Experience all the Fun, Excitement, and Drama of Football's Greatest Event.
Multiple improvements and innovations to the award-winning gameplay of FIFA 14,
plus 100 new animations, make EA SPORTS 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil the most
accessible, fun, and exciting EA SPORTS FIFA title on Xbox 360 and PlayStation
3. Bring to life the world's greatest tournament by choosing from
203 National Teams in the deepest set of modes ever in a tournament title from
EA SPORTS. Immerse yourself in the FIFA World Cup as you play in authentic
Brazilian stadiums, and recognize the support of newly rendered crowds created
to replicate the passion and pageantry of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.
Features:
- World Class Control – Control the ball in possession with an all-new
control system using:
- Response Dribbling – Turn quicker at every angle and keep the ball under
control. Using the left trigger, fans will find success beating opponents at
slow speeds with the new dribbling system. Plus, use all-new new flicks,
dribbles, and a new Brazilian-inspired skill move to beat defenders.
- Pinpoint Passing – Key passing improvements and new animations result in
crisper, more accurate, direct, and responsive passing. Ground crosses, outside
of the foot curling crosses, and personality given to clearances make moving the
ball more satisfying and precise than ever.
- Explosive Movement – Change direction on and off the ball with purpose
and get to space. Players are able to accelerate, decelerate, and change
direction quickly on and off the ball, as well as make tight dribble turns and
close touches on the ball while dribbling at pace.
- Set Piece Tactics – New tactics will have opponents fearing set pieces
from the flank or during corner kicks. Using the D-pad players tell their
teammates to make runs to the near post, far post, edge of the box, or have them
crowd the keeper.
- adidas® Ball Physics – EA SPORTS and adidas® partner to deliver the
most realistic ball physics system on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Taking
physics data from the adidas Innovation Lab in Herzogenaurach, Germany, EA
SPORTS FIFA development team implemented it in EA SPORTS 2014 FIFA World Cup
Brazil to give the Brazuca and other adidas balls true-to-life flight and grass
friction in the game.
- New Penalty Kicks – Feel the drama of FIFA World Cup penalty kicks with
new save animations and a shot tuning that puts players in control of their
nation's fate. Penalty Kicks in the run of play now have players on the edge of
the box and ready to rush at spilled shots. Also, distract the kick-taker by
using Goalkeeper Antics to throw them off using a series of animations including
wobbly-knees, matador, and shoot-it-there animations.
- Over-the-Back Headers – Jump over your opponent's back to win the
possession battle and head the ball. In one example – defenders can now jump
over the back of a holding attacker to clear the ball to safety.
- adidas micoach Training – Complete adidas micoach training sessions to
boost in-game attributes for individual players on your team. Choose from six
different attribute boosts and 18 different drills to improve your players'
performance during the tournament.
- Patriotic Presentation – Feel the support of an entire nation with
all-new crowd scenes including banners, flags, and seat cards in the stadium,
and from Live City events in all corners of the world. Score a goal with England
and see fans cheering live in Trafalgar Square. All-new crowd renderings bring
the World Cup atmosphere to life.
- EA SPORTS Talk Radio – Receive dynamic tournament updates from your
choice of Andy Goldstein and Ian Darke, or Michael Davies and Roger Bennett (Men
in Blazers) as you play through various offline modes in English. Over 50 hours
of recorded audio keeps the narrative fresh and entertaining.
Key Modes:
- Road to the FIFA World Cup – The most immersive tournament mode in EA
SPORTS history. Choose from any of the 203 National Teams sanctioned by FIFA
and play with up to 32 players locally through the qualifying rounds, and
proceed on to the group stages of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. Along the way,
get tournament updates from EA SPORTS Talk Radio.
- Captain Your Country – EA SPORTS 2014 FIFA World Cup marks the return of
one of the most popular FIFA game modes of all time. Start from the bottom, work
your way up the squad list and eventually lead your country through qualifying,
and on to the FIFA World Cup. A brand new auto-positioning system makes the
mode accessible to new players.
- Road to Rio de Janeiro (online) – Players progress across a map of
Brazil's 12 host cities in licensed and authentic stadiums. Compete in Online
Stages with any of the 203 National Teams to advance, remain in a city, or be
relegated. Win the final of 12 stages to hoist the FIFA World Cup Trophy at
Estadio do Maracana in Rio.
- Online FIFA World Cup – Compete in the Group Stage and World Cup Finals.
Win seven games in a row against online competition to hoist the coveted FIFA
World Cup trophy.
- Story of Qualifying – Play over 60 real scenarios that the world
witnessed during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying stages.
- Story of Finals (online) – Activated at the beginning of the tournament
and updated throughout, play challenges based on the narrative of the
day's events.
- Additional Modes – 2014 FIFA World Cup, Kick Off, Skill Games, Online
Friendlies, EA SPORTS Football Club.
Authenticity by the numbers:
- Teams –203 teams sanctioned by FIFA.
- Players – 7,469 players in the game.
- Managers – 19 officially licensed managers.
- Stadiums – 21 new stadiums, including all 12 authentic stadiums in
Brazil.
- Commentary – Over 15 hours of added in-game commentary.