FIFA 12 skills and tricks guide: Make your mates look like mugs
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Football. It’s a beautiful game, and each year EA Sport’s FIFA footie titles edge a little closer to perfection. From screaming 30-yard shots to darting runs down the wing, new physics technology and player weighting systems make this year’s FIFA 12 the most realistic football game out there.
But it’s not all just about zonal marking and carefully considered possession-boosting tactics. It’s also about mugging your friends off with silky skills that would make even Pelé blush. From Bergkamp Flicks to Elastico Chops, there are plenty of ways to dupe defenders and leave egg on the face of your opponents.
Read on for instructions on how to pull off all the new tricks in FIFA 12. Sadly, we’re still waiting for the infamous “Zidane Headbutt” to feature. Get it in FIFA 13, EA!
Note – This guide shortens the Xbox 360 controller’s Left Bumper and Right Bumper buttons to LB and RB respectively, and Left Trigger and Right Trigger buttons to LT and RT. We’re using the Xbox 360 controller as a reference, but PS3 players can easily translate these commands to the corresponding Square, Triangle, Circle, Cross, R1, R2, L1 and L2 buttons of Sony’s controller.
Elastico Chop
A high speed heel flick, this is great way to wrong foot a defender and cut inside from a wide position to get a better angle on goal.
How to do it:
Hold LT and flick the Right Stick backwards, then left or right depending on the direction you aim to head towards. Must be standing and jogging to work.
Reverse Toe Bounce
Not one to really use in the heat of a tense online extra time session, the Reverse Toe Bounce is best reserved for a bit of arena showboating.
How to do it:
Hold LT and hold the Right Stick to the left. Must be done whilst ball juggling.
Bergkamp Flick
A really difficult one this, as it relies on very specific positioning in terms not only of your player, but the defender (or defenders) you are trying to pass, and also the flight of the ball. As made famous by Dennis Bergkamp in his Arsenal days, pull it off and you’ll flick the ball with the inside of your foot low around the defence.
How to do it:
Flick Right Stick back when the ball is near you in the air, with your opponent directly behind you.
Scoop Turn 90
A quick 90 degree turn, this move is a great way to turn through a defender that has you bunched up in a corner.
How to do it:
Hold X, and keeping X held down, press A and push the Left Stick right or left depending on where you want to turn. Must be standing and jogging slowly.
Scoop Turn 180
More flamboyant than the Scoop Turn 90, the Scoop Turn 180 is a Ronaldhino favourite. It’s a great way to take on two defenders who are pressing at you, sliding the ball between the two. Great for a cheeky nutmeg too.
How to do it:
Hold X, and keeping X held down, press A and push the Left Stick backwards. Must be standing and jogging slowly.
LATW
Another one best suited to showing off your juggling skills in the arena, LATW sees you spin your feet around the ball in mid-air before catching it at ground level.
How to do it:
Hold LT and quickly spin the right stick clockwise twice. Must be done whilst ball juggling.
REMEMBER!
The new ball physics make pulling off tricks a little more unpredictable than in previous FIFA titles. The ball will bounce more naturally rather than sticking to your player, and as a result, may land randomly making moves a little harder to successfully pull off. But persevere! Pulling off these tricks won’t only make you look like a Messi in the making, but will be invaluable when taking on the top players online.
Gerald Lynch
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FIFA 12 Formation Tips: The Best Formations
The best formation is: 4-1-2-1-2(2). Next to it you may set your team formation to 4-4-1-1(1) or 4-4-1-1(2). If you are looking for a very defensive formation in FIFA 12, I would suggest you to choose: 5-3-2 or 5-4-1(1). Make sure you place your players in the position depending on your selected formation. The defending players should show in YELLOW colors in the graph, midfielders GREEN, attackers BLUE. Otherwise the players who have wrong colors, won’t have their full performance and skills in the game.
FIFA 12 Defending and Attacking Tips
Sender: Anonymous
Look around the pitch if there is more defenders than attackers try using double pressure by pressing square button.
