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  1. Jan 29, 2015
    9
    FIFA 15 is very good sport game. FIFA 15 is faster than FIFA 14. Fast gameplay, Good Goalkepeer and good graphics. And this game has Turkey League. Thanks EA. I bought original FIFA 15
  2. Jan 28, 2015
    2
    I can't do this anymore. This "game" (and I use the term loosely) is as much of a game as watching **** GRASS GROW! I'd honestly rather do that. Goalkeepers' AI is basicaly left unprogramed, Messi is overpowered as all hell and you basically have no control at all. You can really see the industrie's corruption when critics give this peace of **** even as much as a 65...
    To all my felow
    I can't do this anymore. This "game" (and I use the term loosely) is as much of a game as watching **** GRASS GROW! I'd honestly rather do that. Goalkeepers' AI is basicaly left unprogramed, Messi is overpowered as all hell and you basically have no control at all. You can really see the industrie's corruption when critics give this peace of **** even as much as a 65...
    To all my felow gamers: Don't support EA! They take our beloved frachises, ruin them, and then procede to milk them dry. Not even, MILK THEM UNTILL THEY DIE OF DEHIDRATION! Don't support this ****
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  3. Jan 26, 2015
    1
    The game is back to the one player technique of running in circles until the player has some space. There are still zero tactics, defending is very frustrating without real focus its back to the circle tapping until you get the ball. The graphics are a big improvement and it feels like they really have tried to improve gameplay, they just failed.

    Career mode is buggy, boring and
    The game is back to the one player technique of running in circles until the player has some space. There are still zero tactics, defending is very frustrating without real focus its back to the circle tapping until you get the ball. The graphics are a big improvement and it feels like they really have tried to improve gameplay, they just failed.

    Career mode is buggy, boring and unwieldy.

    The game should be more about passing patterns and trying to find runs, online this never happens and 99% of the goals scored come from one player running the ball back from the kick off.

    It should be fun but it isn't. Ive been with fifa since my mega drive but I think this might be the last one. Im not sure how they manage to make a less and less playable game. One plus point is that contracts are more affordable now and teams no longer need bronze players in to keep going.
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  4. Jan 23, 2015
    1
    Very good game overall except Ultimate team is terrible, very often it will disconnect as soon as you finish a game and then it punishes you for it even if you won. This is very frustrating and really ruins a good game
  5. Jan 22, 2015
    0
    This fifa is the worst I ever played, I am not talking to the graphics but with the gameplay which has been the issue of many of us. 1st of all, now it is very hard to control a ball without hitting to buttons at a time.. if you run quickly with the ball you will certainly lose it because a player like cristiano Ronaldo for ex. doesn't know how to control and ho to run with a ball. I thinkThis fifa is the worst I ever played, I am not talking to the graphics but with the gameplay which has been the issue of many of us. 1st of all, now it is very hard to control a ball without hitting to buttons at a time.. if you run quickly with the ball you will certainly lose it because a player like cristiano Ronaldo for ex. doesn't know how to control and ho to run with a ball. I think its an innovation to give the player the feeling to totally control one player, but its freaking hard to control 11 player..so i think they should have think about it. 2nd one is to change from Legacy defending to Tactical defending which is the newest way to defend.'' legacy defending is the way you always defend in a fifa in past till to fifa 12. The Tactical defening system his the most useless thing they had introduce in the game, because it is very very hard to defend properly, remember its very hard to control the ball now think you have to control all your defenders at a time. So I really think they had just go a way too far for me, I saw on a forum that many users has already gone to return the game because they are not able to use legacy defending online, which make the game very very hard even for someone it is good at it. So don;t lose your time to play a game which look more like a mission game than a sport game. better go on PES its a way better trust me Expand
  6. Jan 20, 2015
    8
    First of all, anyone who gives this game a 10 or a 0 can safely be ignored. I've played this game probably over 100 hours to date, and while it's a mixed bag, it still comes out on the better side of soccer games. For my review, I will mainly concentrate on gameplay and things that have a major impact on the user experience, because those are ultimately what determine the replay value of aFirst of all, anyone who gives this game a 10 or a 0 can safely be ignored. I've played this game probably over 100 hours to date, and while it's a mixed bag, it still comes out on the better side of soccer games. For my review, I will mainly concentrate on gameplay and things that have a major impact on the user experience, because those are ultimately what determine the replay value of a sports game.

