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EA SPORTS™ FIFA 22 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S moves the game forward with groundbreaking next-gen HyperMotion gameplay technology that elevates every moment on the pitch. HyperMotion integrates advanced full-team mocap data and machine learning to heighten gameplay in every match in FIFA 22, harnessing the power of next-generation consoles to deliver the most realistic, responsive and fluid gameplay experience we've ever built. FIFA 22 brings a new season of innovation across every mode in the game; enjoy more consistency between the posts with a goalkeeper rewrite that brings more composure to the most important position on the pitch, live out your football dreams as you create and manage your custom club to glory in Career Mode, get rewarded for your flair with restyled gameplay in VOLTA FOOTBALL, welcome back football's most memorable players as FIFA Ultimate Team™ Heroes, and feel the atmosphere of your next big game with the most immersive matchday experience ever seen in EA SPORTS FIFA.
Features:
- Hypermotion Gameplay Technology - Brand new for EA SPORTS FIFA and on next-generation consoles, HyperMotion combines two technologies for the first time ever, revolutionising football gameplay:
- Advanced 11v11 Match Capture: Xsens suits enable motion capture from 22 professional footballers playing at high intensity for the first time. This unprecedented volume of high-quality real-human movement data powers how both individuals and teams move across FIFA 22.
- Machine Learning: Our cutting-edge and proprietary machine-learning algorithm learns from over 8.7 million frames of advanced match capture, then writes new animations in real-time to create organic football realism across a variety of interactions on the pitch
The result is a more realistic, responsive and fluid gameplay experience in every match across every mode of FIFA 22 on next-generation consoles
- Full Team Authentic Motion - A fundamental leap forward, Xsens Suits were used to record data from all 22 players playing at high intensity for the first time ever. Data captured from every touch, tackle, sprint, and duel results in the biggest animation refresh in FIFA history, with 4000+ new animations added - over three times more than in FIFA 21 - raising the footballing intensity, responsiveness, and physicality of every player in the game to unlock the most true-to-life movement in EA SPORTS FIFA history.
- ML - Flow - Our machine learning algorithm reinvents how animations work in sports video games, delivering greater fluidity and visual realism than ever before. Learning from more than 8.7 million frames from Advanced 11v11 Match Capture, the ML - Flow algorithm writes new animations in real-time, enabling players to better adjust their stride and running cadence on approach to the ball to control or strike it more smoothly.
- Tactical A.I. - Driven by the power of the new generation of consoles, Tactical A.I. creates deeper intelligence across all 22 players; giving each individual footballer the ability to better understand their teammates' and opponents' formations and movement to create a new level of tactical realism. In attack players can now make up to 6x more decisions per second, resulting in better awareness of their surroundings, smarter runs in build-up play, and more speed in reacting to loose balls. Rewritten defensive AI means teams now operate more as a unit, retaining their shape to move across the pitch and cover vacant space.
- Kinetic Air Battles - Enhanced two-player interaction technology syncs player animations, creating greater realism and responsiveness as they jump to battle for the ball. See defenders and attackers push, pull, and jostle as they rise to meet crosses, clearances, and long passes, increasing quality in headed situations and creating cleaner outcomes as players fight to be first to the ball.
- Composed Ball Control - Powered by the animation refresh, controlling the ball in FIFA 22 is more natural and fluid than ever before. Longer two-touch animations enable better control of aerial balls, more agility when trapping ground balls, and more strength in shielding situations to give you new ways to drive forward in attack.
- Player Humanization - Powered by Advanced 11v11 Match Capture, new off-ball player animations and ambient behaviour help bring on-pitch characters to life. See opponents talk, point, and direct each other based on the action, along with updated intensity-based locomotion that matches players' urgency to make FIFA more realistic and immersive than ever.
- Gameplay
- Goalkeeper Rewrite - A brand new goalkeeper system brings a new level of intelligence to the last line of defence, unlocking more reliable shot-stopping and smarter decision-making between the posts. In FIFA 22, goalkeeper positioning personality replicates the different styles of keepers throughout the game - to represent the lightning-fast reflexes of world-class shot-stoppers.
- True Ball Physics - Real-world data imported into FIFA 22 takes the game's ball physics to a new level of realism. Tuned parameters including speed, swerve, air drag, air resistance, ground friction, and rolling friction mean every touch, trap, shot, volley, pass, and dribble will look, move, and fly like the real thing.