Attacking tip: use l1 + triangle for slotted through pass to the wings from inside your half then cut from the wings and pass the ball to an open attacker works every time and works best if you have a speedster as the winger
FIFA 12 Hints: Attacking (Online mode)
Author: chrism_fifa12
1. Use the wings to carry the ball near to penalty box to cross and score. Dribbling on the wings is usually easier.
2. Have more than one plan to score. Don’t stick with one method of scoring, strategize different ways to go to your opponent’s box.
3. You don’t need to always sprint. Remember your (online) opponent is under pressure when your attackers have the ball inside his penalty box. So you don’t need to rush, just concentrate but make your decisions quickly before your opponent reacts.
4. Practice on counter attacks. Counter is a good way to score.
5. Score from the corner kicks. Learn how to score from corner. Try to win as many corner kicks as you can.
FIFA 12 Tactical Defending Tips (Online play)
Author: Anonee.
– Don’t sprint at the player who’s on the ball, just do the and when you are on a right position, do a tackle.
– Try to intercept opposition’s passes.
Defending, Calling the Goalkeeper in One-on-One Situation (Online mode)
Author: Pat M.
Bringing the goalie off his line to face the attacker is a good defending technique in one-on-one situations but it could be risky as well. The attacker can easily dribble the keeper, pass the ball to a teammate who’s running parallel with him, or simply chip shot and send the ball to back of the net over the keeper’s head. As an attacker, this situation could be also stressful as they have to be quick otherwise the defenders reaching them from behind. This is the key, as a goalie, you need to make the attackers confused, so they would not be sure what they want to do (either chip shot of direct shot or pass the ball to a teammate). You should know when to bring your keeper forward and when to send him back (when to press the calling button and when to release it). It should be very tricky, you should read your opponent decision beforehand, for example bring forward your goalie halfway but once you feel the attacker wants to chip shot, you should release the button so the keeper stops going forward but going back to his line instead to prevent the goal. Timing and pushing/releasing the calling button (Q) are very important. Again, bring the goalie halfway and release the button to 1) buy time 2) make attacker confused 3) prevent his shots (esp: chip shots).
FIFA 12 Tips: Defending (All)
Author: Simone
Do not overreact. Try to read the play and chase attacker carefully. As David Rutter also suggested, do not try to tackle with tackle button a lot, FIFA 12 is different than FIFA 11, the recovery from even short tackle kills time so your opponent will dribble you easily if your tackle isn’t successful. Timing is the key, as he said. You should tackle on the right time. The new jockey feature is very useful. Get familiar of using jockey in Arena before you go to play.
Tips for playing online match (PS3)
Author: Pat M.
1) Defend first. Focus on defending rather than scoring.
2) Passing is important. Try to keep the control of the ball.
3) Don’t be stressed. Relax, even when you miss the ball and receive goals. That’s the key.
4) Dribble more. In FIFA 12, the dribbling is much much improved, try to use this feature as much as you can.
5) Attack with more players. Try to bring the ball to the opponents box through your midfielders. If you do so, your attackers will go to the better positions to receive the golden pass.
6) Learn from defeats. Don’t be sad when you lose a match, try to see where were you mistakes.
To be continued …
• FIFA 13 Tips and Tricks
90,000 FIFA 12 — trophies (Achivka, achievements) for PS3
Main game euro 2012 ™
Main game
87 trophies 2 25 59
9000 other prizes (excluding extra content prizes)
Gold
Pack King
Unlock 100 packs in FIFA 12 Ultimate Team.
Gold
Pack King
Unlock 100 packs in FIFA 12 Ultimate Team.
Silver
Megged / Between the legs
Successfully throw the ball between the defender’s legs.
Silver
Riding Bikes / Scissors
Hammer with scissors.
Silver
Legendary
Win a match against the computer on Legend difficulty with a club of equal rating or higher.
Silver
Century of Goals
Score 100 goals in FIFA 12 matches. .
Silver
Century of Goals
Score 100 goals in FIFA 12 matches.
