So let’s be honest. Soccer just isn’t America’s sport. Many of us played it growing up, either in a league or in gym class. However, it’s just not as popular as the NFL, NBA, or MLB. Heck, I’d go as far as to say the still-striking NHL is more popular in the U.S. than soccer. However, before playing it, I truly believed
FIFA Street would help soccer’s popularity. It still might, but I’m not holding my breath.
The Street series has been successful for the NBA and NFL because it creates a “larger-than-life” illusion, complete with things like unreal dunks and wall catches and such. While FIFA Street’s action is more fast-paced than a regular soccer sim, the larger-than-life feel is missing. Instead, it’s just a bunch of guys STILL kicking a ball, with some cool animations added on.
You can earn Gamebreakers, just like in the other Street games, although they are anything but a “sure thing.” With NFL Street and NBA Street, you really have to screw something up during a Gamebreaker not to get the points. But in FIFA Street, you still have to line up your shot or it will get blocked. That means no shooting from your goalie.
FIFA Street offers up some modes similar to the other Street games, although there aren’t a lot of them. You can play a regular Friendly, or what we like to call an exhibition match. The second, and final, mode is Rule the Street. This is where you create a player, and then travel the globe in search of new teammates to help improve your Reputation Points and abilities through quick matches.