What do you think of this list? Are there any players you think had missed out? Let us know in the comments below! For the newest generation of video game consoles PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the game showcases a new engine, Ignite, which allows not only for graphical enhancements, like shifting weather conditions and dynamic environment, but also for changes in gameplay, with features like Human Intelligence (which brings the AI closer to real player behavior) and True Player Motion (which gives the players more realistic animations). Also, all versions have an all-new Co-op Seasons online mode, in which two players can play a season for the same team. As for the team selection, the game features, for the first time, the top leagues from Argentina, Chile and Colombia, the first time South American leagues other than the Brazilian one are featured in a FIFA game. While FIFA 95 did not add much other than the ability to play with club teams, FIFA 96 pushed the boundaries. For the first time with real player names by obtaining the FIFPro license, the PlayStation, PC, 32X and Sega Saturn versions used EA's "Virtual Stadium" engine, with 2D sprite players moving around a real-time 3D stadium. FIFA 97 improved on this with polygonal models for players and added an indoor soccer mode, but an early pinnacle was reached with FIFA: Road to World Cup 98. This version featured much improved graphics, a complete World Cup with qualifying rounds (including all national teams) and refined gameplay. Months later, World Cup 98 was EA's first officially licensed tournament game. a b c d Sinclair, Brendan (5 October 2011). "Publisher estimates football simulation's sell-through as "the most successful launch in EA Sports history," calls it the biggest launch of 2011 so far". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011 . Retrieved 5 October 2011. FIFA 19 Champions League Features". EA Sports. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018 . Retrieved 9 July 2018.

RolandoPontos (6 September 2022). "Why FIFA's split with EA Sports could be a huge mistake". FCP. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022 . Retrieved 9 September 2022. FIFA Football 2002 was the final game in the main series to feature the Japanese national team, as the Japan Football Association would sell its exclusive rights to Konami during 2002, thereby depriving not only FIFA, but all other football games in the market (with the exception of EA's World Cup spin-offs), from using its lineup and likeness (Japanese players in foreign markets continued to be featured in the series, though) until FIFA 17. It is also possible to field custom teams made up of players from various real teams. However, these teams can only be played with in friendly matches. FIFA's developers made a complete overhaul of the game engine for this installment of FIFA, claiming a dramatic increase in the control of play, having rewritten more than half the game's code. In addition to a renovation of the engine, which discards the "off the ball" system, the developers boasted a significantly more involved Career mode and the introduction of "team chemistry" which determines how well team members play together. This installment breaks with the long tradition of commentary from Match of the Day's John Motson and (more recently) Ally McCoist, who are replaced by ITV's Clive Tyldesley and former Sky Sports pundit Andy Gray, who had already worked in the series as guest commentator. FIFA '97". Edge. No.41. January 1997. p.92. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022 . Retrieved 4 June 2021.

Join your favorite league and step into the stadium as you play a match of football in this fun sports simulation video game – FIFA 99! With improved AI and more competitive competition, will you be able to lead your team to the top? Google Stadia gets PUBG, with Star Wars, Madden, and FIFA arriving later this year". 28 April 2020. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020 . Retrieved 27 May 2020.

Cover athlete: Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho (worldwide); Ronaldinho and Miroslav Klose (Germany); Ronaldinho and Sergio Ramos (Spain); Ronaldinho, Jozy Altidore and Guillermo Ochoa (North America); Ronaldinho and Ebi Smolarek (Poland); Good, Owen (17 August 2013). "How Times Change: 'EA Didn't Give a S—t About FIFA' 20 Years Ago". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013 . Retrieved 20 August 2013. Interestingly, Newcastle's Kieron Dyer was rated 88 out of 99 in FIFA 2005 - higher than Wayne Rooney, Roberto Carlos and Xavi. FIFA 06 Romero, Joshua. "FIFA Soccer 97 – Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014 . Retrieved 4 June 2021.a b Ham, Tom (13 December 1996). "FIFA Soccer 97 Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018 . Retrieved 14 January 2018. The last release featured Kylian Mbappé, who appeared on the front cover of the series for the three consecutive years between FIFA 21 and FIFA 23, as the face of the franchise. Chelsea Women forward Sam Kerr appears alongside Mbappé on the ultimate edition, becoming the first female footballer in franchise history to do so. In EA Sports FC 24, the inaugural installment of the succeeding EA Sports FC franchise, Erling Haaland will appear on the covers of both the standard and ultimate editions. [7] Previous cover stars include Eden Hazard, who was the face of FIFA 20, as well as Cristiano Ronaldo, the cover star of FIFA 18 and FIFA 19. Lionel Messi appeared on four straight covers from FIFA 13 to FIFA 16. Wayne Rooney starred on seven covers of the series: every game from FIFA 06 to FIFA 12. Ronaldinho appeared alongside Rooney on four of these ( FIFA 06 to FIFA 09), and he also appeared on the cover of FIFA Football 2004, FIFA Street and FIFA Street 3. [8] Since the release of FIFA Mobile in 2016, midfielder Kevin de Bruyne and forwards Marco Reus (who also appeared on the cover of FIFA 17), Hazard, Ronaldo, Neymar, Paulo Dybala, Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior have appeared on the cover. [9]

