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EA Sports FIFA 11 Offers Be A Goalkeeper Feature

Football fever seems to have gripped the gaming terrain long after the close of FIFA World Cup. EA Sports FIFA 11 boasts of Creation Centre feature, Custom Audio option and a new Street Football mode as well. Now Electronic Arts enables fans to experience the thrill of adoring the role of the goalie with the inclusion of the ‘Be A Goalkeeper’ feature. Claimed to be a first, all 22 players on the field will now be controlled by the gamers themselves.

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To promote the newly announced feature, the company has roped in Chelsea FC and Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Čech as spokesperson. He will also be associated with all the marketing, advertising and promotional campaigns of the same. Be A Goalkeeper lets players react to situations from a goalkeeper’s point of view. They can execute crucial saves from free kicks, feel the pressure of the corner and maintain a clean sheet.

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“The phenomenal growth of online gaming and the desire of our fans to be able to play as the goalie was the driving force behind this innovation for FIFA 11,” commented Kaz Makita, Executive Producer, EA Sports FIFA. “Friends can play alongside each other in their pro clubs with all 11 virtual players on the pitch human controlled. We have finally replicated football in the virtual world.”

There are three accessibility levels complete with varying degrees of AI assistance namely assisted, semi-assisted and fully manual. This feature is also available in Career Mode where players can live through a 15-year career or even take the role of goalie in Virtual Pro 2.0. The latter enables them to learn the position, complete achievements, track stats and even pit themselves against some of the world’s best players.

With the Be A Goalkeeper feature embedded into the game, a realistic replication of football online with 11 vs. 11 Online Team Play. Up to 11 friends on various gaming systems can opt to take control of their own individual players on the field to compete against up to 11 rivals from the opposing team. FIFA 11 comes to the forefront with other attributes such as Personality+, Pro Passing and 360° Fight for Possession.

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Be A Goalkeeper can be experienced with the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of FIFA 11. The game is slated to hit North American shelves on September 28, 2010. Players situated in Europe and Asia can take advantage of this new feature and more when the title releases in their terrain on October 1, 2010. The official pricing details are however still under wraps by the company.

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