FIFA 16

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  1. katonazo
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    The game is sooo broken, the worst thing about the gameplay is pasing. And forget about feeling the diference between using messi or icardi... is the same ****
  2. Cutline
    Jan 2, 2016
    0
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  3. DynamoHotRun
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    The same game, again. It's all I have to say, every year they release the same game, and the stupid people buy it, Why? Anybody knows... It's just sick.
  4. danger-t
    Jan 27, 2016
    0
    One of the worst FIFA titles in a very complacent franchise. This has been the first FIFA game that I've played on a 4th generation console and frankly it could be my last. The fundamental mechanics of the game are so frustrating that it's impossible to have any enjoyment, even when you're winning.
    The primary subject of my ire is the passing. It doesn't work. At all. In an average game I    One of the worst FIFA titles in a very complacent franchise. This has been the first FIFA game that I've played on a 4th generation console and frankly it could be my last. The fundamental mechanics of the game are so frustrating that it's impossible to have any enjoyment, even when you're winning.
    The primary subject of my ire is the passing. It doesn't work. At all. In an average game I end up exasperated that the player has passed to the wrong player at least 20-5 times, and this is just in 10 minutes. The players always seem to pass to the player furthest away and in the worst position, so that when I try short simple passes out of defence, instead I end up with attempted long passes down the pitch which are easily intercepted. You'd think that this would be easy to remedy, just put less power on the passes right? Wrong. This results in all passes being drastically underhit and again possession being lost as the player receiving the pass cannot be made to react to the terrible pass and come to the ball. Even on the rare occasions that the passes are played to the right player, they still end up being intercepted by virtue of the terrible accuracy. On numerous occasions I have tried to pass to players who were slightly covered by an opponent. For example, the intended player is in space, but an opponent is closing me down and is close to the line of an ideal pass. I tried to lead the pass away from the opponent, but the passing assist just plays it straight to the opponent. Maybe I expect too much as someone who has actually played football at a low level for 15 years, to think that a simulated professional footballer can make passes that amateur Sunday league players can. I tried turning on and off all the assistance on both through and standard passing, but there is no cure. The weight of pass is the most important thing in football, and FIFA 16 has kicked it to the wayside. Through balls are often overhit for absolutely no reason. The receiving player is in space, the player passing is unchallenged and bang he fizzes it miles past his target (who often stop or change their run as soon as i press the through ball button anyway) and an easy opportunity is wasted.
    Eventually, with some luck, your pass will find someone on your team. A through ball might be played with a decent weight, but even now the problems are not over as the touch and dribbling mechanics are equally atrocious. Considering that this game is meant to represent professional athletes it's laughable ho most of them take about 5 minutes to just turn 180 degrees with the ball. The game is far too focused on 'skills' and tricks and has lost any reality that it once might have featured. Players apparently cannot change direction in under 5 seconds with the ball unless they perform some skill. I have tried just running without sprinting at all and the results were comically bad. If you try to cut inside a speeding defender by slowing down and turning sharply inside, your player will do the first part well, the defender will run by, but then instead of accelerating inside, your player will tentatively nudge the ball centremetres at a time until the defender you had just successfully beaten has managed to come back, rendering the whole operation completely pointless. It seems to me that FIFA has become too wrapped up in skill moves and looking cool, rather than producing a football simulation game. If you watch a real match then you are unlikely to see many tricks and skills on show, and even less likely to see any player who does so, do a skill move for any real advantage. Rhyad Mahrez Vs Stoke has been the only example all season, and yet EA seems to think that skill moves have to happen all the time and without them players cannot possibly change direction or take the ball past an opponent.
    As well as the problems with changing direction, the first touch has become comical, especially when the ball is in the air. If the ball is bouncing you can forget about doing anything with it for at least a minute, or until you're inevitably tackled. It's reached the point where having a throw in is a disadvantage as even if you throw it to someone in acres of space, he will be tackled before he can control it because controlling a bouncing ball is apparently impossible. When the ball is on the ground the first touch is only slightly better. Receiving the ball from a pass and wanting to go in the other direction literally never ends well. All the problems I mentioned about changing direction are present, and this time you haven't got extra time because you've fooled a defender. Even receiving a through pass, going the right direction doesn't give satisfactory results as for some reason it takes about 2-3 touches for the player to get up to sprint speed, making the through pass pointless. I haven't tries many chip through balls, as it seemed very janky in the drills, but I imagine the bouncing ball slows the player down even more.
    Terrible game.    … Expand
  5. RisingPride
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    Worst game ever made by EA Sports! The passing is crap, the players overwhelm each other, the keepers are s*** etc. I regret to buy this piece of s*** of a game!!
  6. Gazombie
    Nov 18, 2015
    0
    Unfortunately FIFA gets worse every year and I buy it but play it less and less.

