FIFA 14

 Xbox 360
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4.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 457 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 123 out of 457
  2. Mixed: 105 out of 457
  3. Negative: 229 out of 457
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  1. ECantona
    Dec 23, 2013
    9
    I really enjoy the newest Fifa. The tempo of the game is more realistic than on previous Fifas i've played. It's more fun to play career mode than before, because it really requires some tactical thinking sometimes to break the AI-defence. Also it seems that AI is wiser and better than before.

    Anyways, i'm not giving 10 because sometimes it feels that all the goals are identical. Just    I really enjoy the newest Fifa. The tempo of the game is more realistic than on previous Fifas i've played. It's more fun to play career mode than before, because it really requires some tactical thinking sometimes to break the AI-defence. Also it seems that AI is wiser and better than before.

    Anyways, i'm not giving 10 because sometimes it feels that all the goals are identical. Just sometimes!

    All in all, great game with lots of nice singleplayer and multiplayer modes to choose from. FUT is awesome.

    PES 13 was great, but this is even better.    … Expand
  2. bigdaddythunder
    Dec 31, 2013
    6
    This game is amazing as far as Ultimate Team. After a while every game i played at least 2 of my players got injured. Even if i put maximum power into my shot he basically passes it to the goalkeeper
  3. Gussay
    Jun 21, 2014
    1
    SHAMBLES. The game will never become anything close to real football game, there is next to no progression in features would make the game more realistic. The game HOLD GREAT FISSURES in its gameplay, one of which is the introduction of DEFENSIVE BUTTONS. This feature completely destroys the every single aspect of attacking football. Attacking is no longer creative or fluid do to theseSHAMBLES. The game will never become anything close to real football game, there is next to no progression in features would make the game more realistic. The game HOLD GREAT FISSURES in its gameplay, one of which is the introduction of DEFENSIVE BUTTONS. This feature completely destroys the every single aspect of attacking football. Attacking is no longer creative or fluid do to these defensive buttons and has made attacking - especially in Ultimate Team - extremely repetitive and dull. Granted, when defending, without these buttons it was difficult to have full control over your defence, however there there must be another way to navigate round this issue. Though surprise surprise EA just produce another spin off of its older version, and only sells due to - what seems like - MORE MONEY SPENT on the games MARKETING than redeveloping the game to even remotely ENHANCING the actual gameplay. It almost like they didn't even do extensive testing to identify this HUGE FISSURE IN THE GAME which is the DEFENSIVE BUTTONS.… Expand
  4. CactusReviews
    Jun 24, 2014
    5
    A football game made by EA Sports which features different modes like career mode or just play. Its is not as bad as all the reviews say it is personally, but I do admit it is somewhat scripted. Another big concern is that passing or most actions like shooting or passing, take a while for the game to process. Another concern is that the game sometimes doesn't detect fouls. But the gameA football game made by EA Sports which features different modes like career mode or just play. Its is not as bad as all the reviews say it is personally, but I do admit it is somewhat scripted. Another big concern is that passing or most actions like shooting or passing, take a while for the game to process. Another concern is that the game sometimes doesn't detect fouls. But the game isn't horrible.… Expand
  5. The_Scientist
    Jul 14, 2014
    8
    I can't believe how many negative reviews this game has, seriously. The game is probably not that much of an improvement from 13, the career mode has been fleshed out a bit more along with the introduction of a FM style scouting where you are unable to view the stats un-scouted players. Although a nice addition for the more hardcore football fan, in reality it becomes a bit tiresome.I can't believe how many negative reviews this game has, seriously. The game is probably not that much of an improvement from 13, the career mode has been fleshed out a bit more along with the introduction of a FM style scouting where you are unable to view the stats un-scouted players. Although a nice addition for the more hardcore football fan, in reality it becomes a bit tiresome.
    Gameplay is pretty flawless despite what the haters say. You won't find a better footy game, or realistically another one at all for a reason, FIFA reigns supreme!    … Expand
  6. ApocalypseBrown
    Nov 12, 2013
    7
    This game dishes out pain and pleasure in unequal measure, unequal as that is how unbalanced Fifa 14 is. For example its normally Ultimate Team were noobs have a fighting chance but with seasons mode, where skill and tactics used to be key, noobs got smashed to bits. Unfortunately now its the other way round, because in seasons every noob runs to Real Madrid, so unless you are eitherThis game dishes out pain and pleasure in unequal measure, unequal as that is how unbalanced Fifa 14 is. For example its normally Ultimate Team were noobs have a fighting chance but with seasons mode, where skill and tactics used to be key, noobs got smashed to bits. Unfortunately now its the other way round, because in seasons every noob runs to Real Madrid, so unless you are either Barcelona or Manchester City you have virtually no chance with Bale, CR7 and co running at your defense. With the game new mechanics players with pace and height (CR7, Bale, Ibarbo, etc) will tear the likes of Thaigo Silva apart. I like the new mechanics and the slowed down gameplay, but having such an over-powered team unbalances the game. UT mode has vastly improved, with the ability to change formations at will now and the ability to enhance player stats with boost cards. It's far more a tactical battle there, but it shouldn't be this way. Overall better this year in some parts, far far worse in others.… Expand
  7. Mattyice
    Oct 30, 2013
    1
    Just like the recent current-gen sports titles, like NHL 14, NBA 2k14, and Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14 brings nothing new to current-gen consoles and is just a re-skin of FIFA 13 with a roster update. FIFA looks great for next-gen, but FIFA 14 is a complete bust for the Xbox 360. Pure-shot brings nothing dramatically new to the table and other than that, this is the same damn game. Do not buyJust like the recent current-gen sports titles, like NHL 14, NBA 2k14, and Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14 brings nothing new to current-gen consoles and is just a re-skin of FIFA 13 with a roster update. FIFA looks great for next-gen, but FIFA 14 is a complete bust for the Xbox 360. Pure-shot brings nothing dramatically new to the table and other than that, this is the same damn game. Do not buy this generations edition of FIFA! You'll regret it if you did!… Expand
  8. callumjsouth
    Dec 7, 2014
    6
    This is without a doubt the most realistic FIFA to date, but is it the most fun? I don't think so. The game brings you special moments. Be it a goal that swerves in the air, or a goal straight from a corner. The game's decision to focus on realism does however mean it falls short of the more impressive FIFA 13. It is slower and less fun than FIFA 13. Goals on the counter feel dragged outThis is without a doubt the most realistic FIFA to date, but is it the most fun? I don't think so. The game brings you special moments. Be it a goal that swerves in the air, or a goal straight from a corner. The game's decision to focus on realism does however mean it falls short of the more impressive FIFA 13. It is slower and less fun than FIFA 13. Goals on the counter feel dragged out and slightly staggered. Some nice career mode improvements and the return of ultimate team make this a respectable FIFA though.… Expand
  9. mileswhitmore
    Apr 7, 2014
    0
    I can honestly say that this by far THE WORST GAME EVER MADE!!!! YES, EVEN WORSE THAN FIFA 13 AND BLACK OPS 1 AS IF THESE GAMES WEREN'T **** ENOUGH TO COUNT AS GAMES. The game had potential of being decent with some attempts to improve game modes including FUT. However it failed miserably, so here are some things that have really pissed me out on FIFA this year.

