FIFA 13 takes the cup on Windows Phone 8 as a Nokia exclusive

FIFA 13 for Windows Phone 8 Nokia

Nosotros're currently undergoing the 2d nasty Xbox Windows Telephone release drought of the year (though actually it'due south non so bad if you take joy in your heart). During the first drought back in December and Jan, Nokia and EA came to the rescue by releasing Xbox games like Flying Control Rocket and iBomber Defense as Nokia exclusives. It didn't help non-Nokia owners, but at least some of us had new games to play, and eventually those same games should be bachelor to everybody.

Today Nokia and EA once once more low-cal 1 of Xbox Windows Phone's darkest hours by publishing another highly anticipated exclusive: FIFA xiii. Considering that the only other soccer titles available are the buggy Real Soccer and overtly greedy Real Soccer 2022, FIFA 13 should be a jiff of fresh air for footy fans. Just keep in mind yous'll demand a Windows Phone 8 Nokia device with 1 GB of RAM to play it.

Kick some balls

FIFA 13 for Windows Phone 8

In my brusque time with FIFA 13, it seems like an impressive and fully featured game. Like Real Soccer 2022, it features detailed high-polygon players in close upwards views and less detailed players during actual gameplay. Electronic Arts excels at cinematic presentation, and the visuals and licensed menu music create a very console-similar experience in this mobile game.

The controls are actually a flake less intuitive than Real Soccer 2022's, much to my surprise. This edition of FIFA adds a Skill Move button that players tin swipe in different directions to perform various moves. FIFA 13 seems to lean more towards simulation rather than arcade-style play; I'm sure football fans will primary the controls before very long.

Win some, lose some

FIFA 13 for Windows Phone 8

The only bad news virtually the Windows Phone 8 port of FIFA xiii is that it lacks the iOS version's online multiplayer. That is truly a shame because Gameloft titles like Asphalt seven and Mod Gainsay 4 take proven that Windows Phone 8 (unlike vii) can handle real-time online multiplayer very well. Nor does this version allow In-App Purchases (IAP) or cloud saves.

None of the Nokia sectional EA games have included online multiplayer or IAPs, and so it seems like Nokia and EA arbitrarily decided to exclude those features when negotiating their exclusivity deal. A few games like NBA Jam, Tiger Woods 12, and Monopoly Millionaire accept featured local Wi-Fi multiplayer, however. EA could have at least given u.s. that much in FIFA.

That'southward the bad news, but here's the good news! The iOS version of FIFA xiii costs $half dozen.99 while the Windows Telephone game rings up at $4.99. Almost every Nokia exclusive EA game sells for 2 dollars More on Windows Phone, making FIFA 13 an unusually skillful bargain.

FIFA 13 – Nokia exclusive – Windows Phone 8 with one GB of RAM – 951 MB - $four.99 – Store Link

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Almost done

FIFA 13 for Windows Phone 8

How many more games do Nokia and EA accept to become? Of the twenty titles appear dorsum in 2022, only two remain: Expressionless Space and Bop Information technology. Let's hope the games go on coming after that. Otherwise the last half of 2022 and beyond could be very dry indeed for Xbox Windows Telephone.

Thank you to EasyPeasyJD, Guilherme, and Dario for the tip!

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