FIFA 21 Review: 6 Ups & 7 Downs

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Interactive Match Sim Is Seamless

FIFA 21
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Simmed matches in Career Mode are no longer dicey affairs that often result in away draws or losses just because you're not the home team. FIFA 21's 'Interactive Match Sim' option means you can take immediate control of the game at any point.

Losing 2-0 after 30 minutes and want to put things right? Do it. Locked at 1-1 after 85 minutes, but want to bring on your new striker for a morale-boosting winner? It's your right. This is nothing new to sports games (Madden has been doing it for years), but it's fresh in FIFA. That's enough to make it the best addition to EA's series in some time.

There appears to be less chance of a red card in simmed games too, and there's a Football Manager-lite sheen to the system overall. This is something that should extend Careers beyond the first couple of seasons. It's seamless, well-implemented and means you'll avoid end-of-season losses.

What do you think of FIFA 21? For more on the game, check out FIFA 21: 10 Best Young Wonderkids You Need To Sign and FIFA 21: 10 Fastest Players!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.