    On that note, here's what I've found to be good in FIFA 15:
    - shooting is much improved and is more enjoyable than before. There's still a lot of shots (particularly volleys) that go off target, but on the whole you have better control over your shots than ever before. I've managed to score some absolutely stunning goals in FIFA 15.
    - Passing is also quite good, and the computer AI has been tightened up.
    - ball control is better than ever before, allowing you to pull of some nifty dribbles.

    As for my gripes, there's plenty of those, many of which have been carried over from previous FIFA titles:
    - player switching on defense is still maddeningly random, causing you to pull players out of position because the AI assigns a relatively random defender for you when you tap L1. (PES is SO much better at this).
    - your computer controlled team mates still don't care about loose balls, at all. They'll just jog blissfully ignorantly in a random direction instead of dashing to the loose ball to create or prevent a scoring chance. Combine this with the faulty player switching and you've got an explanation for a couple of swear words in every game.
    - the computer controlled defenders play way too passively, no matter what setting you put it on (I've tried to put the AI on 100% pressure and 100% aggression, and it only makes a relatively minor difference.). This makes it frustrating for those of you who (like me) want to play high pressure defense and force quick turnovers a la Barca or Bayern Munich. Put another way, the defense is designed to play with a more patient and conservative approach, but come on, this is a video game!
    - the menus are still SO slow. I was sure this would be fixed on PS4, but nope, looks like that's just the way they've been coded. Bizarre and maddening.
    - while the gameday updates to squads are a great feature, most of us don't want to play without our star players even if they're injured or on international duty in real life. Forcing us to manually put all the top players back into the starting lineup takes 2-5 minutes of precious time before every game. Really, EA? You want us to fiddle with the lineups that much every freaking time?! Why not adopt a feature from PES that made the computer put all the best players on each position by a single touch of the button?

    While I am waiting for these faults to be fixed in the future, I have to admit that although they are all quite maddening, they are all relatively minor and don't distract too much from an otherwise very solid football game.

    For FIFA 16, I just wish EA don't just keep adding new features for the sake of marketing, but actually go back and fix the most glaring ones from previous versions.

    Having said all that, if soccer is your game of choice, this is as good as it gets, and it's very good. Just don't buy it expecting perfection.
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  7. Jan 15, 2015
    1
    Why is nobody saying anything about the awkward red cards. You get them even when you win the ball. You need an Italian team to be invisible, that camera man is made of wood and the camera.... I don't know...
  8. Jan 14, 2015
    0
    like every year EA gives us the almost wrost game but the best football game (because there is no that much football games) and they succses just becuase of the FUT the i will need much more then 5000 characters to write what wrong in fifa but i will say it in one word: AIDS
  9. Jan 13, 2015
    10
    This game is so bad, I bought it at Walmart on release and it constantly crashes my Xbox 1080p. After contacting my favorite soccer team, Chelsea, they told me to turn the CD upside down, enabling the developer mode for the game. Though this did work for a few days, I soon found out this game is still bad.
  10. Jan 9, 2015
    7
    Prior to FIFA 15 I had only ever played FIFA games with friends and we had always had a great time with it and in terms of the game, it's more or less the same as ever with possibly slight tweaks to game play and noticeably improved graphics. Ultimate Team is a great mode that is a lot of fun and can be addictive. At least, at first.

