FIFA 19

 Xbox One
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2.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 257 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 257
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 257
  3. Negative: 179 out of 257
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  1. Xbox_Alive
    Sep 29, 2018
    8
    The presentation side of the game is absolutely brilliant because both the visuals and sound design are the most realistic the series has delivered so far. I’ve really enjoyed the changes that have been made to the gameplay because both the movement and shooting feel better and no game ever feels the same. I’m sad to see The Journey come to an end but without a doubt they’ve done justiceThe presentation side of the game is absolutely brilliant because both the visuals and sound design are the most realistic the series has delivered so far. I’ve really enjoyed the changes that have been made to the gameplay because both the movement and shooting feel better and no game ever feels the same. I’m sad to see The Journey come to an end but without a doubt they’ve done justice to how they’ve concluded the series and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The new Kick-Off modes are a nice addition to the game and playing them is not only fun but challenging as well. FUT has seen some new additions and I’m pleased to see this because in my opinion it was going a little stale so these new additions breath a little more life into it. It’s great to see the Champions League included in FIFA and I’m pleased to say that they’ve done the historic competition justice. The new changes in the gameplay take a little bit of getting used to and I would’ve liked more help from the game to help ease the transition. I will admit to you now that I was nervous about FIFA 19 because I saw that they had made quite a lot of changes to the gameplay. Thankfully I didn’t need to be nervous at all because the changes that have been implemented to the movement and shooting have improved the game quite considerably in my opinion. In fact the game on the whole has improved and there’s a number of different new features included in the game as well which were needed in some cases. FUT feels fresher than ever because of the new additions and this does give you a reason to return back to the mode. There’s also new additions in the Kick-off mode as well and I must admit that I did enjoy playing these new modes with friends. At the end of the day then FIFA 19 has delivered in a number of key areas and when you combine that with the realistic visuals and sound design this is definitely one of the best if not the best FIFA’s there’s ever been and I’m sure fans of the series will thoroughly enjoy what this new FIFA has brought to the table.… Expand
  2. Teado
    Sep 30, 2018
    1
    Game play is too slow, passing is slow, animations look like players are skating around the pitch with no weight. Add the above to no major changes to career mode or pro-clubs in favour of The Journey, a mode which last 8 hours at best and has little to no replay-ability, and of course Ultimate Team.

    I don't recommend this casino disguised as a game of football at all.
  3. piixcell
    Oct 2, 2018
    0
    this game ... just waste of money.absolutely, outstanding, insanely, unreal, mega-super GARBAGE.
  4. Ratatok
    Sep 27, 2018
    2
    EA will get away with everything until there is another which can poach the players and leagues licenses from EA. It is an upgrade for FIFA 18 but not worht paying for unless you are playing FUT.
  5. watchoutch02
    Oct 17, 2018
    0
    In many ways it's a copy paste of Fifa 18, 17, 16 and so on. In other ways it's A LOT WORSE that its predecessors. Crap shooting, crap passing, crap cpu and so on. I don't even know why I bought it without reading the gamers reviews first. I wouldn't have wasted my money. I'm done with EA, I'm not even buying bfv
  6. Hangar18
    Sep 30, 2018
    0
    To all the honest reviewers out there that have this game a 0 - Thank you!! I shall stay clear of this lemon and save my cash. Yes sure I get the game is not really deserving a zero but it’s a just score to overcome the fan boys giving it a 10. Seriously - have you ever seen a game of football before or are you on EAs payroll? It makes me laugh to read some reviewers erroneous conclusionTo all the honest reviewers out there that have this game a 0 - Thank you!! I shall stay clear of this lemon and save my cash. Yes sure I get the game is not really deserving a zero but it’s a just score to overcome the fan boys giving it a 10. Seriously - have you ever seen a game of football before or are you on EAs payroll? It makes me laugh to read some reviewers erroneous conclusion that only pes fans give this game a zero. Read the comments - nothing to do with pes so stop deluding yourselves.

