FIFA 22 Reviews
FIFA 22 paves the way for a new generation of more realistic and intelligent FIFA games thanks to Hypermotion technology, but its content remains refined with a focus on Ultimate competitions rather than any other playing phase.
FIFA 22 offers a lot of new elements on next-gen. Gameplay is finally going in a clear direction and provides a clear picture of what to expect from this iteration of FIFA. Even though the gameplay finally seems fine, there are quite a few problems. Career is near unplayable thanks to loads of bugs and glitches, Ultimate Team is still a pay-to-win fest and a lot of modes are clearly less important than cash cow Ultimate Team, which is understandable, but still frustrating.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
FIFA 22 is the best in the series to date, even if its revamped animation isn't as revolutionary as billed. As a standalone title it's fantastic, even though avid players will likely feel that changes are negligible compared to last year.
Even when FIFA 22 doesn't really offer a great jump for the series, fans will get the usual whole package with lots of small steps into the right direction. The new HyperMotion technology and the option to create and manage your own club in the career stay the only real highlights.
Review in German | Read full review
EA Sports delivered a good football game that mostly advances things in the realism front, showing of what we can expect from the series in the current gen platforms moving forward.
Review in Greek | Read full review
After years of big promises, FIFA 22 takes all the things the series does right and even more to the table. It's the best FIFA in years.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
All adds up to is FIFA 22 being the best it has been in years. Certainly in the Frostbite era. Changes to modes are oftentimes minimal, but at this point, it really is hard to knock a game that offers more modes than almost any other game on the market. Instead this year, EA has focused on what matters most – the gameplay. Subtle changes and additions all over the place have resulted in the number one sports game in the world finally, once again, feeling like a true representation of the sport.
FIFA 22 has achieved a successful acceleration with its HyperMotion feature and new dynamics. But despite all these innovations, it can barely get rid of the "same game" feeling.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
In FIFA 22 we will enjoy as much or more than in FIFA 21, with improvements in the quality of life of some titles, with updated rosters, with the Ultimate Team completely redesigned and if you are a football fan, you will have hours and hours of game modes in which to score one and a thousand goals. Although the improvements seem insufficient to go from last year's installment to this one, we will see that they have been enough to give a more than realistic football, improving the golden formula and making FIFA the best football game one more year.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
FIFA 22 does have some room for improvement, but by and large, this wasn’t a bad start for EA and the FIFA development team.
FIFA 22 introduces welcome new features such as the Hypermotion technology, a more balanced gameplay and improvements in several modes, but it fails to get rid of some historical flaws that now clash more with the improvements received. The result is, as always, a football title of the highest caliber, both on the technical front and in terms of pure fun, but we start to feel the need for a more marked change of pace to really push the saga into the new generation.
Review in Italian | Read full review
While not the breath of fresh air many hoped for, FIFA 22 manages to at least improve the experience of FIFA 21. Ultimate Team still has its intrinsic issues, but manages to make itself more appealing thanks to less-infuriating gameplay and a less-punishing Division Rivals system.
FIFA 22 is a break from tradition in several ways for EA Sports as it leans heavily on the more realistic approach. Whether this move will satisfy their core audience or cause a backlash remains to be seen. But the fact remains that EA Sports are running out of ideas in delivering an annual title that is worth spending on.
Fifa 22 raises the bar compared to its predecessor, getting very close to what all players are looking for in a football simulator: a fluid and realistic experience. It also brings new game modes and a greatter implementation of the female gender, bringging to the game a more diverse and representative experience. We certainly recommend FIFA 22 not only to fans, but to anyone looking for a new experience in this genre.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Despite having had a greater evolution than its predecessors, once again EA releases a game that could have been a major update from the previous year, raising again the question about the annual release of such a title. The few changes in game modes do not justify the upgrade for those who play the predecessor title, mainly due to the hefty price. So, wait a few months until the value drops to play with the updated squad.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
This year the winner for best football game is easily won by EA’s Fifa 22. HyperMotion is a true positive difference that makes the game so much more fluid and realistic.
FIFA 22 takes steps forward, while staring at the past
Review in Greek | Read full review
FIFA 22 does not reinvent football by simulation nor does it pretend to. With a new approach in which matches are slower and require more passing than dribbling, he seeks to shift the formula towards something less arcade and more realistic. The many game modes will suit any lover of the beautiful game, something that is appreciated, since they have not neglected the offline modes of the online modes, much more lucrative for EA. With something to polish the gameplay and a renewed Career Mode, more similar to the Master League, this is a very satisfactory title for all the fans. Or at least for those who were shocked at how arcade it had become. The only downside, as always, the burden of micropayments, which seems an endemic evil in the industry and which FIFA makes cash, as every year.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
That’s perhaps the biggest takeaway from FIFA 22 this year; on the surface, pretty much nothing has changed, but when you pick up the controller and resume where you left off from 21, you notice how different it feels. It is more than a roster update, but it’s not quite enough to warrant being a must-buy. The only problem is that for a football fix, you have no other choice this year given eFootball’s poor reception. A very middle of the road experience and the football video game equivalent of Man City winning the league - exciting for those that love it, but very “meh, who cares” for those who aren’t die-hard fans.
If you’re a fan, you have probably already picked it up—but if you’re someone who has missed the past few entries and wants a sports title to use on your beefy next-gen console, this is a difficult one not to recommend.