History VideoGame / FIFASoccer

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: ''FIFA 22'' introduces an interesting one in the form of the "celebration camera focus" option, which allows you to hide your opponent's goal celebrations. That way, if you're getting curb-stomped in Ultimate Team, you at least don't have to put up with your opponent taunting you after every goal.

** Every yearly installment (barring ''95'', which was exclusive to the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis) is released for every commercial console that year. Notably, there are some consoles that still get them at the very end of their market life, like ''98'' for the Genesis, ''2005'' for the original UsefulNotes/PlayStation, and ''14'' was last-ever UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 game in America[[note]]Ironically, the last-ever [=PS2=] game in Europe -- and worldwide, thus the last [=PS2=] game '''ever''' -- is its rival, ''Pro Evolution Soccer 2014''[[/note]].

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** [[spoiler: To add more bitterness, if Alex did not apologize to Toro earlier, when Alex approaches him regardless if he wins or loses, Toro will bitterly ignore him and simply walking away with a sour face.]]
** [[spoiler: If you lose the Champions League Final as Alex, he will be reminded by Cezares that failure is a learning experience and tells that there will always be next year. But he still re-unites with his family that he is proud of his efforts nevertheless. If Danny loses, he will sob over his match defeat. However, his brother Terry comforts him and as well offers his Champions League medal to Danny.]]

** [[spoiler: Zig-zagged(ish) in "Hunter Returns". Michael tries to push through a move for Alex to Real Madrid because he wants a star player on his books to revitalise his career (and it is implied he did the same with Walker), making him ignore a lot of sense and gambling with Alex's career and England hopes - but he is devastated when the deal falls through, and desperately believes he's doing the right thing. If you sack him after the whole fiasco, he will accept it without question, and only say that "it's been an honour representing you".]]
** [[spoiler: Played straight with Alex's agent Beatriz "Bea" Villanova in ''Champions'' due to being an egoistic corporate stooge.]]

** Gareth then tells Alex that Michael 'is a bit of a joke' and was the reason for his transfer 'blowing up the way it did'. [[spoiler: Michael then proceeds to completely mess up Alex's career by trying to force a move to Real Madrid, causing Alex to lose his spot at his club and jeopardise his career. Alex can sack him once the window closes.]]
* FormulaBreakingEpisode: Hunter Returns allows us to play as characters other than Alex for the first time: we play as [[spoiler: Kim]] for [[spoiler: her debut for the US women's national team]], and the entirety of Chapter 6 (should you play it) is played as Danny Williams as he leads his team to the League Cup and saves his career. In Champions, Kim and Danny are fully playable and have their own stories in their perspective.

** [[spoiler: Danny's older brother [[BigBrotherBully Terry]] is also fitting. He starts out as a mean brother and calling him a “[[InsultOfEndearment Beanpole]]” much to Danny’s chagrin. But when Danny defeated his brother in the Champions League, he becomes more [[BigBrotherInstinct instinctive]]. Terry supports him in the Final and hell, he congratulates Danny if he wins the [[UsefulNotes/UEFAChampionsLeague Champions League]] title saying that he deserves the win. If Danny loses, Terry will offer his Champions League medal and a hug to express the former's sympathy towards Danny.]]

* WellDoneSonGuy: Harold felt he was always like this with regards to Jim, and the final straw came when he was forced to retire due to [[CareerEndingInjury injury]]. Trying to force Alex to become the star he never could be only drove a wedge between him and his family, and so he left them when Alex was 10. [[spoiler: Except it wasn't. The real reason Harold left is that his and Catherine's marriage had fallen apart,and he decided to take care of his daughter through another woman, leaving Alex in the care of Catherine and Jim.]]

* BittersweetEnding: At the final match. Revvy and his squad faces Jayzinho and the street legends which [[spoiler: The former wins]] and [[spoiler: Jayzinho gets to be a part of the winner's picture since Revvy tells Vinicius that it was Jayzinho's idea to enter Revvy into the competition and includes him as a winner too.]]
* TheCameo: Beatriz Villanova and Alex Hunter from ''FIFA 18'' and ''FIFA 19'' made a cameo appearance. [[spoiler: Beatriz informs Revvy and his team that they are invited to an exhibition in New York.]] and [[spoiler: Syd gets a picture with Alex Hunter.]]
* CareerEndingInjury: Jayzinho get his knee broke after they win a street tourney which he soon takes recovery at the time when Revvy and Syd arrived in Rio. [[spoiler: sooner of after that said time. Jayzinho begins to face against Revvy and Syd.]]
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Syd, Bobbi and Revvy are starstruck to face to face and duel against [[spoiler: Real Madrid Vinicius Jr. and AKKA 3000 inventor Issy Hitman]]

* ImprobableSportsSkills: Player can perform tricks. And [[spoiler: gets a tutorial part at Rio]]

* ButNotTooBlack: Alex is the son of a white father and a black mother.

** ''20'' introduces "VOLTA Football". A new game mode heavily focusing on 3v3, 4v4 or 5v5 football in small-streets, utilizing the futsal rules, akin to ''FIFA Street''.* FunWithAcronyms: The FIFA Ultimate Team mode is commonly shorthanded to FUT, which also happen to be the first three letters of the word ''football'' in Portuguese ("futebol") and Spanish ("fútbol").

** Also Team of the Year cards in Ultimate Team, honoring the best players of the year selected by FIFA themselves. ''15'''s edition featured players rated from 89 (David Luiz) to [[UpToEleven 99]] (Cristiano Ronaldo).

* DifficultySpike: The earliest games had three difficulty levels: Amateur, Professional and World Class. While you could easily grow accustomed to Amateur level, to a point you could even curbstomp the other team effortlessly, the AI [[TookALevelInBadass always took a level in badass]] when you moved up to Professional. And don't get us started on World Class. Thankfully fixed in later installments.

