IT’S that time of the year again – it’s FIFA 20 release day.
The latest in EA Sports’ franchise is being tipped as the best in recent years and it could be all yours very soon.
The Champions Edition – which features Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk on the front cover – was released on Tuesday.
But the standard game is not released until 12am on Friday, September 27.
This will available on digital download, along with on disc on Xbox One, PS4 and PC.
The battle over supremacy will continue until they retire, but Lionel Messi outranks Cristiano Ronaldo – who will be playing for Piemonte Calcio after EA Sports failed to get rights to the Juventus name.
And many Premier League fans will be surprised to see Kevin De Bruyne as the best British-based player, ahead of Champions League winner Virgil van Dijk.
FIFA will incorporate a street football mode into it, which appears similar to that of their previous games FIFA Street.
This will be called Volta Football, where you can play with three players each but no goalkeeper or 4v4, 5v5 and even professional futsal.
The locations for these include Amsterdam, London and even a Tokyo rooftop.
There will also be a Volta story mode, where you can create your own player and go through a narrative driven experience, playing street football legends and finish in a World Championship tournament in Argentina.
You can also play in a promotion and relegation system online.
FIFA 20 will also see Authentic Game Flow introduced, which puts more emphasis on user-controlled play.
The shooting on last year’s edition was heavily criticised and EA Sports are hoping to rectify this with Composed Finishing – which allows players more consistent and clinical finishing.
The career mode was area that many fans thought needed serious work – and the FIFA creators have not disappointed.
You will now be able to customise the look of your manager, while the big boss can also be a woman for the first time.
Team morale will also be worked into the game, with decisions in squad rotation and press conferences included to boost players’ confidence.
Another impressive feature is the Dynamic Player Potential, which means a player’s potential rating can be increased the better they play on the pitch.
