FIFA 14

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  1. 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
  2. Spacely
    Sep 25, 2013
    0
    Same different year. There is nothing new to these FIFA games. same graphics and same gameplay every year. atleast try to make something new instead of releasing same game every year and take like 3 years to put some effort into it.
  3. Barca1985
    Jan 4, 2014
    1
    Maybe they should just fix all the bugs that are in this game for over 3 years now instead of adding new stuff. Get rid of the annoying HANDICAP. They even deny the so called Handicap/scritping. You can't even post about it on their forums or they'll just ban you. It's annoying to first play a great game with great passing and the next game your players cant even pass 1 meter ahead or yourMaybe they should just fix all the bugs that are in this game for over 3 years now instead of adding new stuff. Get rid of the annoying HANDICAP. They even deny the so called Handicap/scritping. You can't even post about it on their forums or they'll just ban you. It's annoying to first play a great game with great passing and the next game your players cant even pass 1 meter ahead or your shots wont go in. Ball that bounces via the back of your defender against the keeper in the goal. All these stupid things make the game sh*t. Usually you would win if you'd play better but not in this game. You have to pray that the game is with you or you'll get a frustrating match and won't win.… Expand
  4. 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
  5. Riskyreview
    Oct 21, 2013
    1
    It's the same game as last year with an updated rooster so you can just just stick with Fifa 13/12/11/10 so you don't have to waste money on the most evil company in the world.
  6. Uzumakitony
    Oct 1, 2013
    1
    Compared to PES 14 Fifa 14 has failed. The major problem, as has been with the previous Fifas, has always been it being too mechanical. PES shows the zeal and emotion of the game and this is one thing Fifa doesn't have.
  7. OmegaTigerWoods
    Dec 3, 2013
    0
    Garbage, absolute garbage. To even call this game garbage is an understatement, I've never played a game that feels like it's been designed to frustrate at every opportunity it gets. Just playing a simple casual match generally ends with me irritated, because the gameplay is so mutilated.

    For starters, the automatic player switching is beyond terrible, it's just so bad. It switches    Garbage, absolute garbage. To even call this game garbage is an understatement, I've never played a game that feels like it's been designed to frustrate at every opportunity it gets. Just playing a simple casual match generally ends with me irritated, because the gameplay is so mutilated.

    For starters, the automatic player switching is beyond terrible, it's just so bad. It switches arbitrarily in the most godawful situations and is one of the leading causes of frustration. Switching to a player also causes him to stop, so when the opposition puts in a throughball and you switch to your centreback, it's not going to end well. Also, speaking of throughballs, the idiotic developers managed to break the game, by making lobbed throughballs insanely easy to pull off, making it ridiculously overpowered.

    Should you decide to buy this garbage, let me give you some advice; if you don't exploit the lobbed throughballs in the online modes, you will be operating at a huge disadvantage. Someone like me, who likes to play a flexible gamestyle with a good mix of passing etc, has to play at around a 20-80% disadvantage, because the vast majority of players I come up against exploit the hell out of the lobbed throughball to the point where it becomes ridiculous.

    This is by far the worst game I've ever played in my life. Sure, there are some games that are worse on a technical & graphical level, but considering the production values of this garbage the frustration factor, it's flat out unacceptable. Unless you're a hardcore masochist, STAY AWAY.    … Expand
  8. 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
  9. itsnotinthegame
    Dec 23, 2013
    2
    t's a pretty bad product with halfhearted features and lazy gimmicks. You can see that this game, from top to bottom, has been designed and implemented to make most of the "ultimate team cash cow". It's definitely not the best game of the series, gameplay wise. The fact that it has received such a good critical acclaim just makes mockery of the concept of "critics". EA need to spend on PRt's a pretty bad product with halfhearted features and lazy gimmicks. You can see that this game, from top to bottom, has been designed and implemented to make most of the "ultimate team cash cow". It's definitely not the best game of the series, gameplay wise. The fact that it has received such a good critical acclaim just makes mockery of the concept of "critics". EA need to spend on PR at least half-as much as they do on marketing. They also need to hire proper product and software development teams for FIFA so that they can do away with disastrous decisions (e.g. getting rid of the tournament mode) and lazy programming (e.g. changing game physics instead of making players play better with increasing AI difficulty). Oh you know what, just surrender all those licenses to Rockstar already, they will do a stellar job with this. Such a waste because this really could have been -should have been a very good game.… Expand
  10. chelskipete
    Dec 24, 2013
    2
    EA need to redesign some serious faults with Fifa 14.
    1) Learn offside rule once a player is past last defender a pass cannot be offside.
    2) handicap system is rubbish and punishes good players and makes poor sides look like Barca.
    3) Refs penalty making decisions are random

