It holds the record for the fastest-selling video game ever and Lionel Messi is the face of the franchise. Ever since FIFA International Soccer launched back in 1993 fans have regularly heaped praise on EA for the realistic gameplay, belting soundtracks and inventive options like FUT that have set the standard in sports gaming. Equally fans have criticised the developers EA Sports for the lack of depth and seemingly incremental tweaks, while needless changes to things like defending have frustrated even the most carefree players. Fans simply want a more true to life gaming experience and despite more than two decades of honest, constructive feedback it’s clear that what many love about the game isn’t always going to be in “the game”.
From moments of controversy to tweaks so blindingly obvious even the most short-sighted of referees could see, as FIFA 16 heads for the shelves here is a list of ten changes that die-hard gamers have so far been denied.