Silver
EAS FC Starting 11 / EAS FC Main Squad
Reach level 20 in EA SPORTS Football Club mode.
Silver
Campaign Complete
Complete a season in the «Equal Play» Seasons Mode.
Silver
Marquee Signing
Purchase a Gold Player equal to or greater than 15,000 using «Buy Now».
Silver
«Big Cup» Squad
Enter an Ultimate Team tournament and finish the match with an overall team rating of 85 or higher.
Silver
We’ll need a larger trophy case
Win 10 trophies in FIFA 12 Ultimate Team.
Silver
Marquee Signing
Purchase a Gold Player equal to or greater than 15,000 using «Buy Now».
Silver
Trophy Time
Become a champion in any league in Career mode.
Silver
«Big Cup» Squad
Enter an Ultimate Team tournament and finish the match with an overall team rating of 85 or higher.
Silver
Fully Formed
Three players in your club must be in top form at the same time in Career mode.
Silver
We’ll need a larger trophy case
Win 10 trophies in FIFA 12 Ultimate Team.
Silver
Youth is Served
Buy a youth player in Career mode.
Silver
Trophy Time
Become a champion in any league in Career mode.
Silver
Virtual Legend
Play 50 matches with your virtual soccer player.
Silver
Fully Formed
Three players in your club must be in top form at the same time in Career mode.
Silver
FIFA for Life
Spend 50 hours on the field.
Silver
Youth is Served
Buy a youth player in Career mode.
Silver
Virtual Legend
Play 50 matches with your virtual football player.
Silver
FIFA for Life
Spend 50 hours on the field.
Bronze
Don’t Blink
Score in the first 5 minutes of a game against the computer.
Bronze
Comeback Kid / Ordinary Miracle
Win by losing 3 goals in the second half against the computer.
Bronze
Precision Tackler / Natural Selection
Reach an 80% tackle rate with at least 5 tackles in a match.
Bronze
No Draw for You! / No draws! (secret)
Score the winning goal in the 90th minute against the computer.
Bronze
10 vs 11 / 10 vs 11
Win a match against the computer while tied or trailing by one player.
Bronze
Ruud Boy
Volleyball.
Bronze
Block Party / Block Master
Manually block 5 defensive shots in one game.
Bronze
Don’t Blink
Score in the first 5 minutes of a game against the computer.
Bronze
Comeback Kid / Ordinary Miracle
Win by losing 3 goals in the second half against the computer. 9No Draw for You! / No draws! (secret)
Score the winning goal in the 90th minute against the computer.
Bronze
Warrior
Score a goal with a non-contact injured player.
Bronze
10 vs 11 / 10 vs 11
Win a match against the computer while tied or trailing by one player.
Bronze
Quickly Now! / Come quickly!
Throw in after a quick side throw.
Bronze
Ruud Boy / While Flying
Volleyball.
Bronze
EAS FC Youth Academy
Reach level 5 in EA SPORTS Football Club mode.
Bronze
Block Party / Block Master
Manually block 5 defensive attacks in one game.
Bronze
Challenge Accepted
Complete one game scenario challenge in EA SPORTS Football Club.
Bronze
All My Own Work
Win in manual mode (including tactical defense control)
Bronze
Path to the Cup
Win a Cup match in the Head to Head Seasons mode.
Bronze
Warrior
Score a goal with a non-contact injured player.
Bronze
Quickly Now! / Come quickly!
Throw in after a quick side throw.
Bronze
Friends now Enemies? / Friends or enemies?
Win an online friendly season
Bronze
EAS FC Youth Academy / EAS FC Sports School
Reach level 5 in EA SPORTS Football Club mode.
Bronze
Being Social
Play an Online Friendly Match.
Bronze
Challenge Accepted
Complete one game scenario challenge in EA SPORTS Football Club.
Bronze
Virtual Debut
Play as a virtual football player for a Pro Club online or in a Pro Ranked game
Bronze
Path to the Cup
Win 90 in Seasonal Match Mode «Equal game».
