FIFA 15

 Xbox 360
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4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 93 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 29 out of 93
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 93
  3. Negative: 51 out of 93
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  1. LeeWalkerMusic
    Oct 13, 2014
    6
    Well where do I start? Positives?

    The graphics are nice The BPL stadiums and chants is a really nice touch The dribbling is fun to use Pace actually holds significance now (in previous versions Mertesacker could catch Bale, it was ridiculous) The new animations are really cool and add to realism I don't understand the complaints about heading, I find it good and a lot    Well where do I start? Positives?

    The graphics are nice

    The BPL stadiums and chants is a really nice touch

    The dribbling is fun to use

    Pace actually holds significance now (in previous versions Mertesacker could catch Bale, it was ridiculous)

    The new animations are really cool and add to realism

    I don't understand the complaints about heading, I find it good and a lot more realistic, I've gotten a lot of good goals from it.

    However...

    The defending is totally terrible, like really, its almost impossible to make a tackle when realistically its perfectly feasible.

    The opposition don't play "football", they run at you, and keep running, and coupled with the bad defending mechanics it ends in rage disaster, my pad has never been thrown so much since I bought it, I also don't think I've shouted **** more than at this game.

    Its biased: I'm not a bad player, I've been playing this game since FIFA07, granted I'm not absolutely outstanding, but I can handle the game and I fully understand football inside out. The referees are biased, they give decisions the computers way and neglect the decision when the shoe is on the other foot. Its also frustrating when you've been attacking for 80 minutes of a game but the keeper has saved everything you've thrown at them, just for them to run at you, and keep running, past your retarded defenders to score as if its a 5 a side kick around.

    The transfer system in career mode is fairly bad. For example; when conducting a criteria search, you don't have enough criteria. You have position, name, age, country, team league etc. Nothing substantial. Even if they added an option to search for players with expiring contracts it'd improve the experience. The global transfer market is good, but you don't seem to retain information from previous scouting expeditions, or even players you've sold, you'd think it'd at least retain their last known abilities and value but it doesn't, so a lot of the money you spend on hiring good scouts and the time you spend sending them out and setting instructions is wasted.

    The passing is almost ridiculous, everything is either intercepted, or goes to the wrong player or just goes into no mans land, its really irritating and frustrating. I'd understand it going to the wrong player if there were 2 players stood in the same vicinity, but its not the case, its a case of you asking it to pass one way, and the computer misinterpreting the information and sending it the other. The interceptions are over the top, no man on the planet has a brain that works that fast to cause them to read what you're doing and react perfectly, its unrealistic. It happens when dribbling too, when you've wrongfooted a player with a bit of skill or pace and they magically do some sort of acrobatic nonsense and pull the ball away with almost German precision, it really gets frustrating.

    The shooting system is VERY hard to get used to for about 20 games. You'll take a shot using a reasonable amount of power from a reasonable distance using a player with good shooting attributes, and you'll hit the blimp hovering above the stadium or kill a fan near the corner flag. It depends very heavily on getting your players body set right and if you don't take enough touches to settle yourself it'll just spoon off into the distance, even if you're 5 yards out. Be careful or you'll frustrate yourself by missing sitters.

    Overall, its a good game, but its not solid and it doesn't quite feel finished, I'm sure all the defending errors, interceptions and maybe even the shooting will be tweaked in an update, but I'm not currently on XboxLive, so its not really fair is it?