    Having never played the Ultimate Team mode before, I
    Prior to FIFA 15 I had only ever played FIFA games with friends and we had always had a great time with it and in terms of the game, it's more or less the same as ever with possibly slight tweaks to game play and noticeably improved graphics. Ultimate Team is a great mode that is a lot of fun and can be addictive. At least, at first.

    Having never played the Ultimate Team mode before, I was initially having a great time building my own squad and so on and I quickly won the division 10 title and moved onto division 9. Then suddenly, I hit a brick wall. I was being put up against full gold teams with 90% or higher chemistry in every single game (Keeping in mind, this is the 2nd lowest division). My three and a half star team of mixed bronze and silver never stood a chance. It turns out that players who performed well in UT in previous FIFA games are awarded with free packs and FIFA points, more or less allowing them a high quality squad from the get go. What this means is that UT is a great, competitive mode initially but it's rather inaccessible to new comers once they progress past the first division unless they're willing to grind match after match until they can afford to buy a high quality side with the coins they amass (Which, seeing as many players cost tens of thousands of coins or more. Will take a very long time.) Many will be put off by this, getting sick of suffering one demolishing defeat after another and end up giving up on the mode which is a shame.

    Besides that, most of the online features work nicely although lag can be an issue, sometimes only minor but I've also played games I would compare to power point presentations so bad was the lag.

    Overall, FIFA is a fun game to play with friends and with improved graphics and tweaked game play and online can also be quite fun but the fact ultimate team is more or less inaccessible to new players is a pretty large fault as it's probably one of the most fun modes to play when matches are somewhat even rather than massacres.

    + Looks great
    + Controls mostly work as intended
    + A lot of fun with friends

    - Ultimate Team is inaccessible to new players
    - More or less the same game we've come to expect every year
    - AI can be extremely stupid at times, which can cost goals and matches
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  11. Jan 8, 2015
    10
    Honestly, i feel that the bad user scores are not justified.i have been playing fifa since fifa10 and this game is a BEAST!everything has been improved,new features like emotions have been added,and graphics of course are better.
  12. Jan 4, 2015
    4
    Graphics are unbelievably realistic. Every motion, emotion, cheer and move is beautifully crafted and engineered in the correctly modified premier league stadium. Every face; recognisable. Every team; hugely accurate. Every celebration; magnificently different. The lovely little additions that EA Sports have entertained with, enable the realistic flow of the game, even further. The ballGraphics are unbelievably realistic. Every motion, emotion, cheer and move is beautifully crafted and engineered in the correctly modified premier league stadium. Every face; recognisable. Every team; hugely accurate. Every celebration; magnificently different. The lovely little additions that EA Sports have entertained with, enable the realistic flow of the game, even further. The ball boys, the bench view, the flag celebration, the chants, the cheers, the new camera angles, the ability for players to last longer than game in regards to their stamina, all phenomenal additions.

    There is a problem, however. Gamers buy games to (predominantly) play and then enjoy the graphics. The primary reason we enjoy a game is the gameplay. The reason I enjoy The Last of Us so much, is because the gameplay is superb, the graphics is the extra part that adds to the game. Fifa 15 lacks greatly in gameplay. It is flawed. When attacking, the opposition destroys your players and there is no offence committed. When the shoe is on the other foot, and you are defending the players run through you like you aren't even there. When contact is made with the player a penalty is given. It destroys the game, that whenever you try and play, you automatically lose.

    You either lose because you can't tackle, and the players run straight through, or you tackle the player and a penalty is given.

    If you're thinking of buying the game, then don't. It's a waste of time and money. Please fifa, sort this rubbish excuse of a legendary game out.
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  13. Jan 2, 2015
    8
    Graphics look the same as 2014 and defence is hard af, & not sure why they crap on about the improved goalkeepers.....they are absolute mongoloids sometimes.
    They've obviously had a focus on having collisions and players clotheslining each other. Gives u the $hits because half the time it's from friendly fire and you'll hit the deck from the slightest bump.
    But I'm still addicted to
    Graphics look the same as 2014 and defence is hard af, & not sure why they crap on about the improved goalkeepers.....they are absolute mongoloids sometimes.
    They've obviously had a focus on having collisions and players clotheslining each other. Gives u the $hits because half the time it's from friendly fire and you'll hit the deck from the slightest bump.

