HyperMotion Technology FIFA 22 introduces "HyperMotion Technology", which uses
motion capture data collected from 22 real-life players playing a complete, high-intensity football match in motion capture suits. The data collected from player movements, tackles, aerial duels and on-ball actions is used to power
FIFA 22 gameplay. According to an EA Sports press release,
FIFA 22 uses this data in its machine learning algorithm which uses over "8.7 million frames of advanced match capture" to generate life-like player movements and animations on and off the ball in real time. This "HyperMotion" feature is only available on the
9th Generation and
Stadia versions of the game, and has given rise to the slogan "Powered By Football."
FIFA 22 introduces a create-a-club option in manager career, allowing players to design a new club with customized kits, crest, and home stadium. Career mode introduces a level feature where users can advance their player by collecting experience points that unlock player skills and "perks" to improve stats.
Ultimate Team FIFA 22 Ultimate Team is a game mode where users can create a team and play online or offline games to earn various cards like "FUT Heroes to add to their team.
FIFA 22 Ultimate Team introduced "FUT Heroes" cards that represent different players with special ratings and attributes.
VOLTA Football New VOLTA mechanics in
FIFA 22 will allow players to trigger special abilities during a match that would boost a player's avatar in a specific attribute. There will be three Signature Abilities available: Power Strike, Pure Pace and Aggressive Tackle. Players of
FIFA 22 will also have the opportunity to play with up to three players in various online mini game modes, which will be part of the new VOLTA Arcade.
Pro Clubs Pro Clubs is a game mode where players are able to create their own virtual character, to take part in 11v11 online matches. Players can play with up to 10 other friends in an online match where each player controls their own virtual characters on the pitch. Players can also adjust the physical stature of their avatars, which has an effect on in-game abilities. A taller avatar, for example, would generally have a lower running speed than a shorter avatar.
Player Traits Traits are qualities a player possesses that affect their behaviors in-game. Each trait has a specific function that relies on how the player is controlled, either by the user or computer. Traits are divided into four different categories: Standard traits, CPU AI traits, Career Mode traits, and VOLTA Football traits. For the first time, the
Indian Super League and its eleven teams were added, as well as the
UEFA Europa Conference League, the third tier of European club football established in 2021. New stadiums added in the game include the
Estádio da Luz, home of
S.L. Benfica, the
Estádio do Dragão home of
FC Porto, and the
Nuevo Mirandilla, home of
Cádiz CF. Additionally, in January 2022 via an update, the
Brentford Community Stadium, home of
Brentford, was added to the game, thus ensuring all 20
Premier League teams have their respective stadiums.
Juventus,
Roma,
Atalanta and
Lazio are not featured in
FIFA 22 due to licensing issues, and are instead known as Piemonte Calcio, Roma FC, Bergamo Calcio and Latium respectively. The game retains the players' likenesses, but the official badge, kits and stadiums are replaced with custom designs and generic stadiums created by EA Sports.
Bayern Munich and
Barcelona are also featured in the game with licensed players and kits, but do not have their stadium licenses and thus play in generic stadiums. Following a November 2020 announcement by Canadian actor
Ryan Reynolds and American actor
Rob McElhenney, through the RR McReynolds Company LLC, that they would be taking over the club,
Wrexham A.F.C. were included as part of the "Rest of World" section, becoming the first
non-league team to be featured in the series. Wrexham's last appearance in the FIFA series was in
FIFA 08, when they were relegated from
League 2 to the
National League.
Removals In February 2022, EA Sports announced that the teams from the
Russian Premier League and the
Russia national football team will be removed from
FIFA 22,
FIFA Online and
FIFA Mobile amidst the
country's invasion of Ukraine. The announcement comes following the FIFA and the
UEFA bans on Russian teams from competitions of both FIFA and UEFA on March 1, 2022. This came just weeks after EA removed
Mason Greenwood from the game in light of sexual abuse allegations against the
Manchester United forward (the player did not appear in any match since his arrest). In March 2022, EA suspended
Diego Maradona from
FIFA 22 following a legal dispute which claimed EA had negotiated with the wrong party and therefore did not have the rights to use his likeness. Japan's women national squad has also been removed.
Commentators The English-language version of the game features two new commentators.
Stewart Robson replaces
Lee Dixon as co-commentator to
Derek Rae, while
Alex Scott replaces
Alan McInally in the role of providing in-game score updates in Career Mode. Scott is a former Arsenal women's team player before retiring in 2018 when she became a pundit on Sky Sports and Match of the Day. Robson has made 150 appearances for Arsenal during his playing career before he retired to join Arsenal's media team and work as a commentator for various media outlets.
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