Official Tips and Tricks thread.

[Hydde]

You jostle pinting the freestyle stick to the enemy direction when thjey have the ball..... then tackle him (not agressive tackle) and take the ball away from him. U will do a foul for sure... but i dont have found the way to do it cleanly.

To escape from an enemy jostling.. just point ur player in the opposite direction of the enemy with both freestyle and movement stick,,,, and ull surely escape the jostle,

 

[kingcazza]

I gotta tip...............sell fifa coz its dog spunk, get pes3.

 

[ishan1990]

Originally posted by Hydde
You jostle pinting the freestyle stick to the enemy direction when thjey have the ball..... then tackle him (not agressive tackle) and take the ball away from him. U will do a foul for sure... but i dont have found the way to do it cleanly.

To escape from an enemy jostling.. just point ur player in the opposite direction of the enemy with both freestyle and movement stick,,,, and ull surely escape the jostle,

Thanks A LOT hyde. I needed that for sure. I would have had a million more goals if i knew that Thanks sooo much!!
BTW is this attribute based?

 

[ishan1990]

Originally posted by Hydde
You jostle pinting the freestyle stick to the enemy direction when thjey have the ball..... then tackle him (not agressive tackle) and take the ball away from him. U will do a foul for sure... but i dont have found the way to do it cleanly.

To escape from an enemy jostling.. just point ur player in the opposite direction of the enemy with both freestyle and movement stick,,,, and ull surely escape the jostle,

I tried that and you turn in completely the opposite direction making it impossible for you to go on with your run and easier for him to tackle you. am i doing it right?

 

[Spurious~Cause]

well thats you're problem... if he's caught up with you its probably not a good idea to attempt to continue the run... use the controller to shank it to one side (away from him)... then look up, find someone to pass it to, pass it... usually then the tackler will try and go get that player, then you can give it back to original player and they can continue the run...

 

[swezwakov]

One thing I found that's pretty lame (PS2)...

When your opponent has a freekick (doesn't work on an indirect kick or a goal scoring opportunity with a direct kick - just a standard, near midfield kick), quickly cycle through all of your players and hold down on the left analog while you do this. They'll all rush towards the kicker and pull off perhaps the best off-sides trap in the history of soccer. I've gotten the CPU by about 45 yards. It totally negates any freekick. It sucks, but helpful. I piss my brother off all the time by doing it.

 

[Real Madrid]

Does anybody know some tips and tricks for the X-BOX VERSION?

 

[swezwakov]

Does anyone know if its possible to put a curve on your shot during the game (PS2 version)? Freekicks is obvious and easy, but I've seen the computer curl the ball around my goalie, literally, on numerous occasions. Meanwhile, most of my shots are pretty much dead-on.

 

[viduka09]

you can, but it does it automatically. It depends what player you have, and what angle you hit the ball at.

 

[schils]

I haven't seen this asked yet but...on the PC version, how do we utilize the 'shift' key with 'C' when attempting the special moves (WHEN USING A GAMEPAD)? When I play with the keyboard, the SHIFT+C type moves are easy but there is NO WAY to asign any pad button the 'shift' feature! IT'S NOT EVEN A CHOICE IN THE SET-UP MENU (for gamepads)!!!!!!

This would be fine if using the right analog stick performed the same moves possble as the 'SHIFT' + X moves...but those moves are different. GRRRRRR! EA.

Anybody who's only been playing with a game pad, set it down for a moment and play with the keyboard and you'll see what I mean. With possesion try Shift+C plus right arrow, down arrow, left arrow. Neat skill move HUH? Try that with the stinking gamepad! YOU CAN'T! Because you can't asign 'SHIFT' to any button. H E L P !!!!1

 

[schils]

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!Disregard my post. I've got it! Man the 360 move is nice. it gets around the defender ALMOST everytime.

 

[thetrooper]

Originally posted by santino
if im not mistaken shift+e is a spin...but it might be a diff combo....try it but dont take my word for it

its Shift+C and different arrow combinations do different tricks which sometimes actually work

 

[Sky Reloaded]

[Tip] Here's how you chip the keeper

No you don't have to do anything to your monitor

I thought everybody knew this, but after reading the other thread, apparently you people need some help. Here's what you do. As you go on a breakaway, the the moment the keeper starts to come out, quickly hold the WALK button. As the keeper dives, tap VERY QUICKLY the LOB button, I mean just tap it in a split second. Unless you're playing World Class or something, you should chip it over him and into the net. Practice in Training, and post here if you still have problems.

 

[shevacrazy07]

what is the "walk button"? there is no button to walk, u just dont press sprint.

 

[Hakeem]

wait up here. there's a tips and tricks thread.

merging...

 

[Sky Reloaded]

Originally posted by shevacrazy07
what is the "walk button"? there is no button to walk, u just dont press sprint.

?? This is FIFA, not PES! I really love the walk button. It is supposed to be R2 I think. It is the button you hold that makes you go reaaaally slow. You really need to learn to walk before you run! Seriously, use walk whenever you're not ready to make a play, and the CPU defender will back off.

