Electronic Arts announced that the cover star for FIFA 18 will be none other than Cristiano Ronaldo. The star underwent extensive motion capture and recordings in order to ensure optimal in-game performance.
“The world’s best player has helped fuel the biggest leap forward on the pitch that we’ve ever delivered,” said Aaron McHardy, Senior Producer for EA SPORTS FIFA. “We are extremely excited to partner with Cristiano – working with him we learned a lot about his unique play style and what makes him so special. His passion, energy and global fanbase make him the perfect ambassador for FIFA 18.”
“It is a real pleasure to be on the cover of FIFA 18,” said Cristiano Ronaldo. “It’s a great feeling and I am grateful to have been chosen.”
Anyone who pre-orders the Ronaldo Edtion of the game will get to play three days early beginning on September 26th, and receive a number of items including 20 jumbo premium gold packs (1 per week for 20 consecutive weeks), eight special edition FIFA Ultimate Team kits designed by artists on the FIFA 18 soundtrack and a Cristiano Ronaldo loan player for five FUT matches. Of course, EA Access members will get to play five days more before that for a max of 10 hours, the standard on the EA Access program.