2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Fact Sheet, Some Modes Are Online Only

[Steve_OS]

Check out the official 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil fact sheet, which includes some modes that are online only.

Description
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™.

Key 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.

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.

Presentation

• 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.
  * This feature is only available in English builds of the game
• 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.

Product Specifications

• Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc.
• Developer: EA Canada
• Street Date: NA: April 15, 2014 EU: April 17, 2014
• Rating: PEGI 3 ; E for Everyone
• Platforms: PLAYSTATION®3 and Xbox 360
• No of Online Players: 1-2
• No of Offline Players: 1-7 for PS3 and 1-4 for Xbox 360

^Requires internet connection, access to EA SPORTS™ FIFA 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ current generation consoles, the use of the same Origin Account and the respective Xbox LIVE and Sony Entertainment Network accounts. Must be 13+ to create an Origin account. EA may retire online features and services after 30 days notice posted on www.ea.com/1/service-updates.

[Metroalex]

The Road to Rio idea sounds fun, but what a shame that is it online only. I still am gutted at the decision to leave out next-gen systems.

I'll buy this game discounted, but no chance new or at full price.

[zjac7]

EA again with the confetti... can't recall a single World Cup that had confetti during the player intros! With that being said, I'll wait to see if they have licensing issues (I already see they have listed teams as "sanctioned," rather than "licensed") the way they did with Euro 2012...