. Avatar
• The Avatar’s in FIFA would be the players of
the team you choose to control. When you
pass the ball, it will change with player you are
controlling.
There is an arrow
above Messi’s head
which indicates I
am controlling him
7. Game type
• This game is both a single player and multi-player
game. There are various things you can do on single
player. These include playing friendlies, tournaments
and career mode. Another option is Ultimate Team
which is both a single and multiplayer option. It is also
a multiplayer game, you can play offline friendlies and
online friendlies.
• FIFA’s main rival is Pro Evolution Soccer (PES). On PES
you can only play in higher leagues and as certain
teams. PES does not have many official licences. PES
also does not have a career mode option because with
there being no lower leagues there is no promotion or
relegation.
8. Narrative
• This is a game where you will create your own narrative on career mode. You
can set your own personal objectives like winning a cup or gaining promotion
depending on who you pick e.g. if you did a career mode with Real Madrid
your target would be to win absolutely everything in your 1st year but if you
did a career mode with Accrington Stanley (who are they) you would target
promotion and possibly the last 16 of a cup competition and as you make your
way up the leagues you will aim to win more trophies.
• The fact you can set your own targets gives you a lot more freedom which
may persuade people to buy FIFA even more. PES however does not give you
so much freedom of choice.
FIFA 15 Accrington Stanley career
mode
FIFA 15 Real Madrid career mode
9. Game setting
• Any game you play would be in a football stadium as
you would expect. You can set the game in either of
the four seasons and which specific time of day you
want it played at. When you play a friendly you can
choose which stadium you play at but on FIFA 15 you
do not.
FIFA 15 night
match
Day
game
10. Goals/challenge
• As it is a football game the objective is clearly
to score more goals than your opponent. It
could also be to win the league or the cup on
tournament or career mode or even to secure
a big money transfer on career mode. There
are fewer challenges on PES because of the
lack of licences.
11. Rewards
• As you achieve different things in different games
you can get different rewards such as points for
keeping a clean sheet. Winning a cup or league
would also be classed as an award when you win
it for the first time. Although you win a trophy
you don’t always get money if you have won that
trophy already on a game. Many other games
have cheats but FIFA does not.
This could also be classed as an FMV
12. Rules
• The rules of FIFA are basically the rules of football, if you make a
tackle without winning the ball it’s a foul – the game will decide if a
player gets yellow card, red card or just a warning. The offside rule
is also the same as are goal kicks, throw ins and corners. Sometimes
however the referee may show a red card for something that is only
a yellow offence or sometimes not even a booking at all. For
example an accidental trip on someone when you’re not last man
before the goalkeeper.
Player being shown a red
card
13. Difficulty
• On FIFA 15 you are allowed to adjust the difficulty settings.
If it is the 1st FIFA game you have ever played you should try
out beginner mode or if you’ve played a few then
professional would be best for you. If you really want to
challenge yourself try world class or legendary.
• Depending on the situation of the match and who you’re
playing it may become more difficult as the game goes on.
For example I was once playing as Manchester United and
only beating Arsenal 2-1 and as the game went on it
became harder to hold on to that lead. Whereas if you are
playing somebody like Crystal Palace you are more likely to
race into a 3 or 4-0 so they would be more likely to collapse
and give up.
14. Inventory
• The inventory of FIFA 15 would be the choice
of kits between each team. Another form of
inventory would be your choice of stadiums
and choice of ball to play with.
A choice of stadium Kit selection
15. Scoring
• As expected with a football the scoring system
would be the goals that you score. In career
mode the scoring system would be the points
you get in the league as well. On Worms 3D
16. Win condition
• The win condition on FIFA 15 would be to beat
your opponent in each individual match. And
on career mode it would also be to finish top
of your league and win the final of a cup
which involves reaching that final first.
17. Balance
• On professional difficulty it would make sure teams are
as difficult to play against as they would be in real life.
So for example it is always harder to play against
Bayern Munich as a team like Manchester United than
it would be to play against team like Charlton Athletic.
This was apparent when I played against Tottenham as
Newcastle United and it was quite hard, I only won 2-1
but then I played against West Bromwich Albion as
Manchester United and it was a lot easier as I won 4-1.
This isn’t always the case, sometimes it’s harder to play
as the away team than the home team.
18. Addiction
• In the year 2013 an addiction to video games was classed as a
mental disorder. FIFA 15 has a reputation for being very addictive. I
personally do not spend enough time on video games to be classed
as an addict. A good way to tell how addicted someone is to FIFA is
by checking how far into their career mode they are so for example
if they were 10 seasons in they could be classed as an addict as the
game was only released in September (written on 25th March)
whereas someone who was only 2 seasons in could perhaps get
away with not be called an addict.
• Video game addiction is described as an impulse control disorder,
which does not involve use of an intoxicating drug and is very
similar to pathological gambling.
http://www.addictionrecov.org/Addictions/?AID=45
19. Digital graphics
• FIFA 15 is a photo realistic game. This is
because there is nothing in the game that
would make anyone look un-humanlike. An
example of this Wayne Rooney, he looks like
he does in real life on FIFA 15. The producers
have also designed the pitch so that it will cut
up as the game goes on.
Rooney on FIFA 15Rooney in real life
20. Pixel art
• FIFA 15 is game that is 3D isometric sprites.
This is because it goes into quite a lot of depth
and is made to look like a live televised match
is taking place.
21. Concept art
• They would take photographs or scans of the
players instead of using concept art because
they put major focus on making the game very
lifelike.
Juan Mata in real life compared to on the game
22. Background graphics
• The background graphics in the game of FIFA
15 would be the crowd and the stadium. It
would be photorealistic because the
supporters in the ground will not have
oversized eyes as an example.
As you can see
nobody in the
crowd has any
special features
23. In game interface
Scoreboard
Options and what
button to press
Which player is on
the ball
Mini-map
On FIFA there are any different forms of in game interface. The main example of
this is the scoreboard in the top left of the screen. Other things will pop up for
example if a player gets injured there will be a flash up of who the injured player
and if a substitution is made they’ll tell you which player is coming on and who is
coming off. There a place in the bottom left which tells you which player is on the
ball for the home team or nearest to it as it does likewise on the bottom left for
the away team. In the middle of the bottom there is a mini-map which can make
you aware of where your team mates are and where your opponents are.
24. Box art
• On the FIFA cover they have 2 players on the cover who will
both look like they are in the middle of a game. It will be
photos of them in real life and not how they appear on the
game, this is to give people the impression that if they play
the game it will give them the feeling that they are actually
controlling a real live game.
Name of game
Licensing
Characters
Age
rating
Console it’s
om
Showing it’s
online
25. Online review
• For all the graphical improvements, the odd
glitch does remain. Far less often will you see
a player’s arm pass through the body of his
team mate during a goal celebration
• http://www.theguardian.com/technology/201
4/sep/23/fifa-15-review-football
