History YMMV / FIFASoccer

** [[LightningBruiser Lightning Bruisers]] Emmanuel Emenike and Team of the Season Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
*** On that note, "[[FanNickname beast/sweaty]]" players in general.

** FIFA 17's ''UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch'' release. After a promo trailer revealed it was not running on the PS4/X1/PC Frostbite engine, Nintendo fans were immediately livid over the idea of E.A releasing a gimped version of the game on the Switch. Much mockery of EA's 'historic partnership' commenced. This died down after it was shown that the game wasn't nearly as gimped as expected.

** FIFA 17's ''UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch'' release. After a promo trailer revealed it was not running on the PS4/X1/PC Frostbite engine, Nintendo fans were immediately livid over the idea of E.A releasing a gimped version of the game on the Switch. Much mockery of EA's 'historic partnership' commenced.

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Mostly averted with the main games but the WorldCup and UsefulNotes/EuropeanChampionship games tend to suffer from this up until the ''Euro 2008'' game. FIFA 2000 is notable among the main series for being the worst, especially considering the titles prior to it's release were well liked.

* BaseBreaker: TOTY David Luiz in ''15''. He had a less-than stellar 2014, capped off with the infamous 7-1 loss against Germany during [[TheWorldCup the World Cup]]. This caused him to be the least liked player on reference site Futhead, with over 8000 downvotes. Despite this, he is still used and quite a good player.

** It also transcends beyond the in-game soundtracks. Take a look at the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeDwkIaHNY trailer]]'' for ''16'' and see how amazingly well Etta James' "At Last" fits with the images.

* CrowningMomentofHeartwarming: The special [[http://www.futhead.com/15/players/44467/elio-castro/ 95 rated Hero Elio Castro]], given to [[Website/{{Twitch}} Twitch]] streamer Castro1021 for [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome raising $80,000 for cancer charities during a 50 hour charity stream.]] ManlyTears [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cufp4I2Oq5Q were shed that day.]]

*** The second criticism isn't helped by the fact that it is impossible to play intergender matches, and that FUT, the most popular mode, will be [[AlwaysMale completely male]] [[https://www.easports.com/fifa/news/2015/fifa-16-womens-national-teams-faq because male players vastly outnumber the females.]]

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Mostly averted with the main games but the WorldCup and EuropeanChampionship games tend to suffer from this up until the ''Euro 2008'' game. FIFA 2000 is notable among the main series for being the worst, especially considering the titles prior to it's release were well liked.

* GoodBadBugs: Possibly the most famous bug in the series: in the original game, it was possible to stand in front of the opposing goalkeeper when he was about to take a goal kick, causing the kick to ricochet off you and backwards into the net for an easy goal. This was understandably patched out starting with ''95''.

** For most of its lifetime, ''FIFA'' was considered inferior to Konami's ''International Superstar Soccer''/''Winning Eleven''/''Pro Evolution Soccer'' series, to the point that the Konami games would routinely outsell ''FIFA'' in European markets, despite ''FIFA'''s longer list of real league licenses and players and superior graphics. With the jump to the [=PS3=]/360, ''Pro Evolution'' began to flounder as Konami had difficulty working with the new consoles (not unlike EA Sports and ''Madden''); at the same time, ''FIFA 08'' came out to widespread acclaim and boosted sales thanks to a much improved and reworked engine that focused on tightening the gameplay itself. In short order, ''FIFA'' became the best-selling sports series worldwide, including topping 10+ million sales a year, and was the first soccer game to land on the yearly top-10 best selling games; hand-in-hand, it also routinely outscored ''Pro Evolution'' in the reviews. Although ''PES'' has improved much towards the end of the generation (despite ''PES 2014'' being a rather ObviousBeta for the [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain Fox Engine]]), EA had seized the window of opportunity and now have a stranglehold in all markets.