    1) I can understand why    I can honestly say that this by far THE WORST GAME EVER MADE!!!! YES, EVEN WORSE THAN FIFA 13 AND BLACK OPS 1 AS IF THESE GAMES WEREN'T **** ENOUGH TO COUNT AS GAMES. The game had potential of being decent with some attempts to improve game modes including FUT. However it failed miserably, so here are some things that have really pissed me out on FIFA this year.

    1) I can understand why to make the pace of the game slower than it was on the last game because it way too fast and players with 85+ pace is basically unstoppable. But with this game they took this too far and make every player on the game really slow so that players with around 30 pace can catch up to a player with 90+ pace and making these players unusable.

    2) The amount of headers and rebounds that are scored on this game, mainly UT. The number of games that i have played, about 90% of goals i concede are headers and rebounds. The headers i concede are mainly from corners, it always happens in the 45th or the 90th minute but i never score any headers from corners but that's what costs people games on FIFA and to top this one off, HEADERS ARE SO OVERPOWERED!!!!!.

    3) The game is also ruined by absolute biased referees that does not apply the rules of football on a video game. That's terrible because referees only given decisions that are not fouls or whoever gets the possession. They book players when you touch an opposition's player and does not book any players for bad, rash tackles. What's worse is that when you make a fair tackle when on a one on one situation, THE REFEREE WILL SEND YOU OFF!!!!! WTF!!!!! Why can't they have real life referees instead?

    4) The transfer market system on Career mode is a **** joke. If you want to buy the best players in the game, you look at their overall ratings and stats. But that's nothings compared to this game. The players don't have an overall rating until you scout them to confirm the player's overall rating. But who wants a scout in your club anyway, you will never find any unknown potential young players in the country you want the scout to go to for finding these players.

    5) This one may not be the game designer's fault for having in the game, but i really do feel when you play online on UT that people should never use any substitutes during an UT match because your wasting more contracts by using more players in one match. This can really also change the flow of an UT match instantly which is annoying because gamers are too scared of losing matches so they decide to bring on the most overpowered players off the bench instead of keeping the team as it is. It would help because it will stop the opposition from wasting your time when pausing the game.

