FIFA 14 - Xbox 360

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It takes a little bit of time to get used to the changes to this year's addition. And with those changes comes a truly realistic soccer game. Lots of small details have been added or changed. There will always be a few things wrong with any video game, but that's not why we play- we play because it's fun and FIFA 14 delivers. Player movement is more fluid, the flow of the game is smoother. Shooting, on my gosh, is now based on momentum which is allows for more dipping, swerving and overall more realistic shooting. Defending and AI is improved, scoring is more difficult (depending on which difficulty you're on). Less fouls are called than previous versions, which was needed because often times they weren't even fouls. I don't play Ultimate Team or online very much, at all. But, Career Mode is great. If you're like me, this is where you spend most of your time. There's not a lot of changes to the mode itself but several small ones plus better menus help. I'm an avid soccer fan, love playing, watching and video games- this is very realistic and fun. Don't miss out and don't pay too much attention to negative reviews. Enjoy Fellow Soccer Hooligans! *Update 10/14/13. You MUST try Ultimate Team. I have always played career mode and enjoyed it- but since I tried Ultimate Team I haven't been able to do anything else! You owe it to yourself, try Ultimate Team!

This game has many different ways to play from kick-off (where you jump right in to play a quick match with almost any two teams) to career mode (where you are the manager of a team, who sets the lineup, buys/sells players, and plays the games each season to Ultimate Team (allows you to put together a team of any players and take on the computer or on-line opponents). EA makes their money on Ultimate Team, as people are willing to make in-game purchases for additional players/uniforms/stadiums/consumables. Given that this is the primary money-maker, this is where EA seems to invest the most time. I prefer career mode, with the satisfaction of building up a league 1 or league 2 team and taking them to the BPL. I would like to see EA make it more immersive. The out of the box settings are a little arcade-like, but you can adjust the sliders for a more realistic/challenging/fun experience. I also enjoy playing the game with my sons, as it helps teach them about the rules of soccer (it really helped with offsides!) and about the importance of passing the ball. The game is not perfect, but we play it quite frequently and have gotten hours and hours of enjoyment out of it.

I have been playing FIFA for a few years now. This version of Fifa 14 is horribly slow on xbox 360. Speed plays much better on the Xbox One. Fifa Ultimate Team is now a slow simulator as opposed to a fun arcade game. EA continues to take games and make them progressively worse every year similar to what they did with the Madden franchise. As someone who mostly plays Ultimate Team, I can tell you this game lacks the excitement of last years. The interface of Ultimate team is also pretty poor. The way the cards are drawn and the stats font size etc, pretty poorly designed. Every year EA thinks is important to change the look of the GUI. The only good aspect is that EA reorganized the poorly laid out menu's into a more concise fashion.

Overall, FIFA 14 is a subtly improved version over FIFA 13. These changes were made not so much to the visual aspects, but to the mechanics and feel of the gameplay. FIFA 14 is the most realistic soccer/football simulation game on the market today. Players have been upgraded with the ability to be aware of their surroundings, make intelligent runs, and play defense as a unit. The animation variety is increased and the pace of play is much more realistic. Some of the same changes that have led some users to leave less than positive reviews are in fact vast improvements over the old system. As someone who has logged over 100 hours on the old FIFA 13, I must admit that when i started playing FIFA 14, I was relatively bad at the game. The pace has been slowed down and passes are more difficult to control. Defenders can now muscle their way into good tackling position, forcing smaller attackers to protect the ball instead of just relying on speed to blow by the defense. These changes, while frustrating at first, make FIFA 14 much more balanced and realistic. After getting used to the new physics, I was able to play soccer/football the way it was intended, with crisp team passing and creative through balls. Sure it is still possible to blast down the wings with a pace oriented player and cross the ball to a waiting teammate but just like in real life, speed is no longer everything. The realism of this new game coupled with the increased shooting and passing animations give the gamer a true experience. However there are still some gameplay issues that were left unfixed. Every once in a while, characters will run into each other, get hung up, or knocked over in a way that either should not happen or should be a foul. Fouls off the ball are never called and sometimes a player will get hung up attempting to run around or past a defender. This is only slightly frustrating as this definitely happens in real games without being called, albeit with less frequency. The most frustrating aspect of FIFA 14 is the same as with every other game in the FIFA franchise, while defenders are vastly improved over FIFA 13, they still sometimes make horrible decisions when it comes to who to mark on defense or what area to cover. There will be goals where you will get scored on with your defender standing in no-man's land. However the positives of this game GREATLY outweigh these issues. For any soccer/football fan, this game is a MUST HAVE. You will have countless hours of enjoyment learning the subtleties of this game and it's teams and players. In order to experience the best graphics and a few gameplay fixes as well as additional passing and shooting animations, I would recommend the Xbox One version of this game. RECAP: Pros: +Realism +Teams available +Shot and pass animation Cons: -Still has some frustrating collision animations -AI sometimes makes questionable decisions when marking -Less animations and weaker graphics than the Xbox One version

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Do buy until you check PAL or NTSC

I bought this game for my grandchildren therefore I cannot rate it for myself only that they love tp play it. I am rating the speed of delivery which I received the game and just before Christmas. Thanks Amy T.

If you're into soccer games and you have an X360, look no further than this for your fix of excitement on the pitch!

Amazing experience