EA Sports FC 25
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Critic Reviews for EA Sports FC 25
EA Sports FC 25 delivers a few bright spots, like the fun and refreshing Rush mode, but stagnating gameplay and incremental improvements leave it feeling like EA continues to play it too safe.
This is a new FC, with some genuine differences on- and off-pitch. It's also the exact same FC it's always been.
It’s always difficult to score EA FC games in a traditional sense, because the game has remained ultimately unchanged from previous iterations. Will I play this game a lot? Yes. Will I enjoy every minute of it? Most definitely not. But there will be moments that I enjoy, like packing a really good player, or clutching a win in FUT Champions. It’s an FC game, through and through. You’ll either love it or hate it, or, like me, you’ll fall probably somewhere in the middle.
FC 25's gameplay familiarity may trigger initial disappointment, but career mode tweaks and the brilliant Rush mode soon pull you back in for another year. Ultimate Team, meanwhile, remains divisive as ever – but fans of that mode will love its myriad fan-service additions.
With an overhauled tactics system and a thrilling new mode, EA FC 25 makes some positive steps forward that are unfortunately tempered by long-standing issues and a lack of improvements elsewhere.
EA SPORTS has introduced FC IQ to EA SPORTS FC 25 that aims to overhaul the gameplay and add strategy to building teams and approaching game day.
EA Sports FC 25 remains the default choice for anybody wanting to enjoy a virtual version of the world's most popular sport. However, the fantastic new Rush mode isn't enough to prevent this installment from feeling seriously stale.
EA finally treated Switch owners to a feature-parity football game last year and EA Sports FC 25 continues this by adding the new modes also available on other systems. Rush, in particular, is a great new way to play a tighter, more action-packed version of football, and the expanded season rewards system means the game is less reliant on Ultimate Team – which is typically under-populated on Switch – to give players new tasks throughout the year. Performance is still underwhelming but this is otherwise the second solid entry in a row from EA.
Industry Coverage
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FC IQ Deep Dive Released for EA SPORTS FC 25
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