EA SPORTS FIFA MANAGER 09 Makes Managers’ Dreams Come True

June 30, 2008

EA SPORTS FIFA MANAGER 09 Makes
Managers’ Dreams Come True

Electronic Arts Inc. announced today
that EA SPORTS FIFA MANAGER 09 is under development and will be released for PC
in the UK in Autumn this year.

EA SPORTS FIFA MANAGER 09 gives
football fans full control over the management of their clubs. Whether founding
a club, becoming a national coach, or finally leading their favourite club to
international glory, all options are open to players in the EA SPORTS football
management simulation for PC. The game contains all areas of club management,
from signing new players to training to extending stadiums.

A central element of EA SPORTS FIFA
MANAGER 09 is the matchday itself. The 3D mode offers new improvements,
particularly in the areas of graphics, sound and AI. The new, fully customizable
user interface in 3D mode gives players direct access to substitutions, tactical
changes, and statistics. The text mode has been completely revamped and now
features a unique mixture of traditional live commentary and an Internet live
ticker. Lots of exciting and informative tools create a high level of
transparency and atmosphere.

Other major features of EA SPORTS
FIFA MANAGER 09 are the line-up and tactics sections. Various new team and
single-player options offer endless possibilities for every type of coach. New
features include a youth transfer market and match prediction tool. Players can
put teams together freely and even assign form and fitness values to single
players. This allows matches in the real world of football to be simulated under
very realistic conditions in order to predict the outcome of a match.

Featuring licensed league, club and
player data from 33 countries, EA SPORTS FIFA MANAGER 09 has a comprehensive
player data bank containing over 1,500 clubs and more than 25,000 players, with
over 7,000 original player photos included in the game. Other players can be
added by using the editor tool.

EA SPORTS FIFA MANAGER 09 will be
released this autumn in six languages for the PC platform. The game has not yet
been rated by PEGI or ESRB.