    But I'm still addicted to it, so it's obviously a good game in my book despite the negatives
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  14. Jan 1, 2015
    0
    worst piece of **** game ever, why people keep buying this garbage is beyond me. Love football but this thrash got nothing whatsoever to do with football.
  15. Dec 31, 2014
    0
    Fifa 15 has somehow managed to become even worse than fifa 14. It's soo buggy and it lags like hell + the graphics looks awful. it's soo damn flawed that it'd be stupid if i wasted more of my time writing this review
  16. Dec 27, 2014
    0
    this is **** I see no difference with fifa 12 on ps3. **** ea sports, **** you.
    this is **** I see no difference with fifa 12 on ps3. **** ea sports, **** you.
    this is **** I see no difference with fifa 12 on ps3. **** ea sports, **** you. this is **** I see no difference with fifa 12 on ps3. **** ea sports, **** you. this is **** I see no difference with fifa 12 on ps3. **** ea
    this is **** I see no difference with fifa 12 on ps3. **** ea sports, **** you.
    this is **** I see no difference with fifa 12 on ps3. **** ea sports, **** you.
    this is **** I see no difference with fifa 12 on ps3. **** ea sports, **** you.
    this is **** I see no difference with fifa 12 on ps3. **** ea sports, **** you.
    this is **** I see no difference with fifa 12 on ps3. **** ea sports, **** you.
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  17. Dec 24, 2014
    7
    First of all, I should mention, that I have played fifa on the PS3 since 2008. In the last two games (2013,2014) there was the momentum, that really broke it for me.
    Fifa 2014 was even worse. It was a mess and anyone, who is not closing his eyes from this, knows about the momentum. It was so bad in Fifa 14, that I even sold my PS3. Before I sold my PS3, I started playing Fifa 2012 again
    First of all, I should mention, that I have played fifa on the PS3 since 2008. In the last two games (2013,2014) there was the momentum, that really broke it for me.
    Fifa 2014 was even worse. It was a mess and anyone, who is not closing his eyes from this, knows about the momentum. It was so bad in Fifa 14, that I even sold my PS3. Before I sold my PS3, I started playing Fifa 2012 again because Fifa 2014 was so bad.
    Well I bought a PS4 3 weeks ago and I was really skeptical about Fifa ever since Fifa 14 and bought pes 15 instead. Well that game just isn´t my thing and after thinking a lot, I decided to buy Fifa 15. I expected the crazy momentum that was in Fifa 14 but thanks to god, it is different now.
    Yes there still is momentum. All of your players get weaker again, mistakes happen and so on but not in the slightes as bad, as it was in Fifa 14. I am so relieved. Even when the momentum kicks in (there are different momentums: In the game where your players are full power but your opponent gets a strong boost or when your team is weaker and dumber in general for like 2 or at most 3 rounds) , you still can win every match. IF you are good in the deffense. I am the best example for that. You really can´t blame everything on the momentum now even though I would be so much happier, if there wasn´t anything like it. But I expected so much worse and I am so relived now. If you are a really good Fifa player, you will be very good in this game. In Fifa 14, you could be very good and the momentum would bring your statistics down to the celler but not here.
    I will give this game a 7 because it really is mostly in your hands if you win or not. Furthermore I think, that EA aknowledged, how annoying the momentum was in Fifa 14 and tried to change it. They definetely did not take it out completely but it is not half as bad anymore. I hope EA will change it completely in the next Fifa. They are on the right way.
    Well it doesen´t get more points from me because of the still existing momentum. I think it is wrong to implement such a thing. Either you win because of your skills or you lose. There shouldn´t be a machine in the background manipulating a game. That is so wrong. I could never give this game more then 7, when there is such a mechanic.
    I don´t know about the momentum in fut and I am actually not interested in it. Maybe I will try it in some time. There was crazy momentum in fut in Fifa 14 though. I guess it is not as bad anymore too.
