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The fact that all the menus have been revamped also  Fut 24 Coins adds to that sense of rebirth and rejuvenation. Beyond Ultimate Team, its worth mentioning that Career Mode has had some noticeable revamps, as well. By entering your details, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy. 

Enhancements in the player-scanning technology are certainly noticeable in terms of movement and body types. Using Haaland as an example again, his hulking form is now instantly recognisable as he barges beyond defenders using his strength.

This year, pre-match preparation has been reimagined, with a simple new system that allows you to look at a scouting report on the opposition, attend a press conference to boost morale and partake in some quick training - all from one screen.

Although the game doesnt do much to tell you about them, there have also been advances in terms of passing mechanics on the pitch. You can now add curve to your passes just as you can your shots, which is a bit fiddly but looks so good when you get it right.

In terms of negatives, the only ones worth flagging are the usual criticisms from the last few years: there still seems to be room for improvement in the VOLTA mode, where youre often locked to your bland custom character rather than your real-life favourites, and the lack of story content across the board remains a shame (were still missing The Journey mode, to be honest).

We also couldnt help but notice that FC 24, without need to get approvals from FIFA for anything, has rather a lot of adverts in it, but theyre not too intrusive in terms of your actual gameplay.

All FUT matches seems to sponsored by Amazon Prime, while the first major promo in FUT is sponsored by Nike, but fans will probably get used to this quite quickly. All in all, FIFA fans can expect FC 24 to deliver the usual blend of good fun, competitive play and catchy music to boot.

All the players and teams still have their real names, although the same cannot be said for the FIFA-owned World Cup tournaments. A small price to pay for a game thats definitely better than last years FIFA. EA Sports FC 24 is available now in early access for everyone that buys the Ultimate Edition.

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