- Explosive Sprint - A new gameplay mechanic that changes the dynamic of one-on-one situations, Explosive Sprint gives you more control over acceleration when dribbling or defending. Lure opponents in and choose when to unleash your full speed to get away from the defender as you drive your team forward in attack.
- New Attacking Tactics - New Attacking Tactics give you more control over how you want your team to play. Set up your team with different styles in each half of the pitch: keep the ball in your half and explode into attack with fast build-up in the opponent's, play direct from box to box, or line up in your own unique style.
- Immersive Match Day Experience
- Living Stadiums - With the power of next-generation consoles stadiums have been overhauled to recreate the iconic, authentic atmospheres from football's most celebrated venues.
- Pre-Match Anticipation - New pre-match dressing room, warm-up and walk-out animations build the anticipation before big matches. Custom music during match introductions and when the ball hits the back of the net have been added for multiple clubs across Europe, elevating the feeling of playing at home to new heights. New pre-match stadium elements electrify UEFA Champions League atmospheres for some of the biggest clubs in Europe to enhance the matchday energy.
- Dynamic Lighting and Pitches - From the moment the first whistle blows, an upgraded lighting system adds new levels of vibrancy and detail across the entire match. The detail extends to the blades of grass too, with new pitch textures that change dynamically across 90 minutes.
- Enhanced Humanization - Player bodies have been overhauled to better reflect the athleticism of top footballers. Dynamic crowd behaviours reflect the match location and the action on-pitch: crowds will leave early if your team is losing badly, dynamic TIFO's unfurl to celebrate star players, and off-ball cut scenes better reflect real-world broadcasts.
- Big(ger) Goal Moments - Building on the feature introduced in FIFA 21, new crowd and player animations, camera angles, and signature celebrations for three times as many players as FIFA 21 raise the excitement of Big Goal Moments even further, bringing you closer than ever to experiencing the rush of last-minute winners or match-saving equalisers.
- Next-Gen Net Physics - Next-Gen Net Physics and audio amp up the excitement of the most important moment in football. More visual elasticity, spring, and shake combined with enhanced audio cues emphasise the drama of every goal, while haptic feedback on PlayStation 5 lets you truly feel the sensation of the ball hitting the back of the net.
- Enhanced Matchday Commentary - Immersion in the game doesn't stop on the pitch; it's also been brought to the commentary booth. All-new commentators including Stewart Robson and PA announcer Dominic Walker are joined by Alex Scott to bring fresh life to the calls across matches. A new system allows commentators to interrupt each other as the action heats up on pitch.
- On-Pitch Audio - All-new audio functionality wraps you in the sounds of the stadium to pull you further into the match on compatible hardware. Hear your teammates' shouts, as well as stadium ambience that helps make games sound like you're hearing them from the pitch.
- Deeper Match Analysis - A complete revamp of the Match Facts screen showcases enhanced possession, shooting, passing and defending stats with exciting new visuals, allowing you to more thoroughly understand, analyse and improve your performance after each game.
- Living Stadiums - With the power of next-generation consoles stadiums have been overhauled to recreate the iconic, authentic atmospheres from football's most celebrated venues.
- An All-New Introduction:
- Welcome To FIFA - Hit the streets of Paris in an all-new cinematic experience for both new and returning players. Through a mix of interactive games and brand-new cinematics, experience HyperMotion gameplay, create your custom Avatar and engage with a number of well-known personalities from FIFA and the world of football all on your way to the iconic home of Paris Saint-Germain - Le Parc des Princes.
- A Revamped Main Menu - FIFA 22 introduces a new, dynamic Main Menu, offering a more intuitive and streamlined UI, featuring the lineup of FIFA 22 ambassadors and an all-new Friends List view helps you to see who is online and enables you to get into an Online Match much quicker.
- Career Mode - Live out your football dreams in FIFA 22 Career Mode as you create a club and lead them from relegation candidates to global giants, and enjoy an overhauled Player Career experience that gives you more ways to progress, achieve, and immerse yourself in your Pro's journey through the game. FIFA 22 Career Mode brings you more authenticity than ever before thanks to the integration of the new UEFA Europa Conference League alongside fully-licensed versions of the world's biggest league and club competitions including the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, CONMEBOL Libertadores, Premier League, Bundesliga, LaLiga Santander, and many more.
- Create Your Club - Become the newest team in FIFA 22 with Create Your Club, a fresh way to play Manager Career that gives you the chance to build and manage a team from the ground up.