    6) The thing that i think that pisses me off the most out of anything in this steaming pile of goat **** game is the EA SERVERS THEMSELVES!!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE WORST GAMING COMPANY IN THE WORLD ARE STILL MAKING THIS DISASTER OF A GAME SERIES SINCE FIFA 12!!!!!! HOW CAN THEY TAKE A POPULAR SPORT AND MAKE IT INTO A GAME SERIES WITHOUT MAKING IT DISAPPOINTING? THAT'S IS WHAT THEY HAVE DONE. EA SPORTS ARE SO LAZY THAT THEY DON'T EVEN BOTHER TO FIX THEIR SERVERS WHICH REQUIRES MAINTENANCE FOR **** HOURS AND PREVENTS ANYONE FROM PLAYING ONLINE, UPDATES DOES NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO THE GAME WHAT SO EVER, THE AMOUNT OF TIMES YOU GET DISCONNECTED FROM THE SERVERS TO COST PEOPLE MATCHES WHEN THEY ARE WINNING. THE ABSOLUTE WORST THING ABOUT FIFA THAT EA SPORTS HAVE INCLUDED IS EA SCRIPTING. THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT EA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR, HAVING PEOPLE TO PLAY YOUR GAMES AND HAVING FUN, RIGHT? NO!!!!! THE EA SERVERS DECIDES WHO WINS AND WHO LOSES EVERY MATCH. THIS DOES NOT MAKE ONE GAMER BETTER THAN THE OTHER BECAUSE IT'S FAIR ON PEOPLE WHO WANT TO PLAY A GAME LIKE THIS, EA SERVERS ARE **** CHEATERS, THEIR SCAMMERS, THEIR AN INSULT TO THE GAMING INDUSTRY WHO WOULD HAVE SPENT MORE TIME PLAYING BETTER GAMES INCLUDING GTA 5, THEY DON'T KNOW HOW FOOTBALL WORKS, THEY OVERPRICE THEIR GAMES SO THAT THEY CAN EARN MORE MONEY TO MAKE MORE ****TY FIFA GAMES, THEY DON'T MAKE ANY IMPROVEMENTS ON PEOPLE'S REQUESTS FOR THEIR NEXT GAMES, EA SERVERS REFUSE TO GIVE ANY PEOPLE REFUNDS FROM THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS THEY HAVE, EA SERVERS PAY REVIEWERS TO MAKE POSITIVE REVIEWS WHERE REALLY THEY SHOULD ALL BE NEGATIVE.

    EA SPORTS, I REALLY HOPE THAT SOON ENOUGH THAT YOUR COMPANY GOES BUST BECAUSE WHY CAN'T YOU LET ANOTHER SPORTS COMPANY MAKE A FIFA GAME? YOUR LATEST FIFA GAME IS THE WORST GAME OF ALL TIME AND DOES NOT DESERVE TO HAVE MILLIONS OF SALES. PEOPLE BUY YOUR GAMES BECAUSE THEY EXPECT A GREAT SPORTS GAME. IF THEY ARE NOT ENJOYING THE GAME MAKE CHANGES ON PEOPLE'S REQUESTS. IN MY OPINION WHAT WOULD BE BETTER, YOU STOP MAKING FIFA GAMES AND SCAMMING PEOPLE TO BUY YOUR OVERPRICED PIECES OF **** GAMES. ANY PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT WANTS TO PLAY A FOOTBALL GAME, DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND NEVER BUY THE LATEST FIFA GAME, EVER IT'S **** DREADFUL.    … Expand
  10. thomas481516234
    Jan 12, 2014
    0
    DO NOT BUY THIS **** GAME. worst soccer game ever. i cant even believe that the people who "tested" this stupid game even allowed it to be released.
    1.) goals are small making it impossible to score
    2.) your keeper blows theirs is a brick wall 3.) your own players that arent under control wander around mindlessly and wont help you or make a run 4.) u cannot make a pass to save your    DO NOT BUY THIS **** GAME. worst soccer game ever. i cant even believe that the people who "tested" this stupid game even allowed it to be released.
    1.) goals are small making it impossible to score
    2.) your keeper blows theirs is a brick wall
    3.) your own players that arent under control wander around mindlessly and wont help you or make a run
    4.) u cannot make a pass to save your life
    5.) your own players will get in your way when you try to dribble/shoot
    6.) other teams defenders block every shot
    7.) players (on both teams) will run offsides 99% of the time and the ref will call a offside if your 1/10000000 of a millimeter offside
    8.) if your player gets fouled ref wont call it for you
    9.) ref calls everything against the players team
    10.) the difficulty setting will change whenever it wants making the opponents impossible to score on
    11.) you cannot dribble the ball worth a ****
    12.) you cannot shoot the ball worth a ****
    list goes on and on    … Expand
  11. amora098
    Nov 30, 2013
    5
    I like the game and all but I get very irritated about the first touch because they take the first touch to big. This irritates me very much because Fifa 12 is way better dribbling then Fifa 14.
  12. rhyback
    Dec 11, 2013
    6
    Fifa 14, a mixed bag overall. Admittedly whilst the new features make for a more realistic football game, i found that a lot of the time they made for a less enjoyable game. If i take the global transfer network, for example, it does seem like a more professional way of searching for players however the lack of the ability to search for players by overall rating really hinders the transferFifa 14, a mixed bag overall. Admittedly whilst the new features make for a more realistic football game, i found that a lot of the time they made for a less enjoyable game. If i take the global transfer network, for example, it does seem like a more professional way of searching for players however the lack of the ability to search for players by overall rating really hinders the transfer system in the game. Also just whilst on the subject of transfers i feel, in my experience, that some clubs asked for unrealistic and just plain over the top amounts to sign players. This made it difficult to sign good players without paying through the teeth to get them.

    The actual in match football for this game has been slowed down considerably, with more emphasis being put on pressing, controlling the midfield and generally more strategic football. This makes for a more challenging game in my opinion but at the cost of making a love it or hate it play style that will alienate many fifa regulars. The footballing gameplay is more streamlined and realistic, but will make some of the same mistakes previous games would. Some of these include your defenders being caught in no man's land by a single long ball over the top or by the sluggishness of the AI players reacting to loose balls. The most severe of these mistakes in my opinion the fact that your players will constantly be caught offside through a combination of their ineptitude and by the most unrealistic part of the game, good linesmen. These guys could catch you offside if you breathed past the last defender, which although annoying does cut out some of the through ball syndrome previous fifa games had.

