GamesRadar+ Verdict
New moves threaten to weigh down FIFA’s♏ snappy pace and breezy playability, but while slightly slower and more methodical, 16 plays a deeper, more balanced game of football.
Pros
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FUT Draft is FIFA's best mode in years
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New attacking moves are effective and balanced
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Fresh options in defense - additional tackles and🐼 tactics
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Unbeatable authenticity
Cons
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Matches against the computer frustrate
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Slightly slower
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with a focus on build-up play
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Ta-da! FIFA 16 gets four stars. You already know that since those stars are right there, just above, and the first thing you looked at when you opened this page up. But what kind of stars are they? An enthusiastic ‘FIFA is better than ever and only narrowly misses out on a perfect score’ stars? A lethargic ‘well, it hasn’t changed much, but I can’t take any stars away becaus🔥e it’s still pretty good’ stars♏?
For an idea, take this example, which conveniently rolls all of this year’s best new features into one thrilling anecdote. As cover🌠-man Messi, I receive a quick punt from the backline which catches out a lunging opponent (Passes With Purpose), then let the ball roll ahead as I do a few body feints (No-Touch Dribbling). The seas momentarily part and I sprint into the gap like an athletic Moses, hooking the ball out wide to Bale who intelligently positions his feet and bangs in a curved delivery (Dynamic Crossing) that I volley sweetly into the net (Catchy New Name For Shওooting). Strikes, passes, dribbles, positioning - EA Canada improves each area.
There’s not one all-encompassing back-of-the-box feature this year à la the Impact Engine or 360 degree dribbling, bu𒈔t if you’ve played any recent FIFAs you’ll notice the additions. Everything slots in effortlessly. Passes with Purpose are more balanced than they were at the preview stage, letting you fire a rapid but harder to control ball at teammates, and as a count𝓡ermeasure, defenders more aggressively intercept them.
Shooting is more satisfying. It’s not that first-time crackers and 30-yard volleys are more successful - better keepers see to that - but that due to accurate foot placement, you’ll see greater striking variety and understand what conditions make for the perfect connection. One time when the ball&rs🧸quo;s caught under my player, he adjusts his feet to shoot rather than magically slinking into another animation.
For the first time ever in a football game, Super Mario Strikers aside, you can use fully face-scanned, mo-capped women. Despite this obviously being a good thing, it’s feels like a small first step. There are only 12 teams, for example, and they’re all international. You can use them in offline tournaments and friendlies, and online seasons and friendlies, but a lack of career mode makes them more of a curio, and with slower pace and weaker shots, it’s unlikely you’ll regularly use them over the men. Still, it's an important platform on 🧸which to build. Women's clubs next time, EA Canada?