Des Lynam introduces the action and hands over to the commentary team of Motson and Gray who waffle their way through the game like a couple of bad actors, screaming in the wrong places and often bearing no resemblance to the on-screen action. It is, in my humble opinion (as a programmer) a difficult task to get right, but NHL '97 managed it on the whole, so why couldn't FIFA '97. Andy Gray seems to think nearly every game is going to be a classic and most of the English Premiership sides are described as very physical, furthermore, a great rivalry exists traditionally between virtually every pair of teams! Additionally, the anomaly of Queen's Park Rangers being referred to as Queen's Park, rather than QPR has carried over from the '96 edition, Queen's Park is a different team based in Scotland, not London! Indeed, some commentary sounds as though it has simply been reused from last year's game. The general spot effects are reasonable enough, but nothing new over last year's attempt. The music I turned off about five minutes after installation and definitely adds little to the game. Bayern Munich's Oliver Kahn was 95 rated in FIFA 2003, whilst Juventus' Edgar Davids completed the top three. FIFA 2004 Throughout the EA Sports FIFA franchise's history, there are some world-class legends of the game who once reigned victorious in FIFA - a couple of whom have now have returned to FIFA after their retirement as FUT Icon Items. FIFA 97 (also known as FIFA Soccer 97) is a video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts based around the game of football (soccer). It was released for the PC on June 24, 1996 and versions for PlayStation, SNES, Mega Drive and Sega Saturn followed.On Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the game is the first of the series compatible with Kinect and PlayStation Move, respectively. The game also features the Saudi Professional League, the first time Arabic football is represented in the series [36] (while FIFA 2000 did include club teams from the Arab world, it was generic teams with non-distinctive uniforms). It is the only FIFA title to be released on the Wii U. The last game in the series under the partnership with EA Sports and FIFA, FIFA 23 features World Cup and Women's World Cup modes available post-launch. It keeps modes such as Ultimate Team and Career, and licenses to the major European leagues and players, clubs, and stadiums. This latest installment features playable women's domestic leagues for very first time in the franchise history, such as the FA Women's Super League in England, Frauen-Bundesliga in Germany, Division 1 Féminine in France and the National Women's Soccer League in the U.S. [70] [71] Cross-play between Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PC and Stadia players, as well as Xbox One and PS4 players, is supported at launch. It released on 30 September 2022. [72]

a b "FIFA 15 – Barclays Premier League stadiums". EA Sports. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018 . Retrieved 10 September 2018. Released for: DOS/ Windows, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Sega 32X, SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Game Gear, Game Boy a b "Team EGM Box Scores: FIFA '97". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No.91. Ziff Davis. February 1997. p.150. Nobody represented FIFA so often like Wayne Rooney. The ManUnited legend appeared on seven covers in a row (FIFA 06 – FIFA 12). With FIFA 23, Kylian Mbappé join the ranks of cover superstars, making his third appearance in a row. Cover athlete: Dennis Bergkamp (World), Kasey Keller (USA), Fabien Barthez (France), Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan); Olaf Thon (Germany); Rui Costa (Portugal); Christian Vieri (Italy); Ahn Jung-hwan (South Korea); Fernando Morientes (Spain); Jason Kreis (USA beta)SBG:新機能が充実「FIFAトータルフットボール」紹介UP". Gamez.itmedia.co.jp. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012 . Retrieved 17 August 2012. Released for: GameCube, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360 David Rutter, the line producer for FIFA 12, has promised "a revolutionary year for FIFA... especially in the gameplay department." [29] The first screenshot was revealed on 11 April, featuring Brazilian midfielder Kaká running through the field. [30]