''FIFA 15'' is a

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video game developed by

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and published by

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under the

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label. It was released on 23 September 2014 in North America, 25 September in Europe and 26 September in the United Kingdom and Ireland for the

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, Android and

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. On PC for the first time, ''FIFA 15'' runs on EA's Ignite engine with the same features as the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions. This is the final game in the ''FIFA'' series to be available on the

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and

, as well as the last game published by Electronic Arts for the former. The game features

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on its cover, alongside different players in different parts of the world, and is the first game in the ''FIFA'' series to be fully licensed by the

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. ''FIFA 15'' received positive reviews across all platforms, although the PC version in particular was criticized for the amount of bugs that were featured at release. For the third consecutive edition, the main commentators for the game are

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and Alan Smith.

''Ultimate Team''

''FIFA 15''s Ultimate Team introduced a new feature, in which users can sign loan players for a limited duration of matches. Another new feature is The Concept Squad, where players are given access to the game's database and can create a "dream squad". The concept players card is grey colored. A number of new legends are also introduced to the game, including Franz Beckenbauer,

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and

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which are only available on

and

Goal celebrations

New

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s featured in the game include

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's 'kiss the wrist' routine,

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kicking the corner flag, and

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's celebration from his second goal vs Sweden in the

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for the 2014 World Cup where he raises both arms and points downwards.

Licensing

A demo was released on 9 September 2014, with three new teams –

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and

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– alongside the previous game's demo's teams:

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, Manchester City,

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and

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. A full list of the game's leagues, clubs and national teams was published on its official website on 18 September with the description "Experience true football authenticity with FIFA 15 – featuring 35 licensed leagues, over 600 clubs, 16,000+ players and 41 licensed stadiums". EA Sports had signed a deal with the Premier League as the Official Sports Technology Partner. In this way EA are licensed under Premier League development. This deal allows all 20 Premier League stadiums to be included in the game, including the seven stadiums from ''

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''. Official Premier League scoreboards and television graphics are also in the game, as well as real-life referees, chants and advertising hoardings. The Italian

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is fully licensed in ''FIFA 15''. All

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teams except the three relegated from the 2013–14 Serie A, and several Argentine clubs, feature with generic crests and kits. The

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and Brazilian clubs are not licensed, due to a failure to reach agreement with the rights holders, but the Turkish

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returns to the series. The

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feature in the game, despite the domestic league not being included. One of the new features added for ''FIFA 15'' is that all 20 Premier League stadiums are included and officially licensed. On 19 September a list of stadiums in the game was published on its website, alongside 31 generic stadiums.

returns as the main cover star for all regions on the global cover. Messi has starred on the cover of all instalments of the FIFA franchise since '' FIFA 13'', when he replaced

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. Some regions also have a player from that region starring on the cover with Messi. Nintendo's platforms may not have localised variants of the game cover available, or feature an additional player, in select regions.

Reception

''FIFA 15'' received generally positive reviews from critics.

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provides an average rating of 81.57% based on 15 reviews for the PlayStation 4 version. The Xbox One version received a similar average of 82.17% based on 12 reviews, and the PC version 64.00% based on 2 reviews. Another review aggregation website

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gave the PlayStation 4 version an 82/100 based on 29 reviews, the Xbox One 84/100 based on 19 reviews and the PC version 82/100 based on 5 reviews. Chris Schilling of

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gave the game a score of 83%, saying "FIFA 15 is still one of the best sports simulations around, with superb animation and big-match atmosphere", although finding flaws in the frequent use of cutaways and the quality of the game's

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. A score of 8 out of 10 was given by

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writer John Robertson, who concluded "If you're looking for football that is exciting, exaggerated, and immensely entertaining, FIFA 15 is the game to get" but was critical of the game's commentary. Steve Hannley of Hardcore Gamer gave the game a 4 out of 5, saying "Shrewdly taking advantage of current-gen's capabilities with added emotional intelligence and improved animations, this is easily the prettiest EA Sports title this year", but he criticised the "relatively unchanged" game modes. Some users complained that their version of ''FIFA 15'' suffered from lagging, stuttering and audio looping, as well as gameplay bugs and lighting issues. Patches have been released for the PC version of the game, fixing several bugs, but the major stuttering issue remains unresolved.

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