FIFA 14

This game is truly awful. Every year I buy FIFA and every year I think it's great, to begin with. All FIFA games grow tiresome at some point but FIFA 14 wore my patience thin exceptionally quick. The makers of this game clearly have absolutely no concept of what football is.

It constantly gives you stupid stuff to deal with. It is near enough impossible to execute a chip through ball perfectly because FIFA thinks that no professional football would have the ability to put some back spin on their pass, therefore the ball goes over your attacker, then just keeps rolling and rolling until it gets through to the oppositions goalkeeper.

This is just one of many horrendous things about this game, the scripting, which has been an issue for a number of years, is more prevalent in this one than in any of the others. It has literally got to the point where I'm getting annoyed off at myself scoring in the 45th and 90 th minute. The stoppage time lasts forever and it just becomes so damn easy to score at the end of either half.

Here's another frustrating factor, the ratings they give are absolute rubbish. Basically, if the player has a good overall, he will be good, you may as well ignore all of his individual attributes. I had a player on my career mode for Bury who had a sprint speed of 96 and an acceleration of 95. However, because his overall was only 59, FIFA had very cleverly decided that he had to be terrible at EVERYTHING. His acceleration, although rated 95, was abysmal, it took him about 10 seconds to get anywhere near full speed. But a player with a higher overall but lower acceleration, eg. Luis Suarez, Wayne Rooney etc. would not have this issue.

The commentary is the most pathetically written and irritating thing I've ever listened to. Nobody wants to hear the same story every game. Also, you could have advanced to the year 2020 on your manager mode and they will still be talking about David Moyes' recent appointment as Man United manager. Or even worse, you could be Man United manager and they would still be talking about David Moyes as the new manager.

There are just so many things wrong with this game, I've only just began to scratch the surface. I just pray that when FIFA 15 comes out, I won't get sucked in and waste my money on what will, no doubt, be another pile of rubbish.

Another installment in the football simulation series, "FIFA 14" became the new go-to game for the year. Overall, this entry was enjoyable, offering slightly improved graphics and more "human-like" players on the pitch. A new game brings a new batch of changes - and this time, they were actually quite noticeable.

At first glance, everything feels familiar: classic matches, career mode, licensed teams, and the chance to lead your favorite club to football glory. From the very first match, though, it's clear the gameplay has become smoother and more realistic. Player movements were tweaked, shots looked more natural, and interactions on the field felt better overall.

One of the key innovations was "Pure Shot". Now players approach the ball in different ways, adjust their balance, and if they find the right position - they hit it with real power. Players could also shoot from awkward angles, and shot animations varied quite a bit. This made goals more diverse and satisfying to score.

Another noticeable upgrade - defenders finally started to "think". Well, more accurately, the AI got a bit better at handling them. Defenders began to cover zones more intelligently, support attacks, and even form up properly during counterattacks. It no longer felt like you were playing against the whole opponent team solo, while your defenders just stood around watching the game with you.

The developers also introduced a scouting system that operates throughout the entire year. Scouts would find promising players, analyze their stats, and suggest transfer targets. Sounds great - though I barely used it. Like many others, I just went to the transfer list, bought whoever I wanted, and called it a day. Still, for those who enjoy deeper management, it was a nice addition.

Even though it was basically a slightly improved version of the previous year's game, "FIFA 14" felt better than its predecessors when it came out. It was fun and engaging to play, the shooting felt varied and powerful, the defense was smarter, and the matches looked just a bit more lifelike. I spent countless hours, evenings, and days in this game, and no matter how much people bash "EA" for their yearly updates - "FIFA 14" was solid. At least for me.

8 out of 10.

Nothing new was really added to this one, which was kind of depressing. The graphics are just bad. It's 2013 EA, get it together already. This game is so bug-filled that I could take a bath in them. FUT would be great, except it's really buggy, and the fitness/contract aspects of it are a joke. It's basically just a way to get you to spend real money on it. The goalies are just plain awful. I have one of the best in the game, and he misses nearly every shot, and will literally jump out of the way of the ball at times. The only thing that Fifa 14 really has going for it is the physics engine, which does make it pretty realistic. The commentary was also pretty great, and made it feel like there were real people watching and commenting on your every move. Overall this game is just boring and depressing, and I really hope they fix all its problems for Fifa 15, but at the rate things are going, I highly doubt it.

I'm my option this game was just what I wanted for an average football game with the ability to play matches of your choice the to even create your on characters. Although the graphics are no where near as good as the newest fifa games (fifa 16 and on) but it's good enough to have a nice feel of a real match.

The gameplay is really easy to handle for the controls and when you get use to playing the game after a few days the control buttons will feel very comfortable in the game

Sometimes you have got to give the producers credit, I am sorry to hear they work very hard and maybe we are abit harsh, I think whilst some of the older games are hit 'n' miss pardon the pun, I think the games are BETTER then we make out, and I am sorry for that.

The look of the game is stunning for it's time, the Visuals are truly groundbreaking. The look of the snow has a good look to it, and is aesthetically pleasing on the eyes. The stars are also very good, they always look well polished and clean, and I like the more colourful look, although the yellow is a nice take too. Like the Imdb format, which works quite nicely.

I do like seeing the ratings of the players, it's always fun before every match you played, every career you progressed In, it seems fun and nice to do. And it just had a fun sense, excited on how to improve on your players.

One thing of note too, is your players can score from anywhere, which is a good thing as it was realistic, along Side the movement of the opposing and defensive teams, but it takes one to snow one. So with the nice snow effects, and effects in general, and it's realism, I'd ask as to what we're others thoughts.

I'd rate this a 9 because I love the simpler and more realistic gameplay. And in the wise words of Tom Holland, "Football is the greatest sport of all time" chow.