    Graphics are good, I like it. The animations are great. The AI could be a bit better but most of the time (when the momentum is not breaking your game. It makes your AI stupid intentionally), the AI does a good job. I have never wrote a review about a game but I thought this would be important because EA really did change the intensity of the momentum, which should be mentioned in my opinion, so we can expect a even less momentum ridden game next time. I really hope EA will change this completely. Or at least don´t go back to how it was in Fifa 13 and especially 14. Enjoy the game people, at least you can now control the game even when the momentum kicks in.
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  18. Dec 23, 2014
    0
    Worst Fifa game ever made. It's a broken game and the developers should be ashamed to have released such garbage.
    Pros: Good graphics and they got rid of the overpowered headers.
    Cons: The defense! Holding the a button is pointless. If the player on offense stops running then the defender will run 5 yards past the marked player. A player could run straight down the middle and score.
    Worst Fifa game ever made. It's a broken game and the developers should be ashamed to have released such garbage.
    Pros: Good graphics and they got rid of the overpowered headers.
    Cons: The defense! Holding the a button is pointless. If the player on offense stops running then the defender will run 5 yards past the marked player. A player could run straight down the middle and score. Holding the double team button is pointless in many cases as your teammates will only get in the way. The penalties you will conceive are awful. The golies are stupid. Balls can bounce off a top golies head and go in. On offense the free kick is overpowered. The players don't run properly which is inexcusable for a next gen game. This will cause you nothing but headaches and lead you to waste your money. Stick with an older FIFA game or go with PES unless you like wasting your money
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  19. Dec 22, 2014
    0
    fifa 15 is really a bad game because the handicap are stronger than anoter fifas the goalkepers are really bad in fifa are a lot of op players if you dont have a op player in your squad you cannot win but the positives thiings are the skills ea added more skills more realism in the stadium and the transmision are better. I really love fifa but this year i think pes is a little better
  20. Dec 22, 2014
    0
    Garbage, **** ruined FIFA. The amount of **** is sooo **** high. It is off the charts. Online is just ruined by lag and over the top through balls. They wouldn't be a problem if there were also other ways to score, but there are no other ways. Skill runs cannot be done, neither can good passing since you aim a pass at one player and it just goes sailing to the one behind him and straightGarbage, **** ruined FIFA. The amount of **** is sooo **** high. It is off the charts. Online is just ruined by lag and over the top through balls. They wouldn't be a problem if there were also other ways to score, but there are no other ways. Skill runs cannot be done, neither can good passing since you aim a pass at one player and it just goes sailing to the one behind him and straight to the **** defence. Like what the **** is that. And everyone because of this is building the sweatiest **** BPL teams with pace for **** days. And also when a play falls in front of another, they don't go around, oh No, the try to go right through them and are stuck on the player for five **** seconds until the other gets up and just casually recovers the ball. As footballers they should atleast know how to **** get around another player. Also on the next gen versions they took out the practice mode, WHY THE **** WOULD THEY DO THAT?!?!?! This game is just a load of **** and FIFA is going straight downhill at a 90 degree angle. Expand
  21. Dec 16, 2014
    0
    if you looking for a realistic soccer gamr then stay away from fifa 15 i can't believe that i waste 65$ on this garbage gameplay is broken and the A.I is stupid this is the arcade version of older fifas its really bad
  22. Dec 12, 2014
    7
    I played FIFA 13 @PS3 for a long long time, often in offline-career mode.
    Now I bought FIFA 15 at discount in the online store and did not play FIFA 14 in between.
    Graphics are way better, because of the "next-gen". Saying it is the same as PS3 is not true. Defending is a lot harder now, you have to wait like 10 seconds for the right moment to attack an opponent or he will easily
    I played FIFA 13 @PS3 for a long long time, often in offline-career mode.
    Now I bought FIFA 15 at discount in the online store and did not play FIFA 14 in between.

