FIFA 15: 10 Lessons It Must Learn From Classic PES

5. Legends Should Be Unlockable

FIFA 14 introduced the ability to use Legends cards on the Xbox editions of Ultimate Team, and although EA Sports inexplicably chose to omit some of the most popular former greats including Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane and David Beckham, fans warmed to the mouth-watering concept of being able to team up Cristiano Ronaldo, Pele and Lionel Messi in a deadly multi-era strike force. What's not to like? Well, there's definitely one glaring problem with the way EA Sports incorporated legendary players into the FIFA series. The retro world-beaters are exclusive to the Ultimate Team game mode on Xbox consoles €“ unfair, huh? In contrast, every classic edition of Pro Evolution Soccer included a PES Shop in which the player could access stars of the past, albeit hidden under aliases including Puckac (Ferenc Puskas), Rozerio (Romario) and Sorua (Gianfranco Zola). Deciphering these humorous nicknames was a bit of a fun challenge, and you could also correct them in Edit Mode if unlicensed stuff really bugged you. Yes, players of this ilk came at a price, but once unlocked with PES Points, they would join the default player database and become available in all game modes €“ including Master League. FIFA already has an EA Sports FC Catalogue, so why not insert a few dozen unlockable ex-superstars in FIFA 15?