FIFA 20

 Xbox One
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1.8

Overwhelming dislike- based on 370 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 303 out of 370
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  1. the27thFalkon
    Sep 29, 2019
    0
    There are so many bugs in this game. It's unplayable. And EA refuses to acknowledge and fix them as long as FUT still works because they only care about money. They refuse to make even the most simple upgrades to career mode and the like. Nobody cares about press conferences that they're just going to skip after a week when the nuance wears off. How about you let us upgrade stadiums? OrThere are so many bugs in this game. It's unplayable. And EA refuses to acknowledge and fix them as long as FUT still works because they only care about money. They refuse to make even the most simple upgrades to career mode and the like. Nobody cares about press conferences that they're just going to skip after a week when the nuance wears off. How about you let us upgrade stadiums? Or turn off those obnoxious national team job offers? They clearly don't care about anything other than FUT and it's disgraceful. DON'T BUY.… Expand
  2. ferrisbeuller
    Sep 29, 2019
    1
    The usual trash from EA with the usual "Pay to Enjoy" elements, minus the enjoyment. Yes, EA want your money, and are more interested in running a football themed casino than a football simulation.
    After the diabolically awful Fifa 19, which was quite possibly the worst Fifa game of all time, EA needed drastic improvement to save face. Fifa 20 is nowhere near a good enough improvement on    The usual trash from EA with the usual "Pay to Enjoy" elements, minus the enjoyment. Yes, EA want your money, and are more interested in running a football themed casino than a football simulation.
    After the diabolically awful Fifa 19, which was quite possibly the worst Fifa game of all time, EA needed drastic improvement to save face. Fifa 20 is nowhere near a good enough improvement on Fifa 19.

    EA have become the masters of ruining games and Fifa is no exception.    … Expand
  3. Tristagi314
    Sep 29, 2019
    1
    Signed up literally just to give this game a terrible rating. Honestly thought it's what I expected. Career mode has no authenticity or real life simulation at all. We all know that all the focus goes on FUT. Why bother having anything else in the game if it's going to be this poor?
  4. BananaBoxx
    Sep 29, 2019
    2
    FIFA 20 has been released in a state completely different to what people expected it to be. Most of the things stated in the pitch notes for the variety of modes haven't come to fruition, so much so that this game actually falls under false advertising.

    Career mode is easily the most broken mode, as a lot of things that have been "added", don't work, become repetitive, or haven't been    FIFA 20 has been released in a state completely different to what people expected it to be. Most of the things stated in the pitch notes for the variety of modes haven't come to fruition, so much so that this game actually falls under false advertising.

    Career mode is easily the most broken mode, as a lot of things that have been "added", don't work, become repetitive, or haven't been added. For example, press conferences are a new feature that has taken 30 seconds to get us d to, so you know what the best answer is for every question, that sometimes don't even make sense. The new news section is glitchy and can contain articles that don't make any sense to the game you've played. Dynamic Potential either works or doesn't work for some people, and some teams don't even have their 3rd kits, which were in the demo. The only good thing in career mode is the manager customisation, which affects the gameplay least and I would gladly sacrifice for many other things to work.

    Volta, the new Futsal game mode, is also very broken. Teams can play a player (or players) which are on your team, so you can build a squad full of them, cutscenes are glitchy at times and the gameplay is very inconsistent in Volta.

    Then the money maker, Ultimate Team. One of the most Pay 2 Win game modes where a lucky Mbappe pack pull, can take you up 2 divisions with the right knowledge of what you are doing. You can no longer see your friends teams, despite making a big thing of playing friendlies with your mates. The Transfer Market has already been broken on PS4 and PC, and will go down countless more times throughout the year. Player ratings also make no sense. Mustafi 83 and Matip 82? What were EA thinking.

    The general gameplay however, is what brings me back to play FIFA 20. It's a lot slower and methodical, but a well worked counter attack feels rewarding, and stopping one feels nice too. New player instructions means there are more ways to find what tactics suit you best and offers you more choice to get around certain challenges. The soundtrack is also an improvement on the previous installment bit still not FIFA 15 good.

    That is where the positives end however, as one of the promo stars, João Felix has a game face in many pictures, but not in game, many transfers haven't been completed and the loss of Juventus to PES is a big one, which means Piemonte Calcio take their place (although players aren't affected).

