FIFA 14 - Playstation 3

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Nothing much really, works as it should.

I bought this as an upgrade to Fifa 12 and after playing this game for a month my boyfriend and I both agree it was a smart purchase. At first, I wasn't sure how I felt about it. The graphics were noticeably better and I loved how well the player appearances and jerseys had been rendered. It's very lifelike and really enhances the game experience, especially when you are playing with teams you follow and know well. However, initially I found the game play tricky. Tactics that worked on Fifa 12 didn't translate well to Fifa 14. Fifa 12 seemed to give you the benefit of the doubt at times, accommodating slightly inaccurate passes and shooting by assuming where you want it to go. In Fifa 14 passing and shooting seems slightly trickier and seems to require more precise movement on the controller to be accurate. But thankfully there are lots of skills drills you can do to get a feel for the game and what movements are necessary to have good results. To balance it out, I also found tackling and defending to be easier in this version of the game than in Fifa 12. We also both feel like the more time we have played it the more we prefer it to Fifa 12. Once you get the hang of it, the play feels more lifelike, more physical and more precise. It almost feels like you are playing Fifa for the first time and that things are challenging, new and exciting again. Playing in ultimate team mode is also downright addictive. It gives you so many aspects of the team to control in addition to playing matches. It's like a mind puzzle to try to organize squads that have the best possible chemistry in addition to having great talent and since you can trade and buy players as you earn more coins, there are constantly more things to adjust and fiddle with no matter how long you play because better and better players become within your reach. The only downside is it is easy for WAY too many hours to get sucked up by this game because it gives you an incentive to keep playing so you can earn more coins, trade for better players, and have an overall stronger squad. Of other features we love, we appreciate how when you are playing as real teams (not in ultimate team mode) it updates the lineups and the forms of the team based on how teams and players are doing in real life. Since we tend to play as teams we watch in real life, this is really fun and especially exciting when the team you are following is doing well. It adds to how lifelike this game is and makes you feel like you are truly playing this team. We also love the range of stuff available for purchase with points like vintage kits, different balls, etc. Beyond some initial frustrations when we were getting used to this game the only other thing we don't like is that at times, the game lags and the players seem to be going in slow motion. But thankfully this happens pretty infrequently. Overall we love Fifa 14 and are really enjoying playing this game.

Item as described, quality wise good.

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!