    Overall poorer than FIFA 13, I would go for PES.
  11. Papuniitti
    Sep 27, 2013
    0
    Laggy menus, horrible referees and first touches again. This is what FIFA 14 mainly suffers from. The gameplay is good, career-mode is excellent but laggy menus still annoy me. In overall FIFA 14 is a quite good game with some annoying and sometimes even problems that can ruin the match.
  12. 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
  13. Heisenberg14
    May 16, 2014
    1
    This game is a waste of money and time, the gameplay is very bad, the players are so slow. EA has ruined FIFA. I recommend FIFA 13, is so much better.
  14. armedbullster15
    Feb 10, 2014
    2
    in July 2013 i was one of those people who was really excited about fifa 14 and the hype about it's major improvements. Like a lot of people i pre-ordered the ultimate edition of the game. Little to my surprise this game was absolutely woeful. I have played fifa 13's ultimate team last year and although the amount of **** was high, that game was still enjoyable most of the time. Before thein July 2013 i was one of those people who was really excited about fifa 14 and the hype about it's major improvements. Like a lot of people i pre-ordered the ultimate edition of the game. Little to my surprise this game was absolutely woeful. I have played fifa 13's ultimate team last year and although the amount of **** was high, that game was still enjoyable most of the time. Before the game came out EA's producers boasted by how realistic fifa 14 is and how improved it is. We all know EA, a bunch of money whore liers who try to steal money of us. Fifa 14 is anything but a realistic game, especially when it comes to headers. IMO this is the worst thing and the most annoying thing about this game. Headers in this game are undeniably ridiculously over powered to the top. Every **** cross is a **** goal whether it is a player with 68 heading or whether it is a player with 90 heading. When a cross goes in you see your defenders sleeping or taking a coffee and when the ball approaches the attacker they suddenly realise and try the get it, but obviosly this fails.The worst thing about crosses is you try to stop the players from crossing but if they manage to cross they you are **** caused you can't really do anything about it. IMO crosses absolutely ruin the game for me. Another thin is the slow paced feel of fifa 14. Players move slower then my grandma who is 100 years old with a broken hip bone and arthritis in her knees. Dribbling is near impossible because of the extremely sluggish feel of the players. Sometimes it's like they are walking on clogs. Another thing is obviously the over powered over the top through balls. When a player gives an over the top chip through ball your defenders seem to not know what the **** they are doing. It's like they don't see the ball going over them and heading towards the attacker. Also some of the over the top through balls are impossible to pull of in real life football but on fifa everything is possible cause EA said it's so **** realistic -_-. Also i should not forget the high amount of rebound goals one concede. You can have a petr cech with 99 everything and still concede rebound goals .It's ridiculous because the parried balls magically fall onto the attacker's feet and all he has to do is tap it in.
    Overall i could right a **** book about this **** hole of a game. I am usually the type of guy who does not hate on games but this game did it for me a long time ago and i absolutely **** despise it. I hope fifa 15 is actually better and EA take the time to realise that fifa 14 is **** Thanks for reading :)    … Expand
  15. Axios81
    Apr 9, 2014
    2
    EA have become so unfocused with the franchise. They focus way to much on ultimate team which I don't play because content wise its become very repetitive and not very fun. The same goes for the Career modes because once you learn the trends its a cake walk. Also who ever coded the game play should not have let this product out the door. There are many glitches that ruin games (PlayersEA have become so unfocused with the franchise. They focus way to much on ultimate team which I don't play because content wise its become very repetitive and not very fun. The same goes for the Career modes because once you learn the trends its a cake walk. Also who ever coded the game play should not have let this product out the door. There are many glitches that ruin games (Players going invisible, sound glitches, unrealistic physics, and players standing around when the ball is right next to them). Many of the games customizing features (Madden 09 still has the best in my opinion) don't work. Chants and customs songs often don't work in games and cause the game to crash. Its very common that Away team chants are played more than often. Updating your rosters with created