FIFA 13 introduces First Touch Control that punishes overly direct passes and simulates human imprecision. More realistic gameplay than ever, lively multiplayer. The best FIFA on PS3 for many.
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Description
American version of EA Sports' FIFA 13 recreating the 2012-2013 season with First Touch Control system. Published by EA, released in the USA in September 2012. First Touch Control system, improved tactical AI, enriched career mode, Skill Games training, and extended EA Sports Football Club. US version.
FIFA Soccer 13 review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
The emphasis falls on the pre-match presentation. The camera follows the teams down the tunnel, lingers on the handshakes, the line-up in the center circle, the glances exchanged before the whistle, like the solemn opening of a broadcast. This visual ceremony, played before the slightest pass, sets up the stakes and gives every fixture the air of a great occasion rather than a mere match.
The commentary addresses an audience discovering the game. The voices explain more than elsewhere, spelling out offside, naming the positions, translating tactical subtleties into the vocabulary of American sport. This teaching register, less allusive than that of European channels, changes the sonic texture of the match: speech accompanies the play like a guide, presenting the discipline as much as narrating it.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Football in all its fervour: official teams, an electric stadium atmosphere and gameplay that rewards the right pass and the well-judged shot. Scoring a goal at the end of a fine move delivers an instant joy, multiplied in multiplayer. Accessible yet rich, this football sim serves up matches as intense among friends as online, for spirited evenings.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Building your dream squad card after card in Ultimate Team, playing a match, then coming back to fine-tune your tactics kicks off a loop where there's always a next goal to aim for. Progressing in career and online rewards every fixture. The flagship mode's microtransactions call for caution, but the sheer pleasure of play and the quest for the perfect roster hold you for the long haul.
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Massive"
First Touch Control makes ball handling trickier and more rewarding, turning each match into a precision exercise you want to master. This North American version unfolds the same generosity of modes: manager career, a single player followed across seasons, online challenges and leagues. It's this density, more than a match's length, that holds whole evenings.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
FIFA Soccer 13, the North American version of one of the best-selling FIFAs of all time, with content identical to the European edition. Its colossal run rules out any scarcity or value. Its only distinctive interest is the American regional label, a completist data point, the game remaining an ultra-common annual sports title without any lasting collector value.
Better with friends
Accessible, spectacular soccer cut out for four-player evenings where you form mixed teams for matches as tense as they are convivial. The competition is savored in one-twos, long-range strikes and cheeky celebrations after a last-minute goal. Easy to fire up for a quick match, it turns every game into a pride duel and a generator of friendly rivalries.
Is FIFA Soccer 13 still worth playing in 2026?
FIFA 13 is considered by many the best FIFA on PS3, the peak of a series then at the height of its craft. First Touch Control, which simulates human imprecision on the ball and punishes overhit passes, brought an unprecedented realism that rewarded mastery. The gameplay, the most accomplished on the machine, stays legible and rewarding. Its online servers have since closed, which clips its competitive side. But locally, the pleasure remains exemplary, and the title keeps real relevance for anyone who loves tactical football. The ideal choice to experience the series' apex on the console.
