1990s FIFA International Soccer • Cover athlete:
David Platt and
Piotr Świerczewski (
Packie Bonner and
Ruud Gullit in some versions) • Released for:
Mega Drive/Genesis,
MS-DOS,
Amiga,
Sega CD (as
FIFA International Soccer Championship Edition),
3DO,
Super NES,
Master System,
Game Gear,
Game Boy • Release dates: 15 December 1993 (Mega Drive), 1994 (ports) Known as
EA Soccer during development and sometimes subsequently also known as ''FIFA '94
, the first game in the series was released for the Mega Drive in the weeks leading up to Christmas 1993. This greatly hyped football title broke with traditional 16-bit era games by presenting an isometric view rather than the more usual top-down view (Kick Off), side view (European Club Soccer''), or bird's eye view (
Tehkan World Cup and
Sensible Soccer). It only includes
national teams, and real player names are not used. A notorious bug allows the player to score by standing in front of the
goalkeeper so that the ball rebounds off him into the net. The game was number one in the UK charts, replacing
Street Fighter II Special Champion Edition, and staying there for a full six months.
Mega placed the game at #11 in their Top 50 Mega Drive Games of All Time. The Mega-CD version was released under the title "FIFA International Soccer Championship Edition" it includes some features used in the next title, and is a highly polished version of the original. This version was ranked No. 7 on the
Mega list of the "Top 10 Mega CD Games of All Time". The game is also playable on the
PlayStation 2 version of
FIFA 06. It was made in celebration for the
1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States – especially noticeable in the Super NES version which, despite having a smaller team selection than the Genesis version, had three exclusive teams which qualified for the real-life tournament:
Bolivia,
Saudi Arabia and
South Korea. The game was called
International Soccer so EA could sell the game successfully in Europe, after assuming Americans would have no interest in the game.
FIFA 95 • Cover athlete:
Erik Thorstvedt (
Alexi Lalas in some versions) • Released for:
Mega Drive/Genesis • Release date: 10 November 1994 Using the same engine with only minor touch-ups,
FIFA 95 introduced club teams to the series within eight national leagues: Brazil, Germany's
Bundesliga, Italy's
Serie A, Spain's
La Liga, England's
Premier League, France's
Ligue 1, Netherlands'
Eredivisie and the United States. Most of the leagues have team lineups based on the 1993–94 season, and the teams, although recognisably real, all still have generic players, many of them even returning from the previous game. The USA League consists of teams and players from the
A-League, the country's second division – subsequent editions would feature "artificial" division one leagues, a feature not corrected until the 2000 edition, when
Major League Soccer was included for the first time. In addition, the Brazilian league contained only teams from
São Paulo and
Rio de Janeiro states, with the exception of
Internacional, from
Rio Grande do Sul—it would not be until
FIFA 07 that
Campeonato Brasileiro represented the country. The game eliminates the one-touch passing seen in the original
FIFA International Soccer. indicating sales of at least 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom.
FIFA Football 2002 • Title song: "
19-2000 (
Soulchild Remix)" by
Gorillaz • Cover athlete:
Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan);
Thierry Henry (France, UK, USA);
Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden);
Nuno Gomes (Portugal);
Francesco Totti (Italy);
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands);
İlhan Mansız (Turkey);
Gerald Asamoah (Germany);
Lampros Choutos (Greece);
Hong Myung-bo (South Korea);
Sibusiso Zuma (South Africa & Denmark);
Nawaf Al-Temyat (Saudi Arabia);
Tomasz Radzinski (US);
Roberto Carlos (Brazil);
Iker Casillas (Spain);
Tomasz Frankowski (Poland);
Haim Revivo (Israel) • Released for:
Windows,
PlayStation 2,
GameCube,
PlayStation • Release date: 1 November 2001 For
FIFA Football 2002, power bars for passes were introduced, and dribbling reduced in order to attain a higher challenge level. The power bar can also be customised to suit the gamer's preference. The game also includes club emblems for many more European clubs as well as for major Dutch clubs such as
PSV,
Ajax and
Feyenoord, although there was no Dutch league of any kind (they were under the "Rest of World" header). This game also features, for the first time, the
Swiss Super League, at the cost of excluding the Greek League. A card reward system licensed from
Panini was also introduced where, after winning a particular competition, a star player card is unlocked. There is also a bonus game with the nations that had automatically qualified for the
2002 World Cup (
France,
Japan and
South Korea), in which the player tries to improve the FIFA ranking of their chosen team by participating in international friendlies. Playing with other national teams will allow the player to play through their respective zones' qualifying rounds (except for Oceania and Africa, whose confederations are not represented in full).
