Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Fifa 11 Guide to Using Skill Moves

I apologize for the delay for posting a new article, I was terribly ill the past few days. Moving on this is going to be a guide about using skill moves. Skill moves can be overwhelming since there are so many at various levels of difficulty. This guide will hopefully outline the best ways to take advantage of the skill moves by explaining when to use them and which ones I have found to be most helpful.

What Tricks to Use:
There are TONS of tricks to master and use of the pitch: too many in my opinion for one person to memorize them all. Therefore I suggest experimenting and picking out one or two that you like the most, memorize how to perform them on the pitch during play, and master when they are the most helpful. I prefer the heel to heel skill because it is easy to use and can be just tricky enough to get your striker an extra step on his defender.


When to Use Them:
Obviously the skill moves look awesome and everyone fantasies about completely dominating an opposing player by successfully performing a rainbow over their head. Now to be more realistic, I have found skill moves, for the most part, unnecessary and unproductive. There are some opportunities where skill moves can come in handy when trying to completely trick strong defense. After testing the defensive abilities of the opposition through some offensive rushes, the skill move or moves of choice can be used when trying to gain room at the top of the box or on the wing.

Here is a list of all the FIFA 11 skill moves from fiftips.com that I suggest you test out to find the best ones for you:

Notes:
  • you need to hold down the LT (L2) to carry out all of the following moves.
  • * denotes skill moves that are new in Fifa 11.
  • up refers to the direction the player is facing, other directions relative to that
Level 1
Ball Juggle (while standing)    – tap RB (R1)
Level 2
Body Feint Right        – flick right stick right
Body Feint Left        – flick right stick left
Stepover Right        – rotate right stick from up to right
Stepover Left            – rotate right stick from up to left
Reverse Stepover Right    – rotate right stick from right to up
Reverse Stepover Left    – rotate right stick from left to up
Ball Roll Right            – hold right stick right
Ball Roll Left            – hold right stick left
Drag Back (while standing)    – flick left stick back
Level 3
Heel Flick            – flick right stick up then down
Flick Up            – flick right stick up then up then up
Roulette Right            – rotate right stick clockwise from down to right
Roulette Left            – rotate right stick anti-clockwise from down to left
Fake Left & Go Right        – rotate right stick anti-clockwise from left to right
Fake Right & Go Left        – rotate right stick clockwise from right to left
Level 4
Ball Hop (while standing)    – press right stick in
Heel to Heel Flick        – flick right stick up then down
Simple Rainbow        – flick right stick down then up
Advance Rainbow        – flick right stick down then hold up then flick up
Feint Left & Exit Right        – rotate right stick anti-clockwise from left to right
Feint Right & Exit Left        – rotate right stick clockwise from right to left
Stop & Turn Right (while running) *    – flick the right stick up then right
Stop & Turn Left (while running) *    – flick the right stick up then left
Ball Roll Cut Right Hold Right *    – hold right stick left, hold left stick right
Ball Roll Cut Left Hold Left *        – hold right stick right, hold left stick left
Level 5
Elastico                    – rotate right stick clockwise from right to left
Drag Back Fake & Exit Left (while standing)    – rotate left stick from down to right to down to left
Drag Back Fake & Exit Right (while standing)- rotate left stick from down to left to down to right
Heel Chop Right (while running)        – flick right stick diagonal down-right
Heel Chop Left (while running)        – flick right stick diagonal down-left
Scoop Turn Right (while standing)        – flick right stick diagonal up-right
Scoop Turn Left (while standing)        – flick right stick diagonal up-left
Hocus Pocus                    – rotate right stick
Triple Elastico                    – rotate right stick from down to right to down to left
Ball Roll & Flick Right (while running)        – hold right stick left then flick right
Ball Roll & Flick Left (while running)        – hold right stick right then flick left
Sombrero Flick (while standing)        – flick right stick up then up then down
Turn & Spin Right                – flick right stick up then right
Turn & Spin Left                – flick right stick up then left
Boll Roll Fake Right (while standing)        – hold right stick right then flick left
Ball Roll Fake Left (while standing)        – hold right stick left then flick right
Robona Fake (while sprinting)    – press X (□) or B (O) then A (X) and flick left stick down
Quick Ball Rolls *                – hold right stick down
Double Touch Stepover Exit Stepover *    – perform a stepover then exit at 45 degrees
Level 5 (while juggling)
Laces Flick Up            – hold RB (R1)
Sombrero Flick Backwards        – hold left stick down
Sombrero Flick Right            – hold left stick right
Sombrero Flick Left            – hold left stick left
Around The World            – rotate right stick 360 degrees
Hop the World                – hold left stick in and rotate right stick 360 degrees
In Air Elastico                – flick right stick right then left
Flick Up For Volley            – hold left stick up
Chest Flick                – flick left stick up, press left stick in, press right stick in x3
I hope this helps simplify skill moves and hopefully adds an extra trick up your sleeve. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the comments and I will respond!

2 comments:

  1. Just wanted to say awesome guides, I have read every single one, thanks for your time and help.

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  2. Thank you so much I really like having a guide to the game. My brother always says I suck and stuff and I really want to prove him wrong just cause i dont spend countless hours playing doesnt mean I dont have it in me. Thank you thank you

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