FIFA 15 Review Roundup
How does this year's professional soccer game fare? Critics weigh in.
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We've already told you what we think about FIFA 15 (spoiler alert: we liked it), but what about other critics? The consensus, despite some admittedly hilarious bugs, is that FIFA 15 is a shining simulation of the beautiful game. Below are excerpts from a range of reviews for FIFA 15.
For more on FIFA 15's critical reception, check out GameSpot sister site Metacritic.
- Game: FIFA 15
- Developer: EA Canada
- Platforms: Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC, Wii, 3DS, PlayStation Vita
- Release date: September 23 (Wii and 3DS versions coming later)
- Price: $60 for Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, and PC; $40 for PS Vita; $30 for Wii and 3DS.
GameSpot -- 8/10
"If you're looking for football that is exciting, exaggerated, and immensely entertaining, FIFA 15 is the game to get." [Full review]
CVG -- 9/10
"FIFA 15 isn't perfect. There are still some quirky animations in here that occasionally burst the realism bubble. Keepers are still prone to howlers, and a number of goals still come from daft rebounds off their lanky frames. Also the Finesse Shot appears to have been nerfed in such a way we barely use it now, which is a real shame. But make no mistake, FIFA 15 is the best game of football around. EA has evolved its engine rather than revolutionised it, and it's worked a treat. But, with friends or without, FIFA 15 plays a rock solid game of football and looks destined for glory again." [Full review]
IGN -- 8.3/10
"FIFA 15 remains one of the most impressively comprehensive sport simulations around, and on new-gen hardware it really is the beautiful game. But while some of FIFA 15's refinements are worthwhile--and a tangible improvement on FIFA 14--its flaws stand out all the more. In some ways it's a step forward, in others a step back--and with Konami's PES seemingly in resurgent form, EA Sports can't afford to take its eye off the ball." [Full review]
Game Informer -- 9.25/10
"The FIFA franchise has gone from a game that was huge because of the de facto effect of its numerous licenses to a title that stands tall thanks to its own abilities. FIFA 15 takes the series into a whole other level with gameplay that betters the surmounting hype that threatened to engulf it. Playing it makes me believe I can do just about anything with the ball at my feet, and this self-assurance is powerful. If you have the desire, FIFA 15 meets the challenge. It does not disappoint." [Full review]
GamesRadar -- 4.5/5
"Improvements largely concern presentation over play, but they're crucial in making you feel closer to the game than ever. The best football game just got better." [Full review]
Eurogamer -- 7/10
"EA can quite fairly claim to have again delivered the best football game ever made. But every year the developers seem to have less of an idea what that means." [Full review]
The Sixth Axis -- 9/10
"FIFA 15 is not quite the great leap forward that many would have hoped for but it's a bigger jump than it initially appears to be. The changes, although infuriating to begin with as they make you re-learn elements of your game, ultimately make for a more realistic game of football. There's more nuance, more fidelity in the tactical systems and there's greater movements from the players on the pitch. In a series that is synonymous with incremental improvements, FIFA 15 manages to feel like more of an evolutionary leap." [Full review]
Eddie Makuch is a news editor at GameSpot, and you can follow him on Twitter @EddieMakuch
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