FIFA 14

 PlayStation 3
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4.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 606 Ratings

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  1. dazzo
    Dec 1, 2013
    4
    Very Disappointing, I am not one for making a reviews but when I saw the critic reviews and the high scores they gave I felt compelled to write my own. I have been a Fifa fan since the days of Fifa International in 1993 and I have bought every edition since. I think EA Sports should be embarrassed by what they produced here. I have never seen so many bugs in Fifa game ever and not toVery Disappointing, I am not one for making a reviews but when I saw the critic reviews and the high scores they gave I felt compelled to write my own. I have been a Fifa fan since the days of Fifa International in 1993 and I have bought every edition since. I think EA Sports should be embarrassed by what they produced here. I have never seen so many bugs in Fifa game ever and not to mention the ugly menus and the freezes. I played two seasons in career mode to find my game save cannot load. Apparently it is a common problem with other gamers. I have put the game back into the box and written it off and I would take this opportunity to say to EA Sports that you have broken a very good game and I feel a bit short changed. I would challenge anyone in EA Sports who believes that this game signals progress. They have ruined it.… Expand
  2. Sizerlokz
    Sep 26, 2013
    4
    This is the worst fifa in years. It feels slow to me. The player reaction to receiving the ball and shooting feels like an eternity. The only good thing about this game is the ball physics. The career mode is stupid. I have to scout a player and ask his price, before you would go to the market and his stats and asking price are already there.The player turn so slow and I feel like eachThis is the worst fifa in years. It feels slow to me. The player reaction to receiving the ball and shooting feels like an eternity. The only good thing about this game is the ball physics. The career mode is stupid. I have to scout a player and ask his price, before you would go to the market and his stats and asking price are already there.The player turn so slow and I feel like each team I play is on ultra defensive. I'm glad I borrowed this game because $60 for this game isn't worth it to me. I would rather keep playing fifa 13. I'm very disappointed in this fifa and hopefully the ps4 version shows improvement.… Expand
  3. fluffy1
    Sep 26, 2013
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fifa will never be played in this house.... lads. Pes is bad this year but this is worse. Probably. So yeah have to type at least 150 characters ya ya ya ya mmmmmmmhhhhhhhhhhhehehehe… Expand
  4. UNSKIALz
    Sep 26, 2013
    4
    What can I say? After school, me and my mates were very, very excited for FIFA 14. This is my second FIFA I don't know how other long time fans were anticipating this release, but as the sequel to the most addictive game I've personally ever played (FIFA 13) I had high hopes. Me and my friends met up with another group of guys who were also Fifa fans at around 5:45 PM, and we all gotWhat can I say? After school, me and my mates were very, very excited for FIFA 14. This is my second FIFA I don't know how other long time fans were anticipating this release, but as the sequel to the most addictive game I've personally ever played (FIFA 13) I had high hopes. Me and my friends met up with another group of guys who were also Fifa fans at around 5:45 PM, and we all got drunk and flunked our A-Levels and University courses simultaneously. This is the kind of thing most FIFA players end up doing in the long run anyway, if you think about it. I just wanted to fit in. Anyway, on some more serious notes, let's get into the nitty gritty:

    Graphics:
    Much like Activision's lies about Call of Juarez: Ghosts, FIFA 14's engine has been claimed to be "New" by EA. In fact, the FIFA 13 engine at the base level has been given some spit shine. This is NOT a new engine. Some new Physics code here, a UI tweak there...Note my use of "Base Level". The graphics, which is what you look at when using a game engine to play a game, HAVE been tweaked. For next generation platforms. What you see when you sit down to play the 360 version in particular, (The Playstation 3 once again edges out 360 in the texture resolution department) are the EXACT same graphics and visual techniques as last year's iteration. Truly disgraceful, but hey, EA have their money now. They aren't going to change it, and peer-pressure-prone yobbos certainly aren't going to trade in the game in protest and abandon their friends. Take it from me I'm not.

