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More so than any other genre, football games are guaranteed to divide fans, all of whom have a strong opinion on which series best captures the excitement of the beautiful game. But even though each of EA's annual FIFA updates inevitably enrage Pro Evolution Soccer fans, who maintain Konami's soccer sim is a more thrilling representation of the real game, the FIFA series' canny licensing deals and familiar team and player names mean that every new edition is guaranteed a top ranking in the gaming charts.

Memorable for...
Setting records. FIFA is the only video game series to be published on the same console platform, the original PlayStation, for 10 successive years.

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