* SongAssociation: Most of the soundtracks. The opening themes in particular ("[[Music/{{Blur}} Song 2]]"[[note]]From ''FIFA 98''[[/note]], "[[Music/{{Chumbawamba}} Tubthumping]]"[[note]]''World Cup 98''[[/note]], "[[Music/FatboySlim The Rockafella Skank]]"[[note]]''99''[[/note]], "[[Music/{{Moby}} Bodyrock]]"[[note]]''2001''[[/note]], "[[Music/{{CHVRCHES}} We Sink]]"[[note]]''FIFA 14''[[/note]]...) are hard to dissociate from the games.

* TheyJustDidntCare:
** On the Wii FIFA 13 being identical to FIFA 12. It used the exact same art assets, backgrounds, menus, creation modes and interfaces. Adding no new game modes, choices or options. Virtually the only arbitrary changes are the new squads and kits. Though even in the case of new kits old assets were still clearly used in many cases. See some examples [[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/385833/features/fifa-13-wii-vs-fifa-12-wii-the-shocking-truth/?page=2#top_banner here]]. It became apparent EA didn't want to spend any real money on the Wii version but still wanted to put out a full-price game for the console.
** It's not just with FIFA. Basically every third-party game for the Wii is patterned after previous-generation versions (i.e. [=PS2=] versions) which don't make the most of the console's potential, partly because of its lack of HD support.

* TheScrappy: TOTY David Luiz in ''15''. He had a less-than stellar 2014, capped off with the infamous 7-1 loss against Germany during [[TheWorldCup the World Cup]]. This caused him to be the least liked player on reference site Futhead, with over 8000 downvotes. [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap Despite this, he is still used and quite a good player.]]

** The tackling system seems to divide fans every game. Worth noting that every new iteration is likely to alter the tackling mechanics regardless of it's popularity, meaning there will usually always be players left claiming TheyChangedItNowItSucks.

** The PC ports really went downhill as the [=2000s=] progressed, showing few improvements over the console porects (mainly because, until ''10'', they still based themselves off the ''[=PS2=] version'') and being prone to major glitches.

* RubberBandAI: The games (especially FIFA 12 onwards) were very cruel with the rubberband. You can lose the game after leading 3-0 in the first half when suddenly all opposition players got turbo on their legs in Legendary against computer, and some 10 years old can own you via two 35-yard goals in the last quarter. They try to fix it in FIFA 14, and succeeded in the normal gameplay (if you can ignore the fact that the upped ability [[OhCrap happens all the time]] now instead of scripted events). However, the Ultimate Team mode got EVEN MORE elastic rubber bands, and Career mode still suffered from it. The referee also became very picky to you, capable of throwing cards for tame, simply mistimed tackles. YMMV because this rarely got talked with casual players, but was mentioned a lot in forums.

* TheScrappy: TOTY David Luiz in ''15''. he had a less-than stellar 2014, capped off with the infamous 7-1 loss against Germany during [[TheWorldCup the World Cup]]. This caused him to be the least liked player on reference site Futhead, with over 8000 downvotes. [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap Despite this, he is still used and quite a good player.]]

* {{Sequelitis}}: ''2000'' is generally agreed to be the worst game in the series (or at least the worst one with 3D graphics) due to the glitchy AI, inconsistent difficulty and screwy controls, as well as a generally whitewashed feel (players only had nine attributes rated 1-7, and there was no option to adjust team management or choose stadium before a match as could be done in prior games or in ''06'' and later). The following three outings got things back on track, but then the series hit a lean patch from ''2004'' to ''07'', with the games not getting any worse, but not really improving. Since then however, things have generally been on the up.

** On the Wii FIFA 13 being identical to FIFA 12. It used the exact same art assets, backgrounds, menus, creation modes and interfaces. Adding no new game modes, choices or options. Virtually the only arbitrary changes are the new squads and kits. Though even in the case of new kits old assets were still clearly used in many cases. See some examples [[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/385833/features/fifa-13-wii-vs-fifa-12-wii-the-shocking-truth/?page=2#top_banner here]]. It became apparent EA didn't want to spend any real money on the Wii version but still wanted to put out a full price game for the console.

