FIFA 15 (for Xbox One)

If you can remain calm during the course of a FIFA match without swearing, face-palming, or leaping from the sofa in celebration, you've probably reached a state of nirvana the Dalai Lama would envy. And with FIFA 15, EA has made it harder than ever to achieve such a state.

You can now see the wear and tear that 22 football players normally inflict on a pitch during a 90+ minute period, like footprints and scuff marks from slide tackles.

One area that feels particularly different is Tactical Defending. Gone are the days when someone with shoddy defensive skills (like mine) could vaguely crowd or pressure an attacking player and take the ball away simply by getting close enough or running into them. You need to be far more precise with tackles.

EA has worked in player emotions, as they react to actual happenings on the pitch. These emotional responses are said to have an effect on how affected players plays, but I can't say that I felt much of a difference, if any.

Close-ups portray some players in an absurdly muscular way, with shirt-stretching, burgeoning shoulder muscles. I know football players are fit, but this player redesign is a little over the top.

The Team Management menus have been redesigned to provide more information about a player's stats that's easier to digest compared with a list of numbers next to player attributes. In FIFA 15, you get a circle graph that shows you quick player qualities, and you're also able to make fine adjustments to formations by selecting players and moving them exactly where you'd like them to be.