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.
FIFA Football 2003 • Cover athlete:
Roberto Carlos,
Ryan Giggs, and
Edgar Davids (in the United States, only
Landon Donovan appeared) • Title song: "
To Get Down (
Fatboy Slim remix)" by
Timo Maas • Released for:
Windows,
PlayStation 2,
Xbox,
GameCube,
PlayStation,
Game Boy Advance,
Mobile phone • Release date: 5 November 2002
FIFA Football 2003 added features completely new gameplay from the previous titles. EA revamped the outdated
DirectX 7 graphics used in
FIFA 2001 and
2002, and introduced new graphics featuring more detailed stadia, players, and kits. Club Championship Mode was introduced with the feature of playing against 17 of Europe's top clubs in their own stadia and the fans singing their unique chants and songs. A TV-style broadcast package gave highlights at half-time and full-time, as well as comprehensive analysis. One of the most anticipated new features was EA Sport's "Freestyle Control" which allows the user to flick the ball on and lay it off to teammates. Other additions include greater likenesses of players such as Thierry Henry and Ronaldinho, as well as realistic player responses. An
Xbox version was added to the Windows and PlayStation 2, whereas the original PlayStation version was dropped. FIFA Football 2003 was also the first game in the series to use the
EA Trax. EA Trax is the exclusive music menu system that has been used ever since in all FIFA titles.
FIFA Football 2004 • Cover athlete:
Thierry Henry,
Alessandro Del Piero and
Ronaldinho • Title song: "
Red Morning Light" by
Kings of Leon • Released for:
Windows,
PlayStation 2,
Xbox,
GameCube,
PlayStation,
Game Boy Advance,
Nokia N-Gage,
Mobile phone • Release date: 18 October 2003 While not adding much to the game engine, the biggest new inclusion in
FIFA Football 2004 is secondary divisions, which allow the player to take lower ranked teams into the top leagues and competitions (a promotion/relegation system was present since the 2000 edition, but none up until this one featured second-tier leagues). A new gameplay feature dubbed "off the ball" was introduced, which is the ability to simultaneously control two players, in order, for example, to move a second player into the box in anticipation of a pass. The online mode was touted as the main feature. Another key feature is "Football Fusion", which allows owners of both
FIFA 2004 and
Total Club Manager 2004 to play games from
TCM in
FIFA 2004. This is also the first
FIFA game to feature Latin American club teams aside from those of the Brazilian League; there are four from Mexico (
América,
Toluca,
Monterrey and
UNAM; a fifth team,
Tigres UANL, is present only in the Game Boy Advance version) and two from Argentina (
Boca Juniors and
River Plate). The title sequence, featuring
Ronaldinho,
Thierry Henry and
Alessandro Del Piero, was filmed at
St James' Park, the home ground of
Newcastle United.
FIFA Football 2005 • Cover athlete:
Patrick Vieira,
Fernando Morientes and
Andriy Shevchenko (in North America,
Oswaldo Sánchez replaced Patrick Vieira) • Released for:
Windows,
PlayStation 2,
Xbox,
GameCube,
PlayStation,
PlayStation Portable (America only),
Game Boy Advance,
Nokia N-Gage,
Gizmondo,
Mobile phone • Release date: 11 October 2004
FIFA Football 2005 was released much earlier than the usual late October date to obtain a head start over
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 and avoid clashing with EA Sports' own
FIFA Street. The game features the return of the create-a-player mode, as well as an improved Career mode. The biggest difference compared to previous titles in the series is the inclusion of first-touch gameplay which provides gamers with the ability to perform real-life tricks and passes. It is also the first version to feature the full
Mexican League. The game has no opening video, but its soundtrack is headlined by British DJ
Paul Oakenfold, who composed the
FIFA Theme especially for the game, using some sounds from the game such as
artificial crowd noise and commentary. This was the last title released for the original PlayStation in the US. The game also features authentic crowd chants edited by producer Dan Motut.