    Graphics are way better, because of the "next-gen". Saying it is the same as PS3 is not true.

    Defending is a lot harder now, you have to wait like 10 seconds for the right moment to attack an opponent or he will easily spin around and go through.

    I started playing Ultimate Team for the first time ever in any FIFA game and was a bit suprised that I liked it.
    I thought it's pay to win like, but even without buying any "fifa points", it was not very hard to reach League 1.
    To my mind it's full of people how don't know how play to football. I mean when I see them trying to rush right from the kickoff through my entire defence with one **** player. So dumb.

    So far I don't get the feeling that it's scripted to much. Meanwhile I figured out, that some teams even when they had absolutely no chance in the first half. Then surprisingly play better in the second. So I think it's getting a bit harder, when you have just a 1 or 2 goals lead, but it's not unplayable. You still can win such a game.
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  23. Dec 9, 2014
    9
    Massive improvement on the nightmare that was fifa 14. As soon as the demo came out on PS4, i thought to myself : 'what a game this is going to be!" and the real thing hasn't let me down.

    A massive fan of CM but mostly ultimate team on Fifa 13, and after stopping fifa 14 to prevent mental health damage, Fifa 15 was a pleasant surprise. I have been greatly impressed by the realism added
    Massive improvement on the nightmare that was fifa 14. As soon as the demo came out on PS4, i thought to myself : 'what a game this is going to be!" and the real thing hasn't let me down.

    A massive fan of CM but mostly ultimate team on Fifa 13, and after stopping fifa 14 to prevent mental health damage, Fifa 15 was a pleasant surprise. I have been greatly impressed by the realism added to the game, especially in career mode which I play 80% of the time this year - which to my taste- surpasses
    UT.

    The visual aspect is fantastic:

    The pitch, the players and the many new faces, the movement, and mostly the presentation - Those cutscenes for celebrations and transitions, the slo-mo replays (something that has been seriously lacking to the game for a long time despite appearing in 14 NG) have been improved and add so much to the atmosphere if that's what you like. It's a pleasure to look at, it really is.

    Oh and the new ball physics, brilliant.

    The gameplay is better, but there is room for improvement:

    - Honestly, infuriating in the beginning. Defending needs alot of practice, and i can say i've learned alot more about the tactics of football trying to get good at it! There is now the possibilty to give individual instruction to players, and i find this to be a great addition, this can really help you get your playing style that way you want it, and change the outcome of those difficult matches.

    Experimenting with formations to get the best out of your team and making the subs at the right time. This year i feel it makes so much more difference than previous FIFAs, which you could just blast through and win anyway.

    Once you get the hang of it, this game is so rewarding. Sometimes I sit back and watch some of the goals that are scored and I cant help thinking : wow I could be watching the BPL right now.

    This brings me on to my first negative point:

    The AI has been drasticallly improved this year, but those inevitable scripted AI goals are still there. It's a good thing to get scored against, it's part of the game, but when your players suddenly forget how to control/pass the ball or deliberately run away from their marking to advantage the AI for 10 minutes prior to that Ridiculous goal, it is just TOO blatent to be acceptable. EA have to persist in their coding and get rid of this cheap way to make a game 'challenging". The same goes for UT, i can understand the use of momentum, but it's still a pain in the arse.

    Other than that, the balance of play is good, and can be great if you take the time to set the sliders to find that 'realistic' sweet spot. (if that's what you want, of course).

    I love this game and I look forward to the next one, which I hope will build on this solid foundation.

    In the visuals next year i do hope that they implement more styles of goal nets and better net physics (ex: deep ones like at wembley or at the bernabeu) and sort out their AI issues!