    Gameplay:
    A few new mechanics have been added. Of these, the most significant is the "Transfer of Weight" movement mechanic. What this does is make the game feel more weighty and realistic. If you are a fan of Killzone 2, you'll find it a tad too heavy, but bearable to play. If you are a fan of any of the past FIFAs however, you will DESPISE this system. Another classic case of developers taking the Realism Gameplay route. Fundamentally, along with other half-attempted mechanics thrown into the mix, the gameplay as a whole entity is simply not polished. It truly is an uncomfortable mix of more refined elements of Fifa 13's gameplay returning, and new mechanics being introduced to that. You really get the feeling that the developer was not sure of itself in some of these additions. It therefore creates a very inconsistent experience.

    Overall, I must say that there is a reason FIFA 14 on the Xbox 360 has an 84 metacritic, with the PS3 version at 86. A) The PS3 is simply the superior system to play any game on, let alone FIFA 14. And B) The game is a copy and paste of last year, with the only notable additions being half-attempted mechanics that serve to make the previous, working formula, more clumsy and less sure of itself in execution.

    As a FIFA Fan, and as someone who succumbs to peer-pressure FAR too easily, I will sadly be investing another £250+ from additional savings into player packs this year in order to compete with my yobbo friends. If you have the chance, listen. Please, for the love of God, LISTEN! RUN! RUN WHILE YOU STILL CAN!! This franchise is adhering to the laws of Gravitational pull and is quickly falling to the bottom of the barrel. PES is quickly catching up to FIFA in terms of critical impressions and Metacritic score And as of this being written, PES 14 has a higher user score than FIFA 14 on all platforms due to the fact that it is introducing more new mechanics this year, it has COMPLETELY changed it's engine from the base level, and it also looks Undeniably Better than FIFA in the graphical department. PES has upped it's game. FIFA hasn't. Stop buying it, unless you're a yob like me.    … Expand
  5. basju81
    Oct 3, 2013
    4
    Very dissapointing.
    Sluggish player movement.
    GK fails
    Defense fails
    overall AI fails
    Midfield is flooded with players. No room to move. Is the field to small
    OP headers crosses lobs etc etc etc
  6. malaussene69
    Oct 24, 2013
    4
    First off I've played soccer video games for over twenty years and have owned at least half of the Fifa franchise games. I am disappointed with FIFA 14. Simply a good soccer game for me is one that you can't cheat or abuse. One where in order to score and win one has to develop a nice play or make a nice move etc. This was the case for fifa 12 and 13 (to me the best in the series). ThisFirst off I've played soccer video games for over twenty years and have owned at least half of the Fifa franchise games. I am disappointed with FIFA 14. Simply a good soccer game for me is one that you can't cheat or abuse. One where in order to score and win one has to develop a nice play or make a nice move etc. This was the case for fifa 12 and 13 (to me the best in the series). This year's version is a set back in that regard. Too many goofy goals, too many ways to abuse the game (pace-sprint), through ball etc. We're back to the 09-10 era. Simply it's frustrating so not a great deal of fun. The midfield is also way too crowded.

    I don't blame EA. They say they were trying to push gamers to play better, develop a more realistic and elaborate style of play. They may have tried to do that, just got it wrong this time. It had to happen, one can't just get better every time.

    So for prospective buyers I would say rent the game first and try fifa 13 and PES 14 at the same time and make you own opinion. Is this a decent game for first time players probably. For long time fifa fans It's a failure. Let's hope EA does better next year.    … Expand
  7. caiodefreitas
    Jan 25, 2014
    4
    Fifa 13 was fantastic. Fifa 14 is a disaster. They tried to put more real moves and just screwd-up a perfect game. All player are slow. The result of this? When you play online, you may see ridiculous amount of offsides because players take 2 seconds do react to your pass command.
  8. Vaizard87
    Jan 29, 2014
    4
    Whatever the developers and designers did to the character control in this game makes me want to pull my hair out. I have been looking forward to playing this after having Fifa 12 for some time and I am not impressed at all. Please redo game. Thank you.
  9. vikesh2206
    Dec 21, 2014
    4
    FIFA 14 replaces the quick pacing of its previous installments with slow, heavier gameplay which extinguishes the excitement and fun of the franchise.
  10. Karl_Maks
    Jun 8, 2023
    4
    EA should add new features to FIFA where you don't have to spend money on. Besides that, the FIFA franchise is in general good for casuals.
  11. Evil_Woody
    Oct 6, 2013
    3
    Wow, they really messed this years game up! It's absolutely tragic. It's slow, unresponsive and as always FULL of bugs! EA...you need putting down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  12. Reverz
    Oct 2, 2013
    3
    They upgraded the menu, tweaked Ultimate Team with a thorough overhaul of the auction house and added 5 additional divisions and some other minor tweaks. That's where the good part ends...