    Graphics not changed really from last game the phisics feels worse and the "momentum" in the game still ruins the ultimate team aspect of the game.

    FIFA is a cash cow for EA and they don't listen to the fans one bit. I think I've finally bought my last FIFA game.
  7. T-STONES-T
    Dec 14, 2015
    0
    Feels like I bought Fifa 15 again but only worse. Been a loyal Fifa fan for many years and now it is time to say no more. It has been a good fun ride through the years but I think my money is better spend elsewhere.
  8. tobbiminn8
    Dec 21, 2015
    1
    This game is just a **** re-skin of fifa 15, like fifa 15 was a reskinning of fifa 14, these fifa games prove that EA cannot do **** with games, it should not even be considered a game company, it just reskinning its games... and also when i saw the ea logo on battlefront i immidiatly did not trust this and whoops !
    No story, not that good multiplayer, 4 MAPS and just a piece of ****    This game is just a **** re-skin of fifa 15, like fifa 15 was a reskinning of fifa 14, these fifa games prove that EA cannot do **** with games, it should not even be considered a game company, it just reskinning its games... and also when i saw the ea logo on battlefront i immidiatly did not trust this and whoops !
    No story, not that good multiplayer, 4 MAPS and just a piece of **** compared to the other battlefornts,
    but this game is just terrible    … Expand
  9. Rallandollo
    Dec 17, 2015
    0
    Fifa 16 is litterally depressing, boring and extremely unsatisfying.

    Nothing works in this game. Nothing new. No innovation! I'm primarily playing against the CPU and play Career Mode. However, playing against the CPU is impossible, frustrating and boring. Zzzzz... Passing is horrible (as always) and the timing is awkward and looks unrealistic. It's as if the engine cannot cope    Fifa 16 is litterally depressing, boring and extremely unsatisfying.

    Nothing works in this game. Nothing new. No innovation!

    I'm primarily playing against the CPU and play Career Mode. However, playing against the CPU is impossible, frustrating and boring. Zzzzz...

    Passing is horrible (as always) and the timing is awkward and looks unrealistic. It's as if the engine cannot cope with too much passing, so it will eventually mess up the passing if you are trying to build up a great attack.

    Also the crosses is an absolute outrage, because the goalkeeper will either catch the ball og fist it away.

    But the most annoying part and a complete nuisance is the CPU as it's constantly playing tiki-taka in the defense making it impossible to get the ball - very frustrating and boring.

    In the end a very uninspiring game EA can't be proud of.

    I will not be purchasing a Fifa game in the future.    … Expand
  10. jacobszl
    Jan 31, 2016
    0
    terrible game you can be destroying an opponent and you lose. goalkeepers are absolute **** they cannot do anything. you can never win a bloody header in the box from a corner and seasons and draft is full of the same annoying bbva teams. Terrible
  11. 998817268
    Apr 23, 2016
    0
    It doesn't feel like a review for this game is necessary since you would clearly have to have no common sense to invest your money in it, but my experience with the game was that the offline mode was impossible after a relatively low difficulty setting, so it is senseless to play after a certain point, and the multiplayer is so imbalanced it will give you bipolar disorder.
  12. Forgotten
    Jan 2, 2016
    3
    FIFA 16 feels like a soulless game, with soulless commentators and fading gameplay. There's so much focus on simulating ball-handling that the rest of the game feels colorless and boring. Also the network built around FIFA is highly unstable with breaking profiles, FUT crashes, unstable online matches etc. I wouldn't recommend this game to anyone.
  13. gators_352
    Dec 17, 2015
    2
    Last FIFA I will buy for a long time.

    Every match is pre determined by the game, even in online matches against other people. It is so obvious,I can now tell how badly I will win/lose each game within the first 10 minutes of game time. Can play against the same team but a different human opponent in back to back games and suddenly opposing players move faster, rebounds always go to    Last FIFA I will buy for a long time.