    EA have also had terrible feedback to the #FixCareerMode movement, even going as far to blocking people asking for a priority over other game modes. They have also been removing threads from the forum and have been disabling comments describing more bugs that others have discovered.

    EA have so much potential when it comes to FIFA, but they will never reach it. It's such a shame as I love football and want to play a decent football arcade game, to relax from Football Manager, they will have me hooked for a little while, but when they inevitably change the gameplay pack to a Ping Pong simulator, they will lose me.

    2/10. Gameplay is great, game modes are in dire need of fixing/ improving.    … Expand
  5. Jordanwatson
    Sep 29, 2019
    0
    In an effort to ape the slower, more methodical stylings of the Pro Evolution Soccer series, EA have completely ruined gameplay for seasoned FIFA players. Poor ball and player physics, erratic passing and shooting results, and awkward deflections and rebounds make for a frustrating, scrappy experience. Having bought every FIFA since the late 90s, I am stunned to say that this year I’mIn an effort to ape the slower, more methodical stylings of the Pro Evolution Soccer series, EA have completely ruined gameplay for seasoned FIFA players. Poor ball and player physics, erratic passing and shooting results, and awkward deflections and rebounds make for a frustrating, scrappy experience. Having bought every FIFA since the late 90s, I am stunned to say that this year I’m going to have to jump ship to Konami’s beloved sim, because I am yet to enjoy a game of FIFA 20. Even, the ones I win.… Expand
  6. Fifa97
    Sep 29, 2019
    0
    Promised major improvements in career mode, only for the game to be released with bugs and glitches , making career mode unplayable. Fixes to be made in the next couple of months. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.
  7. Salesman93
    Sep 29, 2019
    0
    Terrible. Really bad.

    Actually amazed at how far backwards EA continue to go every year. You think it can't get much worse, so you buy the game hoping it got better than last year. But time and again we are bitterly disappointed.
  8. Nuckborris
    Sep 29, 2019
    0
    Over 25 years of FIFA and this is where we are.

    You'd expect with the constant controversy surrounding EA that they would get better moving forward, the opposite is true. Ignore the high rated reviews claiming that its PES fanboys rating this 0, they're delusional, both games are trash. The list of bugs with this game is endless and I just can't see them fixing it all, this game is    Over 25 years of FIFA and this is where we are.

    You'd expect with the constant controversy surrounding EA that they would get better moving forward, the opposite is true. Ignore the high rated reviews claiming that its PES fanboys rating this 0, they're delusional, both games are trash.

    The list of bugs with this game is endless and I just can't see them fixing it all, this game is so broken.

    They promised before release that issues(mainly career mode) would be fixed this year(which is still on their website), yet here we are with it being worse than ever, surely that's got to be false advertising, some people say "I don't know why you're surprised" but here's the thing, the've not made such promises before a release like that. For FIFA 19 we all knew the career mode would remain almost untouched, that wasn't the case in the build up for this release.

    A transfer update was added on release day but was removed a short time later with no explanation, they claim to be operating with some transparency but you have to go out of your way to find an account of an EA employee on Twitter for any kind of vague update, their website and official social media accounts say nothing other than Ultimate Team related bs.

    Another sign of how they operate, they want people to be pushed towards ultimate team, this seemed to be why you couldn't play house rules against friends online with FIFA 19, now we have the same issue with Volta, no option to play online with friends.

    The new penalty system makes no sense, it shouldn't be easier to save a penalty than it is to score and the new system is completely useless when it comes to playing local matches, there's no way you can accurately take them without the stupid target because of how sensitive it is but then your opponent will see where your shooting. They've had 25 years to come up with a good system but we are presented with this mess.

    The AI is shambolic, that's where there is no surprise, Legendary difficulty will randomly seem to disable their defenders and let you stroll through, switch it up to Ultimate and you can see a goal coming a mile off because they will start playing ping pong football with incredibly accurate one touch passing all the way from the back while your players out of your control appear to close their eyes and run away from the ball.

