House rulesĪ focus on fun and listening to the fans arises elsewhere in the FIFA 20 package, most notably in the new rule-breaking game modes that have made their way into Ultimate Team. When Volta starts to appear more like the polished ‘proper soccer’ found elsewhere in FIFA 20, you start to see the sharp edges.

The option to have no walls feels counterintuitive and less fun, as does increasing the team size to 5v5. In the same way though, Volta feels bogged down by the fact that it isn’t exactly FIFA Street. It’s great fun if you aren’t a stickler for the rules, and it feels like a modernized version of FIFA Street, which is quite the bold compliment. Skill moves are naturally quite important here, and it’s all about creating fluidity between your teammates by using your environment, ensuring they have proper positioning near the box so they can hammer away goals and embarrass the opposition. This marks the first time men and women can share a pitch in a FIFA game too, which is a welcome delight. Matches are finished by accumulating a set number of goals, and can be over and done with in an instant or an age if you’re matched with a capable player.

Volta is all about showmanship, skill and making a fool of your opponent. You can skip the cringy cutscenes and moan (quite rightly) about the long knockout tournaments, but the part worth caring about is the gameplay itself. It doesn’t have the beating heart of The Journey, but the variety of locations, gloss and neon make up for that.

Fifa 20 ps4