and making sure our weather and pitch settings are synchronised, we compare each release through our head-to-head videos below. Unleash the perfect strike with two new features, Pure Shot and Real Ball Physics, which transform shooting and goal-scoring in FIFA 14 . It’s not incredibly varied – you can still spot the same faces and shirts – but it’s a massive, long-awaited improvement. GameSpot's Danny O'Dwyer scored the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions 8 out of 10, writing "this is the quintessential version of FIFA 14.

The Wii, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita versions are branded as FIFA 14: Legacy Edition, and retain features and gameplay from previous respective releases in the FIFA series, with only their kits, soundtrack and team squads updated.With so many categories and subcategories to scroll through, getting into the content that you actually want to play has been an exercise in unnecessary frustration. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Those heightened player reactions again also enhance the look of matches in other ways; for instance, sometimes when I shot on goal, if there was a player in the way, they’d do their best to duck out of the way of the incoming strike. This wasn't down to anything I did – it's all automated, a product of context – but it made the match feel much less mechanical and more attractive to play and watch.

Players have four times the decision making ability and feel alive with human-like reactions, anticipation, and instincts. Lighting is altered too in the jump to next-gen hardware, while atmospherics like fully 3D crowds help to avoid the pixellated sprite-work seen in PS3 and 360 versions.On the performance front, the addition of a second screen appears to scupper its consistency in upholding a locked frame-rate, where dips down to 18fps during cut-scenes are commonplace, while 50fps is also possible during regular gameplay. Fifa 14 provides a perfect balance in general gameplay but feels like a major let down following on from the fantastic Fifa 13.

Fueled by EA Sports Ignite engine, Fifa 14 will feel alive with players who think, move, and behave like world-class footballers, and dynamic stadiums that come to life. For most FIFA series enthusiasts, of course, a lion's share of matches are played with the television broadcast camera view, craning over the pitch for coverage with only limited glimpses of the surrounding crowds and stadium.When purchasing Gold Packs, players can randomly acquire famous players from the past, such as George Weah, Pelé, Ruud Gullit, Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Vieira, Gary Lineker and Freddie Ljungberg.