Fifa Ultimate Team Details

New game mode and Trophy news details announced by EA ahead of launch.

Published 18/02/2009 at 14:47.
By Chris C [cc_star].

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EA have released more details about ‘Ultimate Team’ the new game mode for Fifa ’09 we announced last week.

Launched on March 19th Ultimate Team will enable players to assemble and manage their fantasy team with the collection of virtual cards. Firing up fifa on or after this will date will force an update enabling Ultimate Team in the main menu, from there users will be able to choose a language which will trigger the 1.3GB download which is completely free and enables a 5 game trial.

Other good news is that the update will bring with it 57 Trophies, 47 of them for the main game and 10 for the Ultimate Team add-on.

The full mechanics of how the new mode will work, including how to get more cards and the trading system is explained in full at EAFootballWorld, personally I was surprised at just how expansive the new mode is and that it’s not being sold as a completely seperate game in its own right.

Via EA’s Twitter

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KingofUniverse | 18/02/2009 14:59
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Yes! The platinum will be mine :D
BoyDay | 18/02/2009 15:02
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I’m loving EA at the moment – I bought Burnout Paradise Ultimate Box last week and already have loads of trophies from that, and I got loads of the achievements on the 360 version of FIFA 09 within a day or two of having it, so presumably the trophy list will be the same so I’ll get a few of those too!
djhsecondnature | 18/02/2009 15:12
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I am really looking forward to these trophies. My housemate and I have just got back into playing Fifa as well :)
Creaza | 18/02/2009 15:44
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I’ll be happy to buy this add-on, do you know what the trophies are yet?
oMega-W | 18/02/2009 15:51
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Any chance of a Fifa 09 Ultimate Box? I ended up not getting either Fifa/ProV this season, but trophies and this new game mode have me interested again.
theshockwave | 18/02/2009 15:58
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47 trophies? Are there 47 acheivements for the 360? That would probably mean they are the same, no? The additional 10 must be the same.
- djhsecondnature | 18/02/2009 16:02
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  I would suspect so yes.
- Creaza | 18/02/2009 16:04
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  Nah, they have 49 achievements. (I counted it because I have nothing better to do ;p)
  - djhsecondnature | 18/02/2009 16:08
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    Do they have any Xbox Live like achievements though? Also one of those PS3 trophies will be the Plat.
  - Creaza | 18/02/2009 16:14
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    I mean 48* Yeah, most of them are XBL achievements.
clockwire_2009 | 18/02/2009 16:41
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YES!! IM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS..! LOTS OF TROPHIES AND NEW GAME MODE :D!
baconsarnie | 18/02/2009 18:19
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Nice, looking forward to the new mode as well. From what i’ve read it looks really good.
Hodgi92 | 18/02/2009 19:12
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Woah!
Does this mean the trophy patch will be 1.3GB?
:(
- cc_star | 18/02/2009 19:31
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  Oh Hodgi… get back in the forums
  When you turn FIFA on it will start an update wihc brings with the option in the menu for Ultimate Team, and the Trophies.
  
  It is only when you select the option in the menu that it starts the 1.3gig download
  - Hodgi92 | 19/02/2009 05:53
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    hahaha I know I’m like a lost dog.
    
    But that update will also have the trophies, yes?
give up | 19/02/2009 00:52
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Does anyone know whether any of the trophies will be retroactive?
- cc_star | 19/02/2009 01:26
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  Yes,
  They won’t be retroactive