FIFA 21

 PlayStation 4
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0.9

Overwhelming dislike- based on 2129 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 117 out of 2129
  2. Mixed: 55 out of 2129
  3. Negative: 1,957 out of 2129
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  1. DeathSurgeon
    Apr 15, 2021
    0
    If this ain't the worst FIFA ever like I can't come to describe how bad the gameplay is. like seriously. It's almost as if Im playing captain Tsubasa.
    was the script made by a 5th grader ?
    Unbelievable
  2. MaxGuth
    Apr 11, 2021
    0
    Awful! Classic pay to win fifa points con; encouraging underage gambling how this is allowed is beyond me
  3. Ahmdslmcls
    Apr 10, 2021
    0
    Cok kotu hdbsbsbsbsbsbshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshshhshshddhsh
  4. Sadreddin_23
    Apr 9, 2021
    0
    Worse game ever.................................................................
  5. Triantafyllos
    Apr 9, 2021
    0
    Same fifa as always. Haven’t changed anything since the implementation of the new frostbite engine. It plays exactly the same as 17,18,19,20 did without any changes anywhere (offline,online), they don’t even bother to change the tile menu they use since fifa 14 and they just resell the same game every year with updated rosters on full price. Every year the game launches with bugs,glitchesSame fifa as always. Haven’t changed anything since the implementation of the new frostbite engine. It plays exactly the same as 17,18,19,20 did without any changes anywhere (offline,online), they don’t even bother to change the tile menu they use since fifa 14 and they just resell the same game every year with updated rosters on full price. Every year the game launches with bugs,glitches and terrible new minor gameplay changes that are actually breaking a ton of other things, presenting them like they explored Mars while only caring for one and only thing: cash grabbing people with surprise mechanics on ultimate team. Absolutely trash, avoid at all costs… Expand
  6. Jjjjjjjweeeggs2
    Apr 9, 2021
    0
    Utter **** scripting is worse than it’s ever been, there is no such thing as smart A.I. and the play is clunky, Sunday league mistake after mistake. I thought they would have tried with some of the new rebranding but like EA this is hot garbage covering in the frustrations of nearly any player who has touched the game.
  7. TwRitual
    Apr 9, 2021
    0
    My keeper tried to header a ball that was rolling towards him while under no pressure from the opposing team.
  8. EAaretheworst
    Dec 18, 2020
    0
    THIS GAME DOES NOT REWARD GOOD GAMEPLAY!! (PS4) I've created an account just to rate this game. I am done giving my money to EA who clearly don't care about their consumers, and the community of one of their biggest titles. This isn't a football game- this is a lootcrate simulator disguised as a football game. EA are clearly going after people's wallets. Thus I've stopped playing FUT andTHIS GAME DOES NOT REWARD GOOD GAMEPLAY!! (PS4) I've created an account just to rate this game. I am done giving my money to EA who clearly don't care about their consumers, and the community of one of their biggest titles. This isn't a football game- this is a lootcrate simulator disguised as a football game. EA are clearly going after people's wallets. Thus I've stopped playing FUT and indulging EA in their enormous greed. Now that I've spent more time playing Online Seasons, I can tell that EA didn't put much work into improving gameplay. They would rather release 69,794 versions of the same player card so people get dazzled by all the flashy colors and designs and spend their money on packs.

    Gameplay is still glitched and is DEFINITELY scripted. I am a divison 1 player in Online Seasons, been playing FIFA since FIFA 14. It is mind boggling how a defender with 50-60 pace can catch up to the likes of Coman or Dembele when they're through on goal. Defending is even worse than previous games. Defenders can go from world class to backyard children ball watching as a simple pass is played through to the player. Tactics don't mean much everyone plays stay back and counter attack eith over the top through balls to pacey wingers. This is FIFA 20 all over again with improved heading.

    This is the most infuriating AAA title I've played. You're playing against your opponent and the script that ultimately decides who wins the game. There are more issues with the game that I haven't covered.

