Fifa 20 review – not your typical annual update

PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One; Electronic Arts
The all-action football sim includes a superb new six-a-side Volta mode and the controversial, pay-for Ultimate Team

There's a question mark stalking EA's football series with the unshakeable tenacity of Fabio Cannavaro in his prime. While Fifa 20 is mostly very good, the issue of card-purchased loot boxes in its most popular mode, Ultimate Team, has led to calls for the game to be classified as gambling.

A recap, for those unaware of the brouhaha: in Ultimate Team, you build a fantasy squad by opening loot box-style packs of individual player cards. You can use in-game currency to buy these packs, or do so using real money - but the chances of finding Messi, Ronaldo or Salah are " well, we don't know, because EA doesn't disclose unambiguous odds. There's your first problem.