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EA Sports, with their FIFA series, are at the cutting edge of football gaming. Since 1994, the annual FIFA instalment has been a must have for all football gaming enthusiasts across the world and has always been defined by the technological advancements it has brought to the table.
The previous instalment of the series, FIFA 17, brought about a revolution in football gaming with the Frostbite engine which enabled users to experience the game in a much more realistic fashion.
FIFA 18, which is set to release in the last week of September, will bring about another technological revolution. EA Sports have given it their all, bringing in a number of new innovations which will probably make FIFA 18 the most realistic football video game ever. We have listed a few of these innovations below.
#1 Team styles and player positioning
One oft-repeated complaint is that however real the graphics and the game engine gets, what FIFA have not been able to replicate is the playing styles embodied by the teams. Atletico Madrid on FIFA have never defended like the Los Rojiblancos under Diego Simeone; Thomas Muller, a world class Raumdeuter (German for space investigator) in reality has never been the same on FIFA. This will occur no more.
EA Sports, in their tech revolution with FIFA 18, have introduced the "Team Styles and Player Positioning" feature in the game which allows players to not only play with the teams of their choice but also execute the same strategies their team use in reality. Fans of Juventus will finally be able to defend and break with the same intensity as the Old Lady while Los Blancos loyalists will be able to exploit the pace of Gareth Bale and co. and take advantage of Cristiano Ronaldo's supreme striking prowess in the box.
#2 Real player dribbling styles
Earlier FIFA instalments, despite having increasingly sensitive dribbling controls, were never able to truly reflect players' running and dribbling styles apart from a few like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Don't get me wrong, this never took away from the fun of playing FIFA, but every avid FIFA fan has wished for his favourite player's peculiar playing style to be replicated in the game.
EA Sports, with a painstaking attention to detail, have now introduced "Real Player Motion Technology" which will allow characters in FIFA 18 to imitate their real-life counterparts' dribbling and playing styles. Raheem Sterling's perpetually unbalanced scamper will now be replicated when fans pick Manchester City or England on FIFA 18. The same applies to Yaya Toure and Paul Pogba's lung busting power running style and Andres Iniesta's glide with the ball.
Also making an appearance on the game will be the bridge dribble, where one can knock the ball past a defender and run around him to complete the move.
#3 Crossing Control
FIFA's technological makeover continues with the revolutionary crossing control function which allows players to provide deadly balls to strikers depending on the situation one finds himself in whereas earlier, the only available options were a low cross, an early cross and an ordinary lofted ball into the box.
The new FIFA feature allows users to pick out strikers in the box with a variety of crosses like the searching cross aimed at the forehead of a player, a deceiving whipped cross for a striker to run on to while also allowing the possibility of delivering a lobbed ball into the box for an inviting volley. The crosses can be customised as per the ability of the striker on the receiving end.
#4 FIFA 18 ICONS Mode
While the Classic XI and World XI sides have always been a part of FIFA over the years, FIFA 18 promises to provide something previously unseen in this department.
FIFA 18 will feature some of the legends of the game who have never made an appearance thus far. The legends who will feature in the game include Diego Maradona, a footballer who needs no introduction and Ronaldo Nazario of Brazil. Also making an appearance will be legendary Russian goalkeeper Lev Yashin, Arsenal and France legend Thierry Henry and probably the greatest footballer of all time, Pele.
#5 Authentic stadium experience
The enhanced Frostbite engine that will be making its debut in FIFA 18 will not only bring with it lifelike player animations and movement but also provide a realistic stadium environment.
The FIFA 18 stadium atmosphere will receive a huge overhaul with realistic three-dimensional crowds replacing the holographic impressions seen in previous editions. Also included will be an all new commentary track which will replace the worn out and now monotonous ones from previous editions.
Match day crowds in stadiums will provide a real time feel to the matches being played on FIFA 18 and will be something games will be eagerly looking forward to.