    From what I can see the game has been dumbed down to simpleton level and all you do now is mash buttons to advance the script. The AI does whatever the hell it wants and the collision detection / spacial coding is a shambles. I was going to buy this years iteration having not bought a fifa since 14. If only pes could compete but Konami continue to make the same daft game design decisions that prevent this. Looks like no footy game again for me this year, but at least I’m not 100 bucks out of pocket and my controllers not smashed to bits in frustration.    … Expand
  7. The_Seaman_
    Oct 3, 2018
    0
    This is an expensive update to your Fifa 14.
    Way to overpriced when you see other publishers adapt their price to the content of their games.
  8. kR1MSON
    Oct 4, 2018
    0
    This Fifa is terrible. passing is off... the cut scenes stutter in The Journey. no changes to pro clubs or career mode . i really hate this years game.
  9. diegoimc
    Sep 28, 2018
    0
    EA, what have you done to my Fifa?
    I am not mad, it's just sad that we'll have to wait another 365 expecting you to bring a real football game. Clearly, we can see a Staff worried about making improvements only to gain more money. The game itself was not improved, this game has the the worst mechanics ever. I don't feel like I am in control of my players, the AI is donkey. They walk when    EA, what have you done to my Fifa?
    I am not mad, it's just sad that we'll have to wait another 365 expecting you to bring a real football game. Clearly, we can see a Staff worried about making improvements only to gain more money. The game itself was not improved, this game has the the worst mechanics ever. I don't feel like I am in control of my players, the AI is donkey. They walk when they have to run, they don't stretch to block a slow pass.

    Let me ask you EA: Did you test your own game? If so, how did you conclude that Fifa 19 is a good game? IT'S NOT FOOTBALL EA! Except for the game-artists who built the graphics and user interface, everyone should be fired.    … Expand
  10. Rapida716
    Oct 4, 2018
    0
    Another cesspool from EA for $ 60 +. The same thing every year, again Donat, the story of SWBF2 did not teach anything. The game is rubbish, like FIFA 18. It’s uniquely passing by. In large stores with the purchase of any equipment and even smartphones they give this game as a gift, it’s clear that the people have stopped buying this.
  11. JavaSquirt
    Oct 1, 2018
    0
    Какая бы классная игра не было на старте, EA найдёт миллионон способов смыть её в унитаз.
  12. lucianofeitosa7
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    The worse fifa ever. Don’t buy this game. You will probably develop many mental issues and psycho weaknesses coming from the stress at play. Thanks EA to teach us how we stop running after our dreams.
  13. kanonbr
    Feb 24, 2019
    1
    worst of all fifas, poorly done, commands are horrible, full game of bugs and handicap. I'm extremely sorry I bought FIFA 19.
  14. Architechnology
    Oct 5, 2018
    0
    Horrific shooting, horrific passing, horrific goalkeepers. Headers from crosses/corners are almost effective 100% of the time. I started a career mode as PSG on Professional difficulty - the first 4 teams put 8 headers past me, and I conceded 3 own goals from crosses that ricocheted off of my defenders. How many goals did I score in these 4 games? One. Now, you can sit here and say "You'reHorrific shooting, horrific passing, horrific goalkeepers. Headers from crosses/corners are almost effective 100% of the time. I started a career mode as PSG on Professional difficulty - the first 4 teams put 8 headers past me, and I conceded 3 own goals from crosses that ricocheted off of my defenders. How many goals did I score in these 4 games? One. Now, you can sit here and say "You're just bad at FIFA," but I had 300+ goals/530+ assists in just over 400 games in Pro Clubs.....so you do the math - I'm decent. The passing is just pathetic. Gone are the days where you point to a player and press 'A'. 99% of the time the pass goes to either a different player (if you're lucky) or more often than not, the other team. They've also decided to not change anything about career mode or Pro Clubs. On Pro Clubs often times you will play against a team that has almost identical kits as you. There's no way that this is a difficult thing to fix. This is easily the worst FIFA I have ever played. I'm actually contemplating returning it and sticking to 18.… Expand
  15. AlbionLoveDen
    Oct 7, 2018
    0
    No career mode update? Poor form. And no removing the clear glitches and bugs which made CM on FIFA 18 almost unplayable? Criminal.
  16. ZA1166
    Oct 23, 2018
    0
    I made an account on this site JUST TO LEAVE A REVIEW OF ZERO for this game. All the mechanics of what use to make FIFA great have been taken out year after year, speed is absolutely useless (Mertsacker catches up to Bale on a breakaway???), dribbling is also stupid (players control the ball like it's a hot potato), skill moves are pointless (I out-skill a player and get past only for himI made an account on this site JUST TO LEAVE A REVIEW OF ZERO for this game. All the mechanics of what use to make FIFA great have been taken out year after year, speed is absolutely useless (Mertsacker catches up to Bale on a breakaway???), dribbling is also stupid (players control the ball like it's a hot potato), skill moves are pointless (I out-skill a player and get past only for him to body slam my guy and no foul given).
    This game is pure crap now, I only bough the game this year because Ronaldo was on the cover and I am a fan. But as soon as he's off the cover, I plan on never buying FIFA until I see a true effort to bring about a good footballing game back to its fanbase.    … Expand
  17. JesperHN
    Dec 13, 2018
    0
    worst fifa ever. Gameplay is **** and you have zero control over your players when you play , always slow and laggy no matter how good connection you have. dont buy this game
  18. dreamcatcher80
    Dec 15, 2018
    0
    Very bad game, EA does nothing to improve it , the online experience is horrendous, games are laggy and full of button delay. The worst FIFA ever. And the patches are making a bigger mess in an already bugged game.
  19. Brocakes
    Dec 17, 2018
    0
    You might think this score is because of hyperbole, but I assure you it is not, and I'll tell you why.