    In the end the only thing important for pretty much any game is the actual gameplay... which is just so frikkin bad and to be honest that doesn't even begin to describe it: * The game generally    They upgraded the menu, tweaked Ultimate Team with a thorough overhaul of the auction house and added 5 additional divisions and some other minor tweaks. That's where the good part ends...

    In the end the only thing important for pretty much any game is the actual gameplay... which is just so frikkin bad and to be honest that doesn't even begin to describe it:
    * The game generally feels slow
    * It is impossible to shield the ball from a defender
    * Ball control is terrible: players randomly let the ball jump several meters from their feet,
    * L1+triangle all the way again, we are back to Fifa 11/Fifa 12 style where people just spam lob over your defenders.
    * Headers are ridiculously overpowered. Playing with Klose I just pretty much score every time a ball falls into the box, it's just embarrassing.
    * And last but not least, they needed to fix how overpowered pace was but they completely ruined it. Van Buyten could actually keep up with Aubameyang now... regardless of pace stats, every player off the ball is faster then any player on the ball right now.
    * You can make redonkulous fouls, just hang on the players shirt across half the pitch, the ref doesn't give a foul anyway.

    Fifa 13 needed some polishing... Fifa 14... well, it feels like we've gone back about 10 years. Really, really REALLY bad game.    … Expand
  13. sambadude
    Sep 28, 2013
    3
    I've struggled to enjoy playing FIFA games for a few years now. FIFA 12 I traded in 2 months before FIFA 13 was released, and FIFA 13 only lasted me until January due to how annoying they were. FIFA 14 is a bit better than those games... until you play the game on World Class difficulty.
    FIFA 12 and 13, I was playing on Legendary mode, and winning games 3-0 or even more than that, but    I've struggled to enjoy playing FIFA games for a few years now. FIFA 12 I traded in 2 months before FIFA 13 was released, and FIFA 13 only lasted me until January due to how annoying they were. FIFA 14 is a bit better than those games... until you play the game on World Class difficulty.
    FIFA 12 and 13, I was playing on Legendary mode, and winning games 3-0 or even more than that, but FIFA 14, the AI becomes that inept and stupid that I'm actually afraid to play on Legendary difficulty in case I find that they all refuse to even move! Players will refuse to run, even though I'm pressing the button telling them to make a run, the game switches to the worst possible player constantly, passes go behind players far too much, players struggle to control the ball, and the computer will never make a mistake, never foul you and never miss a header. It's a chore to play in this difficulty, and if you play it in professional difficulty, then the games far too easy, I've won games 8-0 on professional, then played the same team on world class and struggled to even get a shot in because of how broken it is. Heading is also broken as no matter what you will struggle to win headers, and most of the time if an attacker wins a header on goal, it will most likely go in, despite EA releasing a patch for the game.    … Expand
  14. BrutalBran95
    Nov 9, 2013
    3
    cant be nothing more then a 3 star rating think im beening fair with that
    reason 3
    1. mult player completely destroyed fifa 12 has more people playing pro players no joke - 2. skill moves killed wtf no longer L2 to perform skill moves just analog stick so forgot pace thats also **** 3 PACE MURDERED WTF Ea people with 20 pace keep up and overtake people with 90+ pace pace has    cant be nothing more then a 3 star rating think im beening fair with that
    reason 3
    1. mult player completely destroyed fifa 12 has more people playing pro players no joke -
    2. skill moves killed wtf no longer L2 to perform skill moves just analog stick so forgot pace thats also ****
    3 PACE MURDERED WTF Ea people with 20 pace keep up and overtake people with 90+ pace pace has always been fifa thats not gone
    ONLY AND I MEAN ONLY PLUS SIDE is offline gets boring     … Expand
  15. Lordzoot
    Sep 28, 2013
    3
    Dear oh dear. You know, I don't actually know how EA have managed to do this, but from having a game that was, on the whole, a good effort in FIFA 13, they've actually managed to take about 5 steps backwards. Even worse, despite having the engine already in place etc, this is the buggiest FIFA yet. So, before we move on to the gameplay itself, let's just take a look at what you can enjoy:Dear oh dear. You know, I don't actually know how EA have managed to do this, but from having a game that was, on the whole, a good effort in FIFA 13, they've actually managed to take about 5 steps backwards. Even worse, despite having the engine already in place etc, this is the buggiest FIFA yet. So, before we move on to the gameplay itself, let's just take a look at what you can enjoy:

    - Goalkeepers being beaten for crosses by forwards (leading to goals) even though all they have to do is pick the ball out of the air
    - Offsides being given when the player is clearly onside. Not even close to being offside.
    - CPU players on your team actually running off the pitch during attacks.
    - Players falling over each other ALL THE TIME.
    - Fouls being given for nothing, and in other cases not being given even though a player has just hacked someone down brutally off the ball.
    - The chance of a goal going in from every corner due to players, seemingly, being unmarked constantly, and the ease of which attacking players beat opposition players in the air.

    You might say 'ah, he's whining because this has happened against him!'. I'm afraid not I scored 3 goals in one match alone from corners and I honestly believe my hapless opponent could do nothing to stop any of them.

    So, now on to gameplay.

    Isn't it fun to play a nice fluid football game? It sure is! Well you won't find it here. I've seen panzers turn faster than these players. Sprinting is pretty much pointless now, as ball control has been nerfed. The route to victory this year is simply to walk around the pitch as the defenders are, equally, awful to maneuver. Most of the games I've played against people online have relied on me just walking towards the opposition and them either a) missing me or b) the ball bobbling off their defender. Ladies and gentleman, this ball *does not stick* to anything. Just try and tackle someone, I dare you! They should have named the game Association Pinball for what it's worth.

    Don't worry though there's a saving grace once you bobbled your way across the pitch, those generous people at EA have made shooting even more of a doodle than it was last year. I just lost 7-1 (don't laugh, it's not funny), to a series of air through balls (once again, nerfed to the extent that you'd think every player was Ozil) which were all perfectly finesse lobbed into the net first time by the opposition forward.

    Simply put, this game is not fun to play. The best way I can describe it is to say that it's akin to controlling an over-80's pub team, that have sold their souls to the devil in return for the cultured striking power of Lionel Messi at his best.

    This has been rushed out I'm afraid, and I'm sick to death of games companies screwing people in this manner now. The menus are still as sluggish as last year, and there's a general lack of polish to everything. Did I pay for this tripe?

    PS: I wonder why the official metacritic scores are so high?! It's almost like EA had them in their pockets or something...again.    … Expand
  16. Appren
    Sep 29, 2013
    3
    Very disappointed with this game. I was expecting, like usual, that most parts of the game is slightly improved from the previous game, as is normal with the FIFA titles. What I feel though, is that the gameplay is a lot worse than FIFA 13. Some points:

    The GOOD - You can end an online game even if the opponent feel like watching the replays endlessly (I think, at least nobody so far    Very disappointed with this game. I was expecting, like usual, that most parts of the game is slightly improved from the previous game, as is normal with the FIFA titles. What I feel though, is that the gameplay is a lot worse than FIFA 13. Some points:

    The GOOD
    - You can end an online game even if the opponent feel like watching the replays endlessly (I think, at least nobody so far has managed to delay me ending game quick)
    - Err...well, the transfers are up to date...(woo, awesome...right?)