Bronze
New Club in Town
Create your own club in FIFA 12 Ultimate Team.
Bronze
Legends start with Victories
Win a match with your FIFA 12 Ultimate Team club.
Bronze
Friends now Enemies? / Friends or enemies?
Win an Online Friendly Season
Bronze
Tournament Victory
Win a tournament in FIFA 12 Ultimate Team.
Bronze
Being Social
Play an Online Friendly Match
Bronze
I’ll have that one
Unlock the first set in FIFA 12 Ultimate Team.
Bronze
3 Points / 3 points
Win a season match in the «Equal Game» seasons mode.
Bronze
Friendly
Finish a match against a Friend in FIFA 12 Ultimate Team.
Bronze
Virtual Debut
Play as a virtual soccer player for a pro club online or in a pro ranked game
Bronze
New Club in Town
Create your own club in FIFA 12 Ultimate Team.
Bronze
Growing Club
Raise your club value to 85,000,000 in FIFA 12 Ultimate Team.
Bronze
Legends start with Victories
Win a match with your FIFA 12 Ultimate Team club.
Bronze
Tournament Victory
Win a tournament in FIFA 12 Ultimate Team.
Bronze
I’ll have that one
Unlock the first set in FIFA 12 Ultimate Team.
Bronze
How Great is that? / That’s the find (secret)
Find the Team of the Week Player in the Ultimate Team Pack.
Bronze
Friendly
Finish a match against a Friend in FIFA 12 Ultimate Team.
Bronze
Club Legend (secret)
Play 100 matches for the national team with any player in FIFA 12 Ultimate Team.
Bronze
Growing Club
Raise your club value to 85,000,000 in FIFA 12 Ultimate Team.
Bronze
Procrastinator
Sign a player on the day the transfer window closes in Career Mode.
Bronze
How Great is that? / That’s the find (secret)
Find the Team of the Week Player in the Ultimate Team Pack.
Bronze
Massive Signing
Sign a player at a level higher than all the players on your team during the transfer window.
Bronze
Club Legend (secret)
Play 100 matches for the national team with any player in FIFA 12 Ultimate Team.
Bronze
Puppet Master
Talk to the press in Career mode.
Bronze
Sweet Music
Customize your own music for FIFA 12
Bronze
Procrastinator
Sign a player on the closing day of the transfer window.
Bronze
Massive Signing / Serious Purchase
Sign a player with a level above all other players on your team during the transfer window.
Bronze
Happy 20th EA SPORTS! / 20 years of EA SPORTS!
Score 20 goals in FIFA 12 matches to celebrate EA SPORTS 20th Anniversary!
Bronze
Puppet Master
Talk to the press in Career mode.
Bronze
Sweet Music
Customize your own music for FIFA 12
Bronze
Happy 20th EA SPORTS! / 20 years of EA SPORTS!
Score 20 goals in FIFA 12 matches to celebrate EA SPORTS 20th Anniversary!
UEFA Euro 2012 ™
20 trophies 6 14
Silver
Collector / Collector
Collect all parts of the mosaic in Tour
Silver
Expeditionary Nature
Winner all 53 in Tour
Silver
My Euro / My Euro
Win a match in each UEFA Euro 2012 ™
Collector / Collector
Gather all parts of the mosaic in Tour
Expeditionary
Defeat all 53 countries in the Tour
Silver
My Euro / My Euro
Win a match in every UEFA EURO 2012™ mode
Bronze
Glory Moment
Win UEFA EURO 2012™ Online
Bronze
Creating History Together
Win UEFA EURO 2012™. Multiple players must be on the same team in all 6 matches
Bronze
We Are The Champions
Win UEFA EURO 2012™
Bronze
National Pride
Win the Tour. In the starting line-up, all players must be from the same country
Bronze
On All Fronts
Defeat a team from each group in the «Tour»
Bronze
One Down
Defeat all teams in the same group in the «Tour»
Glory Moment
Win UEFA EURO 2012™ Online
Bronze
Make It Possible
Complete the Challenge
Bronze
Creating History Together
Win UEFA EURO 2012™. Multiple players must be on the same team in all 6 matches
Bronze
We Are The Champions
Win UEFA EURO 2012™
Bronze
National Pride
Win the Tour. Starters must all be from the same country
Bronze
On All Fronts
Defeat a team from each group in the Tour
Bronze
One Down
Defeat all teams in the same group in the Tour
Bronze
Make It Possible 3 9003 Challenge 9003
fifa 14 keyboard control settings. New tricks in this version. Passes and crosses
The release of FIFA 14 promised to bring a real revolution to the world of virtual football.
