FIFA 15 ON PS VITA IS ANOTHER RESKIN!

FIFA on the Playstation handheld.

 EA CEO Peter Moore revealed during an interview: “Why mess with perfection?” asked Moore, “We already know that we have the perfect product since FIFA is the best selling soccer game on the market. We outright admit it’s a completely copy of the last game because everyone wants to play the same game again since it was just that good. The developers who worked very hard to reskin the game deserve a lot of money for making FIFA 14 and FIFA 15 happen.”

So, this means that fans will be expecting the same old game again, which does not contain the different features and game modes in the consoles' version. 

“The most important part about FIFA is the roster,” said Moore, “It really doesn’t matter how good the game is if you’re playing with the wrong people on your team. I believe that alone is worth at least 60 dollars, but we’re selling the Vita version of the game for only 40. It’s a steal at that price. And it will be a steal at that price again next year for FIFA 15. Again, why mess with perfection as we already have the perfect price point which is full price.”

“People say that you can’t tell the difference between FIFA 13, FIFA 14 and FIFA 15 and those people are wrong,” explained Moore, “Other game developers might spend some time tweaking numbers to get the physics right, but no one ever notices that kind of stuff. We change one of the most notable things, the graphics. Once players see the right name on the back of the player’s jersey, they know they are playing a brand new game.”

“I already know that FIFA 15 will be perfect because FIFA 13 is perfect,” continued Moore, “The best part is, I can guarantee it because if anyone on our team makes a mistake with the graphics or the names of the players, we can fix it with a free patch. In fact, our development team for FIFA 13 just made one giant patch to make FIFA 14. I don’t know how they work their magic since I’m not a programmer. I’m just here to make sure the game is creative which they always are.”

This is what he said. All of us will think: Aren't patches very easy to program? And by our gamers' definition of the term graphics, we will think in terms of how the overall game looks and how it presents itself, not just the change of names on the jerseys. 

Perhaps EA has their reasons for these actions, there is obviously a lack of sports games competitors in the PS VITA market. No matter what, die-hard soccer fans have no choice but to choose FIFA. This gives EA their confidence and their plans to save funds and ended up creating a cycle of re skinned games that originated many years ago. Maybe if PES arrived in the Vita market, EA would then realize their mistake and put more effort in these mobile Fifa games. I really hope that that day will soon arrive. 

Need for speed: Most Wanted PS VITA review

Need for speed: Most Wanted. For the PS Vita. 

One of the best console games in 2012. Ported to the Vita. I've been waiting to purchase this game for a good long time and finally I got it. This is one of the few Vita games that will keep fans in anticipation. Criterion Games also said that this is the exact same game as the console version. And they did not disappoint.

At first look, the roads and pavements of the familiar Fairhaven looks scrumptious and delicious, they make you hungry to explore them. By comparing the console version and the portable version of the game, you will realize that the roads are exactly the same. All the curves, highways and underground passages, they are all included in the Vita version. And that is a good thing. The thing that is not quite there, are the visuals. The crispness of the car plates are very clear in the console version. On the other hand, it looks blurry in the Vita version. It may not be easy to see incoming cars in the Vita version, and this can lead to quite a number of crashes. This, at some points of the game, is frustrating. The console version also include dust and dirt stuck on our windscreen but this is absent in the Sony handheld. The only thing that the Vita has is the lighting from the Sun rays, which further stimulates the racing experience in the handheld. Although these are little touches in the game, but added together they provide a more genuine and fun experience. Yet, Vita users are not able to experience it. This is excusable as we are doing an unjust comparison of a console running on power supplied by the socket and a portable handheld that only absorbs it's power from a lithium-ion battery. Overall, the graphics are still considered in the "good" range of the system.

From the first touch of the dual analogs on the Vita till now, I feel that the controls of the Vita feel quite similiar to the console version. Although the Vita is not a dual-shock, the handling and driving of the cars are easy to master. Drifting feels really fluid and smooth, it almost makes us feel that we are really in the vehicle. There are 41 cars for us to choose from, ranging from the Ford Raptor to the fast and furious Lambourghini Aventador. Every car contains five races with different difficulties that each unlock various car mods. There is no clear story in the game, you just have to become Fairhaven's Most Wanted driver. The game's main aim is to make us into Fairhaven most wanted, which is achieved by beating the top 10 most wanted cars, which will take around 10 hours. There are even some Vita-specific races thrown in, which just increases the game's replayability. There are gates and billboards to be smash and some of them are really challenging to find. Body shops and jackspots are still there to help evade the boys in blue. Similarly, the only way to change the cars' colours is by passing through Body Shops. This will also refuel your nitrous, which is an important feature during races and cop chases. The number of police cars has dropped considerably, only when you reach one of the highest heat levels, real heat will then suffice. Engines can still be shut down and started, although the doors cannot be open. This will be a really cool feature as car doors such as the Aventador's and the Pagani Huayra's will look really awesome. 

Autolog is still there to record your progress. This connects you with your friends in a never-before world. Especially on a handheld too. This makes you want to go back and beat those multi-player races. Again. And again. Billboards will hold faces of your friends that smashed through it at a higher speed, this only makes you angrier and wanting to smash it at a much faster speed. It is a really effective method. There are tons of replayability in the game, partly because it can be brought anywhere now. 

Overall, Most Wanted on the PS Vita is a good addition to my games collection. It undoubtedly provide me with a fun gaming experience, I am still playing it now. Due to the massively connected multiplayer platform. Therefore, I am giving it an 8.0/10