FIFA 18 is coming in a few days! 3 things to do while waiting

All the fans are happily counting the last days - the brand new FIFA 18 is coming to town on September 29. That is, THIS Friday!

Not really surprisingly, it will have Christiano Ronaldo on the cover. Real Madrid and Portuguese star will have the highest rating in the game - 94. So he is the top-rated player in FIFA 18.






How to survive these lasts days?

1) First of all, watch and learn the new features the game will bring!

2) Play demo, of course. They are available here for PS4, here for XBOX and here for ORIGIN.

3) Read this comparison of FIFA 18 and PES 18 by Forbes and...decide to buy FIFA 18 at first:)

FIFA 14 to be realeased this month!

Like on every September, FIFA series fans have what to wait. Only two weeks are left for FIFA 14 release. New game will appear on 24th September 2013 in North America and on 27th in Europe.  

FIFA 14 Platforms: Windows, PS3, PS4, PSP, PSVita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii, 3DS, iOS, Android. What is most interesting - the game should be free for the iOS and Android platforms!

By the way, demo version is already released worldwide on September 10 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. 

Please find a demo here.

Teams included in the demo are Europian giants PSG, FC Barcelona, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund and Americas representatives: New York Red Bulls and Boca Juniors.

 

UEFA Euro 2012 Expansion Pack

It's a tradition that Electronic Arts releases special editions for international football tournaments. As European Football Championship is organized on June this year, EA SPORTS announced company will release the only officially licensed videogame of the 2012 European Football Championship, which will take place in Poland and Ukraine.

UEFA EURO 2012™ will be available as an expansion pack to fans who has FIFA 12 on:
* PlayStation 3
* Xbox 360
* PC.

This pack should be released on 24 April. In Britain it should cost £15.99 or 1,800 MS Points or 2,500 FIFA Points on PC.

Oh yes - Euro 2012 Expansion Pack will be an opportunity even for those fans, who support national teams which didn't enter the final tournament - any of 53 UEFA member national teams could be chosen for the game.

What is more, as EA series claim, a live service will drive real-life storylines into the game from the qualifying campaign and the tournament itself, enabling fans to relive dramatic moments with challenges based on real-life matches. Challenges will enable fans to earn experience points and level up their EA SPORTS Football Club profile.

FIFA 2012: the newest FIFA

The newest FIFA video game is FIFA 2012, of course.

FIFA 12 this year presents, as they say, the game-changing new Player Impact Engine. That is a physics engine built to deliver real-world physicality in every interaction on the pitch.

What is also new this time?

* All-new Precision Dribbling delivers a higher fidelity of touch on the ball for attacking players
* Tactical Defending fundamentally changes the approach to defending by placing equal importance on positioning, intercepting passes and tackling.
* CPU players have been infused with Pro Player Intelligence, the next generation of player intelligence and performance.
* 5 new teams are added to the international teams list: Chile, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Peru. All in all, there are 42 national teams in the international division.

What is missing?

* Unlike FIFA 11, Czech professional league (Gambrinus liga) and Turkish Süper Lig are not included. All in all, FIFA 12 features 29 licensed leagues from 22 countries.
* China PR,Paraguay, Ukraine, Wales and Nigeria national teams are not included in this edition of FIFA series.

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FIFA game history (1995-1997 versions)

After the FIFA'94 success, EA developed the FIFA'95 exclusively for Sega's 16-bit console (Mega Drive, to be accurate). New version had the same engine with only minor retouches and the most essential change was the first time adding about 200 club teams to the series. Players could then play England, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, United States, Spain and Brazil leagues, tournaments and playoffs. Also new, a battery backup allowed to save up to four competitions in the cartridge, replacing passwords. And, of course, a football lottery was brought to the FIFA. The Penalty Shootout training mode was added.

FIFA'96 came with the tag- line "Next Generation Soccer" and that was the truth. The version of 1996 is the first FIFA game to feature real-time 3D graphics on the 3DO, Sega Saturn, PlayStation and PC, using technology called "Virtual Stadium". The game's commentary was also revolutionary at the time. Famous British commentator John Motson commented all the incidents and happenings on the pitch in real-time and his phrases varied enough not to make gamers bored. Another one great feature appeared then. It was the first time in the FIFA series when players had real names and positions. There were ranking, transfer and team customization tools. Thats is more, FIFA' 96 boasted eleven leagues, 59 International teams and even International tournaments such as the World Cup.

Sega Mega Drive and Super Nintendo Entertainment System versions, however, had the simply engine of FIFA'95 with updated teams and graphics (the 32X version features 3D enhanced graphics).

The main changes in FIFA'97 was the inclusion of 6-a-side indoor soccer mode and practicing possibilities. Gamers could choose between action or simulation styles, with fouls, injuries and offsides available to toggle on or off. All player moves was copied from David Ginola using the MotionBlending technology. Full interactive replays were included. It was the historical version of the FIFA series, cause commentator Andy Gray debuted in it. The same guy who comments matches in FIFA'06 and '07.

Hmm, but maybe the most vivid image would the scene from the game itself. Here we go: 6 on 6 and normal match in FIFA'97:

FIFA game history (1993)

A few days have left till the FIFA 2008 will be released. Therefore I will try to fill these days of impatience with history of this unique video game.

The first version of the game appeared on the late 1993. It was named FIFA International Soccer, but also known as FIFA'94. FIFA series somehow is the most successful job of the EA sports video games, cause it had the strongest competitors. While there was no major competition when EA released both the first titles in their Madden NFL and NHL series, football video games such as Sensible Soccer, Kick Off or Matchday Soccer were being developed since the late eighties and were already competitive games in the Football video games market when EA announced FIFA. To my mind, FIFA has the strongest opponents nowadays too. For example, nobody compares NBA Live with some other basketball game, but everybody discusses which is better: FIFA or PES?

However, let's return to FIFA' 94. It has changed traditional 16-bit era games attitude to football by presenting an isometric view rather than the usual top-down view (Kick Off), side view (European Club Soccer), or bird's-eye view (Sensible Soccer). The Sega Mega CD version includes some features from the next title, and is a highly polished version of the original. A notorious bug allows the player to score directly from an apposing goal kick by standing in front of the goal keeper so that the ball rebounds off him into the net.


Released for: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Master System, Mega-CD, Game Gear, SNES, DOS, Amiga, 3DO, Game Boy