    This is not just the worst FIFA I've ever played, it could very well be the worst video game I've ever played, or at least it's up there. It's as buggy as ever, there have been no substantial changes to career mode or pro clubs (in fact, the last update broke player progression in    You might think this score is because of hyperbole, but I assure you it is not, and I'll tell you why.

    This is not just the worst FIFA I've ever played, it could very well be the worst video game I've ever played, or at least it's up there.

    It's as buggy as ever, there have been no substantial changes to career mode or pro clubs (in fact, the last update broke player progression in career mode..), Ultimate team is an absolute **** with incredibly bad servers that just highlights the boring and broken gameplay, pay2win casino, a boring and uneven experience in squad battles, the "content" aka SBC's are filled with mistakes and several times EA Sports have had to pull them down because of these mistakes.

    When I talk about broken gameplay, I talk about inconsistent passing and shooting, overpowered times finesse shots, AI defending being the best option, which is so boring you might as well fall asleep. In fact the game is so automated you wouldn't believe these conmen try to make you think this is an e-sport.

    That sounds pretty bad, but why is this a 0/10 and not 2/10 or even 3/10 you might ask. Because not only is the game buggy, inconsistent, assisted(in both good and bad ways) and boring. It's predatory.

    This whole game is about packs, even the journey, the single player story mode, does everything it can with rewards to try and get you into Ultimate Team. The packs contain players and the more you buy, the higher the chance for good players to use or sell for coins to buy the high end players. You can earn packs as weekly rewards through gameplay, but you must play this game A LOT to get something out of it and even then it's mostly a dud. But hey, there's Promo Packs in the store!! With horrendous pack odds, which this year is finally disclosed.

    By the way, when there's promos going on with high rated special cards in packs, the pack odds are suspiciously not updated and only show the odds from before the promo.. There was made a post about this on reddit when people complained about getting bad packs during said promo.

