FIFA 19

Port

Nintendo Switch port of FIFA 19.

Released: 28 September 2018
Platforms: Nintendo Switch PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Xbox One
Genres: Association football Sports
Developers: EA Vancouver EA Romania
Publishers: EA Sports
Modes: Co-op Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Non-fiction
Age ratings: CERO A PEGI 3
Languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat: 13hmain story13hwith extras13hcompletionist

About

FIFA 19 is a football simulation video game developed by EA Vancouver and released by Electronic Arts on 28 September 2018 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows. It is the 26th installment in the FIFA series.

As with FIFA 18, Cristiano Ronaldo featured as the cover athlete of the regular edition: however, following his unanticipated transfer from Real Madrid to Juventus, new cover art was released. He also appeared with Neymar on the cover of the Champions edition. In October 2018 a woman stated Ronaldo had raped her in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009 and later filed a lawsuit in a Clark County, Nevada court, alleging Ronaldo and his team took advantage of her fragile emotional state and coerced her into signing a settlement and nondisclosure agreement in exchange for $375,000. As a result, in February 2019, EA replaced Ronaldo as the cover star with Neymar, Kevin De Bruyne and Paulo Dybala.

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Gameplay changes on FIFA 19 include the new "Active Touch System"— an overhaul of player control, "timed finishing"— where the kick button may be pressed a second time to determine the exact moment the ball is actually kicked, "50/50 battles"— a system for determining how likely a player will win loose balls, and "Dynamic Tactics"— which allows players to configure strategies, and switch between them in real-time during a match.

FIFA 19 introduces the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup competitions to the game, after their licenses with Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer expired. The game will have support for promotion and relegation between the Champions League and Europa League. Martin Tyler and Alan Smith return as regular commentators with Derek Rae and Lee Dixon as Champions League commentators. Geoff Shreeves also returns as the touchline reporter as well as Alan McInally providing updates from around the league. New graphics and stadiums have been implemented.

Reception

In the United Kingdom, FIFA 19 opened at number-one on the software sales chart, but opening-week sales were down 25% compared to FIFA 18. In Japan, FIFA 19 sold 155,641 copies.

On Metacritic, the PlayStation 4 version has an aggregate score of 83 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews". GameSpot rated it 7 out of 10, with praise towards the presentation, licenses, and new modes, but criticism towards the pitch gameplay, comparing it unfavourably to PES 2019. IGN rated it 8.2 out of 10, stating that it is "an improvement on last year's effort, despite not all new additions quite hitting the mark."