FIFA 16

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4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 369 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 71 out of 369
  3. Negative: 179 out of 369

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  1. Zinaldo
    Aug 23, 2023
    10
    One of the best fifa games ever ,it is perfect .................................
  2. B9K
    Aug 26, 2022
    3
    Bad game. After golden era of FIFAs EA decided to change strategy and make it more realistic. It was not the best idea.
  3. jwk_03official
    Feb 12, 2021
    10
    Fifa 16 is an perfect game. No bugs and new features in career mode. Now there are pre season tournaments and training.
  4. Cz3rw0ny
    Feb 9, 2021
    5
    Average FIFA game, which doesn't mean its not fun to play with friends. Just the changes are minimal.
  5. Shark-h
    Feb 22, 2019
    8
    I haven't played Fifa for a least a decade so I don't have opinion about how Fifa improved compared to the latest ones but I have to say I am very satisfied with my purchase.

    The game is absolutely brilliant.The graphics is ridicilously detailed the faces of some player is like watching the real one, the clothes are animated when you pull you opponent attacker it stretches etc get dirty    I haven't played Fifa for a least a decade so I don't have opinion about how Fifa improved compared to the latest ones but I have to say I am very satisfied with my purchase.

    The game is absolutely brilliant.The graphics is ridicilously detailed the faces of some player is like watching the real one, the clothes are animated when you pull you opponent attacker it stretches etc get dirty so on .

    I am playing the game on slow settings and the pace is very realistic like if I would watch a real match. The other thing what I have found fantastic that different players have animations and movement what feels very different. For example I am playing carreer mode with Arsenal and Welbeck and Giroud althouh they have similar body structure the both feel and move very uniquely and smaller players like Sanchez again an other category,

    The weather system also not just a graphical overlay it actually affects the ball pysics and how the players move on the field beside the "eyecandy".

    I could say so many positive things I have experienced about this game like its features in the career mode(pre season transfers, training, news,etc) after I have just finished my first season with Arsenal.

    I don't like to waste my time on writing reviews but this game deserve a much better score and more positive reviews. (I don't know maybe I am not nitpicking on the small changes because I haven't played fifa 13,14,15, and my opinion based like it was a fresh title ...who knows)

    Also there are some low score reviews with complains I have never experinced, Like I have seen one claming that the game is buggy mess with bugs like you can't finish a season at carreer mode . So how could I? And I haven't experieced any bug in my carreer play in 30 hour of gameplay.

    My review is not based on what improved from last years but I am sure that anyone who like footbal and don't have the last year version of FIFA will be satisfied with this game just as much as I do.

    I have not tried online so I can't comment on that but the single player part is a 10/10.

    Just a bit of my story

    I have been considering to buy either this or PES but I tried the demos and although I felt that both of these have good gameplay and I felt that PES's character movement animations are a bit smoother but the FIFA has a lot better atmosphere with its commentary and audio that make it a lot better experience for me not to mention its licenses. Playing the Barclay Premier League is a joy with all its perfecly detailed stadium with its great audio athmosphere.

    I suggest you to try the free demos and decide yourself.    … Expand
  6. P4inskiller
    Jan 1, 2018
    1
    Bugs, problems and so on...no online play possible!! Losing online matches just because of connection errors and a terrible programmed piece of sh..software can be really frustrating!
  7. fifa16worstgame
    Mar 11, 2017
    1
    Have 50+ hours on this game, but it is just sh*t. Should have uninstalled it long ago. The AI always runs faster and doesn't get fouls as often as i do (even when I play it safe). The worst part is the passing and defending system. It doesn't even cares where you direct the pass or how much speed you put in. But the AI never makes mistakes like that... Good job EA with your anotherHave 50+ hours on this game, but it is just sh*t. Should have uninstalled it long ago. The AI always runs faster and doesn't get fouls as often as i do (even when I play it safe). The worst part is the passing and defending system. It doesn't even cares where you direct the pass or how much speed you put in. But the AI never makes mistakes like that... Good job EA with your another disappointing game.… Expand
  8. foinf
    Sep 24, 2016
    1
    What a cancer of a game. It can be summarized by "ping-pong" where you aren't really in control. The players are absolutely retarded now. Laws of physics are conveniently broken multiple times in the game laws of conservation of momentum don't really exist. But controls are appalling (and no, they are not difficult..difficult would imply consistency of rules of physics, this is just aWhat a cancer of a game. It can be summarized by "ping-pong" where you aren't really in control. The players are absolutely retarded now. Laws of physics are conveniently broken multiple times in the game laws of conservation of momentum don't really exist. But controls are appalling (and no, they are not difficult..difficult would imply consistency of rules of physics, this is just a sham).