    Bottom line, stop giving EA your hard earned money people!!    … Expand
  9. Timo11
    Apr 8, 2021
    0
    Apart from being the same game to previous installments, the game suffers from terrible scripting and playing it is just not fun. Bare bones career mode and money grabbing loot chests. No thanks
  10. MattRRF90
    Apr 7, 2021
    0
    The game has no logic and physics don't exist in this game. I quit foot because it's just a fruit machine. I tried pro clubs but the AI are disabled in the head, your own character has complications does not follow instructions. When you press hit first time he chests it out of the pitch instead and misses open goal .they can't pass in straight lines. Career mode is so boring, w
  11. Sheehy8
    Apr 7, 2021
    0
    Unplayable mess. Insult to football. Clearly just a cash cow to get addicted gamers (many of which of children) to gamble away hard earned money on ridiculously small odds loot boxes. If you think any think of EA sports or there games then you are a fool. Money money money. That’s all they care about, no matter what they say. Employees selling virtual items for thousands of pounds? It’sUnplayable mess. Insult to football. Clearly just a cash cow to get addicted gamers (many of which of children) to gamble away hard earned money on ridiculously small odds loot boxes. If you think any think of EA sports or there games then you are a fool. Money money money. That’s all they care about, no matter what they say. Employees selling virtual items for thousands of pounds? It’s just unforgivable. Infantino should do the honourable thing and take the licensing off this abhorrent rank company… Expand
  12. PanDomaci2
    Apr 7, 2021
    0
    Worst game ever. Servers still disconnecting, starting pay to win more n more, prime gaming packs? Give us more money. Bugs.
    Block simulator. Disgusting piece of trash.
  13. Gerarardo111
    Apr 6, 2021
    1
    This has to be the all time worst fifa, and personally the worst game I have ever played. The mechanics the way fifa used to be played doesn’t exist anymore. The game isn’t about football anymore, position and timing don’t matter anymore. Everyone plays the same because the game only favors one type of play style. Absolutely terrible, really regret spending my money of it.
  14. Andybc82
    Apr 6, 2021
    0
    Woeful. Played the franchise since FIFA 95. The past 5 years has gone from bad to worse. I generally play Ultimate team. The changes this year have made the game not only unrealistic to the point of ridiculous but also completely killed the gameplay. Defending is a joke, you can take someone out who is 1 on 1 and not even receive a yellow card however an attacker trips over his own feet inWoeful. Played the franchise since FIFA 95. The past 5 years has gone from bad to worse. I generally play Ultimate team. The changes this year have made the game not only unrealistic to the point of ridiculous but also completely killed the gameplay. Defending is a joke, you can take someone out who is 1 on 1 and not even receive a yellow card however an attacker trips over his own feet in the penalty area and it’s a penalty. The create your own stadia is a mess, pink lines, snowmen and birthday cake footballs shouldn’t be in the game. The whole mode is a complete cash cow. Players get nerfed after a period of time so you’re forced to upgrade and spend money on coins. To get the best players you either have to play at least 60 games per week so that’s a minimum of 15 hours just to be in with a chance to get some decent ‘pack’ pulls or you have to spend real money to buy packs which for icon players have about a 1% chance pull rate and for normal 88+ rated players it’s about 5% depending on packs. EA trying to clamp down on players buying coins from the black market so they are closing accounts at the slightest suspicion (hasn’t happened to me but I know plenty) so if you buy a player for more than they are worth by accident EA bans you from the transfer market. Players are constantly being hacked and coins gone and players sold etc. You contact EA and they assign a games specialist to investigate, 2 month later they look into it and claim that nothings wrong and you lose your coins etc and EA don’t operate an appeals procedure nor do they have any kind of complaints procedure so you cannot escalate anything. They are not bothered about the customer it’s only about the money. The servers are terrible, they always have been but you would think the popularity of the game that they would invest in this area. No not EA, you play a game with constant lag and often kicks you out for connectivity reasons even though your internet and your opponents internet are high with a low ping. The games broken. More about the cash cow rather than the gaming for EA. Very poor showing. I will not invest again next year. This is the last which is a shame… Expand
  15. Dfbatlkid
    Apr 5, 2021
    0
    As mentioned in nearly every review, Fifa 20 in a Fifa 21 package. Honestly worst than Fifa 20 tho, glitchy, shooting is trash, AI is useless and I predicts able at times, and to be frank....it’s clearly Fifa fans have perpetuated the money monster that’s EA thru FUT. all they prioritize is FUT and neglect EVERYTHING else. No buying another version of Fifa until they do the opposite andAs mentioned in nearly every review, Fifa 20 in a Fifa 21 package. Honestly worst than Fifa 20 tho, glitchy, shooting is trash, AI is useless and I predicts able at times, and to be frank....it’s clearly Fifa fans have perpetuated the money monster that’s EA thru FUT. all they prioritize is FUT and neglect EVERYTHING else. No buying another version of Fifa until they do the opposite and stop digging in our pockets for lackluster entertain. Might start playing 2K cuz they seem to be getting it right… Expand
  16. okqokqo
    Apr 5, 2021
    0
    The worst game I have ever played in my life. It's simply awful, I tried to keep playing but the scripting in this game is too much. I can't believe the biggest football game is this bad, it's like EA don't put any effort at all. Ultimate Team is the worst game mode of all, where the only thing that matters is pace. You can't even have a decent team if you don't spend money at all. The AIThe worst game I have ever played in my life. It's simply awful, I tried to keep playing but the scripting in this game is too much. I can't believe the biggest football game is this bad, it's like EA don't put any effort at all. Ultimate Team is the worst game mode of all, where the only thing that matters is pace. You can't even have a decent team if you don't spend money at all. The AI is horrible, even in Career Mode. Absolutely NOTHING in this game makes sense at all. Mechanics are trash, passes don't work, animations are weird, etc. Just don't buy this game. It's not worth it. If you want to play something fun go back to FIFA 14 or play something else like NHL or NBA2K.… Expand