    Every match is pre determined by the game, even in online matches against other people. It is so obvious,I can now tell how badly I will win/lose each game within the first 10 minutes of game time. Can play against the same team but a different human opponent in back to back games and suddenly opposing players move faster, rebounds always go to defenders, and they stick to my players like glue on defense. All this while my players get button lag, move slower, lose ball to every tackle, and can't pass for **** all of a sudden. Had every FIFA game since '10 on multiple consoles, but this turd will be the last one. Trying PES is looking like a good option all of a sudden.    … Expand
  14. kevinmx21
    Mar 10, 2016
    0
    Incredibly bad, just a bad legacy version of FIFA 15 and even worse than FIFA 15. The freaking momentum, scripting, handicapping whatever is even worse than last year. Ut mode is becoming boring after all these years....
  15. BernardoCandido
    Jul 4, 2016
    3
    This game is for those who have lot of time to practicing, it's very difficult to defend and pass the ball correctly. Even penalties you will have to train before to play. I bought the FIFA 16, but as I don't have much time to play, I needed to buy PES in order to have a football game at home.
  16. kk84
    Apr 18, 2016
    0
    FIFA is dead to me. Its clearly they only go for the money with their ultimate fantasy crap mode for children! what has the mode to do with real football?!
    The gameplay graphics career mode is just the same every year in and out!
    No big innovations, just more frustrations.. It seems they cant work on anymore with this platform its just the same game every year with minor tweaks. The    FIFA is dead to me. Its clearly they only go for the money with their ultimate fantasy crap mode for children! what has the mode to do with real football?!
    The gameplay graphics career mode is just the same every year in and out!
    No big innovations, just more frustrations..
    It seems they cant work on anymore with this platform its just the same game every year with minor tweaks.
    The gameplay has nothing to do with real football, yes they have the license witch is great but the gameplay in PES is miles ahead with a bright future with a new system going on.
    Fifa is just getting worse and worse every year.
    They have to start all over with the gameplay system and innovate if they really do care about their fans!    … Expand
  17. Djtoodles
    Sep 17, 2016
    4
    If you want the short version of this review Fifa has been getting worse and worse for each year 16 is no exception. The only reason I have given it a 4 is the features and game modes are good but the underlying game is so dreadful that they cant save it totally.

    Passing is awful, the power and direction you press have no relevant on the actual pass the player attempts. Ive had full    If you want the short version of this review Fifa has been getting worse and worse for each year 16 is no exception. The only reason I have given it a 4 is the features and game modes are good but the underlying game is so dreadful that they cant save it totally.

    Passing is awful, the power and direction you press have no relevant on the actual pass the player attempts. Ive had full power passes come off players with the pace a snail and low power passes make it half way down the pitch. The passing system in this instalment was BROKEN no other word for it.

    Tackling is worse and its even easier to get a penalty than before simply go into the box and rapidly change direction or trick trick and a tackle will almost always result in a penalty if done right.

    The AI is awful through out the game, the runs are terrible, the amount of times they have run into my player is dreadful they part like the red sea in defensive positions.

    This is not a good football game, it is not a good game.    … Expand
  18. Jiano74
    Nov 11, 2016
    2
    How this got good reviews from the critics baffles me, yes the graphics are good and that is pretty much the only positive. I have bought every FIFA brand new since FIFA 2001 and this is without a doubt the worst it is very irritating to play.
  19. KennethHaigh
    Nov 23, 2015
    3
    FIFA 16 is most likely the worst FIFA game in years. The gameplay is practically the same as last year's FIFA, Career mode is similar with the exception of player training (which could have happened years ago), Pro Clubs is the EXACT same as FIFA 15 AND 14 ( this shows home little they care about the game mode), FUT is mostly the same as last year's with the exception of Draft.
  20. Calig
    Mar 13, 2016
    0
    Let me start by saying I only leave a review on this site If I think consumers are getting ripped off by a certain product. This Is to be my second every review, my last one was probably over a year ago so It's not like I'm a serial negative reviewer. I'm just trying to warn others.

    This Is the second worst game ever made, I'd play Battlefield Hardline over this every day of the week    Let me start by saying I only leave a review on this site If I think consumers are getting ripped off by a certain product. This Is to be my second every review, my last one was probably over a year ago so It's not like I'm a serial negative reviewer. I'm just trying to warn others.

    This Is the second worst game ever made, I'd play Battlefield Hardline over this every day of the week and that was the other game I reviewed on here.

    The game Is scripted, It's pre-determined you can't do anything to stop the computer winning a game If It wants to.