    The BAD

    - Dribbling is awful, try to dribble anywhere near a defender, and you lose the ball.
    - Through balls does not work, its pretty much an automatic "give ball to opponent" button
    - Players turn like they are wearing concrete shoes, and very often end up losing the ball in the process.
    - Ball control seems weird, players often lose the ball in easy situations, or make a turn and fail to bring the ball with them.
    - AI player movement is bad, send a short pass to one of your players and watch him run AWAY from the ball???
    - Shielding the ball seems impossible, defenders just tackle through you, without committing a foul.    … Expand
  17. cantonbean
    Sep 30, 2013
    3
    This fifa is deceptive. Initial reactions are that it seems better but the more you progress in Season mode online the more you find all of the things that you thought would make the game good are actually awful. Lordzoots review is pretty spot on. In addition you find much bigger players getting knocked off the ball in the midfield all the time by smaller players...the best way to scoreThis fifa is deceptive. Initial reactions are that it seems better but the more you progress in Season mode online the more you find all of the things that you thought would make the game good are actually awful. Lordzoots review is pretty spot on. In addition you find much bigger players getting knocked off the ball in the midfield all the time by smaller players...the best way to score just lump it up the pitch to the winger...basically is you actually liked to pass the ball in FIFA this is not the version for you as you will lose it and get long balled every time and your midfielders are weak....get knocked off the ball all the time and can't control the ball at all....poor effort EA....mine is going straight to CEX...… Expand
  18. Exotnik
    Oct 2, 2013
    3
    We've been playing fifa 13 UT for a year with friends and it was a lot of fun. We are not hardcore players, play online only, 15-20 games per week. We've had a lot of hopes fifa 14 would be more realistic with less players using all the same tricks and moves and it seemed to be the point in the beginning. But now i wish the tricks and skill moves were back. Basically every goal we score isWe've been playing fifa 13 UT for a year with friends and it was a lot of fun. We are not hardcore players, play online only, 15-20 games per week. We've had a lot of hopes fifa 14 would be more realistic with less players using all the same tricks and moves and it seemed to be the point in the beginning. But now i wish the tricks and skill moves were back. Basically every goal we score is a cross and a header or a combination of unbelievably idiotic collisions and bounces. Every attack is a through ball, mostly by air and then cross or flick over the GK. Once in 2 games we are able to pull through a beautiful realistic combination which didn't happen much often in FIFA 13 but that is not enough. I like the idea of fifa being less arcade but they need to work hard to make it happen in fifa 15. Buying per tomorrow.… Expand
  19. letiz7
    Nov 1, 2013
    3
    I echo the sentiments of the poster who said that somewhere under here is a good game struggling to reveal itself.

    Quickly, 3 things that prevent you from enjoying the game: refs giving fouls and pens against you way more than is normal; constant offsides in FUT, some utter nonsense, and finally, the way that the computer's players are so much more nimble, accurate and generally less    I echo the sentiments of the poster who said that somewhere under here is a good game struggling to reveal itself.

    Quickly, 3 things that prevent you from enjoying the game: refs giving fouls and pens against you way more than is normal; constant offsides in FUT, some utter nonsense, and finally, the way that the computer's players are so much more nimble, accurate and generally less prone to messing up.

    It's an infuriating game. It's just not fun enough. I scored a beauty from long range with Kroos the other day, and I almost cried with relief at having actually done something impressive for once!

    Today I played with Southampton against Stoke, on semi-pro, and it/they beat me twice in a row. I could barely string two passes together, and spent the game, like so many others, running around like a loon trying to get the ball back. Ridiculous.