** ''FIFA'' is pretty much this every year, thanks to its large and eclectic worldwide soundtrack.

* ColbertBump: Thanks to ''FIFA 15'', "Walk" by Kwabs has become widely popular in Germany.
* FanNickname:
** "Beast" for players with [[LightningBruiser high pace, strength, shot power and heading.]]
** "Sweaty" for players with [[FragileSpeedster high]] [[LightningBruiser pace]].

* ArtificialStupidity: The AI in ''FIFA 2000'' was noticeably more prone to making mistakes than it had been in either of the previous two releases, and was almost totally inept when it came to dealing with set-pieces.
** ''FIFA 95'' invoked this with the Stupid Team cheat, turning whichever team it was used on into a hilariously incompetent bunch of halfwits.

* BaseBreaker: The tackling system seems to divide fans every game. Worth noting that every new iteration is likely to alter the tackling mechanics regardless of it's popularity, meaning there will usually always be players left claiming TheyChangedItNowItSucks.

* GrowingTheBeard: Though each of the early games improved on the last, it's generally felt that ''Road to the World Cup '98'' is when the series really got good.

* InternetBackdraft: EA's introduction of price ranges in ''FIFA Ultimate Team'', which is meant to kill off illegitimate coin transfers online, has the ''FIFA'' community raging mad. Critics say that it's yet another attempt by the publisher to make money from players with microtransactions for legitimate ''FUT'' coin purchases, among other complaints.

* TheyJustDidntCare: On the Wii FIFA 13 being identical to FIFA 12. It used the exact same art assets, backgrounds, menus, creation modes and interfaces. Adding no new game modes, choices or options. Virtually the only arbitrary changes are the new squads and kits. Though even in the case of new kits old assets were still clearly used in many cases. See some examples [[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/385833/features/fifa-13-wii-vs-fifa-12-wii-the-shocking-truth/?page=2#top_banner here]]. It became apparent EA didn't want to spend any real money on the Wii version but still wanted to put out a full price game for the console.

** Women's football for FIFA 16. Is it a cool new game mode [[SlidingScaleOfGenderEquality increasing the representation of women in sports games?]] Or is it a [[DancingBear redundant mode that hardly anyone will use?]]

** Women's football for FIFA 16. Many are

** "Sweaty" for players with [[FragileSpeedster only high pace]].

* TheScrappy TOTY David Luiz in ''15''. he had a less-than stellar 2014, capped off with the infamous 7-1 loss against Germany during [[TheWorldCup the World Cup]]. This caused him to be the least liked player on reference site Futhead, with over 8000 downvotes. [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap Despite this, he is still used and quite a good player.]]

** "Beast" for players with [[LightnigBruiser high pace, strength, shot power and heading.]]

* GameBreaker: Most in-form versions of [[TheAce Ronaldo and Messi]], [[LightningBruiser Emmanuel Emenike and Team of the Season Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang]].

** Women's football for FIFA 16.

** For most of its lifetime, ''FIFA'' was considered inferior to Konami's ''International Superstar Soccer''/''Winning Eleven''/''Pro Evolution Soccer'' series, to the point that the Konami games would routinely outsell ''FIFA'' in European markets, despite ''FIFA'''s longer list of real league licenses and players and superior graphics. With the jump to the [=PS3=]/360, ''Pro Evolution'' began to flounder as Konami had difficulty working with the new consoles (not unlike EA Sports and ''Madden''); at the same time, ''FIFA 08'' came out to widespread acclaim and boosted sales thanks to a much improved and reworked engine that focused on tightening the gameplay itself. In short order, ''FIFA'' became the best-selling sports series worldwide, including topping 10+ million sales a year, and was the first soccer game to land on the yearly top-10 best selling games; hand-in-hand, it also routinely outscored ''Pro Evolution'' in the reviews. Although ''PES'' has improved much towards the end of the generation (despite ''PES 2014'' being a rather ObviousBeta for the [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVGroundZeroes Fox Engine]]), EA had seized the window of opportunity and now have a stranglehold in all markets.

* ColbertBump[=/=]GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Thanks to ''FIFA 15'', "Walk" by Kwabs has become widely popular in Germany.