FIFA 15 (Ultimate Edition) - PlayStation 4

This is the best fifa to date. This game isn't too different than fifa 14 but everything is improved.The graphics has improved and the player animations are very realistic which I enjoyed at first but does get annoying after a while since there are more cut scenes while you are playing. The reason why I believe why I see bad ratings on this game is it's more difficult than fifa 14. In fifa 14 you could rely on the cpu to assist you in many aspects of the game. In fifa 15 you are more in control of the whole game which I enjoy. Also the goalkeepers are improved greatly in this game. I have read some reviews where they say goalkeeping is horrible which I don't understand. The only way I can see that is if they are playing on a lower difficulty but if you are playing on either of the top 2 difficulties be prepared for the goalies to make saves only spiderman could. Also for the ultimate team code you will not get 40 packs right as you enter the code. You will get one pack a week just like it was last year. Overall this is a great game and a must buy.

--- Impressions after about 1 week playing ---Below comments are still true, but the additional time playing with the game allowed me to confirm or support this:1)GKs are really bad. Their behaviour is inconsistent. On some occasions they fly over the air to save balls like spiderman. On others, they concede goals on from their closest pole, which is unacceptable. But hopefully this can be fixed via patch.2)EA servers still have some instabilities, but it is getting better. The web app is much more stable now. It was partially down and really slow about a week ago (I am on PS4 , if that helps)3)Headers after a cross from an almost superhuman winger, are pretty much gone :-)4)Defending is a bit challenging now and that's good. So people who was relying on contain...got news.. you guys will have to learn how to defend and manually use your CDMs and CBs, lol ...5)Players get a lot of injuries. Still don't know if this is because stamina or a bug. Having a secondary team and rotate seems to help. Do not use fitness cards, that's a waste of money.A formation that I used online and seems to fit the new FIFA engine: False 9. Offline I've used 433 attack but using it online requires more skills, as defending is much more challenging now. Also, using the ST for headers is not as useful anymore (see #3) so 433 attack seems to be less effective on this release. I may try 41212 and see how it goes.I still believe this is a good FIFA game. Maybe a 3.5 star in order to be more fair (Amazon does not let you rate based on half stars). Definitely not an steller release.I am a bit disappointed because I was expecting more AI improvements than just appearance tweaks. It is nice that the pitch shows sign of use after a few min, that players grab people jerseys, but I prefer better dribbling and improved AI than the visual aspect of the game. Gameplay should be a priority on this type of games and it seems like EA put it on 2nd level again.--Initial review and impressions--I purchased this via Amazon pre-ordered, but did not play until last night. I don't like to write quick reviews, so I took some time and played a few games (Ultimate Team mainly). Here are my impressions so far and I will upvote or downvote my review as the time passes:Like;-Trough ball perfect passes seem to be fixed. So no more people abusing of this glitch online.-Difficult to score via corners or with crosses. Same as above and I don't see this as an issue-Dribbling is way more precise. So you can use lower pace players like Ronaldinho and break defenses easier. I got the feeling like high pace players like Ibarbo will be less effective on this edition, which I like it too.-Slower pace and more build it up type of game, more realistic, which again, I like-Very realistic players on the pitch. They move like real people playing "futbol". My wife was impressed when she saw me playing, lol ...-GUI and menus were nicely improved. I like how the Team Management section looks now and it's great that now you can position your players higher or lower on the pitch.Don't like-Shooting is more difficult now, especially if you are out of the box. I can't tell yet if this is because I need more time to learn the new way to shoot or because EA just broke the shooting system.-Spiderman GKs. I mean, we all knew GK AIs was a joke, but it seems that EA made them invincible, especially on harder modes.-Too many injuries, same player. Some players get injured all the time. I don't know if this is because a glitch or I need to but more "trainers".Glitches, issuesOf course, typical "app is temporarily down, we are sorry", especially with the web app. Hopefully EA will fix or won't get worse after UK and Europe start using the serversOverall, I like the game, It is not a 5 stars game, but it is not bad either. It rewards a better and more realistic type of "futbol". The game clearly takes advantage of the more powerful new gen consoles; also, some of the previous glitches were fixed.

Even more addicting then the previous version. Looks amazing on ps4 and the controls are more fluid as ever. The gameplay plays a little diffrent from last year and requires New tactics to score not just the spammed air through ball that was almost always unlockable. It plays more realistic and the free packs in ultimate team help u create a better team. And Ultimate team is by far more addicting then ever !!!

