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Fifa 22

SCORE: 80

I am very thankful we had the money to purchase Fifa 22 on the Xbox Series X. Fifa 22 can also be purchased on the Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia and Xbox One. Normally Fifa video games are behind the Konami eFootball franchise drastically. This year Konami’s eFootball franchise completely fell apart. Which left the door open for Fifa 22 to take the soccer crown this year. All Fifa 22 had to do was be competent.

To EA Sports credit Fifa 22 is actually competent. Did you catch the live stream Peter and I did of Fifa 22? We actually had fun playing this soccer video game. That stream will be split into two videos that will appear on our video channels when we get the bandwidth and finances to do so. I found Volta Football more interesting than Peter did. It may also be some of the options we picked. Games within Fifa 22 can be adjusted to be more arcade with different rules if the player so chooses. We messed around with it a little here and there.

There are a variety of options for sports gamers within Fifa 22. We can play Quickplay games, Volta Football, Ultimate Team, Careers, Pro Clubs, Seasons and more. We can change the game based on the ball, king of the hill and more. We can turn off the rules and adjust the player and the computer difficulties. The music can be turned off so your family will avoid any of the offensive music and lyrics. Multiple family members play Fifa 22 at the same time.

I found Fifa 22 to be approachable by a plethora of different skillsets. The ball control and taking shots on the goal are very intuitive and easy to pick up. I actually had fun playing Fifa 22. This is the first time in a long time since their major controversies that were so divisive that I can remember feeling that way. Fifa 22 looks great and it sounds good. There are some neat special effects in the Volta Football mode too. The more I played Fifa 22 the better I felt like I was doing.

If you like soccer then you should check out Fifa 22. This soccer game is on plenty of different systems and the prices should be dropping. Fifa 22 is a bit too online heavy for my tastes personally. That is one of its major failings. Thankfully there are some local modes included. Fifa 22 contains a lot of playable teams.
- Paul

Graphics: 83%
Sound: 74%
Replay/Extras: 85%
Gameplay: 79%
Family Friendly Factor: 77%

System: Nintendo Switch/PC/PS4/PS5/Stadia/Xbox One/Xbox Series X
Publisher: EA Sports
Developer: EA Vancouver
Rating: ‘E’ - Everyone SIX and OLDER ONLY