    Also, when you make a pass, the other person needs to keep second defender pressed and the ball will be intercepted EVEN BEFORE THE CAMERA SPANS and you can see who intercepted it and/or do anything about it.

    The game is a sham and a fraud. Nothing less than that. Don't give them money. Not even a single of unit of it.    … Expand
  9. phoenix061992
    Sep 1, 2016
    0
    Worst Fifa experience till date! I hoped EA would develop the gameplay with updates. Alas! They even worsened it.... Passing is just terrible and unplayable even auto player switch can be a pain if turned on! Other than that everything is probably worse than all the fifa in the last 20 years.... EA please spend some more money and get some good developers so that you can give us the trueWorst Fifa experience till date! I hoped EA would develop the gameplay with updates. Alas! They even worsened it.... Passing is just terrible and unplayable even auto player switch can be a pain if turned on! Other than that everything is probably worse than all the fifa in the last 20 years.... EA please spend some more money and get some good developers so that you can give us the true experience of Fifa and not cheat us with games like fifa 16....… Expand
  10. Salelesa
    Aug 10, 2016
    1
    To Fast of a game, worst passing added in any game in last 10 years. Shooting and movement absurd.
    This game has the worst AI. They don't miss passes, keepers are perfect, and there are only 2-3 patterns of attack for AI. When a player has a ball AI is pretty much useless and its is to dribble (on any difficulty)

    Anyway the game in global is the worst football released to date.
  11. Fifasucks
    Jul 18, 2016
    0
    This game has nothing to do with skill. If you know how it works and you don't suck then you will win when EA wants you to win and you will lose accordingly. I've won Div 1 6 times and Season Div 1 once , I've been in DIV 1 in seasons for months and whenever I have winning records my team keeps sucking at the last matches. Recently I got relegated to DIV 2 having lost 4 matches with 70%This game has nothing to do with skill. If you know how it works and you don't suck then you will win when EA wants you to win and you will lose accordingly. I've won Div 1 6 times and Season Div 1 once , I've been in DIV 1 in seasons for months and whenever I have winning records my team keeps sucking at the last matches. Recently I got relegated to DIV 2 having lost 4 matches with 70% possession and with opponent winning with barely one shot at net. EA scripting is a disease in the game and if they don't fix it they will notice a huge hit in sales. Fifa as it is simply sucks.… Expand
  12. robocat99
    Jul 9, 2016
    0
    scripted POS. offline is a cancer to PC gaming. 0 fun. EA can go to hell. not touching another EA title ever.
    most inconsistent PC game I have ever played. DLC packs are a total ripoff. and to top it all off apparently Inform and Non day 1 cards have broken chem so they were never worth more than a non inform card.lying, cheating company. they would rather steal your money and lie to your    scripted POS. offline is a cancer to PC gaming. 0 fun. EA can go to hell. not touching another EA title ever.
    most inconsistent PC game I have ever played. DLC packs are a total ripoff. and to top it all off apparently Inform and Non day 1 cards have broken chem so they were never worth more than a non inform card.lying, cheating company. they would rather steal your money and lie to your face than fix their broken POS    … Expand
  13. frankelbarbado
    Jun 3, 2016
    10
    Is an amazing game, really fun to play, it has a lot of small and pretty cool details. As always, FIFA has the rights and more leagues than others games (you know which one I have in mind) :)
  14. shady_home
    Apr 16, 2016
    1
    This is , by far , the worst fifa game ever . I can not imagine anything worse than this . if FIFA 17 is as weak as this, I quit football games forever .
  15. Souldev
    Apr 11, 2016
    2
    I have played every FIFA game since FIFA 2001. I was never really good at it, and I have started playing online only recently. But here's what I don't like about this version (spoiler: there is nothing I LIKE about this version, that wasn't in any other version):

