Slow down! FIFA Soccer 2004 is a different game. Make sure you plan ahead and use sprint when the opportunity presents itself.Use the L2 button when crossing for inch perfect ball into the box.Use the L2 button when close to the halfway line for the perfect view of your attacking options.Don?t hold down the right stick for too long ? hit L2, select your player, flick the stick in the desired direction and pass the ball into spaceModify the height of your through ball using the R2 button ? R2 will give the ball a lower trajectory.Slow the game down by pressing the R2 button, giving you more time to use the L2 button and send players on runs.
Xbox™ Tips
Slow down! Wait until the attacker is within range and use the B button initiate the conservative tackle. Call 2nd Defender is a great aid in order to get used to the new attack AI.Slide Tackles -- Go easy on the slide tackles. Timing will be crucial and keep an eye on the rebounds resulting from the tackle.Crossing -- Early crosses result in bonus on the receiver side.Clearances -- Use the Circle Button to clear the ball out of defence.Headers - A/X/Y result in a header pass; B will be treated like a shot or a clearance.To become the king of set pieces visit the set piece screen in the options menu and choose the running patterns that work best for your strike force.
Nintendo GameCube® Tips
If you want to defend on a direct free kick, select one of the players in the wall and move the wall to the left or the right. You can even make your players jump (Triangle)!Wanna score on Free Kicks? Practice is the place where you should go... Spend some time in the Tournaments. Each country has different stadiums, different ambiances and different powerful teams you will have to defeat. Slow the game down and wait for your support run to get into space before playing the ball back.Be careful not to pull in a supporting defender who already has a player to mark. Sometimes it makes more sense as the free defender to commit and make the tackle yourself.
PC-CD Tips
Use the Player Run (L1) to get the receiver running into space before using the through pass (Triangle).Perfect crosses in the penalty area can be achieved using the Remove Receiver Control (L2) and crossing directly on the desired striker (Square).Early low crosses (Square +R2) will trigger beautiful diving headers.Learn in practice how to activate the Remote Receiver Control mode (L2) and move the passer (Left Stick) at the same time than the receiver (Right Stick).In Career Mode, use your Prestige points cleverly. When you manage a team whose objective is to avoid relegation, spend Prestige points on improving your players ? you will be better armed for the following year. If your short term objective is ambitious (win a title), you may want to hire experienced star players.
Game Boy® Advance Cheats
When the user connects the NGC to a GBA for the first time, it will unlock 3 cheats in the Options Menu under the option 'Cheats'. They are as follows:
Big Ball: The ball is really big.
Walls: There are invisible walls around the pitch preventing throwins and effectively making the game play like indoor soccer.
Flying: Any player without possession of the ball will fly rather than run or walk.
