Welcome to our FIFA 15 guide. In these pages we tell you how to get the most out of the EA Sports soccer game . We will improve and complete the guide over the next few days.
As in previous FIFA , in FIFA 15 we can customize the controls to our liking, and we can also choose between three default settings such as ‘Classic’, ‘Alternative’ (whose main difference with ‘Classic’ is to have the shot and the pass long located in the same place as in the Pro Evolution Soccer saga ), and ‘Two buttons’, a “casual” mode in which we only have to move the player, pass, shoot and sprint, the latter being optional.
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The controls that we detail below are for the ‘Classic’ configuration, the one that comes in the game by default, and for the PlayStation 3 and 4 controller. If you want to know what the controls are for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 controller , the button equivalence is as follows:
X button = A
Square button = X
Circle button = B
Triangle button = Y
R1 button = RB
R2 button = RT
L1 button = LB
L2 button = LT
Movements
Move Player = Left Stick. First Touch / Auto Pass = R2 Button + Right Stick. Sprint = R2 button (hold). Stop and face goal = Left stick (release) + L1 button. Protect / Slow Dribble / Grapple = L2 button (hold). Face to dribble = Button L2 + Button R2. Dribbling = Right Stick. Control the ball = Left stick (release) + R2 button.
Attack (Single)
Short pass / Header = X button. High pass / Cross / Header = ‘square’ button. Pass to raised gap = ‘triangle’ button. Shot / Volley / Header = ‘circle’ button. Start uncheck = Button L1. Vaseline = L1 button + ‘circle’ button. Quality shot = R1 button + ‘circle’ button. Fake shot = ‘circle’ button, X button. Fake pass = ‘square’ button, X button.
Attack (Advanced)
Safe Hard Stop = L2 Button + Left Stick (Release). Go to the raised gap = L1 button + ‘triangle’ button. Bounce High Pass = R1 Button + X Button. Low Center = ‘Square’ Button (double tap). Satin center = ‘square’ button (press three times). Advance Center = R1 button + ‘square’ button. Fake Pass = Button R1 (hold). Cancel = L2 button + R2 button. Classy pass = R1 button + X button. Fake shot to pass = R1 button + ‘triangle’ button. Cool shot = L2 button (hold) + ‘circle’ button.
Tactics
Offside = crosshead up, crosshead up. Equipment pressure = crosshead up, crosshead down. Change bands = crosshead up, crosshead left. Central defender attacks = crosshead up, crosshead right.
Defending
Change player = L1 button. Change player (manual) = Right stick. Tackle / Push or Pull (when chasing) = ‘Circle’ button. Pull and hold (when chasing) = ‘circle’ button (hold). Aggressive tackle = ‘square’ button. Clearance = ‘circle’ button. Scrub = L2 button (hold). Mark = X button (hold). Dial with partner = R1 button (hold). Race in race = L2 button + R2 button.
Goalkeeper
Long serve = ‘circle’ button / ‘square’ button. Serve / Pass = X button. Exit / Release ball = ‘Triangle’ button. Staying in goal = ‘triangle’ button (press twice). Catch the ball = Button R1. Switch to goalkeeper = Touchpad button (‘select’ on PS3).
Free kicks
Low pass = X button. High pass / Center = ‘square’ button. Spin shot = ‘circle’ button. Power shot = L1 button + ‘circle’ button. Barrier jump (on defense) = ‘Triangle’ button. Barrier exit = X button. Move barrier = L2 button / R2 button. Advance barrier = Button R1.
Free kicks (Advanced)
Call for second pitcher = L2 button. Spin shot with second launcher = L2 button + ‘circle’ button. Second pitcher pass = L2 button + X button. Second pitcher pumped pass = L2 button + ‘square’ button. Fake with second pitcher = L2 button + ‘circle’ button, X button. Call for third pitcher = R1 button. Spin shot with third launcher = R1 button + ‘circle’ button. Fake with third launcher = R1 button + ‘circle’ button, X button.
Corners and throw-ins
Corners (high center) = ‘square’ button. Corners (low center) = ‘square’ button (double tap). Corners (low center) = ‘square’ button (press three times). Corners (pass) = X button. Use rehearsed play = crosshead down. Short serve = X button. Short serve (manual) = ‘triangle’ button. Serve long = ‘square’ button. Switch to receiver = right stick (flick).
Penalties
Shot = ‘circle’ button. Quality shot = R1 button + ‘circle’ button. Vaseline = L1 button + ‘circle’ button. Popcorn = right stick. Move goalie from side to side = Left stick (move side to side).
Remember that you can always adjust the assistance of the movements, in ‘Settings’ in ‘Game assistance settings’. Pass assistance, crosses, shots, etc., making passes, shots on goal, and saves easier, without the need for perfect coordination or placement. If you are up for a bigger challenge, select SEMI for less help, or MANUAL to score all your goals without help. Also within this menu is where we can choose between the ‘Tactical Defense’, the new way of defending in the latest FIFA installments , where we can better preserve our position but we must measure well when to put our foot in, and the ‘Classic Defense’ , with defensive controls from pre- FIFA 12 releases .