FIFA 06 • Cover athlete:
Wayne Rooney and
Ronaldinho (in North America,
Omar Bravo and
Freddy Adu joined Ronaldinho on the cover) • Released for:
GameCube,
Windows,
Nintendo DS,
PlayStation 2,
Xbox,
Game Boy Advance,
PlayStation Portable,
Xbox 360 • Release date: 4 October 2005
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. One of the new features in
FIFA 06 was a special "retro" which features nostalgia of the game. Inside it includes an unlockable classic biographies section, a memorable moments video compilation, which features ten of the most memorable moments as judged by the
FIFA 06 developers, a video compilation with a retrospective view of every game in the FIFA series and the chance to play the first ever game in the
FIFA series which was titled as "FIFA 94". The game also features for the first time a Classic XI team consisting of great football legends and a World XI team consisting of current great superstars. Both teams have the
Cardiff Millennium Stadium as their primary ground. These clubs must be unlocked in the "Fan Shop". The Xbox 360 version, titled
FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup, featured only national teams and a brand-new engine taking advantage of the Xbox 360's graphical capabilities. It was the first FIFA game on a
seventh-generation console.
FIFA 07 • Slogans:
This Is The Season • Cover athlete:
Wayne Rooney and
Ronaldinho (worldwide);
Ronaldinho and
Lukas Podolski (Germany);
Ronaldinho,
Landon Donovan and
Francisco Fonseca (North America);
Ronaldinho and
Juninho Pernambucano (France);
Ronaldinho and
David Villa (Spain);
Kim Nam-il (South Korea) • Released for:
Windows,
Xbox 360,
PlayStation 2,
Xbox,
GameCube,
PlayStation Portable,
Nintendo DS,
Game Boy Advance,
Java ME • Release date: 25 September 2006 The main differences from the previous game are a new "Interactive Leagues" function, new stadia such as the new
Wembley Stadium and
Emirates Stadium, and the ability to create custom teams and
Süper Lig returns after seven years of absence from the series. The game's front-end and graphics engine remain largely the same. The
Xbox 360 version, now a full-fledged conversion of the game, uses a completely new game engine which was created from scratch for the system. This Xbox 360 version also features a much reduced team line-up, completely removing all lower division teams and focusing on the four main European leagues, plus the Mexican Clausura and national teams. This was the last title released for the
GameCube,
Xbox and
Game Boy Advance.
FIFA 08 • Slogans:
Can You FIFA 08? • 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); • Title song: "Sketches (20 Something Life)" by La Rocca • Released for:
Windows,
Xbox 360,
PlayStation 3,
Wii,
PlayStation 2,
PlayStation Portable,
Nintendo DS,
Java ME • Release date: 27 September 2007
FIFA 08 introduced a new game mode called "Be a Pro", in which the player controls only a single player on the field. This version also introduced a larger club section including the
League of Ireland, and the
Hyundai A-League of
Australia, for the first time. Unlike
FIFA 06 and
07 however,
FIFA 08 does not include any memorable moments or season highlights. This edition introduced the Practice Arena Feature that allowed training and improving the dribbling, shooting, or practicing free kicks and penalties while on the practice pitch. It was the first game in the franchise for
PlayStation 3 and
Wii, the latter introducing motion controls for shooting, as well as three mini-games that make use of the
Wii Remote.
FIFA 09 • Slogans:
Are You Ready for FIFA 09? • Cover athlete:
Wayne Rooney and
Ronaldinho (worldwide);
Ronaldinho and
Petr Čech (Czech Republic);
Wayne Rooney and
Sergio Ramos (Spain);
Ronaldinho and
Kevin Kuranyi (Germany);
Ronaldinho and
Balázs Dzsudzsák (Hungary);
Ronaldinho and
Daniele De Rossi (Italy);
Ronaldinho,
Maurice Edu and
Guillermo Ochoa (North America) • Released for:
Windows,
PlayStation 3,
Xbox 360,
Wii,
PlayStation 2,
PlayStation Portable,
Nintendo DS,
Java ME,
Zeebo • Release date: 3 October 2008
FIFA 09 features a revamped collision system and an option for 10 versus 10 "Be a Pro" online matches, and the new "
Adidas Live Season" feature, which updates all the players' stats in a particular league based on the player's form in real life. Although the feature is activated through microtransactions, gamers have access to one free league of their choice from the moment they activate the service to the end of the 2008–09 season. Online play has also been improved in
FIFA 09, with a feature called "FIFA 09 Clubs" allowing players to form or join clubs and field their strongest team online. The game is the first in the
FIFA series to feature user-controlled
goal celebrations.
