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2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

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Overview

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is the official video game for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, published by EA Sports and available to play on iOS and all major seventh-generation platforms except the Nintendo DS. Announced in January 2010 during an interview with one of the producers of the game, it was released 27 April 2010 in North America. 199 of the 204 teams that took part in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification are included in the game.

Players choose a team from the 199 nations available and compete against the computer or against other players through online gaming services PlayStation Network or Xbox Live. All 10 official World Cup stadiums are available for play.

EA announced that there would be gameplay improvements over FIFA 10, such as a higher rate of player fatigue for matches at higher altitudes, with an advantage to a home team who plays at a higher altitude against an away team who does not. EA also announced that players could get injured outside international matches.

EA also announced that the "Captain Your Country" mode would return, similar to the "Be a Pro" mode, and that FIFA 10 owners can import their Virtual Pro for this purpose and then earn CYC Accomplishments and attribute boosts. The game's penalty kick mechanism was changed so that their outcome better reflected the player's own composure. In addition, the game's online multiplayer lobby system was limited to unranked head-to-head matches. As in 2006 FIFA World Cup, a "scenario" mode is included with 55 playable scenarios from past World Cup matches. Scenarios from the 2010 World Cup are also playable with an online update.