PHOTO COURTESY OF ELECTRONIC ARTS    FIFA 2004   From Electronic Arts; Available October   www.easports.com

FIFA 2004
If you’ve ever wondered just what it is that the rest of the world sees in soccer, EA’s latest installment of its FIFA series has all the answers. Soccer inherently allows for a less complex control scheme than a sport like American football, so you can dive in rather easily. The plunge is worth it, because FIFA is filled with teams, stadiums and booming crowd sing-a-longs. The game combines all the right elements to create an experience that is free of whatever it is about soccer that seems to bore most Americans over the age of eight and that allows you to feel the thrill of bending it like Beckham.