    You can't do anything to stop online people winning against you, no matter how much better you play. That's also scripted to some extent.

    I don't recall playing a match where the computer has less than 61% possession. That's supposed to be fun? Chasing AI for 60+ minutes of the game? It's almost Impossible to tackle them too and on the off chance you do manage to pull off a tackle 90%+ of the time it bounces off you and straight back to the opposite team.

    It got to the point where I'd put my controller down, stop chasing and wait for the computer to lose the ball / miss a shot. It's a waste of your time chasing them.

    Through balls will either go wide or the keeper will gather them before you get to the ball 100% of the time.

    The opposition goalkeeper Is "God mode" you will rarely score.

    Shooting Is way off, I've been playing Fifa's since 06 and I'm a prolific shooter of the ball In all of them. Not In this one though.

    Player "ratings" mean nothing. Team Chemistry seems to actually make the game harder the higher It Is. Defenders with 50 pace will run twice as fast as your attackers with 90+ pace 100% of the time.

    I can't even begin to get into the things that are wrong with this game, crossing, referees, passing, tackling goalkeeping, through balls, shooting.

    I just pretty much listed everything to do with football, meaning everything about this game terrible.

    It Is not enjoyable to play In the slightest, please If you're pondering getting this but you aren't sure. Heed my warning It's the worst Fifa ever made by a long, long shot. I've never played a PES but I'd play it one handed and blindfolded with watermelons stuffed up my butt before I tried this Fifa again and I'd no doubt enjoy It more too.

    All this game Is is a brand nowadays. The "FIFA" brand and we all know how corrupt that lot are, this game Is just as corrupt as the people who run Fifa. No passion went Into making this game, i firmly believe the people who made this game were not football fans. It's merely a cash grab.

    Had they been football fans It would have been a football game. Instead It's chase / lose the ball simulator 2016.

    I could go on for days saying what's wrong with this game but It's Sunday and I should chill out. I might be back to add more to this review on another day yet though.

    Take care.    … Expand
  21. hypeh
    Feb 14, 2016
    4
    Started off promising, a slower game with more focus on passing and build up play with smarter ai so you actually have a midfield. Sounds good!. It's a shame that 16 falls short of what was expected as the idea is there its faulty mechanics that let it down and its painfully slow pace.

    PACE Ok first off the pace of the game.....I always said it was over powered, always wanted a slower    Started off promising, a slower game with more focus on passing and build up play with smarter ai so you actually have a midfield. Sounds good!. It's a shame that 16 falls short of what was expected as the idea is there its faulty mechanics that let it down and its painfully slow pace.

    PACE
    Ok first off the pace of the game.....I always said it was over powered, always wanted a slower fifa but.......oh my god it's so frustrating to beat the back line only for them to catch you up in 2-3 seconds and tackle you. Pace is over powered but this time its in favor of the defender, defensive mistakes are not punished at all so don't even think about using skill moves as they are next to useless as the defender can recover extremely fast.

    DEFENDING
    As I've already said, pace is on your side when defending making pace abuse far less of an issue this year the problem your most likely to find now is that defending is more of a 'mistake management' situation, what i mean is the ai defenders WILL let you down at some point, the controls WILL let you down at some point, your full backs WILL be out of position at some point, your tackle WON'T be enough (you need to tackle them 3-4 times to maybe win the ball back) "oh that's right by my keeper he can catch that.....WRONG! He will let you down at some point as well.

    Defending when its working is great, its responsive and fast (although over powered), it's 40/60 with your ai team mates more often than not your pulling them into position yourself , top tip just do 'basic' defending and hope the ai doesn't let you down to much.

    Ultimately there are going to be X amount of (big) mistakes per game made by the ai, if you cant stop your own team mates from f*cking up then you loose.

    PASSING
    So far its a mixed bag, the R1 pass is awesome to deliver a fast direct ball to an attacker but the basic passing with X is shocking, very weak and poorly directed. I know that you wont place a good pass all the time and that's fine but with 16 its basically a gamble if your pass will work or not 40% of passes will not be the pass you attempt and of the 40% about 20% will be directly intercepted and 20% hit to hard/soft or slightly off target so there is a high chance of an easy tackle on you. I don't want to be randomly punished for passing in a game that's 80%-90% about passing and playing ' beautiful'.