    First and foremost, Online interactions. I mean, the concept is great, and it has potential to be super fun. Creating your    I have played every FIFA game since FIFA 2001. I was never really good at it, and I have started playing online only recently. But here's what I don't like about this version (spoiler: there is nothing I LIKE about this version, that wasn't in any other version):

    First and foremost, Online interactions.
    I mean, the concept is great, and it has potential to be super fun. Creating your own dream team, then trying it out against other players' dream teams? What could go wrong? Well.... Everything. But in this case, it's about how the game decides to disconnect you randomly during the match. I will be honest: I am writing this review while raging at random disconnection during FUT Draft. And before you ask - no, my internet connection wasn't down. No other service complained about getting disconnected.

    Issue number 2: Passing.
    The passing system is so broken in this version. I know that in some cases, they did it to optimize the gameplay, because in previous versions people were able to pull off insane actions with one proper pass, that was impossible to intercept/block/whatever. But right now, the amount of successful passes is insanely low. In many situations, my players, instead of just passing to someone relatively close to them, decided to choose a random direction of pass. I have checked my controller, and it's working. It also wasn't happening in previous versions. So at the time of me writing this, I had around 65% successful passes in FUT. That's insanely low (around 1 pass out of 3 was intercepted).

    Third problem: Switching between players.
    I have no idea how they changed it. But in previous versions, this system was somewhat good. It seemed to just know what player would be the best for the switch, even if not using RS, but just LB. In this version, LB and RS don't work the way you'd think they do. It seems like it selects a player randomly, and not the player closest to the ball. I have lost many matches because of that.

    My rant could go on, but at this point no one is probably reading :P
    So yeah, I know it's kinda late, but... If you haven't bought FIFA16 yet, keep it that way!    … Expand
  16. CharcoalBurst
    Apr 9, 2016
    2
    Fifa 15.2
    Pros:
    - Weekly squad updates - Local multiplayer - Great content - Manual commands Cons: - Nobody plays manual online. - No lobbies. - You can't skip the opponent's celebs/replays; - No learning curve. You can hold the controller with your feet and still win games. - Cheaters (especially in FUT, playing this pay to win mode is a total nonsense with those guys). Ranking    Fifa 15.2
    Pros:
    - Weekly squad updates
    - Local multiplayer
    - Great content
    - Manual commands
    Cons:
    - Nobody plays manual online.
    - No lobbies.
    - You can't skip the opponent's celebs/replays;
    - No learning curve. You can hold the controller with your feet and still win games.
    - Cheaters (especially in FUT, playing this pay to win mode is a total nonsense with those guys). Ranking is thus useless.
    - Laggers.
    - 80% of the people playing this game at least are casuals running it on toasters/crappy laptops using wi-fi. As soon as the FPS go down ingame or during the cutscenes (locked at 30fps by the way), it gets unplayable online. There's the mutual quit option available in order to avoid those guys, but they never accept it so they get away with 3 points everytime. Cutscene = overheating laptop/toaster = lag. It only gets worse until the game is finished.
    - People play the same in div. 1 as in div. 6, only with worse toasters/more lag.
    - Almost every player plays the same in this game, using Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern. It seems that the goal of this game is to cross the whole pitch as fast as you can, with the least passes possible using pacy players like CR7, Bale, Messi, Neymar, Ribery, Robben in order to score the same pathetic goal all game long (except for button mashed headers on corners) and switching to autopilot in defense with the AI doing all the job thanks to the parking the bus tactics.
    - You can have 70% ball possession and 18 shots vs 2 and winning is not guaranteed, thanks to the crappy netcode. Some people call this scripting/handicap.
    - You see donkeys with 60% passing accuracy winning games because scoring goals has been made easy for casual kids so that they don't cry.
    - You buy a game on launch and 3 months later it has nothing to do with what you bought thanks to patches killing the experience every time a bit further.
    - When the game becomes cheap during some Origin sales, poor people get it and it gets even more unplayable online thanks to their bad hardware.