FIFA 09 has met with generally positive reception from reviewers.
Clive Tyldesley and
Andy Gray again provide the commentary in the English version. However, in the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game, Tyldesley is replaced by
Martin Tyler. For the first time, users can also purchase extra commentator voices in different languages from the
PlayStation Store (
PlayStation 3) and
Xbox Live Marketplace (
Xbox 360). Another option for the English language is Tyldesley and
Andy Townsend.
2010s FIFA 10 • Slogans: ''Let's FIFA 10'' • Cover athlete:
Theo Walcott,
Frank Lampard and
Wayne Rooney (UK);
Wayne Rooney and
Tim Cahill (Australia);
Wayne Rooney and
Andreas Ivanschitz (Austria);
Wayne Rooney and
Balázs Dzsudzsák (Hungary),
Wayne Rooney and
Robert Lewandowski (Poland);
Ronaldinho and
Giorgio Chiellini (Italy);
Karim Benzema,
Steve Mandanda and
Guillaume Hoarau (France);
Wayne Rooney and
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany);
Frank Lampard and
Simão (Portugal);
Karim Benzema and
Xavi (Spain);
Frank Lampard;
Sacha Kljestan and
Cuauhtémoc Blanco (North America);
Sergei Semak (Russia) • Released for:
Windows,
Xbox 360,
PlayStation 3,
Wii,
PlayStation 2,
PlayStation Portable,
Nintendo DS,
iOS,
Android,
Java ME • Release date: 2 October 2009 (Europe), 20 October 2009 (USA)
FIFA 10 has an extended Manager Mode which includes a new
Assistant Manager that can be used to take care of the team's line-up and to rotate the squad based on importance of the upcoming match and improved finances. The "Player Experience and Growth System" has changed. Player growth will now be determined by in-game performance, demands placed on the player, and achievements based on the player's particular position. The games also features 50 stadia and 31 leagues, among which the
Russian Premier League is introduced to the series (except for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions). It also includes 360 degrees player control instead of the 8-direction control in previous games.
FIFA 11 • Slogans:
We Are 11 • Cover athlete :
Kaká (World),
Wayne Rooney (United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland & Australia),
Mesut Özil &
René Adler (Germany),
Tim Cahill (Australia),
Jakub Błaszczykowski (Poland);
Sergei Semak (Russia); • Released for:
Windows,
Xbox 360,
PlayStation 3,
Wii,
PlayStation 2,
PlayStation Portable,
Nintendo DS,
iOS,
BlackBerry OS,
Java ME • Release date: 28 September 2010 (USA), 1 October 2010 (Europe)
FIFA 11 was released 28 September 2010 in North America and 1 October 2010 in Europe. It features a new replacement to Manager Mode called Career Mode; the player is able to play a career as a Manager, Player or a new feature as a Player Manager. Other new features include an improved passing system, improved player likenesses, the ability to play as a Goalkeeper for the first time, and other various other tweaks and additions. The English commentary is provided for the fourth time by
Martin Tyler and
Andy Gray.
Landon Donovan,
Kaká and
Carlos Vela feature on the cover of the North American version of the game, while Kaká and
Wayne Rooney feature on the cover of the UK and Irish version. Aside from Kaká and Rooney,
Petr Čech and
Andrés Iniesta are also prominently featured in the game, appearing in in-game screens like the menus of the PC version.
FIFA 12 • Slogans:
Love Football, Play Football • Cover athlete:
Wayne Rooney and
Jack Wilshere (UK and Republic of Ireland),
Landon Donovan and
Rafael Márquez (North America),
Lukas Podolski and
Mats Hummels (Germany),
Jakub Błaszczykowski (Poland);
Kaká and
Vasili Berezutski (Russia); • Released for:
Windows,
OS X,
PlayStation 3,
Xbox 360,
Wii,
PlayStation 2,
PlayStation Vita,
Nintendo 3DS,
PlayStation Portable,
iOS,
Android,
Java ME • Release date: 27 September 2011 (USA), 30 September 2011 (Europe) David Rutter, the line producer for
FIFA 12, has promised "a revolutionary year for
FIFA... especially in the gameplay department." The first screenshot was revealed on 11 April, featuring Brazilian midfielder
Kaká running through the field.
