FIFA Street 3 - first look

Naturally, this sort of player categorization encourages you to play to the strengths of your stars. Each category has a special set of extra abilities that the other don't. So while an Enforcer can knock a player off the ball with brute force, he may not be able to bicycle kick like a Finisher can. It is not yet confirmed if Beckham can change hairstyles on the fly.

Visually, FIFA Street 3 also mimics the cartoonish art style of Homecourt instead of going for a more photo-realistic style. Still, the stars are recognizable and the art style helps make the branching animations move a bit better, especially now that the game runs at 60 frames per second. The camera angle has shifted from the end-to-end view of FIFA Street 2 back to the original side-to-side angle of the first Street. This helps to show off the dribble beats a bit better, as well as some of the environmental moves like wall runs and jumps.

If FIFA Street 3 is anything like its predecessor, you should see plenty of unlockable gear to purchase through the single player game, of which EA isn't speaking except to say that it exists. Of course, the strength of all Street games is in the over-the-top moves and gameplay and not the single-player game, and that will probably hold true this year considering only international sides are included and not club teams.

As more details of FIFA Street 3 become available, we'll be first in line. Stay tuned.