Women's National Team, and the game is helpful in automatically putting together a quick tournament where you can try out the various teams. After their spectacular run to the World Cup title over the summer, it's a delight to be able to play as the U.S. Women's teams make for a welcome addition for this mix, even if they are not well-integrated to the game as a whole.
The FIFA Ultimate Team Draft is the biggest reason to buy FIFA 16 this year. The crazy back-and-forth verges on feeling unrealistic at times, especially when playing the computer, which rarely attacks the ball with anything resembling vigor unless you're playing on World Class difficulty or above.
I'm not going to lie, it's a lot of fun, but Pro Evolution Soccer supporters have a point when they point to that sim's more nuanced and reserved pace as a positive. Interceptions are way up, but that's countered by the fact that it's easy to keep the ball on your field while sprinting, which makes for a lot of breakneck counters - a FIFA staple. On the field, it plays much the same as last year, with perhaps a bit less emphasis on pace. This year's edition of FIFA introduces its usual handful of smart additions and gameplay tweaks, its most notable additions being the FIFA Ultimate Team Draft and women's teams. Now, even the perennially underperforming Madden has caught up to FIFA in some ways, at least on the field. As recently as a couple years ago, it was still heads and shoulders above the competition in terms of graphics, presentation, and modes, consistently introducing smart additions that elevated the gameplay without hurting the overall formula. Of all the current-generation sports sims, no game has changed less than FIFA - an annual cash cow that has become one of EA's most important franchises. But this year, I have to come to grips with a glaring reality: It's getting stale. and one of the best sports games on the market year in and year out. The reason? FIFA, the sport's unofficial ambassador in the U.S. Today, I'm a West Ham United fanatic and a San Jose Earthquakes season ticket holder. Until about five years ago, I barely knew anything about soccer.