    Huge room for improvement, EA.    … Expand
  20. TheKojn7
    Nov 15, 2013
    3
    i like football very much but to be honest fifa this year is not good.... the headers are unstopable, the lob passes are unstobable.... altrought the gameplay is not so bad but the referees are dicks! 1000 ofsides and mostla are onside, fouls are inredible.... you just run into a player and its foul, you run with the ball and the AI players runs into you and its foul for the computer....i like football very much but to be honest fifa this year is not good.... the headers are unstopable, the lob passes are unstobable.... altrought the gameplay is not so bad but the referees are dicks! 1000 ofsides and mostla are onside, fouls are inredible.... you just run into a player and its foul, you run with the ball and the AI players runs into you and its foul for the computer.... and those 90 min. goals are a every 90 min. its a goal..... and the defenders..... are too fast.... i played with borussia vs arsenal and mertesacker is faster than aubameyang, reus, lewandowski itc. i just cant believe that this is possible.... martesacker is a slow player (no offense arsenal fans).... and there are players that are way too good.... ronaldo.... is fast like a lithning if you play versus him.... but if you play with him its a slow (in online games too)..... the only thing i can say to finish is....... bad game fifa..... very bad! sincerly a dissapointed football (and fifa..... but now im not soo much) fan … Expand
  21. eagleeyeviking
    Nov 28, 2013
    3
    FIFA 14 replaces the quick pacing of its previous installments with slow, heavier gameplay which extinguishes the excitement and fun of the franchise.
  22. PaBST
    Jul 16, 2014
    3
    A game with such a high prize tag on it, plus a in game payment feature, you expect that you actually feel some kind of achievement by playing this game. Though, most of the time, you feel the controls are unresponsive, your players will make unlogical passes that aren't based on your controls, they will stutter step in situations where it doesn't make sense to do this, the over the topA game with such a high prize tag on it, plus a in game payment feature, you expect that you actually feel some kind of achievement by playing this game. Though, most of the time, you feel the controls are unresponsive, your players will make unlogical passes that aren't based on your controls, they will stutter step in situations where it doesn't make sense to do this, the over the top through balls will leave your defenses unresponsive for a few seconds, if your opponent passes you will change players, even though you just picked a player to intercept a possible pass, the AI will somtimes chose a plater for you that won't have the slightest chance to defend a header or get to the ball, while it other times wont let you change players when a through ball is more suited a player THAT IS CLOSER.
    All in all I'm SO dissapointed in the amount of effort that has been put into this game to make it feel like a arcade game more than a real life simulation.
    EA - With the amount of money you are harvesting from this, I'm amazed that your biggest concern is the way the ball rolls, when such a high amount of your community cries for you to fix things as this.
    Even though I enjoy playing football, this will be the last FIFA game i'm going to buy or own.    … Expand
  23. SJS270959
    Mar 24, 2015
    3
    This is not a fun game to play. Online games are perhaps the only way to play this game where all players are equal. As for playing a game against the ai the first thing I noticed is 1, Your defenders are total no brainers, they simply cannot defend worth a damn. All at sea for crosses, and corners, over the top through balls also leaves my back 4 flat footed. Simply put I feel my line upThis is not a fun game to play. Online games are perhaps the only way to play this game where all players are equal. As for playing a game against the ai the first thing I noticed is 1, Your defenders are total no brainers, they simply cannot defend worth a damn. All at sea for crosses, and corners, over the top through balls also leaves my back 4 flat footed. Simply put I feel my line up consists of 1-3 2. In attack the ai defenders are still masters at one touch tackles. Or perhaps I am just not good enough to play this anymore. I have playing for hours to try and get a result against Inter Milan playing as Rosenborg. In the end I had to mess with cpu ratings, drop down to amateur and play it slow. The result 4-4. Bring back FIFA 10 I used to win games on that edition. I think I will play golf in the future.… Expand
  24. Headmeister
    Apr 26, 2014
    2
