FIFA 21 Review: 6 Ups & 7 Downs

3. The Licensing Battle With Konami Robs Players

FIFA 21
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Speaking of realism.

The glorious San Siro/Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (depending on whether you're playing as AC Milan or Inter) looks incredible in FIFA 21. Pick either Milanese giant, pursue trophies in Career Mode with them and you'll find a lot to like. Then, you'll come up against Piemonte Calcio, see CR7 in a fake strip and roll your eyes.

Like it or not, EA's series has always relied a lot on licences to mask flaws elsewhere. This year, like last, the licenses they don't have stand out and cause FIFA's once-mighty grip on real-life football to wobble. Make no mistake - the only ones losing out during this never-ending battle between EA and Konami are gamers themselves.

Juventus are simply too big a club to be missing from a game like this, and it sucks. No amount of carefully-crafted generic kits, badges and stadia can avoid the truth: EA need to get Juve back in the game somehow. It's no use to play as made-up teams.

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