The whole game - especially in terms of gameplay - feels like the product of some serious engine tinkering, and not the grand sweeping changes of we've seen in the past and from Pro Evo, and the new additions, including the excellent and long-awaited Tactical Free-Kicks system feel like organic developments in a property looking to capture both realism and the entertainment factor. It's still not the most ideal of systems, and scoring a free-kick still feels more like luck than ability, but at least the added options add a little more depth to something that has up til now been painfully limited. Those on-pitch developments have been, rather typically, matched by unrivalled presentation: there hasn't really been a huge overhaul, though the excellent Match Day set-up is a nicely integrated extra frill, which combines with the new commentary to appropriately convey the ceremony of the sport. Every element has again been tweaked to add more realism and player animations in particular have enjoyed a noticable increase in quality and in personality. One of the game's biggest strengths, and indeed its biggest appeal over PES is the embarrassing depth of riches available in the game's additional modes. Ultimate Team is of course an added bonus, trading on the irresistible attraction of Panani stickers and collectible card games like Match Attax and Pokemon, as well as the best parts of sims like Football Manager and even elements of the RPG genre in the way it encourages the player to level up their team and score points in return for rewards. It's a very clever system that adds a different dimension to the game entirely - though it does render EA Sports' FIFA Manager property somewhat redundant thanks to its depth. Along with Ultimate Team, there's also the Manager Mode, rebuilt and a lot more appealing now thanks to tweaks like the inclusion of international team management and the kind of slick ergonomics and presentation typical of the developer, and the EA Sports Football Club section, which allows players to trade XP points for classic strips, boots and celebrations. And then of course there's the online element, which has been stripped of some of the problems that dogged the last installment at release and which works seamlessly. What EA Sports have successfully crafted is a platform that encourages longevity in play - with tangible rewards for those who stick around for not only bragging rights but also for on-pitch benefits. Read on for our verdict and score summary...