  17. IulianPreoteas
    Apr 5, 2021
    10
    It's a good game of course it can be more but you can't have everything right?
  18. rallison
    Apr 5, 2021
    0
    An absolute disgrace of a game, ea should be stripped of the rights to fifa as they just produce the same scripted, pay to win gambling simulator each year. You have to spend money to compete otherwise everyone else is too far ahead. Absolute **** show
  19. Shaz889
    Apr 5, 2021
    0
    Fifa has tried to get around the scripting issues which were more blatant before by making player switching more unreliable so that you switch to the wrong player at key moments. Passes will also go astray or be stupidly slow and defenders will not move towards the ball to make space for attackers to have a clear pathway to goal. Not to mention tackling becoming non existent when the gameFifa has tried to get around the scripting issues which were more blatant before by making player switching more unreliable so that you switch to the wrong player at key moments. Passes will also go astray or be stupidly slow and defenders will not move towards the ball to make space for attackers to have a clear pathway to goal. Not to mention tackling becoming non existent when the game "decides" it wants to score now to keep things "intesting". EA denies scripting exists but it is just getting more underhanded than before to the point it is just deceptive. Fifa want players to not get bored and win games 8-0 all the time but this just defeats the purpose of a "game" where your skill is not relevant but it just depends on whether the game wants you to win or not. Fifa 21 - for 6-12yrs of age.… Expand
  20. Sawceboss
    Apr 5, 2021
    0
    FIFA must have a stake in playstation controls. Literally the worst game you could ever play. I don't know how they will outdo themselves next yr. Gameplay is completely skill move based, passing control is terrible, goalkeeping is non existent, changing players is a complete gamble even when using the right toggle, let alone L1. All they worry about is selling packs on ultimate team,FIFA must have a stake in playstation controls. Literally the worst game you could ever play. I don't know how they will outdo themselves next yr. Gameplay is completely skill move based, passing control is terrible, goalkeeping is non existent, changing players is a complete gamble even when using the right toggle, let alone L1. All they worry about is selling packs on ultimate team, which they saturate with so many promos and special cards. You have a better chance of meeting the top players then actually packing them.… Expand
  21. BiggieOG420
    Apr 4, 2021
    0
    Most random game you could imagine. Press the same button 10 times and you will have 10 different outcomes.. They've managed that even the menus lag and I don't want to start about the Content EA is providing over the year...
  22. jrausch17
    Apr 4, 2021
    0
    Lets grind all year for great players but have 90% of the objectives force you to play a game mode where you can only use low rated players! A striker might be better at center back than Van Dijk if he has high pace. Neuer will do the exact same job in net as a 64 rated player. Let me go get 24 icon swaps to get mid inzaghi. I could go play the Fifa World Champion and then my 2 year oldLets grind all year for great players but have 90% of the objectives force you to play a game mode where you can only use low rated players! A striker might be better at center back than Van Dijk if he has high pace. Neuer will do the exact same job in net as a 64 rated player. Let me go get 24 icon swaps to get mid inzaghi. I could go play the Fifa World Champion and then my 2 year old cousin and the scripting will make both games finish 5-4.… Expand
  23. Fifaplayer29
    Apr 4, 2021
    0
    Too bad ngl , no improvements same old $hit , pay to win.....................
  24. VisToss
    Apr 4, 2021
    1
    Her sene aynı oyun ve kariyer modlarına hiç değer verilmiyor. FIFA'nın oynanışı her geçen yıl daha kötüye gidiyor. İnsanların bu kadar kötü puan vermesi oldukça doğal
  25. BurntPan
    Apr 4, 2021
    0
    Look, this game was so good at the start, but now it’s hot **** Please return to patch 1.0
  26. BadWolf77
    Apr 4, 2021
    1
    I can only compare this game to expectations rather than previous games, as I've avoided it for years. However I can confirm that it's dire. Career mode is clunky and a bit lazy. But Ultimate Team is where the bad really is. Setting aside how it's encouraging people into loot box gambling, and how it rewards people who are willing to pay for packs (because for most people, success isI can only compare this game to expectations rather than previous games, as I've avoided it for years. However I can confirm that it's dire. Career mode is clunky and a bit lazy. But Ultimate Team is where the bad really is. Setting aside how it's encouraging people into loot box gambling, and how it rewards people who are willing to pay for packs (because for most people, success is depending on having the best players), the gameplay is glitchy and flawed, and while on the one hand claims to be sim-like with its inconsistent and biased refereeing, encourages the use of skill moves and button bashing (or right stick twiddling in FIFA) to bypass any skill requirement - when you see Ian Wright doing fancy skill moves you'll understand how dumb it is. It rewards players who can't be bothered to learn to defend by making AI defending overstrong (and actually punishing people who like to control the defending themselves). Then you have issues like gifting some favoured people special and icon cards to use in public competitions against paying public; that if you aren't willing to spend all day trading or buying points then you'll always be second class and will never see the top players; the often terrible servers (although these have been improved in the last month or so, only taken 6 months).