    Please keep this casino mode in mind if you ever plan on getting your kids this game.    … Expand
  20. Benny17
    Dec 19, 2020
    10
    I love football and I played every PES and Fifa game since 1995. Due to terrible user reviews I didn’t buy Fifa 19 thinking it was a very bad game. Probably users were right since it had many negative issues at launch and EA had to do many title updates. After buying fifa 21 i hated the game and I regret I bought it. I decided to download Fifa 19 from EA play a month ago and I was soI love football and I played every PES and Fifa game since 1995. Due to terrible user reviews I didn’t buy Fifa 19 thinking it was a very bad game. Probably users were right since it had many negative issues at launch and EA had to do many title updates. After buying fifa 21 i hated the game and I regret I bought it. I decided to download Fifa 19 from EA play a month ago and I was so surprised. For me Fifa 19 is the best football game now in Dec 2020 considering the gameplay. In game modes there were not much improvements to Fifa 18 but gameplay, ball physics, team and opponent AI, graphics, player faces are perfect. I am a Career Mode player and I enjoy it so much.
    This game is hundred times better than Fifa 21 and Fifa 20 and better than Pes 2020 and 2021.

    In conclusion, forget about all the bad reviews before, give it a try. In these quarantine days you will thank me. me.    … Expand
  21. CyberRobotnix
    Sep 27, 2018
    0
    This is basically EA's boring soccer game episode 19 edition 2018. Don't waste your money on this, I also heard it was full of loot boxes and similar nasty stuff.
  22. PhantomLotus
    Sep 26, 2018
    1
    Is the same game!! all over again! The graphics are barely improved. the game modes are ZZzzZzzzZ. Seems like all the effort is put into a microtransaction model year after year
  23. Darius11
    Sep 25, 2018
    0
    Little improvement from Fifa 18, pro Clubs the same, Career mode also the same. Its an update that isn't worth £5 if you have Fifa 17 or 18 unless you think that champions league music is worth another £50.
    The reason EA don't bother is because they have a huge amount of addicted FUT players that will spend £60 on the game regardless of any real changes, and then spend much more gambling    Little improvement from Fifa 18, pro Clubs the same, Career mode also the same. Its an update that isn't worth £5 if you have Fifa 17 or 18 unless you think that champions league music is worth another £50.
    The reason EA don't bother is because they have a huge amount of addicted FUT players that will spend £60 on the game regardless of any real changes, and then spend much more gambling on packs. It actually criminal. I hope that they get sued but again they have too much money so will get away with it.    … Expand
  24. Hoopla
    Sep 26, 2018
    0
    Disgraceful in a nutshell.. only question is which is more so - the game or those EA staff on here giving it a 10. And because it’s got champions league or great atmosphere or some other irrelevant reason. Yes let’s all go and buy a game because someone can spell champions league correctly! Well I suppose as there are no genuine reasons to praise the game, they’ve come up with superfluousDisgraceful in a nutshell.. only question is which is more so - the game or those EA staff on here giving it a 10. And because it’s got champions league or great atmosphere or some other irrelevant reason. Yes let’s all go and buy a game because someone can spell champions league correctly! Well I suppose as there are no genuine reasons to praise the game, they’ve come up with superfluous ones.

