Lionel Messi was joined by Eden Hazard on this one in the UK, Ireland, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Local cover stars worth mentioning were Radamel Falcao in Argentina, Chile, Panama, Venezuela and Gareth Bale for the UK and Ireland edition. The global cover was once again represented by Lionel Messi. Joe Hart and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain were added alongside him for the UK version. Lionel Messi landed his first of quite a few covers in the year 2012 for FIFA 13. Landon Donovan and Rafael Márquez were featured in North America. Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere were on the cover for UK and Ireland. Kaká dominated the worldwide football and the FIFA 11 editions, and was paired with Wayne Rooney in the United Kingdom, Ireland & Australia. Wayne Rooney and Bastian Schweinsteiger were chosen as cover stars in Germany. Theo Walcott, Frank Lampard, and Wayne Rooney shined on the UK edition. In FIFA 09, EA introduced the mode Ultimate Team – the rest is history. It had Sergio Ramos alongside the English forward in Spain, while in Germany, Ronaldinho was joined by Kevin Kuranyi. The fourth one to feature Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho worldwide. | © EA Sports 2008/2009: FIFA 09 CoverĬreatively, EA took a time out back then. Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho for the third consecutive time! Miroslav Klose and Sergio Ramos were next to Ronaldinho in the German and Spanish versions, respectively. The game added Wembley and Emirates as two new stadiums, and a new Interactive Leagues feature. It was Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho again for the global edition, but Lukas Podolski was next to the Brazilian star in Germany. The global cover had Ronaldinho and Wayne Rooney, while in the US, Omar Bravo and Freddy Adu were shown alongside the Brazilian magician. Patrick Vieira, Fernando Morientes and Andriy Shevchenko were featured on the international cover, with Oswaldo Sánchez in place of Vieira for the US cover. This one introduced secondary divisions for the first time. Such a legendary game with an amazing soundtrack. Thierry Henry, Alessandro Del Piero, and Ronaldinho were on the cover of this one. The game itself boasted revamped gameplay and graphics, which were a significant improvement over its two predecessors. In the US, Landon Donovan was the man on the regional cover. In 2002, EA chose three cover stars: Roberto Carlos, Ryan Giggs, and Edgar Davids. The game saw the introduction of power bars for passes. Some other regional cover stars included Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden), Nuno Gomes (Portugal), Francesco Totti (Italy), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands), Roberto Carlos (Brazil) and Iker Casillas (Spain). Thierry Henry starred on the cover in France, UK and the US. Paul Scholes was on the UK cover, while Thierry Henry was on the box in France. Germany got Lothar Matthäus who had just retired from professional football – that never happened again. Sol Campbell, Vincenzo Montella, and Pep Guardiola were some of the players who were featured. | © EA Sports 1999/2000: FIFA 2000 CoverĪt the turn of the millennium, EA opted for even more different regional covers tailored to different markets. Olaf Thon was the cover boy in Germany while Fabien Barthez, Rui Costa, and Fernando Morientes were selected for the regional covers in France, Portugal, and Spain, respectively. | © EA Sports 1998/99: FIFA 99 CoverĪrsenal’s Dennis Bergkamp was on the global cover, and the game came with fluidity and responsiveness improvements. Regional cover stars included: Andreas Möller in Germany, Roy Lassiter in the US, Paolo Maldini in the Italian version, David Ginola again in France, while Spanish fans got Real Madrid’s Raúl. | © EA Sports 1997/98 - FIFA 98 CoverĮngland and Manchester United’s superstar David Beckham graced the UK cover of this one, which had the successful Road to World Cup mode, the only one to include all national teams on the planet. For the rest of the world, it was Bebeto who was featured on the cover. The cover in Europe featured French star David Ginola in the Newcastle kit. The game dropped the “soccer” clarification and its title got its current form. Welsh defender Andy Legg and Romanian midfielder Ioan Sabău were on the cover in the US, while Frank de Boer and Jason McAteer were the players for the European cover. They already made it clear who’s the global leader in sports video game sales with this one. Then-Tottenham Hotspur and Norway goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt was one of the very few goalies on the cover. The game introduces the familiar title pattern, introducing the iconic year. Some versions of the game got Packie Bonner and Ruud Gullit on it. David Platt and Piotr Swierczewski are historically relevant, as they are on the cover of the first one ever, then called FIFA International Soccer.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |