When FIFA plays well, there is nothing like it: the passing is crisp and smooth, the world's best players look incredible, and even the fans were given an upgrade for FIFA 14's next gen transition. But all it takes is one moment to ruin the beautiful presentation EA have worked so hard to create and most of these moments occur when the ball goes into the air, because though aerial supremacy is a huge part of modern football it seems lost on the developers at EA. Apart from the overpowered headers and crosses, when the ball leaves the ground, FIFA 14 turns becomes nothing more than a lottery. World class players need three to four touches when trying to control the ball from a lofted pass with the ball bobbling around like a balloon afraid to come down. There's nothing worse than being through on goal and getting caught in possession when your player has taken multiple touches. Through balls are the bane of many users' lives and FIFA 14 is as big a culprit as any in the series: if you ping a through ball into the air from anywhere in the middle of the pitch, you can quickly watch the hapless defenders do their best impression of Laurel and Hardy. Naturally, it's only funny if you're winning, and conceding multiple goals to this glitch generally means you'll start burning through new controllers.
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!
