Hockey Ultimate Team and Be a GM are still largely menu driven, and if there’s one area that EA Sports consistently mucks up, it’s the user interface. Clunky and slow, the UI looks like it was built for tablets rather than consoles. It’s a relatively minor quibble but it does add to irritation when trying to do something simple like sort your roster.
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Virtual Chicago looks great, particularly with next-gen lighting and environmental effects. It’s not the best this young generation has produced, but it’s certainly impressive and — more importantly — immersive. Individual character models don’t fare nearly as well, particularly the faces. We’re guessing this is due to the immense amount of information the game is constantly loading, from NPC details to hacking opportunities to vehicles and buildings at far drawing distances. You’ll notice this particularly in two areas: cut scenes that feature a lot of facial expressions and the info icons over NPCs, as their headshot shows with their data, such as where the person works, what their hobbies are, and how much money they make.
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In short, it is essentially a graphical re-skin — but it’s a very pretty one, and one that highlights the unique environment and celebration that is the World Cup.
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The main campaign on its own lasts 12-to-15 hours, though there’s plenty in this fake Seattle to keep you occupied. Side quests involve any number of tasks — beating up street musicians gives you bad karma, while busting drug deals gives you good karma. The level of enemy control in each of the game’s districts is tracked by a percentage, and many different things can help lower this: destroying security cameras, making spray-paint art, hunting down secret agents, destroying DUP facilities, and more. The more you liberate a district, the fewer confrontations you’ll deal with while traveling.
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The new options screen provides interaction with the in-game smartphone (dubbed the iDroid, in a bit of double trademark infringement). From here, you can access the map, notes, and any in-game audiologs you’ve collected along the way.
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As this was reviewed on the PS4, certain elements are exclusive to the system. The controller’s lightbar reflects your stealth status. If you’re playing in a bright room, you probably won’t notice this except in your peripheral vision. However, when played in a dark room, this gives a fair bit of ambience. The touchpad is used for menu navigation, though your mileage may vary with it — it seemed a bit loose for us.
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All of the controls work well and flow together. Movement is crisp and responsive. The problems come when other factors (enemy AI, camera angle) get in the way.
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