FIFA 14 is a football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and
published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. The
game features 33 fully licensed leagues, comprising over 600 clubs with
over 16,000 players, as well as 47 fully licensed international teams
and a legends team. Included for the first time are three of the top
leagues in South America: the Argentine Primera División, the Chilean
Primera División and the Colombian Categoría Primera A. FIFA Ultimate
team (FUT), which was introduced in FIFA 09 returns in FIFA 14. The game
mode allows players to build their own team from real-world players and
staff, which they can then use to compete in both online and offline
tournaments and divisions. FUT also allows for a "single online match",
where players can play a single match against another player that does
not contribute to tournaments or seasons.
As players play both online
and offline matches, they earn coins to spend on improving their team.
Each game earns a certain amount of coins depending on whether the team
won, lost or drew. Players and other items are acquired in the form of
cards, which are obtained through buying packs or buying directly from
other players through the transfer option. There are three different
tiers of cards; bronze, silver, and gold, indicating the quality of the
players. Packs also come in bronze, silver, and gold. There are also
Special Packs, which feature rare cards. Packs can be purchased with
coins, which are earned through playing FUT matches, or with FIFA
points, which must be purchased with real-world money.
Players can
also edit kit numbers and player roles for set pieces and can change the
style of play of any given player. FUT seasons have been extended from
the five divisions available in FIFA 13 to ten in FIFA 14. The Xbox One
and Xbox 360 versions of FIFA 14 feature exclusive FUT content called
"Legends".