FIFA 18 NINTENDO SWITCH MANUAL
FIFA 18 NINTENDO SWITCH PORTABLE
FIFA 18 NINTENDO SWITCH PRO
FIFA 18 NINTENDO SWITCH PS4

EA has come up with a clever workaround to allow you to knock the ball ahead-double tap the right trigger rather than using the absent right stick-but it's a shame similar solutions haven't been found for the other missing moves.

FIFA 18 NINTENDO SWITCH MANUAL

It works, but I always felt l was struggling against the controls-fewer buttons and only one stick means there's no way to use finesse shots, threaded through balls, knuckle shots, manual defending, skill moves, or driven passes. FIFA 18 supports single Joy-Con play, meaning I was able to play football on my Switch against my brother on the way to an actual football match this weekend. One advantage the Switch version has over the home console edition is the ability to play with a friend while on the go.

FIFA 18 NINTENDO SWITCH PS4

Of course, you can play it when you get home, but you'll be playing a version of Ultimate Team missing many of the PS4 / Xbox One versions' innovations from the past couple of years. Unfortunately, they're missing from this version, and you can't even access FUT's menus when you're not connected to EA's servers. Ironically, Squad Battles are the feature that would have fit this version of Ultimate Team best-as a single-player portion, it would've been perfect to play a couple of matches while on the bus and have the game sync when I get home. However, once again, the Switch edition is missing the mode's big new feature for this season, FUT Squad Battles.

FIFA 18 NINTENDO SWITCH PORTABLE

The Journey in particular would've been a perfect fit for a portable FIFA-a match on the way to work, another on the way home-but its omission leaves the only proper mode, save for the aforementioned Career Mode, as Ultimate Team.ДЇUT is, again, replicated well-it looks and plays like the real deal, and contains much of the live content the other versions boast, like Team of the Week and SBCs. This means that, despite feeling good when you're in a match, FIFA 18 doesn't really offer much to do when you're not connected to the internet. With such a faithful recreation seen on the pitch, it's disappointing that attention to detail is not reflected off it. It does not include the latest additions of dynamic news clips or interactive transfer negotiations because-like The Journey-they are powered by the Frostbite engine, which FIFA 18 on Switch does not use. I say 'aging' because the Career Mode here is not the one included in FIFA 18 on PS4 and Xbox One-it's more like the Career Mode seen in FIFA 16.

FIFA 18 NINTENDO SWITCH PRO

FIFA's Switch port is missing Pro Clubs and The Journey, meaning the only options to play offline are the bog standard Kick Off and aging Career Mode. The problems arise when you consider the game as a package. But playing a match of FIFA 18 on Switch is an enjoyable experience.

Shots don't pop like they do on PS4 and Xbox One, and the omission of player instructions is a frustrating and bizarre one. Commentary is also just as impressive, and animations look as smooth as they do on current-gen (though you're better off not looking at the cardboard cut-out crowds).

Dribbling feels responsive, crosses are accurate, and overall match speed is faster than on PS4 / Xbox One, a change that better suits the Switch's immediate pick-up-and-play sensibilities. On the pitch, it actually replicates the other editions' gameplay pretty well. But compared to its current console cousin-FIFA 18 on PS4 / Xbox One-it's lacking features and much of the shine that makes that version so appealing. When compared to the likes of FIFA's past PS Vita, 3DS, and other mobile versions, it's easily the best portable FIFA ever made. FIFA 18 on Nintendo Switch is a tough game to categorize.

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