FIFA 14 (Xbox 360)

This game is absolutely brilliant! I can't believe people are putting it down. The amounts of bad reviews I saw about this game made me think whether or not I should of even bought it. Thankfully, I took my gut instinct and bought it regardless to the bad reviews.I was never a great fan of the FIFA series (Mainly because I sucked at it) but this game is different to the other games in the franchisee. For starters, tactical free-kicks have been added into the mix as well as better player handling and of course the much loved Ultimate Team has improved continuously.The Ultimate Team is awesome. I ended up spending about £55 on a decent Ultimate team but don't let this put you off because I have been beaten by bronzes a fair few times:LIf you are considering buying this game, consider no more just go for it. It's the type of game which will keep you entertained right up until the next title is released.

Very good

I have become a Fifa widow and I must say it's great to have some peace and quiet! I bought this for my partner and he spends hours in front of the TV playing it while I have time to relax, go for a bath, light some candles, pour some wine and watch one of my French films :)In his opinion it is the best Fifa to date, amazing graphics, loads of additional content and more to do from a management perspective as well as playing the games. Good soundtrack also.

I must start by admitting my last fifa game was fifa12 so if something that I rate as 'new' was in the last version I apologise.The first thing I notice and instantly like is the new menu system. While it did take me a little while to work out it now means I can get back to my career mode save in about half the time it used to take. I also found the interface well suited to displaying multiple tables, stats and messages together.The game modes seem largely unchanged except for the skills section which basically gives you a mini game to play while your next match loads or you can work through them all via the main menu. These were really good fun by and large, I wasn't a fan of the goalkeeping ones but I've always been rubbish at goalkeeping.The new music soundtrack is very good, but I was a little disappointed to notice a good number of commentary sound bites unchanged from fifa12. Even just a re-record to change the phrasing would have helped. But the addition of chatter about other games going on, player transfers and retirements, and player/team performance analysis from previous matches is a VERY welcome addition to the commentary to break up the stock phrases a bit.I really enjoy the new style of player control even if it still has its limitations. The players now all have the potential for sloppy dribbling which rewards harassing your opponents and then playing a good passing game, while it discourages the tediousness of each game being a case of get the ball and sprint over and over again, like it seemed to be in fifa12.It is a team sport after all!The referees are still a bit hit and miss. I would have prefered it, for example, if off-side decisions were a little more forgiving (when the game stops because your striker's little toe was offside it seems a little bizarre. But then, referees are a bit hit and miss in real life, so perhaps I should pat ea on the back for realism?One thing that I'm pretty sure was in older versions (fifa08/09 I think) that has made a welcome return is being able to qualify for your national team in career mode. It just gives you a better incentive I think.I do have to mention the odd strange graphical issue, like rogue hair bouncing around players heads and the subs board sometimes displaying green and red squares instead of player numbers but I certainly haven't experienced slow loading or anything serious like that. And so far I haven't had the score and the players fatigue bars disappear at random like I did in fifa12.All in all I would say it is a good version with the best of what we have had, mixed with some good new little touches, to make it a little bit slicker and offers some good fun new challenges to keep us going for another year.

I pre-ordered this game as soon as it was up. I have had all the FIFA games and this has to be the best yet. I gave it 5 stars because no matter how long you play this game there is always something different or more challenging to keep you going. Ultimate team has improved alot. There is a few technical glitches with the EA servers but you can deal with it. I haven't stopped playing this game yet and don't plan to. I have recommended this to alot of people! I am looking forward to trying it out on the XBOX ONE. I would highly recommend this to everyone.