    The rest of the game i found satisfactory, with menus not necessarily made simpler but organised in a way that allows for quicker navigation when you get used to the system and the usual high amount of fifa customization throughout the rest of the game.

    Final verdict: Not a bad way to initiate your fifa experience if new to the franchise, but i wouldn't recommend fifa 13 owners to 'upgrade' unless really into this style of strategic football.    … Expand
  13. mcgrotty
    Dec 11, 2013
    4
    The game play side is ok not really a step up from 13 but what they have done on career mode is a joke. The transfer system on 13 was good, it let you search players based on skill level, age etc.The new system is over elaborate, I do not play online much so can not comment there. Really felt I wasted my money here, if you are thinking of purchasing this and already have 13 then do not
  14. Gingeross
    Dec 13, 2013
    7
    Fifa 14 is probably the worst way to follow up the overly-attaching and fun Fifa 13. This game tried to be the perfect Fifa to keep up with Next Gen, and it failed. The game feels much more realistic in that the in game play isn't so focused on the player's speed, which provides more of a fair balance during the gameplay experience. One of the main problems in my opinion about Fifa 14 isFifa 14 is probably the worst way to follow up the overly-attaching and fun Fifa 13. This game tried to be the perfect Fifa to keep up with Next Gen, and it failed. The game feels much more realistic in that the in game play isn't so focused on the player's speed, which provides more of a fair balance during the gameplay experience. One of the main problems in my opinion about Fifa 14 is the (what seems like) lack of effort put into this Current Gen title. When I first went onto the game I immediately looked at the squads and there it was. Mesut Ozil was at Real Madrid and Gareth Bale was at Spurs. Bear in mind that these two players transferred from these clubs over three weeks before the game was released. It speaks volumes.

    Fifa 14 provides a perfect balance in general gameplay but feels like a major let down following on from the fantastic Fifa 13.    … Expand
  15. GamNexBiad
    Dec 13, 2013
    4
    SAVE YOUR MONEY, BUY FIFA 13 (360) INSTEAD

    FIFA 14 (360) is riddled with bugs. For example: • Rage quits often crash the game. • Multiplayer opponents don't appear in Xbox Live recently met list (so you can't mute, message, or avoid 'em). • You can't choose what to do after a match is tied at the end of 90'. FIFA 14 (360) still lacks basic features. For example, you still can't    SAVE YOUR MONEY, BUY FIFA 13 (360) INSTEAD

    FIFA 14 (360) is riddled with bugs. For example:
    • Rage quits often crash the game.
    • Multiplayer opponents don't appear in Xbox Live recently met list (so you can't mute, message, or avoid 'em).
    • You can't choose what to do after a match is tied at the end of 90'.

    FIFA 14 (360) still lacks basic features. For example, you still can't filter possible multiplayer opponents on the basis of connection quality.

    You may as well buy FIFA 13 (360) instead.
    • The above-mentioned bugs don't exist.
    • Most of the graphics (gameplay, UI) in FIFA 14 are identical with FIFA 13.

    Conclusions
    • EA spent as little on development as possible on FIFA 14 (360). Perhaps this was to maximize resources on the next gen SKUs, and the upcoming World Cup 2014 title.
    • Microsoft knowingly allowed this turd to ship. Perhaps this was in exchange for the assurances that EA would promptly ship FIFA for Xbox One.
    • Any pro reviewer giving FIFA 14 (360) a high score is dishonest.

    PS Don't blame the QA testers. They invariably find these bugs. It's management who over-rules them, deeming bugs as "shippable".    … Expand
  16. mikebrzo
    Dec 14, 2013
    3
    This game had so much potential. Yes, they did improve a lot of things such as ball physics, and more realistic player movement, but seriously, the stuff going on 'behind the scenes" in this game is a joke. EA has practically taken the idea of user input and made some sort of practical joke out of it. Players rarely do what they are intended to do. Such a shame.
  17. PlayedRex
    Jan 9, 2014
    9
    I got this game on Christmas Day and all i've had is fun. I've been playing career mode which is incredibly immersive and fun. I've never felt like there's any scripting, if I concede it's my fault. I also had a few friends who got this game before me so i've also been playing Pro Clubs. It's incredibly fun especially with people you know.
  18. TopBab
    Jan 15, 2014
    2
    This game is so annoying :(
    I started no tutorial set semi pro

    I thought amateur

    Is this game only for person who played fifa13?

    but graphic is great movement is awesome

    and i don't like this game
  19. Inferno3
    Jan 17, 2014
    0
    Easily the worse version of FIFA I have played over the past 15 + years.

    The controls are horrible, for example when you take the ball off a player it doesn't flow well. I took the ball from a striker 3 times but it just bounced back to him and he scored. It's almost like playing a poker machine that is rigged. Every single cutaway shot in the game is annoying. The controls are the    Easily the worse version of FIFA I have played over the past 15 + years.