    9/10 for me
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  24. Dec 9, 2014
    8
    Fifa 15 trys to provided you with the most realist football experince possbile and in some ways in dose and in others in falls flat on it's face.

    EA made a big deal out of 'a living pitch' and 'blades of grass that you can see' there were not lieing but then again there were not exactly telling the truth. From a playing prestive you can't really see different blades of grass but you can
    Fifa 15 trys to provided you with the most realist football experince possbile and in some ways in dose and in others in falls flat on it's face.

    EA made a big deal out of 'a living pitch' and 'blades of grass that you can see' there were not lieing but then again there were not exactly telling the truth. From a playing prestive you can't really see different blades of grass but you can if you zoom in on the replay and the pitch is living I suppose stuff is happening ramdomly like players are jogging, linesman run up and down the manger stnads there but it dose not free real it feels fake. now the crowds are the msot dissapoint part there are just baout 3d but there move like there are badly made robotic clones.

    You could say all that stuff is fluff and what matters is the game on the putch and you are right that is what matter but ea made a big deal out of it so it should matter, and it needs a lot of improvment.

    To the game on the pitch, the player models are very good thankfully you can rection famous players and even when you go down the leasues the players look qute like there real life counter parts. I am a Brighton fan and I have being doing the carrer mode with them. It is soild although basically the same as last year just with a new lick of paint but it dose the job in a simple way. and i did feel good when I got Brighton to the priemiship and won our first game.

    The other modes are the same and I have had fun playing againist my friends in fact That is proibaly the best thing about the game becuase the ai is way to easy to beat once you figure out there patterns.
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  25. Dec 8, 2014
    0
    FIFA 15 is just a danger to your nerves and to your state of mind.You will 100% be annoyed at how idiotic this game is. FIFA is far from a simulator. A game in which matches end 5-4, 5-5, 6-5, 8-6 every time online can be called anything but a simulator. You simply cannot defend in this game, no matter how hard you try. Tactical defending was always retarded, but you can somehow still pullFIFA 15 is just a danger to your nerves and to your state of mind.You will 100% be annoyed at how idiotic this game is. FIFA is far from a simulator. A game in which matches end 5-4, 5-5, 6-5, 8-6 every time online can be called anything but a simulator. You simply cannot defend in this game, no matter how hard you try. Tactical defending was always retarded, but you can somehow still pull it off in previous FIFAs, Not anymore. Any player with a little bit of pace will be able to zig-zag through your defence and score because your defenders ARE NOT TACKLING the opponents. They are simply running away from the ball. I purposely watch replays to see why I concede and it amazes me to see my defenders NOT MARKING the opponents and simply running in other directions or just watching on the pitch.

    Apart from this, this game is heavily scripted just like other FIFAs before. Most through balls or lobbed through balls will make your defenders do like a jerking movement, slowing them at that exact time for the opposing striker to catch the ball and get through on goal. 90th and 45th minutes are again scripted. If you are winning by, let's say, 3-1 in 90th minute, be prepared to concede 2 goals because the match will always get 5 minutes extra time and because the player you have simply dominated whole match suddenly turnes into a god and scores a couple of goals one after another.

    Another stupid thing about this game is the kick-off goal. Players online are now just running straight from kick-off, zig-zag through your defense and you can hardly defend. I have scored and conceded a lot of goals like this. Whoever implemented this into the game clearly has no idea about football, and is probably living in Canada watching hockey or rugby or some stupid sport but clearly not football.
    You can never do this in real life, totally unrealistic.

    I would like to add that the game feels too fast, passing are travelling at light speed, sometimes you can barely see where the ball is. This clearly shows how arcady this game has become, you are basically playing call of duty now.

