FIFA 12 introduces the 'Impact Engine' which properly tracks and formulates contact between players, including their hips, knees etc.
The AI will also keep track of areas of the body players have been injured during a match. Players can also become injured off the ball if abused too much, especially late in the game.
FIFA 12 also introduces 'AI Vision Game' (rough translation), which promises to make passing more realistic. If you try to complete a pass to a player that's not within visible range, for example, it's less likely you'll complete the pass. EA hopes this will get rid of "blind passing".
Personality Plus is more developed and should influence AI players' passes this time.
AI is said to be "more human", with each player acting more or less according to his abilities. One example given is when an AI player sees Fabregas coming towards him with the ball, he'll act more carefully.
OPM describes "new presentation" of matches in FIFA 12, which are said to be very much inspired by English football crowds.
The game includes three new arenas, this time with integrated benches along the sidelines and "impressive lighting effects" according to OPM France.
Integration of a new short dribble with the left stick.
The game features a new camera that's noticeably closer to the ground.
There's also a new menu interface that appears to be simpler and more ergonomic than before.
Still waiting to hear about 2 vs 2
New menus at last, but three new stadiums?!? They have a year and all they can manage to make is three stadiums? Fucking ridiculous. The stadium list for Fifa 08 on PS2 almost 4 years ago:
England
Anfield (Liverpool)
Emirates Stadium (Arsenal)
St. James' Park (Newcastle United)
Old Trafford (Manchester United)
Stamford Bridge (Chelsea)
Wembley Stadium
White Hart Lane (Tottenham)
Highbury (Arsenal)
France
Parc des Princes (Paris Saint-Germain)
Stade Gerland (Lyon)
Stade Velodrome (Marseille)
Stade Felix Bollaert (Lens)
Italy
Stadio delle Alpi (Juventus)
Stadio Olimpico (Roma, Lazio)
Stadio San Siro (Milan, Internazionale)
Mexico
Estadio Azteca (Club América)
Estadio Jalisco (Guadalajara, Atlas)
Germany
Allianz Arena (Bayern Munich, 1860 Munich)
Signal Iduna Park (Borussia Dortmund)
HSH Nordbank Arena (Hamburg)
Olympiastadion (Hertha Berlin)
BayArena (Bayer Leverkusen)
Veltins Arena (Schalke 04)
Commerzbank-Arena (Eintracht Frankfurt)
AWD-Arena (Hannover 96)
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion (Stuttgart)
Netherlands
Amsterdam Arena (Ajax)
Portugal
Estádio da Luz (Benfica)
Estádio do Bessa (Boavista)
Estádio do Dragão (Porto)
Estádio José Alvalade (Sporting CP)
South Korea
Daegu Sports Complex (Daegu FC)
Seoul World Cup Stadium (FC Seoul)
Spain
Estadio Mestalla (Valencia)
Estadio Vicente Calderón (Atlético Madrid)
Camp Nou (FC Barcelona)
USA
The Home Depot Center
Wales
Millennium Stadium
Generic stadiums
Div1 Euro Style
Div2 Euro Style
Div3 Euro Style
Div1 UK Style
Div2 UK Style
Div3 UK Style
Generic Modern
Modern Euro
Modern South America
Estadio de las Artes
Closed Square Style
Open Square Style
Oval Style