The developers promised a lot of innovations in terms of network play, mechanics and game modes.
We will look at the main tricks that have been added to the new part of the football simulator.
The creators have taken feints to the next level and made them an important part of the game. Let’s try to figure out in detail how to do tricks in FIFA 14 on various consoles.
Whether it’s good or bad is for the players to judge.
New features in FIFA 14 on Xbox360
There is also an interesting video demonstration, take a look.
Tricks in FIFA 14 on PS3 joystick
Tricks in FIFA 14 on the computer keyboard
As for playing the keyboard and mouse in FIFA 14, here it is desirable to change the control from the main part of the keyboard to the part with the «num» buttons. It is more convenient to do tricks, because all the buttons are located nearby.
The keyboard is configured in the same way as in the instruction picture below, click on the image.
How to set up FIFA 14 keyboard controls
Let’s move on to feints:
- Fake shot: «A» or «D», then «S». The player swings and makes a false shot.
- Pass with fantasy: hold «Z», then press «S».
- Shot wide of the ball: hold down the arrow key in any direction, then perform a “fake hit” combination. The player hits the ball, thereby deceiving the opponent.
- Fantasy strike: hold «C» and press «D». The player makes a feint and makes a strong blow.
- Kicking the ball on the spot. «C» + «z»: the player stuffs the ball on the spot before hitting.
- Rainbow ball. «num2», «num8», «num8»: while running, the football player throws the ball over himself and continues to run.
- Double tap exit. Press «num4», then «num8» and the right and up arrows: the player passes forward with the help of a feint.
- Trick called «around the world». Press ‘num2’ ‘num4’ ‘num8’ ‘num6’ or ‘num2’ ‘num6’ ‘num8’ ‘num4’: the player tosses the ball and circles it with their foot in the air, and then shoots.
- Jumping scissors kick. Press the up arrow while standing still: The player tosses the ball and hits it over himself in the fall.
- Berbatov’s spread. press «num4» and «num8» at the same time. Berbatov’s corporate spread with a deceptive movement.
Video demonstration below.
Connoisseurs of football simulators know very well that convenient control is a sure guarantee of a successful game. It so happened that in the new version of the game — FIFA 14, the keyboard layout has changed, and now, it will not be easy to navigate in the default settings if you have actively played FIFA 12 and FIFA 13 before. How can I change the controls in FIFA 14? Control changes in the traditional way — in the settings and radically by installing the Keyboard Patch for FIFA 14.
To go to the keyboard in the Personalization — Settings — Management tab, you need to select the classic option — mouse + keyboard. After that, when you have selected a new control device, you will have the opportunity to change the layout. Assign keys the way you want.
FIFA 14 keyboard controls FIFA 14 controls
If you are more accustomed to using a gamepad to play, in the controls tab, you need to select an alternative option, indicated by the image of a joystick. After confirming the choice, the possibility of editing the default assigned keys to those that you are used to opens.
As for the control patch, it’s worth noting the fact that it only works with the final version of the game. For the demo version, such a patch has never been released.
Regarding the controls in the mobile version of FIFA 14, it is necessary to highlight some of the innovations relating specifically to touch navigation.
Touch control features include:
- the ability to set the player’s movement trajectory using a line on the screen that is easily drawn with a finger;
- impact force control;
- the ability to control the flight of the ball after impact;
- simplified gear management.
