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EA Sports games 'too hard'

Monday, 07 Jul 2008 13:10
Games like FIFA 2008 were too hard, according to Peter Moore
Peter Moore has said the best way Xbox 360 and PS3 sports games can improve is to become more approachable.

The EA Sports catalogue, he believes, has been "too hard" in the past, and the way forward is to make sure newcomers aren't alienated.

"With the 360 and PS3 versions, the real movement you're going to see there is about approachability. Not dumbing it down - but stuff that feels more adaptive, helping you get through the game," Moore told IGN.

"Our games have been too hard - and even hardcore gamers will tell us at times it's just too fricking hard to play a game without having to revert back to the manual to find out what to do. We need to change that.

"We need to continue to bring people into the industry that are playing games for the first time - and not just with the Wii, but also with the PS3 and with the 360 as well," he added.

FIFA 09 will still be getting a PC release, Moore confirmed, specifically because of the economic viability of the game in Europe.

"It's entertaining and people want me dead, or hung, drawn and quartered," said Moore of the feedback his comments about PC sports games sparked.


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