FIFA 12 is the first edition of the series to feature
Arabic commentary. The
Czech First League and Turkish
Süper Lig are removed from the game (though Turkish side
Galatasaray is still featured) and a third Argentine team,
Racing Club de Avellaneda, is added to the Rest of World bracket. The
Xbox 360 and the
PlayStation 3 were the main consoles for the game, and for the first time, the PC version was feature-identical. In May, EA announced that a
Nintendo 3DS version would be available, including career mode, 11 vs 11, street mode and Be a Pro, but excluding any online mode. On 27 May, it was confirmed that
FIFA 12 would be released on
PlayStation 2. On 7 June, it was confirmed that the
iPhone,
iPad and
iPod Touch will also be included and others are to come in the next few months. On 11 July, photos of the Career Mode were released. During the demo launch on 13 September 2011, both
FIFA 12 and Xbox Live were trending on social networking site Twitter. For the first time in the series, the game has been officially ported to the
Mac OS X operating system by
TransGaming. In March 2012,
FIFA Football was released as a launch title for the
PS Vita, which despite the different name was a port of
FIFA 12. New features include: • Player Impact Engine – a physics engine built to deliver real-world physicality in every interaction on the pitch • Precision Dribbling – delivers a higher fidelity of touch on the ball for attacking players • Tactical Defending – places equal importance on positioning, intercepting passes and tackling • Pro Player Intelligence (only for CPU players)
FIFA 13 • Slogans:
Join the Club • Cover athlete:
Lionel Messi (World,
Joe Hart and
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also feature in the UK version),
Jakub Błaszczykowski (Poland); • Released for:
Windows,
Wii U,
PlayStation 3,
Xbox 360,
Wii,
PlayStation 2,
PlayStation Vita,
Nintendo 3DS,
PlayStation Portable,
iOS,
Windows Phone,
Java ME • Release date: 25 September 2012 (USA), 27 September 2012 (Australia), 28 September 2012 (Europe) 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 (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. New features include: • Attacking Intelligence – Players automatically analyse space and think ahead making it potentially easier to break down the defence, with Goalkeeping Intelligence also improved in similar ways. • Complete Dribbling – Precise 360-degree mobility with the ball allowing players to be more dangerous and creative during 1-on-1 confrontations. (World),
Javier Hernández (North America),
Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy),
Arturo Vidal and
Radamel Falcao (Argentina, Chile, Panama, Venezuela),
Gareth Bale (United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland),
Michal Kadlec (Czech Republic),
Robert Lewandowski (Poland),
Balázs Dzsudzsák (Hungary),
Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland),
David Alaba (Austria),
Tim Cahill (Australia),
Maya Yoshida and
Makoto Hasebe (Japan),
Mustafa Al-Bassas (Middle East) • Released for:
Windows,
PlayStation 4,
Xbox One,
PlayStation 3,
Xbox 360,
Wii,
PlayStation 2,
PlayStation Vita,
Nintendo 3DS,
PlayStation Portable,
iOS,
Windows Phone,
Android,
Java ME. • Release date: 24 September 2013 (USA), 27 September 2013 (Europe) For the newest generation of video game consoles, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the game uses a new engine, Ignite, which allows for graphical enhancements, like shifting weather conditions and dynamic environment, and 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. The Windows version uses the Impact engine, the same as used in the
PlayStation 3 and
Xbox 360 versions (which the Windows versions have been using since
12), with minor improvements. This is reportedly due to
Electronic Arts' claims that most PC players do not own a machine powerful enough for the Ignite engine, therefore it would only be used in the next edition. This is the last FIFA game to be released for the
PlayStation Portable and FIFA 14 would eventually become the last PlayStation 2 game produced and released in South America. The game features new signature
goal celebrations from a number of players including
Cristiano Ronaldo,
Gareth Bale and
Lionel Messi, among others.