    The controls are horrible, for example when you take the ball off a player it doesn't flow well. I took the ball from a striker 3 times but it just bounced back to him and he scored. It's almost like playing a poker machine that is rigged. Every single cutaway shot in the game is annoying. The controls are the worst I've played in any football game. I'd rate soccer on Commodore 64 above this version. What a waste of time and money!    … Expand
  20. ihateeasports
    Jan 20, 2014
    0
    The game is without doubt scripted in FUT mode. A few weeks ago I won every match, against anyone. It was so easy. It was like all my shots went in. Now I have lost 28 out of the last 30, some of them against people who doesnt look like they have ever played before. I can have 20 shots at goal against one and still lose 1-0. Scripted.
  21. MedalpiXel
    Jan 20, 2014
    5
    FIFA 14 is a game that has received mixed reviews some positive and a lot that are negative. FIFA 14 on the 360 brings nothing new to the table. It's just FIFA 13 with a new coat of paint. All the games are rigged up the wazoo. Playing ultimate just to score 3 goals and then just to get smacked in the next half. Your just following what EA has planned for that game.
  22. slath
    Mar 2, 2014
    0
    My mom walked by me while i was playing this game and actually asked me "Why is everyone running in slow motion"?
    The players do not feel realistic, they feel like they are mentally challenged.
  23. fifa14sucks
    Mar 18, 2014
    0
    Remember the time when FIFA video games were supposed to be fun? When you used to be jolly happy because you played them? No more! EA Sports have produced the ultimate no-fun game! FIFA14! I usually play the seasons mode for 1,2 quick games every day. But this game has become a complete joke.

    First of all, FIFA has decided to make through balls impossible. They probably thought. "Hey    Remember the time when FIFA video games were supposed to be fun? When you used to be jolly happy because you played them? No more! EA Sports have produced the ultimate no-fun game! FIFA14! I usually play the seasons mode for 1,2 quick games every day. But this game has become a complete joke.

    First of all, FIFA has decided to make through balls impossible. They probably thought. "Hey remember, when FIFA 13 was fun because people could play nice through balls? Let's kill that off!" Great idea. Now everyone has to play lob passes. And like that alone isn't annoying enough (because which team in real life would play with lob passes) the defenders are always so stupid to stop running when someone lobs the ball. Great idea EA Sports! What they have also decided is that FIFA 13 was too much fun because you could play nice combinations. But there they also thought "Let's get rid of that". The touches are ridiculous now. 5 star team players act like this the first time they play. Also they need a radius of 5 meters to make a turn. Good job, EA!

    Goal keepers are horrible at corners!

    9 of ten goals are scored by headers. According to EA football players are now better at scoring with their head than with their feet! You learn something new every day! Thank you EA Canadians! You big football nation!

    Some special players like Ibrahimovic are impossible to defend against! He can do anything he wants. You don't have skills and you don't know how to play football? Fine! Just play with PSG and Ibrahimovic. Even Champions League final defenders like Hummels or Subotic won't win a header against him.

    When you play a long pass to your players in front, it will most of the time go to the offside player! They can stand on the same exact line and 5 of 6 players can be onside but you can be sure the player who is off side will touch the ball first even though you never meant to play the ball to him.

    Probably don't need to remind people that the games are all scripted and that there are streaks! EA, this is football, not a pit game in a Las Vegas casino!

    What is also really nice and realistic is, that after you score a goal and there is a kick-off in the middle of the pitch it's actually a lot easier for the opponent to score a goal! So we all know that after a goal both teams go back in their own half! So obviously it should be hard to score a goal 5 seconds after the kick-off? That's why they rarely ever happen, right? Not according to EA. Watch a freaking game of football (or soccer like you call it) once in a while!

    But there are also one good thing! EA has worked on the goal celebrations! Isn't that great? Isn't that why you buy a game? Not because you wanna play a fun game with nice passing goals but so can you have 100 different goal celebrations that you can rub in your opponent's face when the dramatic game script allows you to score!

    This game is finally dead to me! Never again! I want to play football against people. Not "dramatic script ball" against nerds who only try to beat you by exposing the flaws of the game. This is not football! This is not fun! I'm sick of being frustrated after playing a video game! EA please stop buying the FIFA license when you bring out a game like that! It's a disgrace.    … Expand
  24. lividtoast
    Mar 23, 2014
    0
    awful, doesn't always pass in the direction u want it to, always lags in game, players' stats mean nothing (e.g. when terry paced my Walcott), packs are a waste of money cos you never get anyone good and its just ea trying to take your money, rarely players will respond to your commands straight away so don't expect to do any volleys, lower rated goalkeepers seem to perform better than theawful, doesn't always pass in the direction u want it to, always lags in game, players' stats mean nothing (e.g. when terry paced my Walcott), packs are a waste of money cos you never get anyone good and its just ea trying to take your money, rarely players will respond to your commands straight away so don't expect to do any volleys, lower rated goalkeepers seem to perform better than the best ones, ea has based the player ratings mainly on their ages and whether they play for man city or not, sometimes when the game freezes you will receive a loss even if your winning, ea appears to pick the winner before kick off so one player will always suffer, on pro clubs someone will always lag loads, usually the team with benteke will beat the team with messi, contracts are pointless.