    BALL CONTROL
    By far my biggest gripe with 16 is how bad most players are at controlling the ball except for when they are sprinting at full speed, a HUGE problem that was fixed in fifa 14 them some how brought back into the game? you can sprint and turn very quick but if someone plays the ball to your feet and there is a defender within 10 yards you cant seem to be able to move? your only able to take little baby steps in any direction, why? just why? Also skill moves.........pointless sometimes they work sometimes they don't and if there is a defender anywhere near you then the 'exit' on the skill move sends the ball in random directions rendering the skill move its self POINTLESS (btw i have been using skill moves since fifa 11 so its not that i'm just awful at them)

    SHOOTING
    I have no problem with shooting in 16, everything about it so far has been fine if i miss it's normally because I've shot to hard/soft etc but it feels good and seems like if i miss its because of a mistake i made with power/aim and not the games fault.

    A few of the same problems are still there, ai doesn't seem to know there is a game of football going on or where the ball is, pace is now op for defenders etc but there are some new game breaking ones regarding the mechanics. Passing and using skill moves, two things that have been key to how i play fifa are now so bad that after spending the last 5 years as a division 1 player in fut and online seasons im struggling badly with div 2.
    FIFA 14 has been the best for me so far, mechanics worked, pace was more balanced (still very fast but you couldn't just sprint and turn with ease) and i could play a slow passing game without being punished for actually passing.    … Expand
  22. Sky-Line___
    Sep 19, 2016
    4
    Not a single change since FIFA15. Career mode is even worse because of the new transfer system IMO. Servers are still a real mess. Nothing else to say about this FIFA update.
  23. ekim300
    Aug 9, 2016
    0
    Don't waste your money on this, this game is trash. Several downgrades from these last few years and this is definitely the last FIFA I ever buy in my life. Online games are scripted, connection issues happen very frequently, absolutely awful AI and physics; this game is just a cluster of all the bad things a FIFA has ever had. They only care about FUT and that is shown by them addingDon't waste your money on this, this game is trash. Several downgrades from these last few years and this is definitely the last FIFA I ever buy in my life. Online games are scripted, connection issues happen very frequently, absolutely awful AI and physics; this game is just a cluster of all the bad things a FIFA has ever had. They only care about FUT and that is shown by them adding constant new IF players and such instead of fixing their incredibly flawed game. Don't even know what I expected from EA. I'm selling this garbage game.… Expand
  24. Gamercritic777
    Apr 25, 2016
    4
    Downhill enterprise. Need to stick to 1 gameplay/mechanics system. You update it every year as if you reinvent the wheel. Football is football. Don't alter how the game is played, improve visuals, immersiveness and perhaps techniques/controls but not the game. Im going to sell 14,15 and 16 now and buy PES16. See what all the fuss is about. Apparently a lot better than Fifa, i will review later.
  25. DanielRhino
    Dec 1, 2015
    3
    Although better than FIFA 15 I still can't get into it! The improvements to career mode and useless and disappointing! Price Ranges ruin ultimate team as well. I can't write much about this because there isn't much to this awful game! The last FIFA I buy!
  26. joaoz
    Dec 9, 2015
    2
    Beautiful graphics, beautiful movements, but it is not fun. the defenders do not seem to obey the commands near the goal, players touch the ball to the opponents, this game more annoying than amused
  27. edsab
    Dec 24, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I hate the last 3 Fifa games... Fifa 16 is the worst. I like to play seasons... But I get frustrated all the time playing that game.

