FIFA 19 is coming with a fun new mode: Survival. For every goal, one player must leave the field!
Although the FIFA series has introduced various game modes such as Career, Pro Clubs, or FUT over the past decades, matches in these modes have always followed the same pattern: Two teams chase a ball while adhering to the official football rules.
Survival breaks the rules: In FIFA 19, you can play a mode that takes the football rules a bit more loosely and brings variety to the previous virtual football experience. This mode is called Survival – it’s all about survival!
The mode was revealed on August 4th at 4:15 PM during the EA Sports livestream:
What are the rules of Survival?
This is how you start Survival: This survival mode is part of the new Kick-off mode. Choose the “House Rules” category, where you’ll find the “Survival” setting.
How is it played? Two teams of 11 players each compete against each other – at first, everything is normal. However, the peculiarity now is: For every goal scored, one player from the scoring team must leave the field. A maximum of 4 players per team can leave the field per match. Additionally, no more than 2 red cards are allowed.
An example: FC Bayern plays against Real Madrid. Bayern scores a goal. Now one player from FC Bayern must leave the field, for instance, Kimmich. If Bayern is leading 4-0, 7 Bayern players will be facing 11 Madrid players. When it’s 5-0, no one else needs to leave the field. The team with the most goals wins.
Which players are removed from the field? This is decided by chance. According to EA Sports, primarily defenders and midfielders must leave the field to ensure that you still have the offensive power to score more goals. The goalkeepers always remain in play.
At the top left corner of the screen, it will display who must leave the game:
A red cross will be displayed at the top left for every player that must leave the field:
Does this new mode fit FIFA 19?
Isn’t this all too “crazy”? Football purists will likely just shake their heads at this mode. However, it can certainly bring some variety to the game. Moreover, this mode is only available in the new Kick-off – FUT, Career mode, or Pro Clubs will likely remain unaffected. It is purely optional.
Has there ever been something like Survival in a football simulation? In FIFA Street, there was a mode called “Last Man Standing”. In that, four players faced off in two teams without a goalkeeper. Every scorer had to leave the field, and whoever had all their players on the sidelines first was declared the winner. Survival is somewhat reminiscent of that.
The rumors about “Battle Royale” or FIFA Street have been proven untrue. This is the Survival mode!
We have already played the Survival mode. You can find out what we think about it in the link.
What is your opinion on the Survival mode in FIFA 19?
