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FIFA 21
Football is back with EA Sports FIFA 21, featuring more ways to team up on the street or in the stadium to enjoy even bigger victories with friends. Play the world's game with 17,000+ players, over 700 teams in 90+ stadiums, and more than 30 leagues from all over the globe.
Details
- Released
- October 8, 2020
- Series
- FIFA#20 of 21 by critics
- Developer
- EA Vancouver
- Publisher
- EA Sports
- Platforms
- PC · PS4 · Xbox One · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S
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FIFA 21 Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
A victory lap for the FIFA franchise on current generation hardware, FIFA 21 manages to combine every positive addition to the series and triumph. Despite it skewing towards Ultimate Team and microtransactions, the on-pitch gameplay is the best it’s ever been.
Pep Guardiola’s sky-blue wave swept away everything in front of it for two seasons in a row, racking up records left, right and centre, but fell well short in 2019/20 and surrendered the title to Jurgen Klopp’s rampant Liverpool side.
So, FIFA 21 doesn’t have any ground-breaking new modes or revolutionary gameplay innovations, but it doesn’t need them to impress. The plentiful tweaks to gameplay and AI, along with worthwhile new features spread across all primary modes, accumulate to make FIFA 21 a must-have for football fans. And if they’re planning on picking up a next-gen console in the near-future, there’s possibly even more for them to look forward to.
When the issues of a game are rolled and stomped by its greatness, then it’s something to invest on if you have some spare.
As the current generation of crossroads come to an end FIFA 21 finds itself at something of a crossroads. Sales-wise it has been a powerhouse, ably brushing
A solid if uninspiring season awaits, as FIFA 21 sneaks a top half finish.
As the train keeps rolling along, continuing to deliver the annual glut of sports gaming goodness, the next title to enter our crosshairs is the usually dependable FIFA series. The stalwart footie franchise has long been one of EA’s primary cash cows, and this outing looks to be no exception. In a year that also includes a console generation shift, does the team over at EA Vancouver have enough in the tank to bridge the gap, while also giving the PS4 version the attention it deserves?
FIFA 21 has thrown a lot of adjustments under the hood to help give players more tools than ever before. A lot of the casual players, however, may not take advantage of this. Something needs to be updated to the shooting model and not just the 1-on-1 matchups. The feeling of a soccer match is still fantastic, but it seems EA has put this in the back seat in favor of VOLTA. Even though the Career Mode offers a good bit of options and control, the focus still feels like it is on VOLTA and FUT in terms of game modes even though neither mode changed much. FIFA 21 is a great soccer experience for t...
The new FIFA is as fun and irritating as its previous editions. Although there have been a few noticeable changes, the next decade for the series certainly does not start with a breakthrough.
On the pitch, FIFA 21 remains the best it's ever been, but it's arguably not changed enough for longtime fans in almost any other way.
The few positives do not outweigh the negatives. EA Sports continues to phone it in with the FIFA series while single-player gamers cry out for better options.
At its heart, FIFA 21 does a lot really well. However, it is also a mash up of incremental steps forward, baffling design choices, and seemingly ignored issues. It simply doesn't do enough to make the overall experience more enjoyable than it was last year.