    Crazy! We suppose to have fun playing a game! Not get frustrated all the times. U do something the computer makes you do something else... I already tossed my fifa16 cd.    … Expand
  28. thorlortz
    Dec 28, 2015
    4
    I have solely made an account to give a review to FIFA 16. Let me start by saying I've been buying the video game since FIFA '08 and frankly I've never been so disappointed with FIFA. For me it feels that this game has lost its technical aspect of playing FIFA and the number of players I face which just pass to fast players run and shoot has become to many to count and once again FIFAI have solely made an account to give a review to FIFA 16. Let me start by saying I've been buying the video game since FIFA '08 and frankly I've never been so disappointed with FIFA. For me it feels that this game has lost its technical aspect of playing FIFA and the number of players I face which just pass to fast players run and shoot has become to many to count and once again FIFA Ultimate Team proves that it is all about pace, no matter how good you are there is always someone out there with just pace and ultimately shoot and score. The number of mistakes happening, fouls and penalties being given is just retarded. The amount of times that the ref will give a foul/penalty without you doing anything will have you wanting to throw the controller. Ultimately this FIFA has been a disappointment after giving it a go for 2-3 months. Hopefully the next one will be an improvement, but sadly this one has been so bad in so many aspects.… Expand
  29. ThatGuy007
    Jan 5, 2016
    4
    FIFA 16 is yet another disappointment in what once was a very good football game. EAs lazyness and lack of creativity means that your playing the same core game since FIFA 12 only with updated rosters and team kits, as it stands PES 2016 is taking back the reigns in style and FIFA is falling behind rapidly.
  30. poedameron
    Feb 15, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. FIFA16 is same as FIFA14.
    EA has no skills on creating soccer games.
    EA contorols games where users dont know.
    The 　player's actions,ball actions,and referee's judgement are too bad.
    EA has no knowledge on soccer.    … Expand
  31. legramira
    Mar 2, 2016
    0
    I hate EA, they ruined basically the only game I could play always, and the only reason why I have a console is to enjoy soccer, but this edition is probably the most annoying and terrible game I have ever played, and I have being playing pretty much every good soccer game since 1994. This is not real soccer, no way that a defender will run faster all the time than the attacker (noI hate EA, they ruined basically the only game I could play always, and the only reason why I have a console is to enjoy soccer, but this edition is probably the most annoying and terrible game I have ever played, and I have being playing pretty much every good soccer game since 1994. This is not real soccer, no way that a defender will run faster all the time than the attacker (no ronaldo, no messi, no bale, no walccot), that the attacker pretty much can walk to pass a entire defence(with a decent ability not necessary messi or ronaldo), who is designing the game, someone that hate fast counterattacks? and passes to the space, someone that believe soccer is about one player can drive an entire team, no this is about team work but not matter how I put the ball in the space defenders always run faster, and teams with one player pass all the defence, so unreal (why is the second defender button on the game if the defender don't press or even run to take the ball always walking), ahh and not way to talk about the keeper every year is more retarded just now is worst cos the defence is as much as retarded, hate to say I will sell my game and probably never buy a fifa again, it is getting year after year worst and worst, and couple of years ago I was loving it, so funny. **** **** **** game… Expand
  32. koopaldn
    Mar 8, 2016
    0
    I've been playing FIFA since the beginning, way back in 1993. I can honestly say this is - by a very long way - the worst FIFA I've ever played. It's a completely broken buggy mess. Playing online is an absolute lag-fest. That's when you actually manage to find a game anyway. This entire game is built around Ultimate Team - which used to be a very fun mode that has skyrocketed inI've been playing FIFA since the beginning, way back in 1993. I can honestly say this is - by a very long way - the worst FIFA I've ever played. It's a completely broken buggy mess. Playing online is an absolute lag-fest. That's when you actually manage to find a game anyway. This entire game is built around Ultimate Team - which used to be a very fun mode that has skyrocketed in popularity the last few years. EA have noticed this, and now the game mode is totally built around trying to get you to spend money on FIFA points. Honestly it should be criminal.

    There are no redeeming features to this game. Usually I put hundreds of hours into FIFA, playing thousands of games. This year I gave up completely before Christmas - and I know many others have said the same thing.

    Don't let EA get away with this, and don't waste you're money    … Expand
  33. CaptainBounty
    Mar 9, 2016
    4
    How do you **** up a game, whichs basic formula works since 20 years? We all know that EA constantly decreases its quality but with this game they hit a new low. If you are a fan of the FIFA series you might want to skip this one. First FIFA game with a negative metacritic. That should tell you more then me listing ALL THE THINGS THEY TRIED TO IMPROVE BUT ****ED UP HEAVILY within this game.
  34. LinkTriforce
    Apr 22, 2016
    2
    no hay juego tan aburrido, asqueroso y demoniaco como este, es la misma basura que el 15,14,13,12,11 etc. Me venden la misma mierda con una portada diferente y permito que el hobbit de Messi y cristiano el bastardo se llenen de dinero mientras yo juego con esta porqueria
  35. FIFA16SUCKS
    Mar 24, 2016
    0
    People who like FIFA 16 are probably retards who don't play properly. This is honestly the worst game I have ever played. It's just another cash grab from EA. The system is so broken that you can't go one match without breaking your controller. And the scripting is terrible this year. I have never seen such rigged games in my life. FIFA makes the Chelsea vs Barcelona match seem fair.People who like FIFA 16 are probably retards who don't play properly. This is honestly the worst game I have ever played. It's just another cash grab from EA. The system is so broken that you can't go one match without breaking your controller. And the scripting is terrible this year. I have never seen such rigged games in my life. FIFA makes the Chelsea vs Barcelona match seem fair. Please, do yourself and everyone else a favour and don't buy the game. I would love to see the day EA goes bankrupt.… Expand
  36. Jimi360
    Mar 24, 2016
    4
    I worry for FIFA, I really do. While PES 2016 has improved everything about its predecessor, FIFA 16 is either at a standstill or taken a backwards step, and it has in its last few instalments.