    There is stuff to like, the online modes are slick, the menus fine. But there is so much to not like that I definitely won't be buying it again next year or for some time. And unless you like games that drive you to absolute rage, I recommend you avoid it.    … Expand
  27. Stif43219
    Nov 14, 2020
    0
    The most unrewardable game ever, EA your ridiculous thirst for our money and give us a proper game.
  28. Blichfeldt1977
    Apr 4, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Waste of money, no improvement, no reward for playing and no equal playing field for esports… Expand
  29. Casperrrr
    Apr 4, 2021
    0
    Just bad. Same game every year. It is completly insane. Just wanted to tell you
  30. Dczy94
    Apr 4, 2021
    0
    1. Scripted.
    2. Pay to win.
    3. Bad server connectivity.
    4. Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment.
    5. Low drop rate of good cards, even if you buy Fifa Points.
    6. Toxic player comunity
    7. Bad gameplay allaround.
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#9 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2020

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 62 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 62
  3. Negative: 0 out of 62
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 4, 2021
    60
    Game for fans who either need to work online at FUT every day, or instead want to try a modified career mode, which is starting to really look like Football Manager. Otherwise, it's a decent update for the full price. [Issue#307]
  2. CD-Action
    Dec 18, 2020
    70
    The FIFA series desperately needs a fresh start. Right now, it relies mainly on the Ultimate Team mode and marketing, while going around in circles. Instead of leaping into the future, FIFA 21 takes half a step forward and two steps sideways in an attempt to differentiate itself from its predecessor well enough to rationalize spending money. If you already own FIFA 20 and are not addicted to Ultimate Team, you can sit this one out. [12/2020, p.44]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Nov 15, 2020
    70
    A consummate package of shooting, slide tackling and swearing, but with some familiar current-gen frustrations. The saving grace could be FIFA 21’s free PS5 upgrade. [Issue#182, p.137]
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