<s>
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
(	O
titled	O
FIFA	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
12	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
football	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
worldwide	O
under	O
the	O
EA	O
Sports	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
on	O
consoles	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
;	O
on	O
handhelds	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xperia	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
;	O
and	O
on	O
computers	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
entitled	O
FIFA	O
Football	O
(	O
FIFA	O
Soccer	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Rutter	O
,	O
the	O
line	O
producer	O
for	O
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
,	O
promised	O
"	O
a	O
revolutionary	O
year	O
for	O
FIFA	O
...	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
department.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
EA	O
Sports	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
of	O
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
will	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
,	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
competitions	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
new	O
EA	O
Sports	O
titles	O
,	O
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
was	O
available	O
three	O
days	O
early	O
to	O
purchasers	O
of	O
the	O
EA	O
Sports	O
Season	O
Ticket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
the	O
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
demo	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Gamescom	O
event	O
in	O
Germany	O
on	O
16	O
August	O
2011	O
;	O
the	O
demo	O
was	O
available	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
and	O
EA	O
's	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
Store	I-Operating_System
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
13	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
major	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
have	O
been	O
implemented	O
in	O
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
;	O
these	O
are	O
the	O
Impact	O
Engine	O
,	O
Tactical	O
Defending	O
,	O
and	O
Precision	O
Dribbling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Impact	O
Engine	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
changer	O
,	O
making	O
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
less	O
structured	O
and	O
synthetic	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
by	O
producer	O
David	O
Rutter	O
as	O
the	O
biggest	O
technological	O
change	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
the	O
current	O
generation	O
of	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
integration	O
has	O
been	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
claims	O
to	O
have	O
"	O
revolutionized	O
"	O
the	O
online	O
side	O
of	O
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
online	O
service	O
called	O
EA	O
Sports	O
Football	O
Club	O
launches	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
a	O
social	O
network	O
that	O
tracks	O
what	O
players	O
do	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
awards	O
XP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
Sports	O
Football	O
Club	O
will	O
in	O
future	O
connect	O
play	O
across	O
multiple	O
titles	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
and	O
the	O
forthcoming	O
FIFA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
has	O
42	O
national	O
teams	O
in	O
its	O
international	O
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UEFA	O
Euro	O
2012	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
add-on	O
for	O
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
on	O
24	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Euro	O
games	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Application
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
features	O
an	O
all-new	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
Expedition	O
Mode	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
World	O
Tour	O
mode	O
from	O
FIFA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
)	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
create	O
a	O
customized	O
team	O
to	O
bid	O
against	O
the	O
European	O
nations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Story	O
of	O
the	O
Finals	O
scenario	O
mode	O
from	O
2010	B-Application
FIFA	I-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
South	I-Application
Africa	I-Application
returns	O
in	O
a	O
form	O
similar	O
to	O
normal	O
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
Football	O
Club	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
56	O
stadiums	O
in	O
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
there	O
are	O
new	O
real	O
stadiums	O
:	O
Manchester	O
City	O
's	O
Etihad	O
Stadium	O
,	O
Chelsea	O
Stadium	O
and	O
the	O
Vancouver	O
Whitecaps	O
 '	O
BC	O
Place	O
Stadium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
producer	O
David	O
Rutter	O
described	O
Smith	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top-tier	O
broadcasters	O
on	O
the	O
UK	O
football	O
scene	O
,	O
[	O
who	O
will	O
bring ]	O
a	O
fresh	O
,	O
new	O
perspective	O
and	O
insight	O
...	O
working	O
alongside	O
the	O
trusted	O
and	O
well-known	O
voice	O
of	O
Martin	O
Tyler	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
also	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Arabic	O
,	O
with	O
Essam	O
El	O
Shawaly	O
and	O
Abdullah	O
Mubarak	O
Al-Harby	O
providing	O
the	O
commentary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Covers	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
to	O
download	B-Application
from	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
fan	O
could	O
go	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
their	O
preferred	O
club	O
and	O
download	B-Application
that	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cover	O
players	O
are	O
also	O
utilised	O
in	O
the	O
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
advertising	O
campaigns	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
promotional	O
and	O
social	O
media	O
activities	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
promotion	O
of	O
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
,	O
EA	O
Sports	O
have	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
English	O
Premier	O
League	O
club	O
Manchester	O
City	O
that	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
unprecedented	O
in	O
both	O
its	O
scale	O
and	O
scope	O
within	O
the	O
computer	O
game	O
industry	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
will	O
be	O
making	O
available	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Application
Manchester	O
City-themed	O
game	O
cover	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
installing	O
gaming	O
areas	O
around	O
the	O
City	O
of	O
Manchester	O
Stadium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
first	O
team	O
squad	O
have	O
had	O
their	O
heads	O
scanned	O
in	O
360	B-Operating_System
degrees	O
for	O
more	O
accurate	O
in-game	O
representations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
third	O
year	O
running	O
,	O
EA	O
Sports	O
co-sponsors	O
English	O
Football	O
League	O
One	O
side	O
Swindon	O
Town	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
logo	O
featuring	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
shirt	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
away	O
shirt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
has	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
90	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
for	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UEFA	O
Euro	O
2012	O
expansion	O
pack	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
sold	O
3.2	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
availability	O
,	O
up	O
23	O
percent	O
over	O
FIFA	O
11'''s	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
