➤ FIFA Soccer, the review 🎮

FIFA Calcium is an example of how it is possible to transform mobile games into real platforms, to be updated and even revolutionized through the release of full-bodied updates, which aim to keep the wide base of active users firmly and arouse their interest thanks to the 'introduction of more or less important innovations, while leaving the starting system intact. The mobile edition of Electronic Arts' football has exploited this possibility several times, with various "seasons" in which the developers decided to change some aspects of the experience, chasing player feedback rather than their idea of what a game should actually be like. football for mobile devices.

The traditional setting seems to have been lost for some time, and although in terms of gameplay the rival Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 Mobile has shown that it is still possible to put a certain quality on the field, the formula of FIFA remains that of a Ultimate Club simplified, which avoids the fatigue and thickness of real matches in favor of a much more immediate but inevitably dull and inconsistent approach. An element that unfortunately remains unchanged even two years after its launch, but net of some interesting news. The structure that you will face once you start the game is the same as always, with the possibility to try your hand at leagues of increasing difficulty, participate in events and skill competitions, as well as challenge other players in an asynchronous multiplayer based on a curious system of highlights, in which the winner is whoever makes the best use of the opportunities. However, a real-time multiplayer has been added, the Confrontation mode, which unlocks after completing a series of objectives and finally allows you to really play against other users.

Gameplay and structure

Beyond the inevitable statistical updates, some changes to the technical sector and real-time multiplayer, FIFA Calcio broadly confirms the formula that we had criticized so much at the time of the debut of FIFA Mobile on the App Store and Google Play, with little football played and many surrounding elements that wink at the premium nature of the title, including unpacking, precious currencies and an indicator of the action energy that is consumed every time we face a new challenge. Fortunately, this last aspect is not limiting, since we are talking about an abundant amount of attempts before having to wait for the reload, while the whole picture of the achievements and the interface has undergone a redesign aimed at making the experience simpler and more engaging. .

The variety of modes and contents has never been a problem, but once again the situation worsens when you take the field, to perceive the slipperiness of the controls and the basicity of artificial intelligence; especially during the first hours of play, when it is also possible to score starting from midfield and shooting from outside the box. The default control system is the gesture control system, to be deactivated as soon as you have the possibility, since it forces you to move the players using a virtual stick on the left side of the screen, but to manage their actions using the index on the right side, tapping teammates for the passes and drawing trajectories for the shots, while trying to press the button for the run. Much, much better than the traditional layout, with buttons for each action and a classic football feeling, although as mentioned it is not the case to expect a thick experience from the matches.

Having said that, it is also true that, accepting the obvious change of course compared to the origins of the series on mobile, this FIFA Soccer is not particularly indigestible and indeed stands as a nice pastime to throw four shots at the ball from time to time. Furthermore, online multiplayer actually offers an extra gear and introduces a bit of freshness, also relying on a fast and problem-free matchmaking system. It is a pity that the recent changes have not improved that much a technical sector, just discreet, and above all the sound effects that indicate the impacts on the field, some really horrible and out of place "sticks".

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Tested version iPhone (12.0.02) Digital Delivery App Store, Google Play Price Free Resources4Gaming.com

6.0

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FIFA Calcio is renewed in some of its contents with the new season, and it seemed right to analyze the EA Swiss mobile game two years after its launch to appreciate any improvements. The introduction of real-time multiplayer is a breath of fresh air, but otherwise not much has changed: although the developers have optimized the interface and some aspects of the structure, making events more coherent and organized, the experience remains. the pale imitation of an Ultimate Team with a gameplay not up to the situation: too simple, too guided and excessively devoted to the portable nature of the experience.