    So relieved to see all the negative opinions about this title. I've been playing fifa on and off for many years on the ps4 one, ps2, ps3. Psp -even the Nokia N-Gage - if anyone remember that! I just got the ps4 and wanted a copy for the new gen. Now I'm not a genius at fifa, I play it fairly simply but suppose I'm average at it, but this game I cannot get on with at all. The player one aiSo relieved to see all the negative opinions about this title. I've been playing fifa on and off for many years on the ps4 one, ps2, ps3. Psp -even the Nokia N-Gage - if anyone remember that! I just got the ps4 and wanted a copy for the new gen. Now I'm not a genius at fifa, I play it fairly simply but suppose I'm average at it, but this game I cannot get on with at all. The player one ai v cpu is dreadful, the game seems unbalanced with a bias towards the cpu, the passing is poor, basically everything about it is just really hard work and boring. I know EA claim realism is key but there's honestly no fun to be had in this. It's excruciatingly dull and very, very frustrating. Protracted matches v cpu on ultimate team are ground out to 1-0 affairs on any difficulty setting above semi pro. I've tried and tried to get on with it and assumed it was just me being garbage at it but I'm clearly not the only one. It's a shame, there's loads they have added to improve it over the years but the grave gradually whittled away at the excitement of this game leaving a very dreary experience. If I was playing versus mates all the time it wouldn't matter but I'm not so I have to play cpu or against kids online and that does my head in. I think the fact that Alan Smith provides commentary sums it all up.… Expand
  25. QueenAndrea
    Oct 2, 2013
    2
    I am not really concerned about the content of a game. Not a lot have changed since FIFA 13 so I don't think it has any sense to say anything about graphics, sound, gameplay or anything like that. What makes me annoyed about FIFA as it is presented today is that I am forced to pay for same game every year just to play online. It's like EA said "Hey people, let's release same game everyI am not really concerned about the content of a game. Not a lot have changed since FIFA 13 so I don't think it has any sense to say anything about graphics, sound, gameplay or anything like that. What makes me annoyed about FIFA as it is presented today is that I am forced to pay for same game every year just to play online. It's like EA said "Hey people, let's release same game every year and close all servers of the predecessor. Gamers will feed us forever"… Expand
  26. rcassar
    Nov 4, 2013
    2
    As most people already said in other reviews this game is scripted. It is a shame. You cannot even control your players anymore when EA decides it's time for you to lose. The players move like they are on an ice rink and they do not respond to your commands. EA should be sent to court for stealing people's money like this. Playing this game will just make you angry and frustrated as youAs most people already said in other reviews this game is scripted. It is a shame. You cannot even control your players anymore when EA decides it's time for you to lose. The players move like they are on an ice rink and they do not respond to your commands. EA should be sent to court for stealing people's money like this. Playing this game will just make you angry and frustrated as you win a game easily 5-0 and lose the next one 6-0 because the script decides you cannot control your players anymore. So irritating.… Expand
  27. wilthethrill
    Sep 26, 2013
    2
    Myself and three friends played 2on2 on fifa 13 and loved couldn't wait for 14 to come out.We all get it Tuesday get home and we cannot figure out how to play just a basic 2on 2 game.We all join the same private (Chat) lobby then we click creat game but we can only invite one person from that lobby.Therefore only a heads up match.Any one have a solution to our prob or does 14 not offerMyself and three friends played 2on2 on fifa 13 and loved couldn't wait for 14 to come out.We all get it Tuesday get home and we cannot figure out how to play just a basic 2on 2 game.We all join the same private (Chat) lobby then we click creat game but we can only invite one person from that lobby.Therefore only a heads up match.Any one have a solution to our prob or does 14 not offer this game mode anymore?If so I thought new games were supposed to add to the next version Not Take away things.Very disappointed if we cant figure this out.would love for some Help!!… Expand
  28. mayfield4
    Oct 3, 2013
    2
    Where do i start? Firstly, having kissed goodbye to my FUT coins from FIFA 13 that i was NOT allowed to migrate to FIFA 14, i can say that i began my journey into 14 already disappointed, but little did i know what was to follow.