FIFA 15 • Slogans:
Feel the Game • Cover athlete:
Lionel Messi (World),
Eden Hazard (United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, France, Belgium, Netherlands),
Gonzalo Higuaín (Italy),
Clint Dempsey (USA),
Tim Cahill (Australia),
Robert Lewandowski (Poland),
David Alaba (Austria),
Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland),
Javier Hernández (Mexico),
Arturo Vidal (South America),
Michal Kadlec (Czech Republic),
Arda Turan (Turkey),
Atsuto Uchida (Japan),
Yahya Al-Shehri (Arabian Peninsula). • Released for:
Windows,
PlayStation 3,
PlayStation 4,
PlayStation Vita,
Nintendo 3DS,
Wii,
iOS,
Android,
Xbox 360,
Xbox One,
Windows Phone 8.1,
Java ME • Release date: 23 September 2014 (USA), 25 September 2014 (Europe), 26 September 2014 (UK) This is the last title for the Wii and handhelds. The Windows version used the new engine (
Ignite Engine) for the first time, which is the same as PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The first edition released during EA's deal with the English Premier League as Official Sports Technology Partner. This deal allows all 20
Premier League stadiums to be included in the game as well as official Premier League scoreboards and television graphics. FIFA's exclusive access to Premier League clubs allowed detailed photography of all 20 stadiums so they could be authentically recreated, with the cheers, chants and sounds of more than 20 Premier League matches also recorded.
FIFA 16 • Slogans:
Play Beautiful • Cover athlete:
Lionel Messi (World),
Jordan Henderson (UK and Republic of Ireland),
Shinji Kagawa (Japan),
David Alaba (Austria),
Oscar (Brazil),
Antoine Griezmann (France),
Eden Hazard (Belgium),
Yann Sommer (Switzerland),
Juan Cuadrado (Latin America),
Marco Fabián (Mexico),
Steph Catley &
Tim Cahill (Australia),
Alex Morgan (USA),
Christine Sinclair (Canada),
Mauro Icardi (Italy),
Arkadiusz Milik (Poland),
Arda Turan (Turkey),
Omar Hawsawi (Arab world),
Sebastian Giovinco (USA; MLS edition) • Released for:
Windows,
PlayStation 3,
PlayStation 4,
Xbox 360,
Xbox One,
iOS,
Android,
Java ME • Release date: 22 September 2015 (
North America), 24 September 2015 (
Europe), 1 October 2015 (
Brazil), 8 October 2015 (
Japan)
FIFA 16 was the first title in the series to include female athletes and national teams. After the complications in the previous edition, some Brazilian teams - except for those which had exclusivity deals with Konami's rival
Pro Evolution Soccer series - agreed to lend their visual identities (badges, names and kits) to the game, but no such agreement was reached with players due to the decentralization of player image rights in Brazil; as a result, the Brazilian teams are placed in the Rest of World block (being given their own incomplete league slot in subsequent editions), with their rosters comprised completely by fictional players (although real players were featured until the March 2016 updates), unlike all other clubs and most national teams.
FIFA 17 • Slogans:
Football Has Changed • Cover athlete:
Marco Reus (World, chosen by popular vote over
Anthony Martial,
Eden Hazard and
James Rodríguez) • Released for:
Windows,
PlayStation 3,
PlayStation 4,
Xbox 360,
Xbox One • Release date: 27 September 2016 (
North America), 29 September 2016 (worldwide)
FIFA 17 is the first video game in the
FIFA series to use the Frostbite game engine and also the first to implement a story mode, namely, "The Journey". It also features the Japanese
J1 League for the first time, the first time ever a football game for the international market features the league.
FIFA 18 • Slogans:
More Than A Game • Cover athlete:
Cristiano Ronaldo (World),
Ronaldo (Icon edition) • Released for:
Windows,
PlayStation 4,
Xbox One,
Nintendo Switch,
PlayStation 3 and
Xbox 360 • Release date: 29 September 2017
FIFA 18 is the first title to feature
Ultimate Team ICONS on all systems including PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. The game also features the third tier of German football,
3. Liga, the
Iceland and
Saudi Arabia national football teams, both the men's and women's national New Zealand teams and has the
Turkish Super League after EA renewed its licence with them. EA Sports introduced Quick Subs into
FIFA 18 where the player can make a substitute when the ball goes out of play. The
Cruyff turn – a
feint named after 1970s Dutch star
Johan Cruyff – is one of the four new skills added to the game. A post-launch update for the Xbox One, PS4, Windows, and Switch versions added the
2018 FIFA World Cup, with the inclusion of
World Cup Ultimate Team to the
FIFA series, in which it's a separate mode from the main
Ultimate Team mode.