    Conclusion:
    If you care about online playability and winning games when you deserve it, don't buy this game. If you love frustrating, unfair things and playing against retarded people that would sell their souls for 3 points, you're gonna love it.    … Expand
  17. Detraxxx
    Mar 23, 2016
    7
    Almost identical to its predecessor. The gameplay has changed a bit from pacy to slower and focuses more on possession/midfielders. The wings are not so OP as they were in FIFA 15. I personally like this change because it is closer to real football. The major disadvantages are bugs, server issues, and cheaters, this game should really have better anti-cheat system. In overall the changesAlmost identical to its predecessor. The gameplay has changed a bit from pacy to slower and focuses more on possession/midfielders. The wings are not so OP as they were in FIFA 15. I personally like this change because it is closer to real football. The major disadvantages are bugs, server issues, and cheaters, this game should really have better anti-cheat system. In overall the changes are minor and not worth such high prices. I do not think that these games should be released each year because it feels like you are playing the same game again and again.… Expand
  18. Crackfarmer
    Mar 3, 2016
    0
    Haven't played it yet, but just from reading Reviews it makes me wanna kill myself. It's just the same **** as always, nothing new. And on top of that Ea seems really to care for protecting the Game from pirating instead of actually creating a good Game. Waste of money who buys this **** (or not refunds afterwards).
  19. aduzer
    Feb 19, 2016
    1
    The WORST EVER enjoyabillity beyond the fact that the AI is always always always always wining no matter the team and the referee will always show yelow and red cards - an "every day" fact. Extraordinary poor career play. Online Pay to Play.
    All the players online play roughly the same teams. IT is a MAJOR dont give a **** from EA.
    Uninstalled even tough I paid!
  20. Spx
    Feb 18, 2016
    0
    Same **** as always. Last time I will spend money on this joke. Soccer is another thing, I really hope that some new soccer games will be made by other companies (PES is even worse, the pc versions overall). They could improve the game with patches but they are already waiting for selling Fifa 17 which many sheep will buy as always.
  21. jesusmarin100
    Jan 21, 2016
    4
    This game is not finished, it has a lot of bugs and the online is very bad, all this that make a horrible game experience. Pay for this is throwing your money. I stay with FIFA 15
  22. DinoG7
    Jan 4, 2016
    1
    Can i get my money back? i love when opponent makes 50+ passes before he decides to go for a goal..shooting? impossible saves from opponent goalkeeper..20 shots VS 4 shots=1 goal VS 3 goals..reflexes, i want reflexes like that.. Oo
  23. Winkler
    Dec 20, 2015
    2
    Big congratulations for EA to create the most frustrating game in the world. Despite great sympathy for FUT, playing in this mode is now impossible. A nice and pleasant game prevent:
    -EA servers
    -lags -handicap -incomprehensible defense game -passing Until we hear that EA has improved all these defects and did not spoil the rest of the game, maybe I'll think about the next    Big congratulations for EA to create the most frustrating game in the world. Despite great sympathy for FUT, playing in this mode is now impossible. A nice and pleasant game prevent:
    -EA servers
    -lags
    -handicap
    -incomprehensible defense game
    -passing

    Until we hear that EA has improved all these defects and did not spoil the rest of the game, maybe I'll think about the next installment.

