FIFA Street 3 Review (PS3): A Below-Average Game

FIFA Street 3 is an Soccer video game released on Playstation 3 and developed by EA Canada. There's only a few Soccer games out there so when they do come out it has the potential to be very special. Unfortunately that isn't really the case here.

Story : There isn't a story to be had here, because it's a Soccer game. Perhaps someday there will be a story mode in sports games, but not today.

Graphics : The graphics are really quite good. I think more atmosphere could have incorporated into the game unfortunately, but what's here is decent enough and gets the job done. There's a great amount of detail in the players and each one looks like it's real life counterpart. All the players are also animated beautifully, and the moves they preform have a real life to them.

Sound : The voice acting is really absurd in this game, and I suggest turning the sound off or playing to some of your favorite music if you really want to play this game for any length of time. Fortunately, the music is quite good as are the sound effects. EA has a nack for putting in catchy tunes and this one's no exception.

Game play : This game is first and foremost, a silly Soccer game. If you're looking for a challenging, realistic, tactical experience then you've come to the wrong place. Perhaps this game was marketed wrong, but sitting down and playing it with a grain of salt makes it much more enjoyable. The goal of playing this game is to have brain dead Soccer fun doing ridiculous tricks and scoring absurd goals with crazy shots. If that sounds like fun to you, then Fifa Street 3 may be right up your alley. The controls are all smooth and sensitive enough, but they could use just a bit more tightening. Often I didn't feel like I had very much control.

Re playability : The multi-player seems interesting at first but really loses it's steam. It's sort of like they attempted to make an NBA Jam for Soccer but couldn't quite pull it off. Other than that, the replay value is mostly dependent on how much you initially like the game. For most I imagine this game is something you play for a week or two every year, as it's good brainless fun. Other than that, it won't be seeing attention.

Overall : 4/10. A distinctly below-average game.