FIFA-Rival UFL Reveals Gameplay & Cover Star Cristiano Ronaldo
UFL, the upcoming free-to-play game looking to rival the massive FIFA franchise, has revealed some of its gameplay as well as its cover star Cristiano Ronaldo. UFL is the debut game from Strikerz, a new studio that was formed in 2016, which was officially announced during Gamescom 2021’s Opening Night Live show last August alongside a host of other titles.
FIFA is one of the most successful franchises in both the football simulation game and the sports video game genres. The series holds the record for the most sales for a sports video game franchise in the world, with over 325 million copies sold as of 2021. The latest entry in the series, FIFA 22, was released last October and saw over 9 million people playing the game just a little over a week after its release. In spite of the strength of its branding, EA's FIFA series might be up for a change in name in the future as a new EA trademark filing for FIFA points at a split from the well-known name.
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Strikerz (via IGN) showed off UFL’s gameplay during a reveal event on YouTube, which included its visuals, in-game menus, customization options, and more. The studio announced during the reveal, which ran for around 15 minutes, that Cristiano Ronaldo will be the game’s cover star and that UFL will feature ranked and unranked online modes as well as offline play. Support for team-based matches, such as 2v2 and 3v3, will also be included in both competitive and casual modes. However, the main gameplay mode of UFL will be its global online football league where players will be able to create their own team from a pool of over 5,000 real-life players and compete against others throughout the year for a chance to be crowned
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