FIFA 19 • Slogans:
Champions Rise • Cover athlete:
Cristiano Ronaldo (World), Cristiano Ronaldo and
Neymar (Champions edition) • Release date: 28 September 2018
FIFA 19 introduces
all UEFA club competitions to the game.
Martin Tyler and Alan Smith return as regular commentators, while the new commentary team of
Derek Rae and
Lee Dixon feature in the UEFA Champions League. Composer
Hans Zimmer and rapper
Vince Staples recorded a new remix of the
UEFA Champions League anthem specifically for
FIFA 19, and it featured in the reveal trailer. The character Alex Hunter (who first appeared in
FIFA 17) returns for the third and final instalment of "The Journey." The game is programmed with new kick off modes – house rule, survival mode, no rules, long range, header and volley, and first to mode.
2020s FIFA 20 • Slogan:
Break New Ground • Cover athlete:
Eden Hazard (Standard Edition),
Virgil van Dijk (Champions Edition), and
Zinedine Zidane (Ultimate Edition) • Released for:
Windows,
PlayStation 4,
Xbox One and
Nintendo Switch. • Release date: 27 September 2019 A new feature in
FIFA 20 titled
Volta Football brings back previous
FIFA Street-style elements, providing a variance on the traditional Pro Clubs gameplay. It will include the ability to play 3v3 Rush (no goalkeepers), 4v4, 4v4 Rush, 5v5 and professional
futsal modes. The game places an emphasis on skill and independent play, rather than tactical or team-play. The player is also able to customise their own player; aside from selecting gender, the players will also have a variety of clothes and accessories to choose from, ranging from shoes and clothes to hats and tattoos. The Pro Clubs mode has also changed, with more 1-on-1s encouraged, more off-the-ball space creation, as well as new penalty and free-kick mechanics.
Juventus were not in
FIFA 20 as they signed a partnership deal with
PES 2020; they were called Piemonte Calcio in
FIFA 20. Since the start of the 2020 season, EA Sports signed the deal with
CONMEBOL to become the latest exclusive partner of the
CONMEBOL club competitions which include the
CONMEBOL Libertadores and
Recopa as well as the second-tier
CONMEBOL Sudamericana, available on the content update in March 2020.
FIFA 21 • Slogan:
Win As One (Windows, PS4, Xbox One, Stadia),
Feel Next Level (PS5, Xbox Series X/S) • Cover athlete:
Kylian Mbappé (Standard, Champions & Ultimate Editions).
Trent Alexander-Arnold,
João Félix, and
Erling Haaland will become three ambassadors. • Released for:
Windows,
PlayStation 4,
Xbox One,
Nintendo Switch,
PlayStation 5,
Xbox Series X/S and
Stadia. • Release date: 9 October 2020
FIFA 22 • Slogan:
Powered by Football • Cover athlete:
Kylian Mbappé (Standard and Ultimate Editions) • Released for:
Windows,
PlayStation 4,
Xbox One,
Nintendo Switch,
PlayStation 5,
Xbox Series X/S and
Stadia. • Release date: 1 October 2021 Following a November 2020 announcement by Canadian actor
Ryan Reynolds and American actor
Rob McElhenney that they would be taking over the club through the RR McReynolds Company LLC,
Wrexham were included in as part of the "Rest of World" section, becoming the first ever
non-League team to be featured in the series. They were last in
FIFA 08 when they were relegated from
League 2 to the
National League. A post-launch update allows players on Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and Stadia to test out the cross-play feature as well as the inaugural
UEFA Europa Conference League to the latest list of the
UEFA club competitions.
FIFA 23 • Slogan: ''The World's Game Powered by Football'' • Cover athlete:
Kylian Mbappé (Standard Edition),
Sam Kerr (Standard Edition (Australasia version)), Kylian Mbappé and Sam Kerr (Ultimate Edition) • Released for:
Windows,
PlayStation 4,
Xbox One,
Nintendo Switch,
PlayStation 5,
Xbox Series X/S and
Stadia • First FIFA game to feature Cross-Play • Release date: 30 September 2022 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. Cross-play between Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Windows, and Stadia players, as well as Xbox One and PS4 players, is supported at launch. It released on 30 September 2022. The game features fictional club AFC Richmond from the
Apple TV+ series
Ted Lasso. On September 22, 2023, EA Sports launched EA Sports FC, serving as the direct successor to their former FIFA series. ==Other titles==