For example, does Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool set up to aggressively press their opponents or do Manchester City utilise the pace of their two wing-backs. Player’s move and react to certain situations in a manner which is closer to representing real life football than it was in FIFA 17.Īs a huge football fan, I’m fascinated to see how EA replicates a team’s tactics as a whole. This, in part, is thanks to the ‘Real Player Motion Technology’ which helps FIFA 18 appear much more natural. Travelling with the ball feels more fluid with crossing looking much more realistic than it was last year. While it’s easy to spot the superb atmospherics, this introduction is also where you will notice how FIFA 18 betters its predecessor in the gameplay department.įirstly, improvements to the dribbling and crossing mechanics are clearly recognisable especially during 1v1 situations.
From there, you play the remaining 30 minutes or so, as the game susses out your skill level.
#Fifa 18 gameplay review series#
Thanks to subtle improvements to the gameplay, as well as new features in the ‘Career Mode’, this year’s FIFA is EA’s most complete entry in the series to date.įIFA 18 grabs your attention from the very first whistle, dropping you into an intense Madrid derby, as you take control of Cristiano Ronaldo standing over a free kick with the scores tied at one a piece. Without doubt, the FIFA franchise is huge and while EA Sports know that they’re likely to top the sales charts each year, I’m happy to report that with FIFA 18, they are not resting on their laurels. Not only did it perform exceptionally well on the PlayStation, across all platforms, only Pokemon Sun/Moon on the 3DS sold more copies. Hopefully EA will continue the series on Switch and add some of that content back in, but for now, whether this game is worthwhile will depend on how you like to play it.Last year, FIFA 17 was the best-selling game on the PlayStation 4 with over 10 million units sold worldwide.
#Fifa 18 gameplay review full#
This really is the best FIFA on a portable there has ever been, and the most full featured, but compared to other console versions, it is lacking. FIFA 18 includes online play through the Ultimate Team mode as well as standard club play, though one glaring omission is that there isn’t any way to play against friends.įIFA 18 on Switch does what it does very well, but it’s hard to ignore just how much is missing. The Ultimate Team mode, which works like a collectible card game where you buy packs and acquire cards through transfers with other players online in order to build a custom team, is included here for the first time on a Nintendo system. As an avid career mode player, I found nearly everything I’d come to expect from that mode available in this version. The modes that are here are all executed very well, however. The most notable omission is the story-based The Journey mode introduced last year, but several other significant modes simply aren’t here. While it includes two of the most popular aspects of the series in FIFA Ultimate Team and the traditional career modes, a lot of content that’s standard in other versions is missing. Where this version comes up lacking, though, is in the different modes it offers. Every gameplay option I came in expecting is included. As someone who spends a lot of time with the series, it didn’t take me any time to adjust to this version. As in other versions, customization options help make this side of the game dynamic, whether it’s simplifying the control scheme or tweaking the presentation. The controls are responsive, the gameplay is fluid, and it accurately captures the look and feel of the franchise.
With it, they’ve faithfully brought over the signature gameplay found on other consoles, but left out a lot of the rest.įIFA 18 on Switch is at its best when the teams are on the pitch. After that five-year absence, EA brought the series back with what they’ve touted as a version custom-tailored to the Nintendo Switch. The FIFA series has been one of the most prominent sports games in the world for years now, but hadn’t been available on a Nintendo console since FIFA 13 at the Wii U launch (aside from “Legacy” releases on 3DS).
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