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FIFA 13
Global cover featuring Lionel Messi (foreground) and St James' Park (background)
Developer(s)EA Canada
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
SeriesFIFA
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Wii U, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android, Mac OS X
Genre(s)Sports Game, Association Football Simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

FIFA 13 (also known as FIFA Soccer 13 in North America) is the twentieth edition of Electronic Arts' highly-acclaimed association football FIFA video game series. It is developed by EA Canada. A demo of the game was released on 11 September 2012, The demo teams include: Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City, Juventus, A.C. Milan and Arsenal.[1] The demo was downloaded a record 1.99 million times within three days.[2][3][4] The game was released on 25 September 2012.

FIFA 13 included new features to the FIFA franchise such as the First Touch Control.[5][2][6][7] New celebrations were also added as a new feature.[8]

Features

A new additional feature in FIFA 13 is to support Kinect for Xbox 360 and PlayStation Move for PlayStation 3.[9]

Commentators

Martin Tyler and Alan Smith returns for FIFA 13's English commentary, as well as Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend, with Geoff Shreeves providing on the touchline injury reports alongside Alan McInally with score updates (Career Mode and Tournament Mode Only).

It was also confirmed that Salvadoran Fernando Palomo, Argentinean former striker Mario Alberto Kempes and Mexican Ciro Procuna, who all work as Latin American commentators in ESPN, will provide the commentary in the Latin American and North American versions.

Leagues

The leagues in FIFA 13 have been confirmed by EA Sports through their website,with EA calling it "the most authentic football game on the planet with 30 of the world’s best leagues" All leagues from FIFA 12 are included, with the addition of the Saudi Professional League for the first time in the series' history.[10] Leagues in bold are new to this edition of FIFA.

Rest of the World

National teams

There are 46 international teams on FIFA 13 as confirmed on the EA website. The Czech Republic and Paraguay are returning. India, Bolivia and Venezuela return to the main series after a 11-year hiatus since FIFA Football 2002. Croatia was removed from the international teams.[11] Teams in bold are new to this edition of FIFA

Asian Football Confederation

Confederation of African Football

Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football

South American Football Confederation

Oceania Football Confederation

Union of European Football Associations

(* = Default starting XI has fictional players. However, most Paraguayan/Venezuelan internationals are available for selection as they are included in the game)

Career Mode

Career Mode this year has been updated, with players being able to manage an international team as well as a club. Options in transfers include counter-offers and offering a player as well as money.

International tournaments

FIFA 13 adds international tournaments, as well as their respective qualifications (when applicable), to the Career Mode:[12]

Ultimate Team

Ultimate team this year will incorporate career mode into it. The Web App is to be released for returning gamers to access early on 18th September 2012. According to EA, "A very small number of users attempted to gain an unfair advantage" on the web app. In response EA issued permanent bans on the players who attempted to exploit the web app.[13][14] There has been reports of issues regarding non-exploiting players failing to log into the app due to a 'error' in player account security. EA has attempted to resolve this issue as more reports show of complaints by players who have yet to receive pre-released in game bonuses.[15]

Scoreboard/Presentation

It has been shown that at least one scoreboard from ESPN will be included in the game.[16] An ESPN presentation for the intro to the match has also been seen.

Stadiums

There are 69 stadiums in FIFA 13. In FIFA 13, there are new real stadiums: Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart Lane and the (Saudi Arabia)'s King Fahd International Stadium. FC Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium will not be featured in the game, as EA could not reach a licensing agreement with the club.[17] Stadiums in bold are new to this edition of FIFA.

Real stadiums

Country Stadium Club
 Canada BC Place Vancouver Whitecaps
 England Anfield Liverpool
Emirates Stadium Arsenal
Etihad Stadium Manchester City
Old Trafford Manchester United
St. James' Park Newcastle United
Stamford Bridge Chelsea
Wembley Stadium England national football team
White Hart Lane Tottenham Hotspur
 France Parc des Princes Paris Saint-Germain
Stade de Gerland Lyon
Stade Vélodrome Marseille
 Germany Allianz Arena Bayern Munich
1860 Munich
Imtech Arena Hamburger SV
Olympiastadion Hertha BSC
Signal Iduna Park Borussia Dortmund
Veltins-Arena Schalke 04
 Italy Juventus Stadium Juventus
San Siro A.C. Milan
Inter Milan
Stadio Olimpico Lazio
Roma
 Mexico Estadio Azteca Club América
Mexico national football team
 Netherlands Amsterdam Arena Ajax
Netherlands national football team
 Saudi Arabia King Fahd International Stadium Al Hilal
Al Shabab
Al Nassr
 Spain Estadio de Mestalla Valencia
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Real Madrid
Estadio Vicente Calderón Atlético Madrid