    P.S. I forgot to add that I bought this game to play with a friend who lives less than 10km from me. Despite many attempts by two weeks we can not connect to each other ..    … Expand
  24. tasanhalas
    Dec 16, 2015
    4
    The overall quality of the FIFA career mode has been declining over the years, and this is by far the worse.
    Yes, they added the abillity to train players which is nice, but now you either train the players or they don´t grow, and since you can only train 5 players a week...
    Besides this, the difference in difficulties is even bigger than last year, in professional you can easily win    The overall quality of the FIFA career mode has been declining over the years, and this is by far the worse.
    Yes, they added the abillity to train players which is nice, but now you either train the players or they don´t grow, and since you can only train 5 players a week...

    Besides this, the difference in difficulties is even bigger than last year, in professional you can easily win 95% of games playing casually, but in world class it does no matter what team you are playing against, they all feel the same, they play the same way, and in every game they can score amazing goals! And I'm talking about the portuguese league, with 3 start teams.. if you want to win in this mode you better be playing everyday, several games per day..

    If you want to play offline, it's just annoying and not worth the 30€ I paid for it.    … Expand
  25. steddye
    Dec 14, 2015
    0
    I'll never think to rate a game a zero but this **** really deserve this.I've tried everything to make this game smooth: clean install of windows 7 and windows 10, fps lock to 60, no fps limit, vsync on off adaptive nvidia inspector cache shader on off triple buffering etc...,ddu to clean install the gpu, open all the port on the rooter how EA suggest, with ge-forge experience installedI'll never think to rate a game a zero but this **** really deserve this.I've tried everything to make this game smooth: clean install of windows 7 and windows 10, fps lock to 60, no fps limit, vsync on off adaptive nvidia inspector cache shader on off triple buffering etc...,ddu to clean install the gpu, open all the port on the rooter how EA suggest, with ge-forge experience installed and without,contact ea support and A LOT MORE THINGS.
    My pc spec: cpu i7 4770k, 16 gb ram, gpu msi gtx 980 ti gaming 6g
    THERE'S NO WAY EA TAKES MY MONEY ANOTHER TIME.    … Expand
  26. replica17
    Nov 29, 2015
    7
    + Replay factor, Ultimate Team always makes me play it again and again.
    + Best football game on the market
    - Gfx only slightly improved over fifa 15. - Moneymaking machine called Ultimate Team, I got lucky on a few packs.. but I can imagine it being frustrating not getting anything. - Sometimes the game feels scripted. I have a pretty insane team and when I come up against a 60    + Replay factor, Ultimate Team always makes me play it again and again.
    + Best football game on the market

    - Gfx only slightly improved over fifa 15.
    - Moneymaking machine called Ultimate Team, I got lucky on a few packs.. but I can imagine it being frustrating not getting anything.
    - Sometimes the game feels scripted. I have a pretty insane team and when I come up against a 60 something chemistry rated team with silvers I miss every shot and pass. Whilst the other team never misses. And no I'm not a bad player, have been playing fifa in higher divisions for years.    … Expand
  27. Barnews
    Nov 27, 2015
    6
    Last years i prefer FIFA over PES. Why? Just because PES prefer console players over PC players significantly.

    Both, FIFA and PES has it's own PROS and CONS. But let's talk about FIFA 16. Well. There are some improvements, but they are so few. It is very dissapointing. You can expect similiar gaming experience as with FIFA 15. The most noticable changes are: 1. Gameplay is now    Last years i prefer FIFA over PES. Why? Just because PES prefer console players over PC players significantly.

    Both, FIFA and PES has it's own PROS and CONS. But let's talk about FIFA 16.

