FIFA is back in April with FIFA Heroes, and you can play as Maradona, Harry Kane and… Thor?

There’s a brand new FIFA recreation popping out for the primary time since EA and FIFA split up in 2023, however what you’ll be getting in FIFA Heroes may be very completely different to EA Sports activities FC.

FIFA Heroes will launch on twenty eighth April for iOS, Android and PC, with Swap, PlayStation and Xbox variations coming quickly after. It’s a free-to-play title, and it’ll even be pre-installed on some Motorola telephones.

It’s an arcade-style 5v5 soccer recreation the place actual gamers from World Cup historical past stand shoulder-to-shoulder with mascots and… uh…. the Norse god Thor? All of them are a part of the identical roster and can be capable to pull of particular skills and exaggerated strikes. Teleporting by way of balls, meteor pictures and magnetic tackles are all potential, so don’t blame your web connection if that’s occurring to you.

“The very last thing we wished to create was one other soccer simulation recreation,” mentioned Kyle Joyce, Director of Solace. “We wished to imbue FIFA Heroes with fast-paced gameplay that may enchantment to a complete new technology of gamers. With Motorola alongside us, we’re capable of showcase our imaginative and prescient at its finest and ship a soccer expertise that resonates with followers in every single place. We will’t wait to share what’s subsequent.”

Confirmed to be playable within the recreation are the next actual footballers:

• Diego Maradona
• Harry Kane
• Jordan Pickford
• Eduardo Camavinga
• Jack Grealish
• Emiliano Martínez
• Lautaro Martínez

However there may be additionally Thor, the Norse god of thunder and lightning, and Solar Wukong, the Monkey King of Chinese language mythology, and a bunch of animal mascots for the varied international locations.

Featured within the trailer is a fictional stadium within the barrios of Brazil, celebrating the five-time World Cup winners, although you possibly can anticipate a deeper tie in with the summer season showcase, I’m certain.

So… does this reside as much as FIFA’s declare that their post-EA FIFA games would be “THE BEST”?

Supply: press launch