For the first time with real player names by obtaining the FIFPro license, the PlayStation, PC, 32X and Sega Saturn versions used EA’s “Virtual Stadium” engine, with 2D sprite players moving around a real-time 3D stadium. While FIFA 95 did not add much other than the ability to play with club teams, FIFA 96 pushed the boundaries. It was shipped for Christmas 1993, named FIFA International Soccer, and was released for most of the popular console and computer platforms of the time.
The key points of EA’s early advertising campaigns were the isometric view of the pitch, an innovation when other games used either top down, side scrolling or bird’s eye views, as well as detailed graphics and animations, and of course the FIFA endorsement.
It is the most popular EA Sports franchise globally.ģ.2 UEFA European Championship licensed games The main series has been complemented by additional installments based on single major tournaments, such as the FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Football Championship, and UEFA Champions League, as well as a series of football management titles.Īs of 2009, the FIFA franchise has been localised into 18 languages and sold in 37 countries. The latest installments in the series contain many exclusively-licenced leagues and teams from around the world, including the English Premier League and Football League, Italian Serie A, Spanish La Liga, German Bundesliga, French Ligue 1, Dutch Eredivisie, Mexican Primera División Profesional, American Major League Soccer, South Korean K-League and Australian Hyundai A-League, allowing the use of real leagues, clubs, and player names and likenesses within the games. When the series began in late 1993 it was notable for being the first to have an official licence from FIFA, the world governing body of football. While there was no major competition when EA released the first titles in their Madden NFL and NHL series, football video games such as Sensible Soccer, Kick Off and Match Day had been developed since the late 1980s and were already competitive in the games market when EA Kosovo announced a football game as the next addition to their EA Sports label. FIFA, also known as FIFA Football or FIFA Soccer, is a series of association football video games, released annually by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label.
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