- CREATE - Pick a team name, give your club a nickname, and choose your starting league as you start your journey to success.
- CUSTOMISE - Make your club your own with countless ways to customise it to your tastes. Design your crest to match your vision, create a home and away kit that'll be the envy of the league, then head into the Stadium Editor to give your fans a home to be proud of. Revisit your designs each season to keep your look fresh on the pitch and in the stands.
- COMPETE - Choose your team's star rating as you set up your squad to compete with the elite at the top of the game or rise up from the lower leagues to achieve UEFA Champions League or CONMEBOL Libertadores glory.
- Player Growth System - An overhauled Player Growth system in Player Career puts the development of your Pro in your hands. Earn XP by training and playing matches, then use skill points to upgrade your player's attributes and increase your rating.
- Perks - Take your development even further with Perks - new in-game attributes boosts that you can activate based on the match situation to help drive your team to that crucial equaliser, cup-winning goal, or season-defining clean sheet.
- Match Objectives - Dynamically generated based on your position, Match Objectives take a variety of factors into consideration to give you challenges to complete each time you step on the pitch. Back your ability to get the job done by enhancing one of your objectives during each appearance, with increased development rewards helping you further accelerate your progression.
- Manager Rating - Achieve the goals set for you to boost your Manager Rating and take your Pro from impact substitute - now with the possibility to come on from the bench in FIFA 22 - all the way to the starting XI.
- Post-Match Cinematics - Feel the buzz of victory, the disappointment of defeat, the plaudits of match-winning performances and the infamy of red cards with new post-match cinematics that respond to the events of the match to add a brand new layer to Player Career Mode.
- Create Your Club - Become the newest team in FIFA 22 with Create Your Club, a fresh way to play Manager Career that gives you the chance to build and manage a team from the ground up.
- Volta Football - VOLTA FOOTBALL returns with more flair all over the pitch and new ways to express your style and connect with your squad in street football playgrounds all over the world. Bring more heat to every match with restyled small-sided gameplay that rewards you for your skill on the ball, and play unique events in special locations each season as you unlock new gear through a new seasonal progression system that lets you earn XP towards VOLTA FOOTBALL rewards, whichever mode you play.
- Restyled Small-Sided Gameplay - Get rewarded for your flair on the streets with restyled VOLTA FOOTBALL gameplay in FIFA 22. Take the ball past your opponents using skill moves, fancy passes, and nutmegs to fill up a new VOLTA FOOTBALL Skill Meter that increases the value of your next goal. Select a signature ability to use throughout the match with a boost to your Avatar's shooting, pace, or tackling to help you change the course of the game, and get even more creative on the court with fresh skills like the scoop flick and amped-up simplified skills, along with tuned wall passes, fancy 'keeper throws, nutmeg reactions, and multi-player celebrations that dial up the style.
- Arcade Tournaments - Play with friends or the community and test your technique in limited-time Arcade Tournaments, new friendly competitions that give you a fresh way to compete online in VOLTA FOOTBALL. Battle across multiple rounds of free-for-all and 2v2 mini-games like Foot Tennis, Dodgeball, and Keepaway and earn points for your performance as you face off to see who comes out on top at the end of the tournament!
- New Progression - Whether you're all about online VOLTA SQUADS with your team or single player FEATURED BATTLES, make progress towards all of the rewards VOLTA FOOTBALL has to offer in whichever mode you play with a new seasonal progression system. Battle with - and against - your squad to earn XP and VOLTA COINS that you use to equip your Avatar with the freshest gear, and play in unique locations all around the world.
- Streamlined Navigation - Get your VOLTA SQUAD ready for the next game quicker with a new Lobby Hub that brings your Avatar to the centre of the VOLTA FOOTBALL experience in FIFA 22.
- FIFA ULTIMATE TEAM - Build your dream squad and compete in the most popular mode in FIFA, with thousands of players to add to your club and countless ways to customise your Club on and off the pitch. Whether you want to play on your own in Squad Battles, together in FUT Co-Op, Online in Division Rivals, or against the best in FUT Champions, FIFA Ultimate Team™ (FUT) connects you to the world of football throughout the entire season with a range of content influenced by real-world performances and competitions including the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and CONMEBOL Libertadores. FIFA 22 Ultimate Team redesigns how you compete in Division Rivals and FUT Champions to create a more accessible way to test your skills and progress against other players, gives you even more ways to make your club your own with new depths of customisation both on and off the pitch, and introduces FUT Heroes - the return of some of football's best-loved players.