 

[Sky Reloaded]

Damnit Manager! Nobody reads 7 pages of a thread just to find out how to chip! At least leave it outside for 200-300 reads before merging. (:/)

 

[Hakeem]

ok you're right my bad. do it again and we'll leave it a week and then we'll merge ok

anmd sorry but I cant undo the merging now

 

[Spurious~Cause]

Well... i think its time i started to add tips and hints that i think might be some help to the people out there... Basically i play as Vicenza (i only knew 1 of their players when i picked them) in Career mode and i've done it all on World Class level. I'm into the second season... the first season i fulfilled all the contract requirements etc... and got promoted to Serie A... about so i bought Le Tallec (Liverpool); Ferrera (Juve?); Aldiere (Arsenal); Cruz (Munich) --- none of them have done anything special yet... but i'm training them

This season i've played 8 games and i'm doing not quite as good 3 wins, 4 draws 1 loss (my last game 4-1, but 2 of their goals were in the 90' after i dropped the controller out of disgust)...

So that puts my in 8th. (GF 14, GA 13) 5 points behind Inter who lead the competition.

Tips are for the X-box... but they are pretty much general

I hope they can give you the vibe to come up and play World Class with me...

Spurious Tips: -

1. Headless Chickens Dont Last long --- Don't just run around stupid holding the sprint button... you'll lose. You also only need to win by 1 goal to collect three points... if you're winning, change your style of play to suit... hold onto the ball doing nothing just to run the clock down is sometimes just as important as scoring another to go 2 up...

2. 1 on 1's & in-box shooting ... Learn to use the low shot button... add some angle = goals !!! (this is left trigger/walk button and shoot/B button)

3. Why or Y? -- When all things have broken down, your defence has gone MIA (Missing in Action) and all seems lost with their striker running unopposed in on goals.... don't look to the heavens shouting Why? Why? Why? ... Hold down Y/through ball/yellow button and charge your keeper out....

4. Be Confident --- develop your skills on the lower levels... be confident running the ball down the field... running it through the middle... holding onto the ball (both as a team and individual)... you'll need ALL these skills... How do you get confident ?? BY TRYING NEW THINGS --- often. Stop being Billy BoringHead Yes i'm talking to You!

5. Jeckle and Hyde --- Attack is where your flair comes out... be creative be daring... and be patient... in defence on the other hand - DEFEND UGLY.... Hack players, boot the ball up field, out of the grounds... just anywhere if you're in trouble... nobody will remember how many times you kicked the ball out... they will remember if you lose 5-0 though...

6. Defence -- noticed yet that the players in FIFA2004 actually can jockey ... ever wondered why ? ... Its because defence is more than running as fast as you can at the attacker and trying to tackle them...
* Some of your best defence should be done without ever needing to press either of the tackle buttons... learn how to run to fill the path between players, so you intercept passes etc... don't just rush towards them...

* Hang off players sometimes... but if instinct requires your strikers or other players to rush their defenders, go for it... it sets up lots of 1 on 1's counter attacks...

*The aim of defence is to stop them from scoring ... not from stopping them from reaching within 30 metres of your goals... therefore NEVER rush your central defenders up to stop anyone (usually opposition midfield) who has just come over halfway. And in the same time... some of your best defence can be done by the player that just sprinted 50 metres back when 40 metres seemed like it was a waste of time.

7. (KEY TIP) OFF THE BALL .... use quick off the ball tactics in both defence and attack... off tha ball followed by lob is a good way to clear the ball... off the ball and then a lob when your striker is just outside the 18 yard box is also good... don't be afraid to bring the ball down with your chest either... then just push away from the defender and low shoot

8. Beating players -- Its not really that hard... simple is always best, a little nudge of the freestyle button for a jink... a touch of the sprint button, a change in angle... its all you need... stop trying to do walk 360 spins... save that to embarrass your friends...

9. Play the easy ball --- On the other hand... beating players is important, what is equally important to know however is when to not try to beat a player... If you're running down the sideline trying to beat the defender, and it starts to look like you wont... slam the d-pad so you turn 90 degrees away from the defender, then look back and inside... you should have an unmarked defender straight back from you, or a central midfielder unmarked coming through... give it to them... you can try to beat the player next time...

Also, if you're winning in a game the opponent will push more people forward... take advantage of this by using through balls... mainly given from your own half, from your striker to the winger (if wing play is set), or if you've drawn their CB. lots of 1 on 1's...

10. Um... maybe i shouldn't mention this... especially with the kids coming onto the board.... but i actually learnt and played a lot of season 1 while drunk... i had about 15 drinks of Whiskey during the time i first started playing World Class Career with my team... i guess the point is... Its a game, have fun with it...

The rest of the tips regarding free kicks and everything else can be found elsewhere... my were mainly just general overall 'vibe' advice tips... i could have put in basic trick moves for the x-box eg. put all the actual controls in but you can basically read and adapt all the others ones mentioned on other systems..



Oh and also... don't get cocky, just when you think FIFA2004 is getting to easy... you'll probably lose the next game... so stay in 'the zone' .. also look at ways to improve.... i personally have hardly ever used the black individual player run button... thats what i'm going to try to master next

 

[Sky Reloaded]

Oh well, I'll start a new thread if someone needs help on something else. In the meantime I'll just have to reply in people's threads to tell them how to chip