<s>
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
is	O
a	O
football	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
29	O
September	O
2017	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
featured	O
several	O
gameplay	O
improvements	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
FIFA	B-Application
17	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
introduced	O
by	O
Real	B-Application
Player	I-Application
Motion	I-Application
Technology	I-Application
,	O
which	O
provides	O
more	O
realistic	O
player	O
movements	O
and	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	B-Device
versions	O
include	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Journey	O
"	O
a	O
story-based	O
mode	O
that	O
was	O
originally	O
in	O
FIFA	B-Application
17	I-Application
titled	O
"	O
The	O
Journey	O
:	O
Hunter	O
Returns	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
fictional	O
footballer	O
Alex	O
Hunter	O
as	O
he	O
seeks	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
name	O
for	O
himself	O
in	O
the	O
football	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
marketed	O
as	O
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
were	O
not	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
engine	I-Operating_System
and	O
do	O
not	O
contain	O
any	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
hence	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
release	I-Application
aside	O
from	O
updated	O
kits	O
and	O
squads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
the	O
standard	O
modes	O
from	O
previous	O
FIFA	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Career	O
mode	O
,	O
Ultimate	O
Team	O
,	O
and	O
Online	O
Seasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
improvements	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Real	B-Application
Player	I-Application
Motion	I-Application
Technology	I-Application
and	O
the	O
overhaul	O
of	O
the	O
dribbling	O
and	O
crossing	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
24	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
becoming	O
one	B-Device
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
instalment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
engine	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
use	O
a	O
different	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
game	O
that	O
simulates	O
association	O
football	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
Ultimate	O
Team	O
Icons	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
what	O
has	O
previously	O
been	O
called	O
Legends	O
is	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
Legends	O
were	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cruyff	O
turn	O
–	O
a	O
feint	O
named	O
after	O
1970s	O
Dutch	O
star	O
Johan	O
Cruyff	O
–	O
is	O
one	B-Device
of	O
the	O
four	O
new	O
skills	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
features	O
the	O
third	O
tier	O
of	O
Germany	O
's	O
Bundesliga	O
,	O
the	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
Sports	O
have	O
introduced	O
Quick	O
Subs	O
into	O
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
make	O
a	O
substitute	O
when	O
the	O
ball	O
goes	O
out	O
of	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story-based	O
Journey	O
mode	O
that	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
FIFA	B-Application
17	I-Application
returns	O
in	O
this	O
instalment	O
and	O
continues	O
the	O
narrative	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
The	O
Journey	O
:	O
Hunter	O
Returns	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
one	B-Device
completed	O
the	O
original	O
story	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
begin	O
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
at	O
the	O
same	O
club	O
–	O
with	O
traits	O
and	O
honours	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
Premier	O
League	O
title	O
or	O
FA	O
Cup	O
win	O
,	O
being	O
carried	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
FIFA	B-Application
17	I-Application
locked	O
Hunter	O
to	O
the	O
English	O
Premier	O
League	O
and	O
Championship	O
,	O
in	O
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
players	O
can	O
now	O
experience	O
new	O
locations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Brazil	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
just	O
one	B-Device
day	O
before	O
the	O
transfer	O
window	O
closes	O
,	O
Michael	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
found	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
Real	O
Madrid	O
deal	O
was	O
a	O
scam	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
never	O
interested	O
in	O
him	O
joining	O
their	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
signs	O
to	O
one	B-Device
of	O
them	O
and	O
when	O
he	O
arrives	O
finds	O
out	O
that	O
Dino	O
,	O
the	O
manager	O
of	O
Alex	O
's	O
former	O
loan	O
club	O
,	O
is	O
at	O
his	O
new	O
club	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
offers	O
to	O
make	O
him	O
an	O
icon	O
and	O
tells	O
him	O
to	O
meet	O
up	O
with	O
her	O
,	O
leading	O
into	O
his	O
appearance	O
in	O
FIFA	B-Application
19	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Presentation	O
,	O
EA	O
announced	O
a	O
custom-built	O
port	O
of	O
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
an	O
internally	O
developed	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
engine	I-Operating_System
that	O
several	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
run	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
include	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
mode	O
Local	O
Seasons	O
,	O
allowing	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switches	I-Application
to	O
connect	O
and	O
compete	O
in	O
a	O
five-match	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
29	O
September	O
2017	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
May	O
2018	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
FIFA	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
getting	O
the	O
mode	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
only	O
on	O
6	O
June	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
review	O
scoring	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
From	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
game	O
modes	O
on	O
offer	O
and	O
how	O
everything	O
's	O
presented	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
constant	O
updates	O
in	O
FUT	O
's	O
Team	O
of	O
the	O
Week	O
,	O
Daily	O
Objectives	O
,	O
and	O
discussion	O
of	O
real-world	O
happenings	O
in	O
commentary	O
,	O
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
captures	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
football	O
and	O
confidently	O
translates	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
pitch	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
EA	O
's	O
soccer	O
series	O
is	O
still	O
lagging	O
far	O
behind	O
PES	B-Application
2018s	I-Application
more	O
fluid	O
,	O
satisfying	O
football.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2017	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Console	O
Game	O
(	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
)	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
Gamescom	O
2017	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
faced	O
a	O
backlash	O
from	O
fans	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
bugs	O
and	O
microtransactions	O
system	O
in	O
Ultimate	O
Team	O
mode	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
pay-to-win	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
Black	O
Friday	O
boycott	O
by	O
fans	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
and	O
a	O
petition	O
being	O
launched	O
by	O
fans	O
with	O
the	O
hashtag	O
#FixFifa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
several	O
other	O
EA	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
are	O
also	O
under	O
investigation	O
by	O
countries	O
such	O
as	O
Belgium	O
for	O
their	O
loot	O
box	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
