Electronic Arts is back for another year with its soccer simulator to offer a new experience for gamers who want to feel the most realistic sensations of the beautiful game on consoles. After an edition that underwent a name change and the end of the agreement with FIFA, EA Sports FC 25 returns with the firm idea of offering something completely different and new for those who have been enjoying the license for years. Abandoning the feeling of playing the same game every year with different kits, players, and licenses is the main objective of the new installment of the most successful sports game in Europe.

This is a really interesting year, as it’ll probably be the last year in which EA Sports FC will have no direct competition. Everything points to the launch of the new FIFA game in 2025, which is presumably being developed by 2K Games - responsible for making NBA 2K - while other soccer simulation games are also starting to make their mark. One of the most notable cases is UFC, the game financed by Cristiano Ronaldo, which looks to present its candidacy as the best soccer game ever created. As such, EA Sports FC 25 is beginning to pave the way for a new era in soccer simulation in video games.

Artificial intelligence enters tactical play

One of the big new additions to EA Sports FC 25 compared to other installments of the Electronic Arts franchise is the presence of artificial intelligence to generate tactical roles for players that can be developed during over course of matches. In this way, users have up to 52 different roles that can be interchanged in regard to events on the field, both with and witout the ball. Adopting these styles is essential to coming back from a losing game, defending a result or even creating tactical changes quickly and easily in the behavior of each individual player.

It’s a new feature that aims to offer a radical change in the game system so that all those who approach EA Sports FC 25 will notice something different from the start, a real evolution compared to what has been seen in recent years. At the same time, every position on the pitch has been carefully considered, so goalkeepers now have different styles of play, while defensive midfielders can be trained to make tactical fouls without being booked for them, unless this technique is abused, just like in real soccer matches.

That feel of greater realism is precisely what Electronic Arts is trying to achieve with this new installment, setting itself apart from all the potential rivals that may emerge in the coming months. The idea is for FC25 to be the start of a revolution, both in career mode and the franchise's classics, as well as in Ultimate Team mode, which brings together millions of players to build their own team through real-money transfers.

A huge variety of game modes for all types of players

Of course, the new technical features are some of the biggest attractions in EA Sports FC 25 compared to other games. However, the variety of options offered in the game modes is essential to ensure that all types of players have fun. As such, this year's installment also includes a new game mode called Rush, which offers 5v5 experiences with some of the rules of traditional soccer. In this way, it’ll be an experience that’s similar to the old Volta mode, but with completely different dynamics that will bring new sensations to those who enter this mode.

Of course, there’s no shortage of other game modes such as CAREER, which allows players to step into the shoes of a professional player or a manager to manage everything related to the running of the team. At the same time, it’s the only soccer videogame that has the official license of such characteristic soccer tournaments as the Champions League or the Europa League, which will appeal to fans who want to enjoy European competitions with their favorite team. Although Electronic Arts' major efforts will continue to focus, as they do every year, on providing improvements to the Ultimate Team system so that players from all over the world can play against each other after forming their teams by opening envelopes and playing matches to earn coins.

The big new feature of this release is that it allows mixing Ultimate Team and the new Rush mode, which brings a freshness to the experience. Without a doubt, EA Sports FC 25 has an exciting stage to prove its huge potential as the most important soccer simulation game in the interactive entertainment sector. Soccer fans are in for a treat, as there’ll be more and more new and better options to enjoy their favorite sport.