    Well. There are some improvements, but they are so few. It is very dissapointing. You can expect similiar gaming experience as with FIFA 15.

    The most noticable changes are:
    1. Gameplay is now more middle pitch oriented than in FIFA 15. That is good thing but there are still a lot of gameplay problems (stupid players switching, etc...) that are even more noticable than in FIFA 15.
    2. And thats all :-D Yes there are new features but theyre few and tiny so they do not have much impact.

    I do not recomend you to buy FIFA only when your last footbal game is 2 or more years old. Do not buy footbal games every year. You will be dissapointed.    … Expand
  28. Carter_Menashe
    Nov 19, 2015
    2
    Do you love injustice, bull**** and all things retarded? You do? Then this is just the game for you, have fun. For sane people, stay away, this game was designed to make you insane.

    On legendary you can be in the lead like 4-0 at 80 minutes and still end up losing the game without making a single mistake. Your players will just lose composure and there's nothing you can do about it. Not    Do you love injustice, bull**** and all things retarded? You do? Then this is just the game for you, have fun. For sane people, stay away, this game was designed to make you insane.

    On legendary you can be in the lead like 4-0 at 80 minutes and still end up losing the game without making a single mistake. Your players will just lose composure and there's nothing you can do about it. Not to mention your opponent can score at will anyway, from the most retarded chances and build-up plays, while you can have 20 beautiful clear cut chances without a single goal. Say you're 1-0 down though, well it isn't the same the other way around, starting like at 75 minutes you're lucky to get 2 chances on the ball, which your players will just mess up anyway.

    You can't trust your players in this game, they will mess up anything and there's nothing you can do about it.    … Expand
  29. mech999man
    Nov 18, 2015
    3
    For a game that costs %20 more than any other game on the market, this game is a disgrace. This game can be summed up as "one step forwards, three steps back". The FIFA series isn't stagnant, but all it does is roll back and forwards in it's own filth. Things that were bad before are still bad, some things that were OK before are not bad. Stick with FIFA 15.
  30. alexander8883
    Oct 30, 2015
    1
    Honestly one of the worst incarnations of FIFA i have ever played. Graphics are average at best, the commentary is stale and no different from the other FIFA games and the controls are simply awful. The passing in game is one of the worst examples in any FIFA game, You cannot make accurate short passes. When passing wide on the wings backwards or laying it back invariably even the "bestHonestly one of the worst incarnations of FIFA i have ever played. Graphics are average at best, the commentary is stale and no different from the other FIFA games and the controls are simply awful. The passing in game is one of the worst examples in any FIFA game, You cannot make accurate short passes. When passing wide on the wings backwards or laying it back invariably even the "best players in the world" have the touch of a 2 year old and knock it off the pitch. The movement on the ball makes zero sense, you get muscles by tiny players even when trying to shield. Online play is simply horrendous and unplayable 9 times out of 10. Lag cripples the game with every other match and its simply just a case of fishing to play against someone with a half decent internet connection. Id rather play sensible soccer than this if im honest… Expand
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#55 Best PC Game of 2015
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#52 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#51 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Riot Pixels
    Nov 30, 2015
    71
    Even though FIFA 16 can easily fool you into thinking that you’re watching live TV, these pretty visuals are not enough to justify this expensive upgrade from FIFA 15. But if you missed last year’s game, you’re in for a treat.
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  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Oct 13, 2015
    81
    This year FIFA had a lot of notable changes, including female teams and new announcers, but most important ones concern game mechanics themselves. [Nov 2015, p.82]
  3. Ragequit.gr
    Oct 11, 2015
    87
    FIFA 16 may be the best solution, this year, for anyone looking for a football sim on the PC platform. This is mostly a result of its competition being a very bad port for PC and EA Sports playing it safe when it comes to the franchise. There might not be vast improvements from its predecessor, but FIFA 16 does have some, resulting in a game that is an awful lot of fun to play.
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