    They're just terrible at making games, it's a crime that the likes of Red Dead and The Witcher cost the same amount as this trash, a game in development for many years vs one that seems to have been thrown together very quickly without testing.    … Expand
  9. virotres123
    Sep 29, 2019
    0
    Simplemente una porquería de juego. Lo que da asco son los micropagos abusivos, partidos muy desiguales y entre muchas cosas más.
  10. antoniomit
    Sep 29, 2019
    0
    El mismo fifa de siempre, y cada vez peor. Hay un modo nuevo solo para añadir algo, porque es lo mismo de año pasado, solo las plantillas actualizadas. EA esta cargandose a fifa y a battlefield
  11. Diegou
    Sep 28, 2019
    2
    Tiene muchísimas fallas en el modo carrera y también tiene unos bugs en Volta
  12. Cactus777
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    With as many years as they've had to get this game right, I should be able to give a negative score. Greedy EA. Volta is a cheap gimmick. The core gameplay is still a disgrace. It's also scripted so it's more like an 'interactive' game than you really having control. DO NOT BUY!
  13. Sonofocelot
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    First ever video game that's actually illegal to sell due to them promising fixes that aren't only not fixed, they're actually worse this year. Stay away
  14. Magnesnor
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    They sold career mode upon fixes to last year’s games. These ‘fixes’ simply do not exist, still bugged beyond belief. Please refund it
  15. muttsy13
    Sep 28, 2019
    3
    Another year of lies career mode is broken, squad update has been reverted as it broke the game so many bugs like the downloading update bugs truly the worst fifa ive ever played stick with fifa 19 it at least is in a playable state
  16. Callitblack
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    What EA have done to this game is false advertising and tge career mode promises have not been kept they have as always prioritized their gain in the ultimate team mode than what actually makes it a football sim.
  17. SR1878
    Sep 28, 2019
    1
    Gets worse every year. To add insult to injury they lie to us about features and release an inadequate game.
    Career mode is riddled with bugs. Ones that were (apparently) fixed are more apparent. For Christ sake the amount of spelling and grammatical errors in a AAA game is a joke.
    Volta is a half finished version of a game that seems fun, and becomes tedious very quickly. With no rivals    Gets worse every year. To add insult to injury they lie to us about features and release an inadequate game.
    Career mode is riddled with bugs. Ones that were (apparently) fixed are more apparent. For Christ sake the amount of spelling and grammatical errors in a AAA game is a joke.
    Volta is a half finished version of a game that seems fun, and becomes tedious very quickly. With no rivals mode this will be dead in the water without some serious tweaks.
    As always the cash cow is operation fine.

    Bought fifa every year since 2000 and I do not recommend this: I feel like a schill for buying this garbage.    … Expand
  18. jts89
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    the game is a shambolic to many bugs and glitches, EA don't care about anything other than ultimate team. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.
  19. Mfhubbs
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    They sold career mode upon fixes to last year’s games. These ‘fixes’ simply do not exist, still bugged beyond belief. Refunded - stay clear until fixed.
  20. PrimalPotatoes
    Sep 28, 2019
    1
    The only reason I've given this game a one out of ten, is because the gameplay is better than last year. Other than that this game is a complete disappointment, The career mode is completely broken. It is ridden with bugs that make you think the developers must not have tested the game. They promised to add so many features to improve the game mode, but all they've done is made it worse.The only reason I've given this game a one out of ten, is because the gameplay is better than last year. Other than that this game is a complete disappointment, The career mode is completely broken. It is ridden with bugs that make you think the developers must not have tested the game. They promised to add so many features to improve the game mode, but all they've done is made it worse. Press Conferences are bland and repetitive. Dynamic Potential doesn't work half of the time. Teams don't play their best 11. All immersion is lost. They seem to have misinterpreted the slogan 'Break New Ground', because instead of innovating, the broke their own game.… Expand
  21. Danbucks
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    Literally s broken game. Even worse than previous editions. Career mode is broken, and the squads are still not updated, so there’s no immersion. No communication from EA regarding when it’ll be patched, leaving me with a £60 game I don’t want to play, as career mode is my only interest. All EA cares about is Ultimate Team, and taking our money for their loot boxes like the suckers we are.Literally s broken game. Even worse than previous editions. Career mode is broken, and the squads are still not updated, so there’s no immersion. No communication from EA regarding when it’ll be patched, leaving me with a £60 game I don’t want to play, as career mode is my only interest. All EA cares about is Ultimate Team, and taking our money for their loot boxes like the suckers we are. It’s about time we stopped lining their pockets when they don’t care about us. If you haven’t bought this game already, don’t. If you care about companies treating their customers properly, refund your copy until they fix this game. Disappointed, annoyed and frustrated. Poor show all round from EA.… Expand
  22. Ndergame
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    A plethora of bugs and an unfinished product make this game unplayable. Do not listen to the paid shills of EA
  23. Roazyyy
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    Ridiculous to release a $50 game in the current condition. Unacceptable! #FixCareerMode
  24. Topher22
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    EA does not care at all about career mode. Unacceptable to put out a broken product that clearly wasn't tested for any bugs
  25. Ch22
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    Same game every year. This year contains more game breaking bugs. False advertising from EA
  26. svdk
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    Career mode is broken. No challenge to beat the Ultimate AI... Besides that other features like player edit and press conference are badly implemented.
  27. Sheep42
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    #fixcareermode too many bugs to list all of them, so I returned it, please fix it
  28. Superior84
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    I expected NOTHING this year. And you still **** it up EA. This is the WORSE state I've EVER seen a game being released in. Career mode is beyond destroyed. You treat loyal customers for over 20 years time like total ****
  29. Jacobvincenti
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    Game released with bugs everywhere and you can’t even play a game. The rosters are not updated. Career mode is unplayable even though they promised changes which is false advertising.
  30. tvglt
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage
  31. Agrama15
    Sep 27, 2019
    0
    Super Unrealistic. The game mechanics are rigged to make the opponent come back for a more intense match.