    The passing system is hugely flawed, one pass to a person right in front of you will be hit as hard as they can possibly hit it, despite you only tapping the button, and in the other aspect a    I worry for FIFA, I really do. While PES 2016 has improved everything about its predecessor, FIFA 16 is either at a standstill or taken a backwards step, and it has in its last few instalments.

    The passing system is hugely flawed, one pass to a person right in front of you will be hit as hard as they can possibly hit it, despite you only tapping the button, and in the other aspect a pass you may have held down a button all the way for to a player that is far away may not make it anywhere near them. The first touch system is a constant problem in FIFA games, and (surprise, surprise) it has not been addressed. You could tackle someone but because the first touch of the player is so bad it will knock the ball away from that player, allowing the opposition to regain possession. If this happens in front of your own goal, it can result in a few broken controllers.

    Goalkeepers have been improved, in all fairness. They will now be much more commanding, rather than being a bunch of Simon Mignolets. Other than that, can anyone give me anything that has been improved from FIFA 15? I'll answer my own question, no.    … Expand
  37. fmobrj75
    Apr 17, 2016
    0
    I play Fifa since 08 and I can assure you. If Fifa 15 was the worst Fifa until last year, Fifa 16 is the king of them all in the realm of nasty games. Games dynamics differ diametrally from on another. Not in result of ypour opponent skills, but for some other reason. In one game your player run through the ball like Usain Bolt, shoot from anywhere with no chance for the weird dumb keeperI play Fifa since 08 and I can assure you. If Fifa 15 was the worst Fifa until last year, Fifa 16 is the king of them all in the realm of nasty games. Games dynamics differ diametrally from on another. Not in result of ypour opponent skills, but for some other reason. In one game your player run through the ball like Usain Bolt, shoot from anywhere with no chance for the weird dumb keeper (nside the box, outside the box, with your back turned to the goal), your keepr looks like a badminton player. But in other games, your player ALWAYS get late to the ball, you can never outrun or at least keep in pace with your theoretically slower opponent (ex: Neymar x Pepe) ans more strangely only by getting a little contact with your opponent, your player is tossed meters away to the floor (with no fault, or penalty given). Its is ABSOLUTYELLY RIDICULOUS! I lost a lot of games in Fifa 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, but never got so angry like in 15, and specially, in 16. On the previous games, I got mad with myself, for a mistake I made, but in Fifa 16 sometimes you have nothing to do, the game is set so you have a CLEAR disadvantage in all key areas of the game (speed, AI positioning, shooting accuracy, player robustness and power when fighting for the ball)… Expand
  38. NotLazzari
    Apr 28, 2016
    0
    This years fifa was the WORST fifa I've ever played in my life. How does a 88 rated player miss an open goal, but a 76 rated player score from 36 yards, doesn't make sense. And the defence is completely retarded. To make your player guard another player you need to manually do it, you shouldn't need to do it. If you're a PROFESSIONAL football player you should be able to know that if MessiThis years fifa was the WORST fifa I've ever played in my life. How does a 88 rated player miss an open goal, but a 76 rated player score from 36 yards, doesn't make sense. And the defence is completely retarded. To make your player guard another player you need to manually do it, you shouldn't need to do it. If you're a PROFESSIONAL football player you should be able to know that if Messi makes a run you should guard him, it's common sense. From a scale from 1 to 10 this game gets a F.… Expand
  39. sam2121
    May 12, 2016
    0
    EA up to their usual exploits. Fifa points are over priced. The games mechanics feel old and useless. Career mode is neglected once again and all the AI seems to care about is possession. I don't expect Aston villa to hold the ball like barcelona. Shambles of a game
  40. NeonOctopus
    Jun 17, 2016
    0
    I was seeking a methodical experience, which FIFA 16 promised with the return of midfield and defence, and also improved physics. Nevertheless, 16 remains indulgent as 15 in pace: it's less of a team experience and closer to a homoerotic fixation on 'special' players. The ball's on a wire as ever and that's combined with a randomity which overrides any skill.

