If you like your football (or soccer, for those residing in the U.S., New Zealand, Australia et al), then it’s likely that you’ve played Electronic Arts’ FIFA titles on a number of occasions. Now favored by the majority as the simulator of choice on most platforms, EA has really upped the ante over the past five or so years, and although Pro Evolution Soccer (or PES) used to be a fierce competitor to FIFA, it has slipped off the radar thanks to the sheer brilliance of one of EA’s flagship titles.

It’s almost that time of the year again. No, I’m not referring to the release of the iPhone 5 tomorrow in San Francisco, but an even longer-standing institution among tech fans. Of course, I’m talking about the FIFA series, and as any ardent football fan (or soccer fan, if you reside in America) will tell you, it’s most certainly the ultimate simulation of The Beautiful Game.