Experience all the Fun, Excitement, & Drama of Football’s Greatest Event. Multiple improvements & 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, & exciting EA SPORTS FIFA title on Xbox 360 & Play Station 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, & recognize the support of newly rendered crowds created to replicate the passion & pageantry of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™.
Features: World Class Control — Control the ball in possession with an all-new control system. Response Dribbling
- Turn quicker at every angle & 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, & a new Brazilian-inspired skill move to beat defenders. Pinpoint Passing
- Key passing improvements & new animations result in crisper, more accurate, direct, & responsive passing. Ground crosses, outside of the foot curling crosses, & personality given to clearances make moving the ball more satisfying & precise than ever. Explosive Movement — Change direction on & off the ball with purpose & get to space. Players are able to accelerate, decelerate, & change direction quickly on & off the ball, as well as make tight dribble turns & 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 & adidas partner to deliver the most realistic ball physics system on Xbox 360 & Play Station 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 & other adidas balls true-to-life flight & grass friction in the game. New Penalty Kicks — Feel the drama of FIFA World Cup™ penalty kicks with new save animations & 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 & 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, & shoot-it-there animations. Over-the-Back Headers — Jump over your opponent’s back to win the possession battle & 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 & 18 different drills to improve your players’ performance during the tournament. 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 & play with up to 32 players locally through the qualifying rounds, & 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 & eventually lead your country through qualifying, & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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.