    If you don't want to end up smashing your controllers, then don't buy this game    … Expand
  25. DonnyWon1
    Mar 31, 2014
    0
    WORST FIFA YET!!!! I buy FIFA every year to play it with my friends and for the love of the sport, but EA ruins it every year. Where do I start? Overpowered headers, handicapped goalkeepers, mentally challenged defense, horrid first touch system, broken transfer market, horrible servers, and more than I can write in less than 500 characters. Unless you want to break your controller orWORST FIFA YET!!!! I buy FIFA every year to play it with my friends and for the love of the sport, but EA ruins it every year. Where do I start? Overpowered headers, handicapped goalkeepers, mentally challenged defense, horrid first touch system, broken transfer market, horrible servers, and more than I can write in less than 500 characters. Unless you want to break your controller or anything within your household, DO NOT BUY FIFA 14. EA can go such a fat chode.… Expand
  26. eaispoor
    Apr 8, 2014
    0
    connection issues, as always with fifa and ea games means there is no point in playing, sold it, getting pes from now on. d
  27. zibd
    Apr 10, 2014
    1
    The worst FIFA yet. Sad this game used to be so good. I understand you can't please everyone but this is truly an awful game. The point was to make it more realistic which is last thing this game is.
  28. jammo1994
    Apr 17, 2014
    8
    Brilliant Game if your a football fan I don't get complaints about this game I don't understand all the negative reviews in personal opinion I don't see what else you can expect from a football game the graphics and game play are spot on. little slow on updates apart from that id say a top class game. better on xbox one but that's down to the console
  29. Louisw66
    Apr 26, 2014
    0
    It's rubbish I've never had so many problems with a football game in my life, no time was put into this game it's a massive disappointment all this game does is piss you off
  30. rory_allen
    May 8, 2014
    0
    This is one of the worst **** game i have ever played. There is a serious dead zone for player 2 and the **** LUCKY BOUNCE is **** useless. Nothing i can do as i am round my mates and he as just scored 2 from THE **** HALF WAY LINE. WHAT THE **** THIS GAME IS **** AS **** AND MY OLD GEOGRAPHY TEACHER

    E **** A SORT THIS **** THING OUT OR I WILL NOT BUY ANY MORE OF YOUR **** **** CRAP    This is one of the worst **** game i have ever played. There is a serious dead zone for player 2 and the **** LUCKY BOUNCE is **** useless. Nothing i can do as i am round my mates and he as just scored 2 from THE **** HALF WAY LINE. WHAT THE **** THIS GAME IS **** AS **** AND MY OLD GEOGRAPHY TEACHER

    E **** A SORT THIS **** THING OUT OR I WILL NOT BUY ANY MORE OF YOUR **** **** CRAP BAG GAMES.    … Expand
  31. CriticalGamerEd
    May 23, 2014
    0
    Been playing since FIFA 08, this is by far the worst one I have played, the amount of game abusing tactics are beyond recognition. To name a few...
    -Infamous 'kick-off' glitch, assign your starting centre circle duo to LB+A and then LB+Y when he's about the break the offside trap and hey presto, you're in for a **** header.
    -Placing a strong player up front, this game is just all about    Been playing since FIFA 08, this is by far the worst one I have played, the amount of game abusing tactics are beyond recognition. To name a few...
    -Infamous 'kick-off' glitch, assign your starting centre circle duo to LB+A and then LB+Y when he's about the break the offside trap and hey presto, you're in for a **** header.
    -Placing a strong player up front, this game is just all about strength, use Ibrahimovic, Lukaku, Benteke, Falcao, Cavani and guess what, just use LB+Y and 50% of the time you're in!
    -A 'foul' button, I can't recall if this was introduced in FIFA 12, but I don't think it was, I think it was FIFA 13, why is there a button to deliberately pull a player back? I remember hearing about a 'diving' mechanic in pro evo and hearing the FIFA community ridicule it, how is this any different? And the fact you can get away with it most of the time? How stupid are these designers?
    -Broken first touch, no one enjoyed the implementation of the first touch initially, but most of us, including me and my friends, warmed to it, however, it has become to common on FIFA 14, due to the fact that better players climatise to tackling a player's touch rather than the player itself, in other words, your opponent will not tackle you, if the ball comes in for a goal kick, or a lobbed pass, he will just wait for your player to do a 'dodgy' first touch, steal the ball and possession is turned.
    -Headers and across goal shots, why is it, every iteration of FIFA, there must be some overpowered mechanic of Scoring? If you've all forgotten, FIFA 10, volleys volleys volleys, FIFA 11, LB Free kicks and power shots from 30+ yards out, FIFA 12, finesse finesse finesse galore, FIFA 13 Near post, every goal, just bash it in near post and now? It's headers and the ability to 'swerve' a shot so conveniently across your body as you shoot, that it just lands in the net, why can't all methods be equally good or bad? why must there be this abuse of tactics in every FIFA iteration.
    -Goalies, why is it, unless you have the TOTY 90 Petr Cech, that your goalie can't seem to push a ball above his head? The amount of times I have seen my goalie fall backwards, accepting defeat, allowing the ball to literally go above his un-extended arm, is beyond comprehension, why does this exist? Other than as a catalyst for EA's intended premise, matches which end with 10+ goals.
    - Physics engine, I had a player, yesterday, who was rightfully awarded a yellow card for fouling my opponent, however, his second yellow came from him preparing to shoot, having the ball slid from his possession, then kicking the opponent due to the absence of a ball, enough said.
    -Contracts/Injuries, it's become far too apparent nowadays that EA only has one thing on it's mind, quite obviously, money; personally I've always despised contracts and injuries, but it's gotten to the point where I've physically injured myself out of frustration, winning games 3-0 then losing or drawing, exiting the game annoyed, then having to apply 4 contracts and buy 4 contracts, then applying an injury card after I buy it, I eventually don't return to the game.
    -The absence of care for other game modes, my and my friends love pro clubs, however we fail to experience it's full potential due to the lack of money it creates via in-game purchases I.E. ultimate team, this is just solid evidence that EA only cares about profits, as a business I understand this approach, but as a games company I have no longer any respect for them in terms of their ethos, a company should both want to appease its audience aswell as satisfy it's monetary needs, however this has failed in the former, I honestly have never been so annoyed at the fact that I need to buy this game, ever year, because the only other alternative is PES and none of my friends are willing to buy that, this is in fact the lesser of two evils, but that just sums it up perfectly.
    -Broken ultimate team traits, it's obvious when some teams you come up against in ultimate team have 7/11 TOTY players and 4 players (Mainly Colombian) like cuadrado and constant, that some players are just in fact, utterly utterly broken, the fact that these players can compete with the rest of their team-mates and literally not stand out as worse or better just tells you that some traits are so much more valuable than others, i.e. pace... this is an affront to the type of footballers I adore, I.E. Vidal/Pirlo/Gerrard/Xavi who aren't known for their pace, therefore suffering on the ridiculous stage that is 'ultimate team' and why in the end? Because they're slow, so they're obviously bad... duh... sigh...
    My advice? If you want a football game, buy this one, but don't let it get to you like it has to me, I've fallen yet again for another steamling pile of AIDS contributed by EA themselves, they are literally the epitome of a scum TNC, I hope they go out of business not just for this, but for other franchises they've killed, R.I.P Dragon age/Dead Space... ):    … Expand
  32. lordT
    Jul 10, 2014
    4
    As someone who hates EA Sports sooo much, my review may not be fair this time, but in all honesty i can say that you should NOT buy this game. That's it, DON'T BUY THIS GAME. There is not much of a need to review it even further. But, according to a phrase that i love "You must either extremely love or extremely hate the thing you are reviewing in order to talk a lot about it". This isAs someone who hates EA Sports sooo much, my review may not be fair this time, but in all honesty i can say that you should NOT buy this game. That's it, DON'T BUY THIS GAME. There is not much of a need to review it even further. But, according to a phrase that i love "You must either extremely love or extremely hate the thing you are reviewing in order to talk a lot about it". This is the kind of a feeling that injects me and i will show you how extreme hate i have to review this piece of ****