This is the worst FIFA to date.FIFA 15 fails on so many different levels and makes you wonder if EA Sports even played the game before releasing it. To start off the goalies are broken. After advertising a new implemented AI system for the goalies EA needed to advertise that this would cause the goalies to be horrible beyond belief. Goalies dive out of the way of shots and are completely unreliable. There will never be a 0-0 game. Any shot on goal will make you nervous since the goalies are unpredictable in a bad way. Shots that appear to be easy saves may end up going in or are parried away for corners. With this said, on the very few times that the goalie does make a save it looks a bit nicer from last year. It is clear to see what EA Sports was trying to do with the goalies but this step forward turned into many steps backwards.The next problem with FIFA 15 is the referees. The officials are much worse than previous years, which is hard to do. A clear foul may be missed and then the next minute your player might brush an opponent and get a yellow card for it. Additionally the referees are incredibly inconstant. What might be a foul one minute will not be the next. After playing FIFA 15 for weeks you will lose all idea of what a foul is. Different from FIFA 14 pressing circle to pull back an attacker will almost always lead to a foul and a yellow card in FIFA 15. Players fall constantly when being pulled. Red cards are now also very unpredictable. Tackles and challenges that seem tame can easily earn you an undeserving red card. Referees also seem to get in the way more than past years. My players also seem to bump into the official multiple times per game, throwing them off their path.Similarly to last year player switching is still a problem and has become worse. It baffles me how a keystone element of all sports games can be so broken in FIFA 15. Switching players is a battle, and a battle that you will almost always lose. In certain situations you can tap R1 as many times as you want but your attempts will all be in vain. On the off chance that you do get switched it will most likely be to a player in a bad position that you had no intentions switching to.Continuing along player AI is worse than ever. Like FIFA 14, players in FIFA 15 still have no idea of what the ball is. Players refuse to go to lose balls. To continue on that trend defenders are worse as ever. On multiple occasions my defenders have decided to part and simply allow attacking forwards to dribble right up the middle of the field. Defenders are caught standing many times and allow runs very easily. Right and left backs still move to the middle when wingers attack allowing them to freely run up the wing without trouble, another problem that went unfixed from FIFA 14.Skill is no longer needed to win games in FIFA 15 because passing has become incredibly difficult. Players will pass to nobody even when you may direct them with the analog stick to pass to a teammate. Players sometimes may pass the ball to completely different players than you intended. Simple 3 foot passes can easily get screwed up. Through balls have been cut out almost entirely. On the ground through balls almost always go way to far even when you barely tap on the triangle button. Over the top through balls look differently and barely ever seem to work. Whatever vision you have in your head is never what will happen in game. Over the top balls are always short enough to where the defender can easily get it, even if you put more than enough power on it. The glitch where your player will always pass the ball to the teammate that is furthest (and most likely offside) up the pitch is still in the game. This is the third year that this glitch has been prevalent and EA Sports has done nothing about it.Shooting has also been changed and is now terrible, with a few exceptions. Hitting a shot on target has become incredibly difficult. Shots will sail high or way wide incredibly often. The thing is that you will either hit a pitiful attempt or it will be an incredible shot that finds the top corners; there is little in between. Finesse shots used in one-on-one situations will be an automatic score, but that is also due to the horrible goalies. Heading is no longer incredibly overpowered. Instead heading is incredibly weak. Crossing will barely ever result in a goal anymore. Heading was a problem last year but EA decreased its effectiveness way to much in FIFA 15.FIFA 15 does do a few things well. FIFA 15 looks good visually. The pitch wear looks great and the stadiums look better than ever. Boots are now noticeable and look astonishingly lifelike. The players to me look incredibly cartoony but many of my friends enjoy how they look so this is purely opinionated aspect. The problems continue here though. There are more cut scenes than last year which is incredibly annoying. You are still not allowed to skip through booking cut scenes. Players now have altercations after tough fouls but these glimpses look staged and the game would look much better without them. The game highlights have been given an update but you can no longer flip through highlights with the triggers which severely detracts from the new scheme.Career Mode has been neglected again and the only real addition is the new team sheet feature. This feature is overdue and helpful but is not a big enough addition for me to praise EA Sports. The hated Global Transfer Market is still implemented and continues to be an ugly workaround. Ultimate Team is also almost unchanged. In Ultimate Team EA Sports has taken out the ability for you to see the wireless latency of your opponent before Ultimate Team games. Your opponents also no longer show up in your "Players Met" on the PS4. Both emissions are missed and detract from Ultimate Team. On a positive note formations have been reworked and it is now easier to make hybrid teams in Ultimate Team which is a plus.The skill games are still slightly aggravating but the new designs are welcomed and appreciated. Getting fouled by the computer during the various skill games still results in the loss of an attempt. You should not get punished for being fouled but since EA cannot fix problems in the main game I don't see them fixing small issues with the skill games.To conclude, this is the worse FIFA to date. With all the problems, bugs, and mistakes FIFA 15 is almost unplayable. To any potential buyers, I would STRONGLY advise you to save your money. I certainly wish I did. As a fan of the FIFA series since FIFA 06 I am disappointed by the broken monstrosity that is FIFA 15. It is clear that EA Sports does not care about the opinions of their consumers and simple focus more on making money than on making a half-decent game. I would have gladly paid $70 for them to have repackaged FIFA 14 and added the new rosters.

Good game, but codes for the gold packs and Messi (on loan) don't work. Want to send it back but afraid that the codes won't work even when I get the new copy. Very disappointing. Have been offered to send it back though. Game works fine though.