** Averted in ''FIFA 14'' on PS4 and XBOX ONE, and in ''FIFA 15'' on PC - The switch to Ignite engine introduced unskippable cutscenes, much to the annoyance of online and offline players. These were mostly triggered by the same events (yellow/red cards, offsides, reactions to missed shots, etc.) as in the previous game. Most players still mashed buttons in a [[DamnYouMuscleMemory desperate attempt to advance the game]], but this was no longer possible.

* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Hunter Returns allows us to play as characters other than Alex for the first time: we play as [[spoiler: Kim]] for [[spoiler: her debut for the US women's national team]], and the entirety of Chapter 6 (should you play it) is played as Danny Williams as he leads his team to the League Cup and saves his career. In Champions, Kim and Danny are fully playable and have their own stories in their perspective.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: This mode enables the player to play street football. A game mode from ''FIFA Street''.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent:
** ''11'' allows you to play goalkeeper for the first time. Explaining: even when you play as your whole team, you usually don't get to do much with your goalie since the AI does pretty much all the saving for you. Playing goalie, though, you obviously have to do all the work.
** ''16'' brings women's footy into the game for the first time ever, though one cannot play them against the men (though that's true of real life too, in an official capacity), or use them for Be A Pro mode; they are restricted to facing other women's teams in friendlies or the Women's [[strike:World Cup]] International Cup.
** ''17'' introduces a story mode called "The Journey". This allows you to play as Alex Hunter, an English prospect looking to break into the Starting XI of a [[UsefulNotes/EnglishPremierLeague Premier League]] club. Whether Alex succeeds depends on how well you play as well as the decisions you make with other characters. The story continues in ''FIFA 18'', which continues Hunter's story and involves him joining clubs outside England for the first time, and concludes in ''19'', with Hunter taking on the Champions League.
** ''20'' introduces "VOLTA Football". A new game mode heavily focusing on 3v3, 4v4 or 5v5 football in small-streets, utilizing the futsal rules, akin to ''FIFA Street''.

* FunWithAcronyms: The FIFA Ultimate Team mode is commonly shorthanded to FUT, which also happen to be the first three letters of the word ''football'' in Portuguese ("futebol") and Spanish ("fútbol").

The ''FIFA Soccer'', or simply ''FIFA'', series is the first [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball soccer]] game series to get a FIFA license. Being one of the few games (if not the only game) with licenses from various soccer leagues in the world, the game enjoys a wide selection of teams from the most prestigious to the downright obscure. The series is also known for giving its games soundtracks consisting of an eclectic, varied collection of SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic.

On October 18th, 2021, it was [[https://www.fifa.com/news/fifa-set-to-widen-gaming-and-esports-portfolio announced]] that FIFA will part ways with EA Games after 28 years.

* ProductPlacement: Used since the very first game, as the stadium is seen covered with logos for Panasonic or EA's own 4-Way Play peripheral for example.

** In most of the editions, if keepers caught the ball too close to their goalline, they could accidentally score an own goal during their catching animation. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMIux7S90QU In this YouTube video]] [[note]]nevermind the commentary in Hungarian[[/note]] there is footage from ''FIFA 2000'', ''FIFA 2003'' and ''FIFA 20'', proving this bug’s presence in the mentioned games, and indicating that it was most likely present in all editions for two decades. It was finally patched out in FIFA 21 where keepers are aware of their goal line and have extra animations coded for them dealing with these situations.
** In almost all FIFA games, referees are prone to make… interesting calls. In ''FIFA 17'' for example, your attacking player could be assaulted in various ways including shirt pulling, or even an elbow to the face, and their whistle stayed silent, while in RealLife these would be obvious fouls. Also in ''FIFA 17'', your striker could be brutally tackled, but if that happened after they successfully managed to shoot the ball, the referee never called a foul, not even inside the penalty area.
** Also referee related is the fact that in all editions, the half time and full time whistles are treated in quite a [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Understatement frustration inducing fashion]]. Frequently, you would be clean through with your striker after receiving a through ball, beating the last defender, getting ready to outsmart the keeper in the one on one situation you created… and the whistle blows for half time or full time. Normally, in RealLife, referees tend to let attacks play out (or fizzle out, depending on the situation), they hardly ever interrupt them with their whistle for HT or FT. In ''FIFA'' however, there are even times (although much more infrequently than the previous scenario) when your shot on goal is interrupted mid-trajectory by the HT or FT whistle, which obviously never happens in a RealLife professional match.

** Every yearly installment (barring ''95'', which was exclusive to the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis) is released for every commercial console that year. Notably, there are some consoles that still get them at the very end of their market life, like ''98'' for the Genesis, ''2005'' for the original UsefulNotes/PlayStation, and ''14'' was last-ever UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 game in America[[note]]Ironically, the last-ever [=PS2=] game in Europe -- and worldwide, thus the last [=PS2=] game '''ever''' -- is its rival, ''Pro Evolution Soccer 2014''[[/note]]. Though they've been saying since about ''11'' that "this is the last one to be released on [=PS2=]"...

** Also referee related is the fact that in all editions, the half time and full time whistles are treated in quite a {{Understatement frustration inducing fashion}}. Frequently, you would be clean through with your striker after receiving a through ball, beating the last defender, getting ready to outsmart the keeper in the one on one situation you created… and the whistle blows for half time or full time. Normally, in RealLife, referees tend to let attacks play out (or fizzle out, depending on the situation), they hardly ever interrupt them with their whistle for HT or FT. In ''FIFA'' however, there are even times (although much more infrequently than the previous scenario) when your shot on goal is interrupted mid-trajectory by the HT or FT whistle, which obviously never happens in a RealLife professional match.