Generic stadiums

  • Akaaroa Stadium
  • Aloha Park
  • Arena D’Oro
  • British Modern
  • Century Park Arena
  • Court Lane
  • Crown Lane
  • Eastpoint Arena
  • El Bombastico
  • El Libertador
  • El Medio
  • El Reducto
  • Estadio Latino
  • Estadio President G.Lopes
  • Estadio De Las Artes
  • Estadio del Pueblo
  • Euro Park
  • FIWC Stadium (PS3 only)
  • Forest Park Stadium
  • Ivy Lane
  • O Dromo
  • Olimpico Arena
  • Pratelstvi Arena
  • Stade Kokoto
  • Stade Municipal
  • Stadion 23. Maj
  • Stadion Europa
  • Stadion Hanguk
  • Stadion Neder
  • Stadion Olympic
  • Town Park
  • Union Park Stadium

Soundtrack

The official soundtrack for FIFA 13 was announced on 6 September 2012. The game features 50 established and breakthrough artists.[18]

Track listing
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Pyramid City"Driftless Pony Club 
2."Mark IV ft. Joshua Radin"Ashtar Command 
3."Panda"Astro 
4."If So"Atlas Genius 
5."Feud"Band of Horses 
6."Weight of Living, Part 2"Bastille 
7."We Are Not Good People"Bloc Party 
8."Outta My Mind"Cali 
9."Us Against the World"Clement Marfo & The Frontline 
10."Follow"Crystal Fighters 
11."Professional Griefers"deadmau5 feat. Gerard Way 
12."Hail Bop"Django Django 
13."Get Out While You Can"Duologue 
14."TeKKno Scene ft. Adam Kanyama"Elliphant 
15."Got That Fire (Oh La Ha) (feat. Pugs Atomz)"Featurecast 
16."Spark"Fitz and The Tantrums 
17."Let It Roll, Part 2"Flo Rida feat. Lil Wayne 
18."See the Light"Foreign Beggars & Bare Noize 
19."Bliss Out"Hadouken! 
20."On Top of the World"Imagine Dragons 
21."What Love"Jagwar Ma 
22."You're an Animal"Jonathan Boulet 
23."Club Foot"Kasabian 
24."Come into My Head"Kimbra 
25."G#"Kitten 
26."Eure Mädchen"Kraftklub 
27."Black White & Blue"Ladyhawke 
28."Finale"Madeon 
29."Searchin"Matisyahu 
30."Speed the Collapse"Metric 
31."Paddling Out"Miike Snow 
32."I'll Be Alright"Passion Pit 
33."Sweet Sipping Soda"Reptar 
34."Shine the Light"Reverend and The Makers 
35."Fly or Die"Rock Mafia 
36."Goldrushed"The Royal Concept 
37."Wild"Royal Teeth 
38."Big Mouth"Santigold 
39."September"St. Lucia 
40."Jungles"Stepdad 
41."Champion"The Chevin 
42."Saturday"The Enemy 
43."Don't Say Nothing"The Heavy 
44."Ghosts"The Presets 
45."Sleep Alone"Two Door Cinema Club 
46."Quesadilla"Walk the Moon 
47."Blur"Wretch 32 
48."We Come Running"Youngblood Hawke 
49."Rain of Gold"Young Empires 
50."Past 2"Zemaria 

Covers

The global cover for the game features Lionel Messi,[19] whilst St James' Park has been included as the background. Other location-based covers will be used, as in previous years, and will most likely feature Messi and other players from the respective region except North America, which only features Messi.[20] This is the first time since FIFA Soccer 2003 that the North American version had a single cover athlete.

Other players featured in their respective regions include:

EA Sports offered downloadable "Custom Club Sleeve" covers with players from the Premier League after the game's release. The teams and players include:[25]

Reception

IGN gave FIFA 13 a 9/10.[26] GamesRadar called FIFA 13 "a great evolutionary step for EA's footy juggernaut", but criticised the collision engine as 'unnatural', and the newly revamped Career Mode as 'forced and artificial' and 'archaic' - awarding it 4 stars.[27] GameSpot gave FIFA 13 a score of 8/10, praising the new skill games, but bemoaning the lack of improvement over FIFA 12.[28] OXM reported that the seven biggest flaws of FIFA 12 were, for the most part, fixed in FIFA 13.[29] The Nintendo Wii version however received a scathing review from ONM, who stated that the game was a "shamefully cynical 'update' that brings absolutely nothing new to the table", giving the game a 30% rating.[30]

Sales and Revenue

FIFA 13 sold more than one million copies (1.23 million units in 48 hours)[citation needed] in the United Kingdom in its first week of release (the fourth game to do so after Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3)[31], and topped the UKIE charts on all formats week ending September 29, 2012.[32] 4.5 millions units were sold five days after release in the UK.[citation needed]

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  23. ^ "FIFA 13 Cover for Italy Revealed". Fifplay.com. August 5, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  24. ^ "Abdullaziz Al-Dosari on the front cover of Fifa 13 Middle East version". Wordpress. August 25, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  25. ^ "FIFA 13 Club Pack Download". EA Sports. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  26. ^ Daniel Krupa (September 20, 2012). "TIME TO RENEW YOUR SEASON TICKET". IGN. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
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