Whether performing one panna after another without breaking a sweat the way the game is played in Amsterdam, or a physical, fight-for-possession style the way players compete in London, fans will enjoy a superior fidelity of ball control and responsiveness than anything ever experienced. Powered by the revolutionary FIFA gameplay engine, and introducing Street Ball Control, FIFA Street delivers an arsenal of groundbreaking street dribbling styles and trick moves that ignite the one-on-one battles. Enjoy a unique, fun experience where everything from the environments to the gear to the music is true to street football and its culture. From the creators of the award-winning EA SPORTS FIFA franchise, and inspired by street footballers from around the world, FIFA Street is the most authentic street football game ever made.
The franchise is in dire need of a spectacularly powerful kick up the arse, one that I personally would love to see delivered in the form of a Criterion-coded SSX.A fun, authentic street football game that replicates the way the game is played all over the world. You can't help but feel that the 'Street' and EA BIG! brands in general are at an all-time low in terms of creativity, excitement, and basic balls-out fun. That said, the 360 version once again has the edge due to the inclusion of anti-aliasing, which does a good enough job in reducing the shimmering in detail and - dare I say it - jagginess you see on PS3, but is hardly a big enough deal to recommend one version over the other. That being the case, it's difficult to find any tangible difference between the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions.
#FIFA STREET XBOX 360 1080P#
The fact that EA is attempting to support 1080p at all boils down to the fact that FIFA Street 3 is a technically undemanding game.
#FIFA STREET XBOX 360 720P#
Compare and contrast with the superior 720p mode, which is locked at 60fps and does a much, much better job of feeling like a slick arcade-style game. Unfortunately, just like that game, the support for 1080p comes at a price a savage decimation of the frame-rate meaning that if you get a constant 30 frames-per-second, you're doing well.
It's the first game in an absolute age that supports 'full HD' and it does so on both consoles - rather like the game's predecessor, NBA Street Homecourt.
Yes indeed, FIFA Street 3 is an essentially unspectacular release attractive and playable enough to pass muster, but so devoid of any real gaming charisma that it's the number of pixels it renders that I find most interesting about it. If it's supported on PlayStation 3, more often than not it's just upscaled from 720p (or lower) and comes with a disappointing performance penalty, and while Xbox 360 scales exceptionally well, native 1080p support is only included in a paltry two games.
#FIFA STREET XBOX 360 PC#
So whatever happened to the dream of 1080p HD gaming? It's alive and well if you're willing to invest serious sterling into top-end PC graphics hardware, but a few choice highlights aside, it's become something of an embarrassment on console.