| FIFA Superstars | |
| Developer: | Playfish |
| Publisher: | Electronic Arts |
| Series: | FIFA |
| Released: | Facebook May 26, 2010[1] iOS August 29, 2011[2] |
| Genre: | Sports |
| Modes: | Single-player with multiplayer interaction |
| Platforms: | Facebook, iOS |
FIFA Superstars was a football managing game developed by Playfish and Electronic Arts. It was released for play via Facebook in 2010, with a mobile version for iOS releasing the following year. In the game, users take the role of a football manager, managing a team by purchasing players, hiring a coach, upgrading the stadium and keeping the club fit in practice. FIFA Superstars is the first social gaming entry point for the FIFA franchise. FIFA Superstars became unavailable starting 31 March 2013.
The user starts with 15,000 coins, eleven bronze players and one silver player.
The player predicts the scores of five real football matches each week of several European or United States leagues. Each game bet requires 100 coins. Predictions are frozen at midnight GMT on game day. Players win five tokens if they guessed the outcome correctly, and 40 tokens if they guessed the exact score. (For example: if a player predicts a match with 1 - 3 and the result of real match is 1 - 2, the player will win 5 tokens, but if the result of real match is 2 - 1, the player wins nothing.) Tokens can be redeemed with match credits, coins, player packs and even SOTWs (Superstars of the Week).
"SOTW" is updated every Wednesday, based on players' performance in the past week. "Superstars" have a black card that shows they are limited edition, and can be obtained in packs or the special SOTW pack that usually costs Playfish Cash or 125.000 coins.
On May 26, 2011, the game celebrated its first birthday with the name "FIFA Superstars Birthday Blast". By selling various items from May 26 to June 3. The items were:
| Items | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Match Credits | 5,000 coins | |
| Coach | 1 coin | |
| Gold Transfers | 10,000 coins | |
| 5 Match Credits | 5,000 coins | |
| Gold Plus Transfers | 15,000 coins | |
| 5 Match Credits | 5,000 coins | |
| 1 Week Talent Boost | 1 Superstars Cash (was Playfish Cash) |
Once the player had purchased all of the items, they received the limited edition "Superstars Arena" for free.[4]
In July 2011, many users experienced login issues about white screen, under-maintenance and others. The official forum of Playfish has posted the thread about the login issues and giving away coins for the user in this inconvenience.[5]
On August 11, 2011, another white screen/login issue occurred and was resolved on August 12, 2011.[6]
The game was nominated for Best Free-to-play games in Golden Joystick Awards 2011.[7]
New users can earn a free team crest, stadium and two free player by entering the club website and start playing and completing the tutorial via their website. The clubs currently having referral are Chelsea, Newcastle United F.C., Fulham F.C. and Aston Villa
In 2011–12 season, Liverpool crest was removed from Be a Fan and their official website by displaying 404 error message instead.
The update was issued on 28 August 2012. New features include:-Updated Player inventory size up to 300 players -Updated players (including stats and player portraits)-Updated team crests-New 2012 player items with an updated look-New transfer packs with updated, more affordable prices-New alumni league for returning players -Introducing the ability to create multiple squads in the manage team screen-The Match Predictor has been updated with improved rewards-The next database update date is still not known[8]
In January 2013, EA Sports announced that FIFA Superstars will be no longer available on 31 March 2013 because EA Sports have to retire games in order to re-allocate its resources to newer or more popular titles.[9] This game has been offline to date.