Is there anything more annoying than overpowered headers in FIFA 14? A problem which has plagued the series since FIFA 10, headers from set plays and crosses in play are still completely broken. As well as making most games one dimensional, the entire mechanic fails comically on every level. Goalkeepers flap at balls, defenders get out-jumped by diminutive opponents and as the picture above shows, which was one of the first images EA used to promote the game, players like David Silva have the ability to jump around ten feet in the air. This is another area that EA don't seem bothered with fixing and again, the comparison to rival PES 2014 is damaging. Most people complain that crosses are too accurate and that their is too high a success ratio for scoring from headers, which is obviously a balancing issue. The modern game is no longer played that well, because the likelihood of scoring those goals decreases every season. Moreover, much like conceding from scripting, watching David Silva or Eden Hazard consistently out jump giant defenders is a bit of a joke.
Barry O' Halloran has been a whatculture writer for the last two years and having recently graduated, now plans on writing about games & movies until his hands fall off. Follow him on twitter!
