Review: FIFA 22 explained to parents

FIFA 22 Featured Ecran Partage

Football/soccer simulation containing all official FIFA names and players. 2022 Edition. Every year, a new edition is released.

FIFA 22 Boxart Ecran Partage
FIFA 22 Boxart PS5 Ecran Partage
Release date: 1 October 2021


Developed by: EA
Published by: EA
Available on:Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Playstation 5, Xbox Series

Type of game: Football simulation

Average game time:10 minutes

Topics: Sports, football, soccer

Business model: Need to buy the game – Microtransactions

Estimate of the total duration of the game:
Infinite as long as you want to play football/soccer matches.

Available in physical (blu-ray) or digital (download)

Possible configurations of the Nintendo Switch:

Nintendo Switch Handheld modeNintendo Switch Tabletop modeNintendo Switch TV Mode

/!\ ATTENTION ON NINTENDO SWITCH, the game is the same as FIFA 20 of the Nintendo Switch, which itself was the same as FIFA 19. If you’ve already purchased a previous episode on Switch. Don’t buy this one. And it’s the same as FIFA 21. So it’s been 4 years since EA sold the same game on Switch without changing anything.

Players3+ 7+ 12+16+18+
Neophytes
Intermediate
Experienced
Replayability
Green gauge

Infinite

Difficulty
Green gauge

Several difficulty modes available

Violence, fear, nudity?
Green gauge

No problem.

Language level used

No problem.

Positive message

No problem.

Minimum reading level required

Just orienting yourself in the menus, can be a bit difficult.

Additional costs ?
Red gauge

Many microtransactions including random objects are included in the game.
That is to say that to get the best players with the best abilities, you have to try your luck with lootboxes hoping to stumble on what you want.
And there is no guarantee of getting the player you want.

The publisher here is very greedy and the number of stories, where the child does not realize that he spent thousands of dollars with the parents’ credit card, are legion.

Minimum level of execution on the controller required

You run the footballer and you choose the way you shoot. You can change the control between every footballer on his team at any time.

Principle of the game

Realistic football/soccer simulation.

Local game modes

To come.

Online gaming modes

You can play online if you pay for your console’s subscription:

Free online game on PC.

Conclusion

The ESRB advises everyone about this game. However, we do not recommend it to young players without parental supervision. They can spend a lot of money on the game without realizing it. It is necessary to remove the credit card registered in the console and to adjust the parental controls of the console before launching the game.

Otherwise, it’s still a normal football game. Unless your child is a very big football fan, we do not recommend this game because of the immoral practices mentioned above.

More information about the game:Official game page

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