We shouldn't fut 14 coins be too critical of these consumerist concessions

We shouldn't fut 14 coins be too critical of these consumerist concessions; playing a footy game during a footy tournament is about as broadly appealing as console experiences get, and it's fun to play against friends and relatives who've barely ever picked up controllers before. And the presentation, as has become expected from EA, really is top-notch, from an opening ceremony complete with CG samba dancers to in-game radio stations that allow you to choose between Blokesport's Andy Goldstein and the slightly nervous-sounding football hipsters Men in Blazers - all broadcasting as if the tournament had already started, something that borders on the surreal as you sit shivering in British April. Throw in live, in-game injury updates and bespoke match-day challenges and it feels like everything's been thought of to get you into a World Cup frenzy.

This is what EA is good at. This is what they do. The trouble is that all this fanfare, all this garnish, surrounds www.eafutcoins.co.uk a central gameplay experience which still feels lacking.