Fifa 2012 Arabic Commentary Black Box -
The "Black Box" era of FIFA 12 set the standard for all future EA Sports titles. Because of its massive commercial success, Arabic commentary became a permanent, mandatory feature for the franchise moving forward, paving the way for future commentators like Rauf Khalif and Faris Awadh to join the series.
: Black Box stripped out unnecessary language files, unlinked bloatware, and heavily compressed asset libraries. This shrunk the game download size to a fraction of the retail disc version. FIFA 2012 Arabic commentary BLACK BOX
The biggest news for fans in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region was the game's new multilingual support. To cater to a massive and passionate market, EA Sports hired two highly respected, real-world football commentators to voice the game: The "Black Box" era of FIFA 12 set
Western commentary (Martin Tyler & Alan Smith) is professional, but Arabic commentary is emotional . The Black Box claimed to feature iconic lines from legendary Arab commentators like Issam Chaouali (famous for his drawn-out "Gooooooooooal") or Hafid Derradji . Instead of "It's a brilliant strike," users reported hearing: "YALLAH YA WALAD! LA YOMKIN!" (Oh boy, it's impossible!). This shrunk the game download size to a