    In conclusion, I would not recommend this game to anyone, unless you love getting angry and you are a masochist. For me it landed straight in the thrash bin. Oh, and don't even think about PES 2015, tried it and it is just as crappy as FIFA.
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  26. Dec 7, 2014
    7
    I think it is a really good game for football fans, however Pro Evolution Soccer is better. But this one is for gamers who are not very much interested in football. If you would like to play 1 or 2 games twice a month, this one would be perfect, because FIFA 15 isn't demanding. It's full of schemes and irrational combinations, when defenders are acting like total beginniers. Still,I think it is a really good game for football fans, however Pro Evolution Soccer is better. But this one is for gamers who are not very much interested in football. If you would like to play 1 or 2 games twice a month, this one would be perfect, because FIFA 15 isn't demanding. It's full of schemes and irrational combinations, when defenders are acting like total beginniers. Still, guarantees a lot of fun, but I think that PES 2015 is better this year and also FIFA had better editions in the past (better balanced for sure). Expand
  27. Dec 1, 2014
    0
    This game is completely broken. Players with moderate pace can weave through defenders like Messi. Online Ultimate Team matches are invariably against people who run down the middle at your defense at full speed. God help you if your match is laggy, because your star players will suddenly lose the ball mid-dribble, and your defenders will fall over each other, which is only slightly lessThis game is completely broken. Players with moderate pace can weave through defenders like Messi. Online Ultimate Team matches are invariably against people who run down the middle at your defense at full speed. God help you if your match is laggy, because your star players will suddenly lose the ball mid-dribble, and your defenders will fall over each other, which is only slightly less effective than their default AI. Many matches are laggy due to a poor matchmaking system. Even without lag, your players will miss passes from two meters away, fall down for no reason, and generally act stupid. Even when your players do what you want them to do, glitches will do the rest. Referees are still arbitrary, rewarding yellow cards for standing in the wrong place while letting play go on following slide tackles from behind on players in the box.

    Older FIFAs reached a point where they were starting to feel like actual soccer matches, but this just feels like an arcade soccer game aimed at impatient Red Bull-chugging middle schoolers. Match lobbies and unranked/non-season matches remain non-existent, and they even pulled the 11 v 11 practice arena for PS4/XBO.

    I returned my copy.
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  28. Nov 29, 2014
    10
    Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .Perfect .
  29. Nov 28, 2014
    0
    Same scripted **** as every other year, don't waste your time. Games are not about the best man wins anymore it's scripted to cater to kids who spend mammys money on coins so lets them win. Daylight robbery
  30. Nov 26, 2014
    0
    This is the WORST football game i've ever played in my entire life (i had played probably under 20 or 21 football games in the past few years), for a bunch and a bunch of reasons, first of all its the same basic engine used in FIFA 2010, this company earns millions a year and uses the same engine in the past five years, the same engine and the same game, nothing changed at all.. TheThis is the WORST football game i've ever played in my entire life (i had played probably under 20 or 21 football games in the past few years), for a bunch and a bunch of reasons, first of all its the same basic engine used in FIFA 2010, this company earns millions a year and uses the same engine in the past five years, the same engine and the same game, nothing changed at all.. The mechanics are completely SCREWED i've never seen a worst mechanic in any kind of game of any kind of game genre in my whole life, the response of the AI to the situations... The command transfer and the caption of your commands are completely slow and misplaecd.. The AI of the players are just.... A JOKE. Well, i hate to give money to mercenary companies like this... Hate to do it.. Expand
Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 47 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 47
  2. Negative: 0 out of 47
  1. CD-Action
    Dec 13, 2014
    65
    I could not shake the feeling that gameplay changes were introduced only to justify publishing a new FIFA. I launched brilliant FIFA 14 for comparison and could not believe how much the designers lost their way. Why try too hard to reinvent something almost perfect instead of just polishing it? [Dec 2014, p.58]
  2. Nov 25, 2014
    80
    Is it overflowing with newness for anyone that’s already gorged the past year’s soccer bounty? Nope. But it’s still the very best soccer game in town.
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Nov 16, 2014
    80
    Some changes aren't for the better: strength and pace are kings this year. [Dec 2014, p.80]