Apparently, EA Sports chief Peter Moore is well suited for his job.
According to FIFA 10 producer David Rutter (speaking with VideoGamer.com), the guy runs marathons and used to play semi-pro soccer in England. The Liverpool native is also a big fan of his hometown Liverpool F.C. (but does he know all the words to “You Will Never Walk Alone”?), and can hit the crossbar from the center line of a soccer pitch (about 55 yards).
“No honestly. Honestly. He’s a very, very good football player. He’s always ribbing me, because I run marathons occasionally and he’s run marathons as well. He’s a pretty sprightly old dude,” says Rutter.
I’ve been playing soccer for years and couldn’t do that. The last time I even touched a soccer ball, I was trying to knock an empty beer can off a crossbar from about 15 yards. I couldn’t do it, of course, because I just finished drinking that one and several others before. I sprained my foot in the process.
Moving on! When asked about using motion-controlled technology in FIFA, Rutter explained that “there are a few things we could do, which we’re thinking about doing at the moment. But it’s not something that’s suddenly going to manifest itself in FIFA 10.”
FIFA 11, on the other hand, would be a better bet, but only if it contributed something special to the game, explained Rutter:
I’m a big fan of — and I’ve said it a number of times and I’ll say it again — if it’s not good enough it won’t make it in. Don’t just want to put something in because it’s something we’re asked to do or it’s something people think we should. If it doesn’t add to the overall thing, then it’s pointless. I don’t want it to be just this distraction, to be quite honest.
I’m not a very creative person — which is why I write about games instead of design them — but I can’t even begin to imagine how Microsoft’s Natal or Sony’s motion controller would work in a game like FIFA. Do you guys have any ideas?
