The release is nearing for the latest edition of world's top selling video game franchise, but in the meantime everyone will have a chance to try the game out for themselves before committing to a purchase. The demo for FIFA 16 is going live today on Xbox One, 360, PS4, PS3, and PC. Depending on platform, it may already be available.
Featured in the demo are 10 clubs and two Women's National Teams: Chelsea, Manchester City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan, River Plate, Seattle Sounders, Germany, and USA. There are three stadiums to play in, two of which are new additions in CenturyLink Field and Borussia-Park.
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Exhibition games are four-minute halves with fully adjustable difficulty levels and sliders. Additionally, the demo offers the opportunity to try out the brand new FIFA Ultimate Team Draft mode in which the matches run with six-minute halves.
In "FUT Draft", you choose a formation, a captain, and then proceed to fill out your squad by selecting one of five players offered up during each round of the "draft". There is then a series of four games to be played against the CPU or online, and following a loss the team is scrapped and it's back to drafting all over again.
FIFA 16 features 12 Women's National Teams, FUT Draft, new Bundesliga presentation package, nine new stadiums, and "No Touch Dribbling" where you can step away from the ball to create space or trick a defender. While the release date is set for September 22, EA Access subscribers on Xbox One will get 10 hours with the game starting on September 17.
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