FIFA World Cup Brazil revealed for Xbox 360

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EA has whisked the wrappers off this year's inevitable FIFA World Cup tie-in, the elegantly titled EA SPORTS 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. It's out 17th April in Europe and 15th April in North America for Xbox 360 and PS3. Xbox One and PS4? They don't get a look in, seemingly.

You'll get the usual slew of tweaks and borderline incomprehensible new features - Response Dribbling, for instance, and Pinpoint Passing. Lord knows what those amount to in practice. The game offers over 100 new animations, new crowd cinematics that include banners, flags and seat cards, and live city events, so you'll see reaction to a winning shot at venues beyond the stadium.

FIFA 14 Screenshot
FIFA 14 Screenshot
FIFA 14 Screenshot
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There's a new campaign mode, The Road to the FIFA World Cup, which lets you play through the qualifying rounds to the World Cup group stages. EA Sports has put together 50 hours of in-game EA Sports Talk Radio content and commentary, featuring Ian Darke and Andy Goldstein or Roger Bennett and Michael Davies. There's also a new online tournament mode, Road to Rio de Janeiro.

So, what's happened to the next gen versions? Here's a fairly obvious theory: the game needs to hit shelves before the World Cup kicks off in July, so EA has opted to focus on the platforms with the largest installed base. Presumably, the publisher will also announce a FIFA 15 for release later this year.
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Here's the buzzsheet in full:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=ufuidAwifEI

World Class Control - all-new control system which includes additional dribbles and flicks. New passing animations, including both ground and outside of the foot curling passes, will open the door to more attacking options.
Set Piece Tactics - Use the D-pad to command your teammates and strike fear from set pieces and corners.
New Penalty Kicks - New save animations and shot tuning puts players in control of their nation's fate. Keepers can throw off kick-takers by performing different animations including wobbly-knees, matador, and shoot-it-there points.
Over-the-Back Headers - Now defenders can leap over attacking players to clear the ball to safety.
adidas Ball Physics - We've partnered with the official football supplier of the FIFA World Cup to ensure the Brazuca and other adidas footballs behave as they would in the real world.
Game Modes

Road to the FIFA World Cup - The most immersive tournament mode in EA SPORTS FIFA history. Choose from any of the 203 National Teams sanctioned by FIFA and play with up to 32 players locally through the qualifying rounds, and proceed on to the group stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.
Road to Rio de Janeiro - Compete online with any of the 203 National Teams and progress across a map of Brazil's 12 host cities. Win the final and hoist the FIFA World Cup Trophy at Estadio do Maracana in Rio.
Captain your Country - The popular FIFA game mode returns. Work your way through the squad list and lead your country through qualifying and to FIFA World Cup glory.
Story of Qualifying - Over 60 real scenarios taken directly from 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Relieve, recreate and/or change the outcome of some the best matches.
Additional Modes include 2014 FIFA World Cup, Kick Off, Skill Games, Online Friendlies, EA SPORTS Football Club
Presentation

Patriotic Presentation - Banners, flags and even see fans cheer from home with all new crowd rendering that brings the World Cup atmosphere alive.
EA SPORTS Talk Radio - Dynamic tournament updates from a number of ESPN talents, delivering over 50 hours' worth of recorded audio that adapt to your own FIFA World Cup Experience
203 nations, 7,469 players, 19 officially licensed managers, 21 stadiums, including all 12 authentic stadiums in Brazil, and over 15 hours of added in-game commentary.

FIFA World Cup Brazil revealed for Xbox 360 - but not for Xbox One