- Division Rivals - Take your Ultimate Team up against the FUT Community online in a redesigned Division Rivals mode in FUT 22. Earn rewards for your performance both weekly and over the course of each in-game Season, rise through the ranks with a refreshed progression system, and join the best of the best in a new Elite Division for the game's most skilled players.
- FUT Champions - A new FUT Champions experience in FUT 22 introduces a multi-stage competition that makes competing for some of the best rewards in FUT more accessible. Play the FUT Champions Play-Offs over several games throughout the week to qualify for the FUT Champions Finals, a shortened weekend competition with a new points-based system as you progress through the reward tiers.
- Enhanced FUT Stadium Customisation - Add even more personality to your home ground in FUT 22, with new ways to customise and themed seasonal content that let you put your one-of-a-kind stamp on FUT Stadium. Expanded customisation options let you personalise your stadium and show off your unique style from pitchside to row Z, with a new VIP Area, enhanced crowd elements including Flags, Cards, and Banners, plus select licensed mascots as Pitch Trophies letting you take your design to a whole new level. Plus, find that perfect combination more easily with improved Stadium Item management and search that makes it easier to get the look you want in FUT 22.
- Co-Op Public Matchmaking - A new way to experience FUT Co-Op and meet and play with other players, Co-Op Public Matchmaking lets you team up with other members of the FUT Community to take a custom squad made just for Co-Op Public matches nto a FUT Friendlies Classic Match against other duos.
- New ICONS - Mix today's biggest stars with FUT ICONS: the greatest players to ever play the game. More of football's finest join over 100 of football's all-time giants including Pele, Maradona, Cruyff, Ronaldo Nazário, Zidane, Beckham, and more in FUT 22.
- FUT Heroes - Celebrate some of football's most memorable players with FUT Heroes, new items that represent the unforgettable moments that made them fan favourites. Whether it's Robbie Keane lifting the League Cup in 2008, Diego Milito's brace in the 2010 UEFA Champions League final to cement an Inter treble, or Mario Gomez's goal to set up his team's 2007 Bundesliga title victory, FUT Heroes offer new squad-building opportunities with league-specific chemistry and a chance to recreate the nostalgic moments that earned them a place in the squad of FUT 22 Heroes.
- Pro Clubs - With new customisation options to make your club stand out in the stands and on the pitch, a new player growth system that puts you in control of your Virtual Pro's development, and streamlined social play that makes it easier than ever to find your next game, it's time to get the squad together for a new season of Pro Clubs.
- Drop-In with Friends - A brand new Co-Op lobby lets you squad up with friends or recent teammates before searching for a Drop-In match. Join a lobby with up to four friends, adjust your play style and position before searching for a match, and scout your next Pro Clubs signing by adding recent teammates as friends ahead of your next big game.
- Club Customisation - Customise your Pro Clubs experience more than ever before with new ways to make your team your own. Put your unique stamp on your Home Stadium by painting it in your club colours and choosing tifos, stadium themes, net colours, and more, then crank up the atmosphere with goal songs and crowd chants to inspire your team up the divisions.
- Female Virtual Pros - For the first time, create female Virtual Pros or AI teammates in Pro Clubs and take them to the pitch in mixed 11v11 matches in FIFA 22.
- New Player Growth System - Take control of your Virtual Pro's development with a new growth system. Earn XP based on your match performance to increase your Virtual Pro's level and earn Skill Points to spend on attribute growth or brand new Archetypes - plus unlock gameplay Perks as you mix and match to find your perfect playing style.
- Perks and Archetypes - Equip your Virtual Pro with Perks and Archetypes - a new dimension to Pro Clubs gameplay. Perks are temporary contextual boosts that you can use during the match to help drive your team forward when it needs it most. Pick an Archetype that suits the way you want to play to boost your Virtual Pro across multiple in-game attributes.
- Unrivalled Authenticity - Experience unrivalled authenticity in FIFA 22 with the most true-to-life experience of The World's Game featuring football's biggest stars and teams. With 17,000+ players across 700+ teams in more than 90 stadiums and over 30 leagues, FIFA 22 is the only place you can play the iconic UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, brand new UEFA Europa Conference League, CONMEBOL Libertadores, CONMEBOL Sudamericana, Premier League, Bundesliga, and LaLiga Santander.