FIFA 20

 Xbox One
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1.8

Overwhelming dislike- based on 370 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 26 out of 370
  3. Negative: 303 out of 370
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  1. 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
  2. Roazyyy
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    Ridiculous to release a $50 game in the current condition. Unacceptable! #FixCareerMode
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. 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 ****
  7. Okda1337
    Sep 27, 2019
    0
    That game is garbage. Dont play this. Save your money and your nerves. #bbea.
  8. 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
  9. tvglt
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage garbage
  10. Sheep42
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    #fixcareermode too many bugs to list all of them, so I returned it, please fix it
  11. Ch22
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    Same game every year. This year contains more game breaking bugs. False advertising from EA
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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?
  16. bruh211
    Sep 29, 2019
    2
    This game was announced around my birthday and I was so excited about Volta but mainly about career mode, the main reason that I buy the game in the first place. I ended up getting the standard edition pre-order for my birthday as a gift which was around $90 and I was excited for all the new features they'd promised like dynamic potential and morale and everything else. Then, just a dayThis game was announced around my birthday and I was so excited about Volta but mainly about career mode, the main reason that I buy the game in the first place. I ended up getting the standard edition pre-order for my birthday as a gift which was around $90 and I was excited for all the new features they'd promised like dynamic potential and morale and everything else. Then, just a day before the game officially came out, my pre-order was cancelled for no reason. There was no explanation and I wasnt even told if I'd gotten a refund. The person who gave me the gift said they would buy it for me again. So basically, almost $200 was spent on this game (if the original pre-order wasn't refunded, which i'm still unsure about).

    This is by far the most disappointing game I've every played. Not the most disappointing FIFA game. Career mode, the main reason that I got the game for my birthday and was so excited for it, is completely broken. I won't describe the glitches in it since its been so heavily publicised but it makes the game almost unplayable and I don't have faith that EA will patch most of them any time soon.

    Don't buy this game whatsoever, at least not until patches come out for it. Waste of money    … Expand
  17. 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
  18. oqpls
    Oct 3, 2019
    0
    The game is worse than I thought. EA has failed once again to deliver what gamers wanted and instead decided to deliver what the top management wanted. This company is no longer in the entertainment business it is only in the money making business at any cost
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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
  24. Diegou
    Sep 28, 2019
    2
    Tiene muchísimas fallas en el modo carrera y también tiene unos bugs en Volta
  25. VNT07
    Sep 29, 2019
    0
    What a **** They have the audacity to charge their customers £50 for a broken game. Does no one test these games for release? These people have no sense of morality and merely cares about the money. This game is not a far stretch from stealing. Stay far away, stick with FIFA 19, or better yet, invest your money into PES. I honestly hope more people decide that enough is enough and show EAWhat a **** They have the audacity to charge their customers £50 for a broken game. Does no one test these games for release? These people have no sense of morality and merely cares about the money. This game is not a far stretch from stealing. Stay far away, stick with FIFA 19, or better yet, invest your money into PES. I honestly hope more people decide that enough is enough and show EA the middle finger they deserve.… Expand
  26. Sanjugr888
    Sep 30, 2019
    0
    Worst game made by fifa ever. Bugged passing and **** defending. Slowest gameplay.
  27. stankk
    Sep 30, 2019
    0
    horrible game, horrible company, EA owe all of their buyers an apology for releasing an unfinished game
  28. jamescooper077
    Oct 2, 2019
    0
    These Critic reviews were obviously sponsored by EA. They can't really be serious
  29. eire_pat
    Oct 5, 2019
    1
    Usual piss poor effort by EA with everything focused on the money grab gambling mode HUT... EA yet again shows its contempt for consumers with this greed driven rubbish,
  30. DatGuyMani
    Nov 5, 2019
    0
    Fifa 19 was crap. This is even worse. Pro clubs mode is barely playable. All the promised updates are a no show. Terrible game. Glad I didn't buy it and only did the trial.
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 18
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  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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