Having given up on the FIFA brand does not mean that EA has low ambitions for its popular soccer simulator. Quite the contrary. Although it is true that this year’s installment has not been groundbreaking, being perhaps a little too continuist, they have demonstrated with their spending on advertising for it that they seek to continue giving it the same VIP treatment as before. Soccer is not going to leave EA Sports.
Not when EA Sports has just announced EA Sports FC Tactical. A game for iOS and Android systems that will appear in early 2024 that, instead of allowing us to play the matches in real time, will offer us a very different experience with a turn-based strategy game.
As EA wanted to emphasize, this is an experience much more based on management and strategy on the field than pure skill at the controls. With simulated matches, actions as typical of soccer as attacking, defending, stealing the ball or shooting at goal become turn-based skills, forcing us to think about the match in each of its stages in a much more strategic way. A change to a more leisurely style of play and more conducive to the game on phones and tablets.
In any case, that doesn’t mean it will be lacking in content. The game will have 5000 real players spread across ten leagues, including the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Serie 1. In addition, there will be game modes, including friendly online matches and a ranked mode, for those who want to prove they are the best in the world.
If you’re interested in this particular twist on the EA Sports FC formula, you can pre-register now on both the iOS App Store and the Google Play Store. And if you haven’t heard, EA Sports FC 24 was released last September for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch and PC if you want a more classic experience. Even if it’s no longer called FIFA.