But, if you want to return to the good old control, using a tablet to play, this can be done in the game settings.
In conclusion, we note the fact that newcomers, for whom the 2013 version was the first in the list of football simulators, will quickly get used to the new controls, and they may not need to change anything at all.
Strikes
- D / RB — regular straight shot, head kick
- Z + D / RB + B — a tricky strike on a hinged trajectory. It is more difficult to apply, but when hit on target, it is often effective.
- Q + D / LB + B — «parachute».
Passes and crosses
- S / A — short pass / header. The strength of the pass and its length depends on the time the button is held
- A / X — Long hand pass (hold to determine the force of the shot)
- A+A+A / X+X+X — low shot
- Q+W / LB+Y — Overhead Penetrating Pass (hold to determine the power of the shot). If used wisely, you can take the player 1 on 1 with the goalkeeper
- Q + W * 2 / LB + Y * 2 — backache per move
- Q+A / LB+X — early prostel (from outside the box)
- Q + A * 2 / LB + X * 2 — early low cross (from outside the penalty area)
- Q+S+S / LB+A*2 — wall game
- W / Y — pass to the move / through (hold to determine the strength of the blow). Convenient to bring the player into a striking position or sharpen the attack.
Defensive play
- Q / LB — player’s choice
- D/A — pressing (hold)
- Z / RB Second Defender (hold)
- C / LT — Fight for the ball (hold «up»)
- S+Z / A+RB — double pressing
- A / X — tackle
- D / B — throwing the ball out of bounds (in own half)
- E / RT — standing still body block
Dribbling
- Arrows / Left stick — normal guiding
- Q+Arrows / LB+Left Stick — Increased Control
- C+Arrows / LT+Left Stick — Max Control
- E+Arrows / RT+Left Stick — Run (small control)
- Right Numeric / Right Stick — Throw Ball (Minimum Control
Goalkeeper play
- W / Y exit play (hold)
- Q / LB — position selection
- S / A — Throw the ball (hold to pass the ball to the far player)
- S + S / A + A — false throw (when determining the force of impact)
- A/D / X/B- drop kick
- W / Y- drop the ball on the lawn
- W / Y — catching the ball
- A / X — tackle
- C / LT- call the defender
Implementation of 1 on 1 exits
Let’s say you managed to get a player to rendezvous with the goalkeeper or you have the last defender in front of you. It is best to deal with the defender with a feint. If he’s behind, it’s not a problem at all. So, there are several options. However, you need to try to get as close as possible to the goalkeeper (2 and a half meters) and then there are several options:
- Stop (C / LT), catch the goalkeeper on pause and, depending on the situation, either shoot into the far corner, or wait for maximum approach and sharply go to the side (E + C / LT + RT). Then it remains just to score into an empty net.
- Pass to an oncoming teammate if he is in a better position.
- Try to beat the goalkeeper on a feint (“swing” is great for you) and shoot into an empty net.
- Without further ado, reduce the distance to the critical (one and a half meters) and break through.
- Attempt to reroll the goalkeeper (Q+D / LB+B).
Corners and free kicks
- A / X- serve/cross
- D / B — strike (hold to increase the force of the blow). Spin the ball — arrows «left», «right» (hold to increase the force of impact)
- A+A+A / X+X+X — low shot (hold to increase the force of impact)
- Q+A / LB+X — soft canopy
- E / RT — change of batter, server
- C / LT — call the second player
- C+D / LT+B — hit by the second player
- C+S / LT+A — rollback under attack
- Z / RB — call the 3rd player (on free kicks)
- Q + D / LB + B — low kick (with free kicks)
Penalty
- D / B Power Shot
- Q+D / LB+B — Parachute
- Z+D / RB+B — technical strike
- Right digital part / Right stick — dive (goalkeeper)
- Right, Left Arrows / Left Stick — Move along penalty line (goalkeeper)
- Use the arrows to indicate the direction of the strike or save.