Fifa 11 PC Keyboard Controls

FIFA 11 – How To Change Settings, Keyboard Configuration, Controller Issues & More

How do I change game settings?

Although you might not see it at first, FIFA 11 includes a separate configuration utility application through which you can change display settings, video resolution, map keyboard keys, controller and audio settings. This can be accessed from the start menu (Games –> FIFA11-> Game Settings) – in case you didn’t get the start menu entry, follow the steps below to launch the configuration utility.

1. Navigate to FIFA 11 installation directory on your hard disk.
2. Go inside the ‘Game’ folder.
3. Find and run the file fifaconfig.exe        

Cannot run FIFA 11 configuration/settings application
If you followed the steps above and the configuration utility did not launch (or gave an error), it could be something to do with not having the proper version of Microsoft .NET framework installed. FIFA 11 requires Microsoft .NET framework 3.5 – you can download this (free) from this location. Note that having a higher version installed (ex. v4.0) does not solve this issue.

How do I change keyboard key bindings in FIFA 11?
This is perhaps the most asked question related to this game. Although the PC version of FIFA 2011 is ‘allegedly’ optimized for the PC, it’s keyboard control scheme is mapped based on the XBOX360 gamepad. That is, a keyboard key is mapped for each function available in a X360 gamepad. Refer to screenshot below for more information:

 

You can change the key bindings by running the configuration utility (fifaconfig.exe – see above) and switching to the In-Game Keyboard tab. This is obviously a very user-unfriendly approach and some people might not be aware what exactly those XBOX360 buttons do.  Here are some of the common functions served by X360 buttons:

• A - Lob, Cross, Sliding tackle
• S - Pass. Standing Tackle
• D – Shot
• W - Switch player, Trigger Run
• E – Sprint
• X - Throw ball
• C - Stop the ball, Pace control

 

FIFA 11 Review

The PC version of FIFA has been a little behind the curve when it comes to getting the latest and greatest technology the soccer series brings to its big brothers on consoles. Well, all of that is changing with FIFA 11, as PC players can now enjoy the same game engine that has been on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 for the last few years. It might still be lacking some of the features that console fans know and love, but there's no question that this year's FIFA on PC is a big step in the right direction.

When you first hop into FIFA 11 on PC the differences are immediately evident when comparing it to last year's version. The 360-degree dribbling that was introduced in FIFA 10 on consoles makes its way into this year's game, so moves feel much more under your control than they have in the past. You can make finite moves with players like Lionel Messi and every other athlete on the pitch feels a bit freer for impressive runs when not confined to the eight directions of old. This also helps the general realism of the action which only ups the excitement level in the various stadiums. 

 The other most obvious upgrade is the visuals. Depending on the specs of your system, FIFA 11 has the potential to look pretty damn good. Our system was an Alienware laptop with a Core 2 Duo running at 2 GHz with 6 GB of RAM and 2 GeForce 260Ms running under the hood. It's not quite state of the art anymore, but it was more than enough to churn out a smooth framerate and nice player details. The single lacking portion of the visual presentation was the general lack of the advanced physical interactions that are in FIFA 11 on consoles. There's still some jostling going on during gameplay, but it's not at the same level as what's seen on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

The bigger downfall of the PC version is the slightly limited feature set. While everything works just fine and the online performs very well, its list of modes is pulled from last year's FIFA on consoles. You get Manager Mode, Tournament Mode, Virtual Pro where you can create your player and stick him on your favorite team and then develop his skills, and Be A Pro to go along with standard online gameplay (for background info on all of these modes, read our full Xbox 360 review. Pro Club Championship is here and accounted for and allows for the same five-on-five (consoles allows for full 11-on-11) that you'll find in Online Team Play. LAN support is also included, which will likely make FIFA PC tournament players happy.