    The gameplay is-What a shock.- "slightly improved (i am gonna directly quote from Wikipedia but open brackets to show the truth when needed)

    The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game feature a new game engine called the Ignite Engine. This features both graphical and gameplay advances on the previous game engine used by the FIFA series (slightly), the Impact Engine (which is used for the PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360 versions of the game). Improvements include advanced AI to make players react more like real human beings (Yeah right.), "True Player Motion" to create more realistic movement from the players, and more enhanced realism for environmental features such as weather and the crowd, which responds to what is happening on the pitch in a manner similar to a real crowd (we saw that on FIFA 13 as well).

    However the biggest feature they advertise the **** of it regularly is the Ultimate Team mode.............. Which i did not play as part of my EA sports resistance :)    … Expand
  33. vletra
    May 31, 2014
    9
    great game i cant say anything about fut because i got the game at 5 year pack opening.
    Career mode is great.I love the mode where you can create your competitions
  34. fabeledbagel
    Jun 29, 2014
    1
    “If you are a fan of FIFA games you tend to be quite philosophical, because they tend to build you up then let you down.” FIFA should be a benchmark-setting soccer game with great gameplay and years of thoughtful development & refinement. Currently, it is a husk of latent unfulfilled potential, and is a treated as a blatant cash cow for a lumbering shambles of a company. They also treat“If you are a fan of FIFA games you tend to be quite philosophical, because they tend to build you up then let you down.” FIFA should be a benchmark-setting soccer game with great gameplay and years of thoughtful development & refinement. Currently, it is a husk of latent unfulfilled potential, and is a treated as a blatant cash cow for a lumbering shambles of a company. They also treat their customers with disgrace. If you go to EA Sports forums, they have “vent” treads and any criticism you voice about the game is considered heresy pending a banned account and confinement in the Tower of London. What EA Sports had achieved in the past 10 years would have been easily surpassed by any another studio with more ambition and commitment like Bethesda. When buying a Fifa-EA product, I find myself paying through the nose for their monopoly on licensing & copyright rather than for entertainment. They drip feed 1 or 2 untested “improvements” per year, most of which undermine smooth and consistent gameplay; their flagship features such as randomness, first touch passing and UFC style tackle/collision systems have totally lost the plot. This would be fine if it had been done correctly, but there is no consistency to the implementation here. The game lacks refinement and adding “randomness” to already poor gameplay makes for an extremely frustrating experience. The whole result seems like a rip-off of Madden or UFC. These professional “critical” reviews seem to glorify each FIFA game in isolation of the 10 previous iterations before it, marketing each release as some sort of ground breaking & innovative affair; when in fact there is much less to like. According to EA, “It doesn't matter if you call it soccer or football, in the end all you need to know is that FIFA is the only way to play” or so they hope! More work is done by EA Sports in each iteration of FIFA by patches & fixes, than the original game itself. IMHO the lack of innovation, absence of improvement and dreadful gameplay does not marry well with the high asking price.… Expand
  35. Hyrsker
    Jun 23, 2014
    0
    Don't waste your money, The ultimate teams section is garbage. Player control will jump to a player across the field randomly when you get the ball stolen so you cant get it back. The game is 100% scripted in single player, teams that are far inferior will be unbeatable if you win to many times in a row. The game has little to do with skill, so if your looking for a skill based gameDon't waste your money, The ultimate teams section is garbage. Player control will jump to a player across the field randomly when you get the ball stolen so you cant get it back. The game is 100% scripted in single player, teams that are far inferior will be unbeatable if you win to many times in a row. The game has little to do with skill, so if your looking for a skill based game keep on looking. This has been claimed to be caused by the difficulty level of each team being different for the season you selected. If true this is a truly horrible idea since I for one like to pick things at or slightly above my sill level so I can improve and enjoy a challenge. what fun is losing to a team that's world class when I chose semi pro because Im new. Definitely wish I had my money back for this one they can keep it.… Expand
  36. joarr
    Jun 23, 2014
    0
    Like noted by so many before me there is no joy in playing FIFA 14. Mostly, it's frustrating. Realistic? I want to have a vision of how to play in a given situation, and then execute that vision to the best of my ability with the xbox controller. I don't want the challenge to be in how well you can control the players, but how well you understand football. I am certain this is what mostLike noted by so many before me there is no joy in playing FIFA 14. Mostly, it's frustrating. Realistic? I want to have a vision of how to play in a given situation, and then execute that vision to the best of my ability with the xbox controller. I don't want the challenge to be in how well you can control the players, but how well you understand football. I am certain this is what most players want. Does EA fail to understand this?