    Maybe I should've bought    I was seeking a methodical experience, which FIFA 16 promised with the return of midfield and defence, and also improved physics. Nevertheless, 16 remains indulgent as 15 in pace: it's less of a team experience and closer to a homoerotic fixation on 'special' players. The ball's on a wire as ever and that's combined with a randomity which overrides any skill.

    Maybe I should've bought Pro Evo as I enjoyed the demo...very disappointed in my purchase.    … Expand
  41. DarkReaperV3
    Jun 29, 2016
    3
    Pero que clase de porqueria!!! año con año vuelven aun peor el juego, no entiendo por que esa insistencia de OBLIGARNOS a jugar en linea con su modo legendario, el jugador debe tener la opcion de decidir, mientras sigan obligando a usar su mando legendario no pienso volver a comprar un fifa.
  42. Zuchire
    Jul 7, 2016
    0
    Another garbage game by EA, repetitive, even the **** graphics are repetitive, game modes are the same as before, this franchise adds so little to new games, that it should be a DLC
  43. archy
    Jul 24, 2016
    0
    F*ck you and f*ck your game ea i hope your sh*tty company see a bankruptcy .
  44. phoenix061992
    Sep 1, 2016
    0
    Worst Fifa experience till date! I hoped EA would develop the gameplay with updates. Alas! They even worsened it.... Passing is just terrible and unplayable even auto player switch can be a pain if turned on! Other than that everything is probably worse than all the fifa in the last 20 years.... EA please spend some more money and get some good developers so that you can give us the trueWorst Fifa experience till date! I hoped EA would develop the gameplay with updates. Alas! They even worsened it.... Passing is just terrible and unplayable even auto player switch can be a pain if turned on! Other than that everything is probably worse than all the fifa in the last 20 years.... EA please spend some more money and get some good developers so that you can give us the true experience of Fifa and not cheat us with games like fifa 16....… Expand
  45. XxAlbertoBuzzxX
    Jun 2, 2020
    2
    Fifa 16
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  46. alexslork
    Nov 3, 2019
    0
    Игра - парадокс, вроде ненавидишь разработчиков, за то что эти пидары пытаются из года в год вытянуть все бабки из игроков, но, сука, нет достойной альтернативы, и приходиться играть в эту помойку, потому-что любишь футбол.Игра - парадокс, вроде ненавидишь разработчиков, за то что эти пидары пытаются из года в год вытянуть все бабки из игроков, но, сука, нет достойной альтернативы, и приходиться играть в эту помойку, потому-что любишь футбол.
  47. LucaCritics
    Mar 28, 2020
    3
    FIFA 16 Review: 3/10
    Meh, what can I say beside that... It's just another annual FIFA game with very little differences and just a small improvement in graphics and physics. That's it.
    I refuse, and never did, to buy this franchise every year. Boring, uninspired, full of micro-transactions.
    Last FIFA I'll ever play.
    EA get it together.
  48. Huzy1
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    Not much to say apart from the fact that EA won’t bother changing anything to suit its game players.
  49. GabFireBR
    Dec 27, 2021
    2
    Esse jogo é simplesmente uma cópia dos anteriores a ele, totalmente repetitivo e sem nada de diferente, a única coisa que salva é a diversão ao se jogar online ou co-op!
  50. Marinusf
    Aug 28, 2022
    3
    Gameplay wise and menu wise a downgrade compared to previous versions. This is more of a cash grab than a better itteration of a previous game.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 42
  3. Negative: 0 out of 42
  1. CD-Action
    Dec 16, 2015
    85
    FIFA 15 was a huge disappointment for me and instead of playing it for a year (like I used to do with previous renditions) I buried it on the shelf right after I finished a bitter review. FIFA 16 showed up at my door with flowers and we worked things out. Casual gamer may not notice all the tweaks (i.e. more responsive defenders and better AI), but for me they were invaluable as they helped to rebalance the gameplay and made the game enjoyable again. [12/2015, p.50]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Dec 15, 2015
    90
    This is a year in which FIFA switches down a gear in terms of pure speed, yet provides marathons' worth of value, if you have the stamina for it. [Christmas 2015, p68]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Nov 16, 2015
    90
    The most challenging FIFA to master in years, if not ever - but that's exactly why you'll be playing it for ten months rather than ten matches. [Dec 2015, p.76]
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