    No change to career mode (the only mode I care about) and gameplay has taken a major step backwards. Players run like they are cripples, defence AI is non existent, cpu defenders have magnetic tractor beams and oh dear, SCRIPTING just got a whole lot worse. But I suppose the player faces look real and the grass colour is authentic. The box cover looks ok and the sun is shining. These are the only positives you’ll find in this game    … Expand
  25. Gamerhd
    Sep 26, 2018
    0
    No se ustedes pero a mi me basta con el fifa 16. Es el mismo "simulador" de siempre y ahora hasta casi con los mismos gráficos. Que desperdicio.
  26. ametist_pro
    Sep 26, 2018
    0
    Absolutely, outstanding, insanely, unreal, mega-super GARBAGE. This is not a game, this is not a football. I've waited for years and over the past 20 years, I DO NOT WANT to play in the new FIFA. It's very bad.
  27. ale12
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    This is basically EA's boring soccer game episode 19 edition 2018. Don't waste your money on this, I also heard it was full of loot boxes and similar nasty stuff.
  28. adeczzz
    Sep 28, 2018
    10
    I can't understand why there's so much hate about FIFA 19. If you like FIFA and you enjoy it (meaning know how to play it) you'll be pleased. Peace
  29. Armywild
    Oct 19, 2018
    8
    Gamertag ALFONSPARTAN, Pros: Me gusta los nuevos modos de juego, champions y la renovada FUT19, en el caso de modo carrera y online temporadas unas pocas mejoras. En el caso de FUT19 no he gastado dinero real en sobres ni nada por el estilo. Solo he dedicado a jugar rivals y battlesquads , suficiente para ganar bastantes monedas y comprar jugadores intermedios media 80-90, igual losGamertag ALFONSPARTAN, Pros: Me gusta los nuevos modos de juego, champions y la renovada FUT19, en el caso de modo carrera y online temporadas unas pocas mejoras. En el caso de FUT19 no he gastado dinero real en sobres ni nada por el estilo. Solo he dedicado a jugar rivals y battlesquads , suficiente para ganar bastantes monedas y comprar jugadores intermedios media 80-90, igual los precios de mercado no son tan altos. Contra: Siebdo realistas el juego es una copia burda desde el fifa 16, mecanicas de juegos son las mismas, una que otra filigrama nueva. Esto facilmente podria ser una actualzacion anual y cobrar como un dlc. En cuanto a FUT19, deberia existie una version gratuita para quien solo juega este modo y poder asi comprar sobres y jugadores. Algo asi como lo hace PES con su version gratuita.… Expand
  30. danderso
    Nov 6, 2018
    7
    I honestly do not know why this game gets so much hate. Ok, I get that EA has a terrible reputation after SW Battlefield 2 and loot boxes etc but to score this game as a 0 is really childish.

    Whilst it is not a remarkable upgrade on FIFA 18, I actually appreciate that it plays a decent game of football, nothing groundbreaking but enjoyable. I feel that the passes have weight and    I honestly do not know why this game gets so much hate. Ok, I get that EA has a terrible reputation after SW Battlefield 2 and loot boxes etc but to score this game as a 0 is really childish.

    Whilst it is not a remarkable upgrade on FIFA 18, I actually appreciate that it plays a decent game of football, nothing groundbreaking but enjoyable.

    I feel that the passes have weight and the variable ways of scoring goals and playing to your individual player's strengths is good enough.

    Whilst I do accept that charging full price for this year's effort if you already have FIFA 18 is difficult to justify but taking the game on its own merits (and ignore the fact that it is an EA game) and I actually enjoy it.

    Like others have mentioned, I do wish tho that more time and effort had been spent on the career mode. The fact that it is almost identical to last years effort is pretty lazy and as I don't play the FUT mode, it is where I spend most of my time.

    If this had been a biannual release I think it would have been viewed in a very different light. Take some time out EA as Ubisoft did with Assasins Creed, refine your product and bring us more of what we want. Listen to feedback for once. They won't however, as people continue to buy year after year ( I didn't buy it, I have it shared with my brother in law).

    7.5 for me    … Expand
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#28 Best Xbox One Game of 2018
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#18 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2018
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#15 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2018

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Nov 21, 2018
    90
    A comprehensive off-field package that also delivers on its perfectly manicured turf. [Dec 2018, p.78]
  2. MondoXbox
    Oct 12, 2018
    91
    FIFA 19 reaffirms the series' strengths, even if some smaller problems, like not so real-like player models and a bad commentary keep it from reaching a better score. It still holds strong thanks to very good and even more refined gameplay, new licenses like UEFA Champion's League and the Italy's Serie A, a more accessible FUT mode and a great soccer feeling overall. Definitely the game to have for soccer fans.
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  3. TheXboxHub
    Oct 2, 2018
    80
    FIFA 19 is basically the Paul Pogba edition of the series, focusing on creating excitement, showing off and trying to ensure every match is full of memorable moments… the problem is it’s all a bit much at times.
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