players complete ruins the team they were on making you reset all the squads, deleting the player and re updating. which reminds me very often during updates they are often a month or 2 behind, and players get put on the wrong teams. Lastly the career mode form swings are awful. its fun when your team is in good form but if one player gets in bad form and it spreads to your captain your screed for a month or 2 unless you buy a new in form captain. don't bother playing the games when your in bad form because it will just frustrate you and you'll still lose. then you'll be like me and play the same game 5 times before finally giving up. Lang story short the EA Fifa franchise has to start from the ground up if they want there negative image to change. Small changes like we've seen year to year recently just haven't done it and have actually regressed the game.… Expand
  16. Laurmus
    Aug 16, 2014
    0
    Fifa is a joke, EA sports aren't even trying anymore. It is just fifa ultimate team with something on the side. I used to love career mode in fifa, but now it is just there so that they can say it is there, nothing you do has any influence outside the pitch. the team sheets (rosters) does not fit the real world. özil was in madrid fellaini was in everton (there are more), hell not even allFifa is a joke, EA sports aren't even trying anymore. It is just fifa ultimate team with something on the side. I used to love career mode in fifa, but now it is just there so that they can say it is there, nothing you do has any influence outside the pitch. the team sheets (rosters) does not fit the real world. özil was in madrid fellaini was in everton (there are more), hell not even all of the kits are there, they just made some up in some of the same colors (chile's national team's kits)
    the gameplay is terrible, no realism at all, no tactical influence, dribble and shoot that is it, you can change the tactics, but all you really control is the player with the ball.
    (the menu is extremely slow)
    the game needs realism, tactics, and effort, but right now it has nothing, and to be honest the only reason to buy this game is FUT (Fifa Ultimate Team) which also is lazy.    … Expand
  17. 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
  18. 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.
  19. rman1256
    Sep 14, 2014
    0
    The thing about Fifa is that they change nothing and they make you buy it just because it has a bigger number on it. You could buy Fifa 06 for 5 bucks and you will see it is the exact same thing. Trust me DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!!!!
  20. 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
  21. elmejorjuego
    Sep 25, 2015
    0
    is a bad bad gameplay fifa no difference with other pes there's nothing fun about this game is good or graphics do not buy nothing in this game to amuse you
  22. Blanche
    Jun 9, 2016
    2
    One of the most important aspects of FIFA is the gameplay. This one fell so short of the previous one. I understood that they were trying to promote realism and make the game less fluid to reflect that, but I just remember this game being unbelievably unresponsive to whatever I pressed (particularly shooting, there would be a massive delay). Pace was also a terrible problem because moreOne of the most important aspects of FIFA is the gameplay. This one fell so short of the previous one. I understood that they were trying to promote realism and make the game less fluid to reflect that, but I just remember this game being unbelievably unresponsive to whatever I pressed (particularly shooting, there would be a massive delay). Pace was also a terrible problem because more often than not I'd find myself with players as fast as Gareth Bale during gameplay being matched with someone as slow as Mertesacker even off the ball. The worst FIFA game I have ever played hands down, I tolerated the absolutely abysmal gameplay for a month before snapping after not being able to deal with no more. I also remember Career Mode being very laggy when scrolling through menus. Very annoying just to do the basics within that mode outside of matches. The graphics is the only pretty good thing I can take from this game, otherwise I would have scored this a 1. Never again.… Expand
  23. All_ButTrU4
    Jul 27, 2022
    0
    Haven't ever enjoyes soccer in real life so it's no surprise the virtual version is it's own disappointment . It really is just soccer which i guess is what the game says it it but given the attention it has I really assumed they was something else to it .
  24. 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.
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Metascore
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  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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