It's Saturday. You've donned your uniform and laced up your cleats. You can hear the roar of the crowd, the stomping of feet. They're chanting your name. As you burst out onto the field, adrenaline floods your veins and you know you're ready to dominate. Within minutes of kickoff, you have control of the ball. You deftly maneuver past one defender, block and practically twirl around another. The pressure is intense and you know you'll only have one brief second of opportunity to get off the shot and score the first goal. You tap the ball to the perfect distance from you, so you can adjust your pace to take the shot. With one broad step, you wind back your leg and extend in a perfect arch that sends the ball hurtling through the air toward the net. As the crowd erupts in deafening cheers, you can't hold back the smirk of satisfaction. Yeah, you got this. The authenticity and reality-based physics of FIFA 14 give you the freedom to use your skills - if you have them - to achieve victory with officially licensed clubs and leagues and more than 15,000 players. Pure Shot technology rewards you for achieving the perfect combination of timing, anticipation and positioning to score against professional defenders. Your players will adjust their stride and pace as they position themselves to approach the ball from the ideal angle. However, players may take off-balanced or rushed shots that impact the accuracy and strength of their attempts. With Real Ball Physics, the ball behaves as it would in real life. Strike the ball with force, launch swerving shots, drill low-rising shots or curl the ball around opponents, all with authentic turbulence. Since ball possession determines the tempo of the entire game, FIFA 14 features Protect the Ball, which enables players to fend off and block opponents with their bodies to maintain possession until a pass can be made. Sprint Dribble Turns let you utilize quick cuts to beat defenders in one-on-one competition while sprinting, and Variable Dribble Touches test your dribbling-touch skills. Improved teammate intelligence lets you rely on defenders to provide support and attackers to outsmart their opponents. As any fan knows, what happens on the pitch is half the battle. A new scouting hub in Career Mode delivers easy navigation and live scouting reports as you develop and refine your scouting network to unearth the players who will bolster your squad. From kickoff in the season opener to the winning goal of the championship game, FIFA 14 provides the authenticity that puts you on the pitch and lets you become a triumphant and victorious athlete.