    Should be a neutral Mechanics for "actual" skills. 0 to make sure people are aware.
  32. Okda1337
    Sep 27, 2019
    0
    That game is garbage. Dont play this. Save your money and your nerves. #bbea.
  33. Bikeman86
    Sep 27, 2019
    1
    Career mode is worse than ever, the developers lied and all of the new features they claimed were fixed, are still ruining the game. Gameplay is the same, extremely disappointing. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.
  34. Jkfallen
    Sep 27, 2019
    10
    Volta is incredible.
  35. Rgplayer
    Sep 26, 2019
    1
    Até que no Xbox One o game parece melhor, mas não é possível alguém dizer que FIFA 20 é um simulador de futebol, o concorrente mesmo com alguns problemas está muito a frent!
  36. epicface01230
    Sep 25, 2019
    0
    This game is, I kid u not, one of the worst games u could buy right now. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME
  37. Hangar18
    Sep 24, 2019
    0
    What a shocker!! How can anyone give this game more than 3 unless you are on EAs payroll or too young to comprehend how basic and shallow a game this is. It’s all about the “spectacular” and zero realism or depth. Bugs and scripting effectively mean it’s an x button mash to advance the story. Giving this a zero to compensate for those giving it a 10. To those who do this, you’re reallyWhat a shocker!! How can anyone give this game more than 3 unless you are on EAs payroll or too young to comprehend how basic and shallow a game this is. It’s all about the “spectacular” and zero realism or depth. Bugs and scripting effectively mean it’s an x button mash to advance the story. Giving this a zero to compensate for those giving it a 10. To those who do this, you’re really doing no one any favours. Best to stay away...… Expand
  38. Hoopla
    Sep 24, 2019
    0
    Fifa 19 rehashed with more scripting. Rating should be 3/10 but giving it a zero for dilution in anticipation of the fan boys / EA employees rating it a 10. Thankfully PES2020 is the goods this year.
  39. Xbox_Alive
    Sep 24, 2019
    7
    FIFA 20 like so many of its previous iterations doesn’t play very much like a real game of football. That’s someone due to smashing 90 minutes of game into a playable 10 minutes. The problem is that FIFA 20 simply isn’t very enjoyable in comparison to the likes of PES 2020. EA Vancouver has provided substantial new content in this year’s game, Volta football being the main mode, includingFIFA 20 like so many of its previous iterations doesn’t play very much like a real game of football. That’s someone due to smashing 90 minutes of game into a playable 10 minutes. The problem is that FIFA 20 simply isn’t very enjoyable in comparison to the likes of PES 2020. EA Vancouver has provided substantial new content in this year’s game, Volta football being the main mode, including new House Rules for FUT and friendly matches, revamped set-pieces and a defense overhaul. The presentation with a Sky Sports broadcast, and full detail ripe in the menus. You only need to open a FUT pack and see the effort of presentation put forth. You can play the pass and shoot football here if you wish, but really these 3v3, 4v4 and 5v5 games are about skill and self-expression. The story itself isn't full of twists or turns and won't convince anyone that this is how real football is, but it’s still a somewhat gratifying experience overall. The quality of animation remains impressive as it does each year, but this year more than any previously, FIFA’s players feel more locked to 8-way movement grid, as PES 2020 feels more depth to it's overall control scheme. Defenders are now much less automated when you’re in control of them and the standing tackle has more range variant when you hold the action, so in this sense FIFA 20 presents new scoring options. FIFA 20 is engaging and it holds your attention, invites you to imagine being in possession of a full squad, and gets you plotting your journey from here to there in detail thanks to new season objectives. It rewards grinding with various currency and customization options, and makes you feel like you’re part of an online football club. In that regard, it’s ahead of PES 2020 and its comparatively lesser MyClub. FIFA 20’s biggest shortfall is the lack of producing an overall enjoyable football match. So if you're looking for the better football experience this year, my recommendation would be PES 2020 for the Xbox One. Long time fans of the FIFA franchise may still find enjoyment here but be sure not to pass over the option of PES 2020 in your Xbox One library as well.… Expand
  40. Bubbsta1
    Sep 24, 2019
    3
    What a disappointment. In my naivety, every year I assume EA will respond to the bad reviews and all the negative press surrounding their name by listening to what the players want. Instead they keep distracting with new game modes (The Journey, Volta) while devoting minimal effort to the career mode.

