If we talk about sports simulators, then the first that comes to mind is FIFA. The game has been around for many years, but it still holds its own in the top video games. The game has high ratings and a large fan base.
FIFA 23 has released an addition to the 2022 World Cup. It appeared in the game modes tab and is available for free. The World Cup in Qatar is the last major tournament in FIFA before the license was lost, so gamers were waiting for a high elaboration of the mode. We checked what EA Sports has prepared for the players.
If you have just started playing FIFA, you will need to click here to succeed in the game. This is the main in-game currency for which players can buy players for their team, as well as receive better training programs. To play at a high level, you will need a lot of coins, which can be purchased from boosting services. This is a legal service, and players do not have to worry about their data – the service is safe. For the convenience of players, there is also a support team that answers players’ questions 24/7.
In addition to the 2022 World Cup, there are several modes in FIFA. Individual matches and tournaments are available.
Overview
Acquaintance with the supplement begins with the screensaver of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the choice of your favorite team. A football player from the base team will appear on the start screen. In the settings, you can change your favorite team and re-read the short stories of countries’ achievements at the World Championships.
In addition, four game modes appeared at once: live, single World Cup, quick match, and online tournament. Live matches are centered around real World Cup 2022 confrontations. Games against AI and local and online matches with friends are available here. The most interesting live mode is “Your FIFA World Cup” with the choice of any moment of the World Cup for the start of a single tournament. The developers assure that current compositions will appear in it. The mode will open after the first match of the 2022 World Cup.
A single World Cup is immediately available. Its menu is designed in the style of the World Cup, and during the matches, there were a lot of atmospheric advertising and inserts – for example, before the games the players are built for team photos. The gameplay itself has not changed, but some players have received new ratings and positions. It was not without mistakes. When you leave the tournament, you will not recognize the winner, and the thin font of the text moves out in some menus and in general, turned out to be an amateur.
In the quick match mode, confrontations between the World Cup teams and a small list of national teams outside of qualification are available. The developers have highlighted each stage, so in one click you can go to the final, which will show unique videos with the main trophy. AI simulations are available in fast mode. Give up command management and drag the gamepad icon to the middle – and you will see a prediction match between bots.
Most of all, the idea of playing World Cup teams with other players attracts us. EA has developed a network mode that starts from the 1/8 finals that will be held according to the match schedule. There are no awards in it, but the atmosphere of a football celebration can make you spend several evenings here.
The mini-tournament could have been the heart of the supplement, but it turned out to be blocked. Many players have encountered a critical error that does not allow them to play online matches. A bug from the last World Cup has been repeated: the game recognizes that lineups are not synchronized in the client, therefore it blocks matches.
Deleting profiles and updating lineups helped some players. We are waiting for the official fix from EA closer to the beginning of the World Cup.
The FIFA World Cup lacks authenticity – EA made only a beautiful wrapper
The players’ fears about the World Cup were justified. It’s nice to plunge into the atmosphere of the tournament for a few matches, but when emotions pass, a boring template remains before your eyes. Experienced players will notice that they have seen the same thing in their careers and created tournaments. Only the cover has changed.
EA did not wait for the release of the official applications of the national teams. The developers gave a wide choice of players – in many teams, there are about 40 of them, but this destroyed the realism. The live match mode will brighten up the picture a little during the tournament, but it will be available with restrictions. Only a few faces were updated for the supplement, and non-star football players were left without game faces.
The soundtrack is the only reason to praise the developers. 40 hit songs from previous FIFA installments have been added to the playlist. Unfortunately, even here they overdid it and mixed the songs with the current album. Annoying tracks can be disabled manually, but you’ll have to tinker.
EA Sports proved that the World Cup without packs is indifferent to it. The supplement does not show the desire of developers to work out the tournament, which takes place only once every 4 years. Interesting ideas have not been completed, and key modes give out critical errors and scare away players who were expecting an addition.
Reviews about the game are mixed so far – some people like it, while others complain about bugs and the lack of interesting features. However, we advise you to play it yourself, because, despite all the reviews, FIFA with a 5.5 ranking on IMDb is still worth playing.
David Prior
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