    Gameplay it's frustratingly, agonisingly bad. Passing Forget through balls, they got to your opponent every time. Short passes are sometimes controlled by    Where do i start? Firstly, having kissed goodbye to my FUT coins from FIFA 13 that i was NOT allowed to migrate to FIFA 14, i can say that i began my journey into 14 already disappointed, but little did i know what was to follow.

    Gameplay it's frustratingly, agonisingly bad.

    Passing Forget through balls, they got to your opponent every time. Short passes are sometimes controlled by the receiver, other times the ball just bounces 3 or 4 yards off their foot and you lose possession.

    Dribbling forget it. You'll lose the ball. Dribbling is a lottery. More often than not, you'll even up confusing yourself while the defender says 'thank you very much' and runs away with the ball.

    Sprinting forget it. The players run like they are running through snow when in possession. When not in possession, strikers are still largely beaten for pace by defenders. I mean, how can John Terry beat Theo Walcott to a loose ball by 5 yards? Sprinting with the ball is actually SLOWER than if you just run normally with it. Figure that one out if you can.

    Shooting Smack it in from anywhere. Wobble the sticks to put 'dip' or 'curve' on it, and you'll soon have a great amount of 35 yard finishes in your collection. True, they won't have any realism about them, but for some reason, EA Sports seem to think any clogger who can toe-poke a shot from outside the box deserves to beat even the best of keepers.

    Control The players turn like they're trying to navigate a field of land-mines whilst using crutches. Sometimes they even forget to take the ball with them.

    Other comments The referees seem largely oblivious to the most blatant of fouls and shirt pulling. Keepers still can't get sent off EVER. The AI of the referees is atrocious they blow for a free kick when you've clearly got a major advantage in playing on. The offsides are aplenty far too many stoppages for offside, and as for headers, they are so overpowered its untrue, likewise the keeper punching the ball out.

    FUT The ultimate team side of the game is the same as it was before, but they've improved one or two things and at the same time, just for balance, they've spoiled some as well. Firstly, you can get back to the game 'ADVANCE' button without waiting for your opponent to watch the closing movie of the match and handshakes etc. The lay-out for FUT seasons is better the league tables and stats far more user friendly. However they've decided that quite a lot of the time, after matches, you'll get injuries to your players. I'm only into my 2nd online season and have had TEN injuries to players so far. Mostly 1 game absences, but sometimes 2 or 3, so it means you have to buy healing cards or rest the player for a few games.

    Overall the game has no pace to it, it feels slow and awkward to play, the response time between pressing a button on the controller and the player responding is way too much of a delay. I've already figured out the best way to win in this game and it's lob passes or just pump balls over the top the dinosaur way of playing football. For those who like neat passing triangles and skills, the advocates of the beautiful game, forget it. Gone is the Barcelona Bayern Munich way of playing we're now resorted to the style of Wimbledon FC from the 1980's in order to get any success at all.

    A huge let down from EA Sports. This could, in essence, have been a 100mb game update from FIFA 13 but as a stand alone product for £40, it's a shocking poor effort and terrible value for money.    … Expand
  29. dusit
    Oct 14, 2013
    2
    I have to agree with the majority of the reviewers here. I don't think this is an improvement over their previous games. The gameplay could be much better than this.
  30. teamed209
    Nov 15, 2013
    2
    The worst Fifa I have played since the PES dominance days, I have been playing Fifa from the beginning (Fifa 95) and this has got to be the most frustrating and idiotically designed game to come out of EA. They have taken out the best elements of Fifa 13/12 and added more terrible gameplay. The player selection is utterly shocking with switches consistently taking place at key momentsThe worst Fifa I have played since the PES dominance days, I have been playing Fifa from the beginning (Fifa 95) and this has got to be the most frustrating and idiotically designed game to come out of EA. They have taken out the best elements of Fifa 13/12 and added more terrible gameplay. The player selection is utterly shocking with switches consistently taking place at key moments which lead to lost chances or a conceded goal. The lob through pass is abused and makes it quite easy to score, the goalkeepers have become terrible and make amazing saves in some games and then frequently let in simple shots. Overall the single player mode is terrible but its ultimate team where Fifa really drop the ball, I've purchased around 20-30 packs and I have yet to get one decent player. This will be the last Fifa I will be purchasing and EA has done some serious damage to their reputation in my books.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 37
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  1. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2013
    85
    The best simulation of football, but only slightly better than its predecessor. If you’re planning to buy a new console I recommend waiting for the next-gen Fifa 14. [12/2013, p.48]
  2. Eurogamer Portugal
    Oct 29, 2013
    80
    FIFA 14 is a well done game and should keep fans interested for another season.
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  3. games(TM)
    Oct 23, 2013
    80
    There's nothing significant to complain about really. [Issue#140, p.104]
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