    6/10 - Frustrating, but still a good FIFA game and plenty of fun to be had.    … Expand
  2. Gingeross
    Oct 10, 2014
    5
    I am a massive fan of the FIFA series. I buy it every year, and I am now used to some of the drastic changes that are made between games. This game however, is an embarrassment to the FIFA series. It makes buying on current gen so unattractive that I'm actually considering going back and playing FIFA 14. Where do I start. The gameplay is awkward. Random heavy touches from attackers andI am a massive fan of the FIFA series. I buy it every year, and I am now used to some of the drastic changes that are made between games. This game however, is an embarrassment to the FIFA series. It makes buying on current gen so unattractive that I'm actually considering going back and playing FIFA 14. Where do I start. The gameplay is awkward. Random heavy touches from attackers and stationary or otherwise just poor defending ruins the authenticity. I see fans of the opposite team cheering my goals and players like the massive Adebayo Akinfenwa somehow managing to dribble past my full defence and score. The best thing about gameplay on 15 is the new player animations. They run smoothly and are sometimes a joy to pull off. The single player game is frustrating, which I can see as positive and negative for FIFA. The game's catchphrase this year is 'Feel the Game' and sometimes I genuinely have moments of frustration on single player, something that has never really happened before. The other side to that is the fact that defending is feels COMPLETELY different from previous games. The challenge is refreshing, but at the same time, my defenders sometimes just look silly when they try to defend. I have already conceded more sloppy goals in the latest version than I had on 14. The main menu is pretty slick and stylish, but when it comes to career mode menus, they are slow and laggy. The new team select system may look good but the overall performance of it is just dodgy. One positive is the new feature which lets you make different squads. It makes it easier to make a squad full of young stars for friendlies and have another full of world class players for league games. Ultimate Team on the game sometimes feels like a flashback to FIFA 13, where all you really need is pace. This a trending theme through the whole game, with the much needed strength de-buff being again cancelled out by a slight pace buff up. However, the game's overall balance between the two heavily focused-on stats in the game is actually not too bad and a slight improvement from the last instalment in the series. My main problem with FIFA 15 is the lack of improvement. Career mode has barely been touched and is still overshadowed by fantastic career mode systems like NBA 2K15. The only real focus of Fifa nowadays is Ultimate Team, which to be honest, isn't even that good on 15. The game feels too much like an arcade game, with literally no improvements graphically and overall, not many improvements on the whole game itself. FIFA 15 is by far one of the worst instalments in my memory of the massively popular franchise, but spending money on XBOX 360 and PS3 should really just not be an option. The game feels like it has been completely ignored and it really isn't worth buying.… Expand
  3. AGK
    Dec 22, 2014
    7
    I love sports game and this one puts the money to the table. My friend kept bugging me to buy this so I bought it and I really enjoyed it but knowing EA, there was always a downside but the game was still pretty cool
  4. JMorrison
    Nov 23, 2014
    5
    I've been loyal to FIFA over the years, but this is just an Arcade game with excellent graphics. I play most of the game modes, but Ultimate Team is my favorite.

    The Bad: The referees both make awful calls and miss the most obvious penalties. The players that you aren't controlling are absolutely lost on the pitch. Playing defense consist of switching between your defenders to make    I've been loyal to FIFA over the years, but this is just an Arcade game with excellent graphics. I play most of the game modes, but Ultimate Team is my favorite.

    The Bad:
    The referees both make awful calls and miss the most obvious penalties. The players that you aren't controlling are absolutely lost on the pitch. Playing defense consist of switching between your defenders to make sure they're in the right spot and not doing something completely illogical. And of course, EA still doesn't understand that pace shouldn't be the most important part of the gme. Not that this is a humongous deal, but the "DNF" modifier is a complete mess. And of course, EA still doesn't understand that pace shouldn't be the most important part of the game.

    The Good:
    Physicality is more important in FIFA 15 then in past games, and although it's far from perfect, I do like the new shooting changes, even if they do take some time to get used to. Besides that, the music, as usual, is good.

    As much as I hate to say this, I might have to give PES a try next year...    … Expand

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  1. IGN
    Oct 16, 2014
    68
    FIFA 15 represents an improvement on last year’s game in some regards, but a step back in others.
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  2. Multiplayer.it
    Sep 29, 2014
    86
    This chapter is full of small but crucial enhancements to the usual gameplay.
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