FIFA 07 ready for the new season

NewsPosted 04/08/2006 - 1:20pm GMT+1

The latest game in the FIFA series will arrive in Europe on September 22, sporting a new online Interactive Leagues mode.

EA has announced that FIFA 07 will launch on all current home consoles, handhelds and PC on September 22, 2006. Versions for mobile phones will follow on September 29. Missing from the line-up is an Xbox 360 version (and we assume PS3 and Wii versions), but this is believed to be due a few weeks after the current-gen versions.

New this year is the Interactive Leagues feature. This online mode will apparently let you play as your favourite team, going head to head against your real life rivals, in matches that take place as they happen in real life. The aggregate results of everyone's matches determine the overall league standings.

"We are still innovating the gameplay on our current-gen game, and this year, the new online Interactive Leagues will bring together football fans from around the world and allow them to experience the glory and shame of their clubs, 24/7," said Joe Booth, producer of FIFA 07.

The game engine and AI have been overhauled, meaning you have to make smarter decisions while on the pitch. Ball control has also been refined, giving you the ability to fire in more precise shots, more powerful shots, and apply spin to set-pieces. The Manager Mode hasn't gone without an update, and will feature smarter AI, and more realistic player values and wages. If you buy the game for the PSP and PlayStation 2, you'll also be able to transfer progress from one system to the other, meaning you can progress in your career no matter where you are.

There's no news on the next-gen versions of the game, but the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, PSP and PC will receive the game on September 22.

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daniel@ tobi

seems EA is the champion still this year
but got to make much better the menager mode look guys as u know the most of fifa game user play menager mode not just a friendly match cause its boring then got it..?so u can give the most part of interested to make the perfection in the menager mode i think got to be champions there AE (not that u arent but got to make the perfection there)

Posted 23:27 on 14 November 2006

dorian@ tobi

i wanted to say that i like the new version 07 specially YOUTH ACADEMY i think was a grat idea
anyway hope to be better in 08 (menager mode)
with more international teams ,more unlocks,the crowds got to be more realistic,& pls not the same and the same players names of new talents (menager mode).......u guys can put new names in the new talents ...can have the wrigtes of some peoples u choose to use their name at....u can take my name pls DORIAN RAPI from ....albania or whatever u want me to be from....i would apreciate that a lot
thanks

Posted 22:16 on 13 November 2006

nathan@ tobi

Can u make ur own team in FIFA 07

Posted 06:51 on 13 November 2006

xboxlive @ tobi

i would say it dont look to bad at then end of the day its just a update of 06
but i would say i should be good well hope so!

Posted 13:45 on 19 September 2006

silly willy@ tobi

the game looks good man. hopefully the skills are quality man and the champions league is more ralistic. fifa world cup 2006 was class if fifa 07 is like it i will be a happy chap lol!!!

Posted 09:31 on 19 September 2006

Ali@ tobi

the game looks ok hopefully u can do much better skill and the shhoting is more accurate. and it best have the players skills updated to perfection!!!

Posted 09:29 on 19 September 2006