What year did EA skip?

Actually, a 92% on metacritic will put it, in the best chance, at number 25 in the sports games rating, with both PES 1 and PES 2 above FIFA 2010, and those are even far away from the 95% rating of ISS Pro Evolution 2, which makes it the best football game, in review standarts, which I myself consider ridicuolous, even being a huge ISS fan myself.

That brings me to my next consideration, which is, that it's ridiculous to use metacritic as a reference of quality of games, but, as almost all people are doing it, at least have the decency to do it the proper way.
I agree with the fact that the last FIFA games have been better than PES, but both games offer two different kinds of approach to how football is played, it's normal that people like one or the other.

I just don't agree is with the name calling, from both sides, that's been going on in this thread, people have the right to enjoy what they like, and if you don't like the other choice, the best thing that you have to do about it, is at least respect people's opinion.

http://apps.metacritic.com/search/process.shtml?page=3&sid=MTI1NDA4MjMwNzA0MS43NzI3NjQ*&metascore_s=&game_genres=sports&ts=&release_date_s=&release_date_e=&metascore_e=&y=4&ty=3&x=12&sb=5&tfs=game_all

Looked it up on Wikipedia and it seemed that EA didn't skip anything....

To be honest PES has always been considered easier to get into, while Fifa took longer to master. Which is why Fifa was always frowned upon. Until recently PES only had 8 directionsto run in. While Fifa has been using full 360 degree movement for ages. PES was more accessable.

I cant call a game where only recently it had 360 degree player movement a sim. PES was doing 8 directional movements all through PS2 days.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/fifa-man-bigs-up-360-degree-control

http://www.360plex.com/news/view/519381/

Actually, FIFA has also used the 8-way direction movement, they are just implementing the 360 degree control in FIFA 2010, just like PES 2010 is doing it.

I just put on Fifa 08 and I could run in any direction on the analog stick. So I dont understand what those articles are on about. I'm doing it right now. Do you think they mean shooting????

The difference is not really that perceptible at first, since FIFA used the 8-way move including diagonal vectors, which mimicked the effect of a 360 degree control. I've played the FIFA 2010 demo and found quite some difference between 09 and 10, it feels more fluid and manageable in the 2010 version.

While PES may be/have been more accessible this is a gross oversimplification of why it was considered better the better game in the short and the long term. It had far better ball physics, much more intuitive and fluid controls, better player animations, a much better balance between the running and passing game, more varied and realistic ways of scoring goals, player tactics and management that actually influenced gameplay and so on.  I've owned several games in both franchises, and extensively played most of the others, starting since 1995, so accessibly for either franchise was never really an issue for me.  PES (and ISS) was generally just the better and more realistic football game, with its only major shortcomings being the lack of licenses and general presentation.

Since 08 though, FIFA has definitely gotten back into the game with a bang.