    It hasn't gotten more realistic, just more difficult to control. The players are incontrollable and seem to me like morons. There is no realism in a player on a ball sometimes taking several seconds to turn and move in another direction when practically standing still. " It's like they all have hip and pelvic injuries the players do not move like athletes. "

    However, with a stroke of luck you can still beat on opponent 1on1 because they somehow managed to **** the defense up just as bad. Yay, balance!

    Also, perhaps to balance the game better (jk) seeing as well-orchestrated attacks are near impossible in FIFA 14 sometimes defensive AI's just run straight away from the situation leaving the opponent an open road to the net.

    Obviously headers are overpowered. Passes are strange to control and often even go to the wrong teammate.Through balls are absolutely ridicolous, it's like they have a life of their own. When playing defense in previous versions you could easily pick the player you wanted but now it always picks the wrong one.    … Expand
  37. SidTheCritic
    Nov 15, 2014
    0
    I wish that in the next update of the FIFA 14 they would allow you to create your own team with your own special kits which allows you to choose your very own sponsor or make up your own sponsor allows you to create a team(well I am not talking about Ultimate Team) which allows you to use any existing player or create a new one and have your own special name for your team and you canI wish that in the next update of the FIFA 14 they would allow you to create your own team with your own special kits which allows you to choose your very own sponsor or make up your own sponsor allows you to create a team(well I am not talking about Ultimate Team) which allows you to use any existing player or create a new one and have your own special name for your team and you can choose any general stadium and rename it and also I wish that you can choose where to play your match like in eg:Singapore… Expand
  38. YourOtherMother
    Feb 1, 2015
    6
    Not much different from FIFA 13 but still decent. Yeah, it feels scripted but that's probably just the frustration of losing. Career mode is a bit glitched out because Professional is too easy but World class is too hard. UT is just based mainly on pace. But overall, not too bad.
  39. CineAutoctono
    Dec 25, 2015
    4
    The game did not taste a bit by not more controls do not know me , and when I return to game after a repetition I leave it on pause , if they saw how much it cost .
  40. Yobyoni
    Nov 15, 2020
    6
    I pretty much hate all of the FIFA games apart from this one. Something about it just clicks. It's by no means a great game, but out of all the FIFA games, this one is the best.
  41. Frost_Cube
    Jan 30, 2021
    5
    CRIPTED everything I do is scripted. Even though they have added cool new features to normal gameplay and ultimate team i still think this is scripted.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 36 out of 41
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  1. Level7.nu
    Dec 12, 2013
    70
    In this year's installment FIFA doesn’t take any larger leaps forward. It is still a polished football game for the dedicated fan base. And for the player who doesn’t want to play alone Ultimate Team is probably better than ever. But it is still too bad that EA hasn’t worked more on improving the core mechanics of the game.
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  2. The Digital Fix
    Oct 30, 2013
    80
    FIFA 14 pushes the franchise forward in baby steps without providing any major surprises or new “wow” features, yet is still streets ahead of the competition and a must for any footie fan.
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  3. GameFront
    Oct 28, 2013
    86
    While I have mixed feelings about EA’s perch on this lucrative pedestal, it’s hard to to argue that the EA Canada team hasn’t earned it, and doesn’t continue to earn it, by delivering a game that really does feel better, really does feel different, every year, even if you have to be an avid player of the game to really appreciate how.
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