    We have a few added career mode features: manager customisation, post/pre-match cutscene    What a disappointment. In my naivety, every year I assume EA will respond to the bad reviews and all the negative press surrounding their name by listening to what the players want. Instead they keep distracting with new game modes (The Journey, Volta) while devoting minimal effort to the career mode.

    We have a few added career mode features: manager customisation, post/pre-match cutscene conferences that impact the team's morale, a Player Conversation tab where players approach you about their play time, transfer requests, etc, and how you reply impacts the player's morale. A few other small changes such as the Y button no longer bringing you to your emails, no controller vibration on the deadline day clock countdown, and the ability to go straight to the transfer hub after shortlisting a player, which is handy. But after the novelty of those features wear off (it already has after a few hours), it's same old career mode. Not to mention, at the time of writing there's still no game faces for Skriniar, De Jong, Bruno Fernandes, Arthur, Pepe, Semedo, Gelson Martins, Suso, Ndombele, Aouar, Lauro Martinez, Van de beek, Mason Greenwood and more.

    My biggest gripe with the game though is the clunky gameplay. Every new FIFA has had better gameplay than it's predecessor, even if the improvement was marginal. FIFA 20 is an exception.

    The ball physics and player movements are working against each other. An attacker makes a good run but the ball lags, bounces and bobbles behind...or does the opposite and is over-hit. First touches are awful, as are volleys. Possession/tiki taka is near impossible because the game doesn't flow. Tackles are horrendous. When defending with a full back on the wing near the by-line, the body check seems to have been removed, or hard to achieve. In FIFA 19 you just hold B and he'd jostle/nudge the winger off the ball. Now he lunges in with a one foot tackle, often conceding a foul. It's not all bad - finesse shots are better and penalties are growing on me, but overall I'd take FIFA 19 with new kits and lineups any day of the week.

    If you're mainly a career mode player you'll enjoy the new features in the first few days then you'll be disappointed. It's not worth the £54.99 I paid. Might be worth considering PES this year.    … Expand
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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Cubed3
    Apr 22, 2020
    80
    For all the scathing comments about FUT's predatory and disgusting practices, it cannot be denied that FIFA 20 is still a great game. If micro-transactions are a concern then, avoid them - it is pretty easy to do with the sheer number of available options, which are next to none in this genre, with Volta and House Rules being incredibly fun additions to FIFA's on-going repertoire of modes. The subtle evolution of player skill moves might be inaccessible to the casual player, but the experts that can take advantage of these changes will definitely be able to test their skills. FIFA 20 is an evolution to the series, which has surprised with its diversity of options, and should only continue to grow as the decade goes on.
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  2. Eurogamer Italy
    Oct 14, 2019
    80
    FIFA 20 offers an impressive number of modes and introduce the awaited Volta Football, but the gameplay is too tied to individual situations of attack and defense and loses a bit of fun.
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  3. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Oct 13, 2019
    70
    A new Volta mode lights up a bumper footy package, but FIFA could do with an overhaul. [Issue#183, p.75]
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