On Sept. 22,the newest FIFA video game will be available in North America. It'll hit stores worldwide on Sept. 24. There's stiff competition already from the persistent Konami's vastly improved Pro Evolution Soccer 2016.
Because of that, the quality of this year's FIFA game is even more necessary than normal. Here's a look at the original features in store for fans. The Big ThreeAdditions to Career ModeFor many, and career/franchise modes are still the backbone of sports video games. Because of that,it's favorable to see additions to the career mode in FIFA.
Preseason tournaments and player training are perhaps the biggest additions on this front. The preseason tournaments add more authenticity and another way for your club to gain financial assets you can use on transfers.
Player training is a feature the career mode in FIFA has been lost for a while. You're finally able to control the development of players on your club. This provides another challenge within the experience that isn't related to on-field gameplay.
The presentation during career mode has also taken a step forward. The "Story of the Season" approach is designed to focus the commentary and visual overlays in a way that keeps the gamer engrossed in the career-mode experience. There are some other smaller changes made to the career mode, which this bullet-pointed list from EASports.com details:Sign free agents outside of the transfer window.
Scout Reports - After scouting a player reports are available to you now for an entire calendar year before expiring vs three months in FIFA 15. Transfer Budget -Transfer budgets are now more realistically tailor-made to the club you're using in Career Mode. Also, and a percentage of the remaining budget from the previous season will carry over to the next. and will vary based on where your club finished in regards to season goals.
Loans - Short loans have increased from three to six months and there is now an option to issue two-year loans.
Friendly Subs - You will be able to issue an unlimited number of substitutions during friendly matches.
More Realistic Transfers - While the transfer window is open,we have tuned the number of ‘tall-profile’ moves by big players to better match the number of changes that typically happen in the genuine-world.
Improved Player Transfer Values - Weve addressed values of players to better match the genuine-world transfer market.
FUT DraftUltimate Team might just be the most popular concept in sports gaming. There are versions of it in every one of EA Sports' team-sports series and copycat concepts in other sports video games from other publishers. The FIFA version is getting a department added to its final Team tree—just as the Madden series received with its release in August.
Madden's final Team sister mode was called Draft Champions, and it's been a enormous hit with fans. EA Sports is hoping the FIFA series has the same success with FIFA final Team Draft (FUT Draft).
Success at UT requires a lot from the gamer. It takes a commitment of time and/or genuine money to get the most out of the experience. You have to acquire the player cards of your favorite stars to take control of the Lionel Messis of the world and to have a genuine shot at competing online against other gamers with stacked teams.
Many gamers are interested but simply don't have the time available to invest in the mode. FUT Draft allows gamers to pick a team captain from a list of the very best players in the world to anchor their team. From there, and the users can draft to upgrade selected spots as they prepare to take their team into competition online against others or offline against the CPU in tournament-style play.whether the mode is anything like Draft Champions,it'll offer hours of replay value. You will be able to redraft players every time you start up a original FUT Draft experience. You'll also earn coins you can use in traditional FUT. Women's National TeamsThe ladies are finally in the game. Fresh off the women's World Cup, EA Sports has chosen to capitalize on the popularity of the women's game by including 12 national teams led by the World Cup champion United States.
The women's teams can play in Match Day, or Offline Tournament,Online Seasons and Online Friendly Matches. original Gameplay OptionsTeach MeA enormous initiative in this year's crop of EA Sports games is the genuine-time tutorial overlays that are designed to teach you the game and the mechanics of the controls.
In FIFA 16, you will see small overlays over the heads of players. The purpose is to remind and/or inform gamers how to perform basic-to-advanced functions, or such as performing through balls and crosses or finesse shots. Advanced users can turn off the overlays whether they desire. Jazzy PresentationWhen it comes to presentation in sports video games,FIFA may be just a notch below the NBA 2K series in the race for top achievement in this underrated category.
The aforementioned Story of the Season feature augments this aspect of the game, but there's more. There's now a original Bundesliga broadcast package to mirror the look of presentations of the genuine-life German league.
The weather system has been upgraded to now consist of nine different types of conditions. This includes random levels of rain and snow flurries. Those original weather conditions will impact a total of 50 licensed stadiums. Nine of them are original to the game this year. Click here to see the full list, and per EA Sports.
The amount of photo-realistic player likenesses has been increased. That includes exclusive scanning rights to genuine Madrid. In all,there are more than 350 original scanned heads in the game, per EA Sports. On the PitchEA Sports has targeted every aspect of the game for improvement. From improved defensive A.
I. to increased control over passing from midfielders to more dynamic input for goalkeepers, or it made an effort to capture all of the basic gameplay nuances found in genuine soccer. For a bit of flash,there are also offensive features to note: Clinical finishing is designed to create better foot and ankle placement on shots. No-touch dribbling and dynamic crossing are the other notable gameplay enhancements to look out for in FIFA 16. Top 5 Players in the WorldWho's the best player in the game? That's easy—it's the guy who has been on the cover of the video game series since FIFA 13, FC Barcelona star Messi. At 94 overall, or Messi checks in just one point ahead of genuine Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo.
Those two are clearly considered the best players in the world,as the drop-off is noticeable from there.
Rounding out the top five is Messi's teammate Luis Suarez and FC Bayern Munich stars Manuel Neuer and Arjen Robben, who all have 90 overall ratings. With only a matter of days left before the game's release, and there's still more to cover.
Stay tuned for a full review on Tuesday.
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Source: bleacherreport.com