With the year's cycle of sports games starting to come in full effect, it's apparent that we'll likely go one more year without the "perfect" sports title. That is perfectly OK, of course. There hasn't been a perfect game up to this point and it's reasonable to assume there won't be one for a while. Collectively, however, there's enough to draw from each individual title to make something great. For instance, what if Madden had a coaching carousel mode similar to College Hoops 2K8 and NCAA Football 2014? Or maybe if Rory Mcllroy PGA Tour had The Golf Club's intricate course design? These are all things that are easy to fantasize about, but just as easy to shove aside as things that will never happen. But why can't they? There is no reason why games should be so afraid to borrow from another series. With that said, here are a few features that games would be shrewd to obtain.

NCAA Basketball's Dual Presentation

There are a lot of reasons why this hasn't happened yet. Getting a dual presentation with two separate broadcasts provides a unique challenge, in that you not only have to fork up the money for the rights of several different voices (and in NCAA's case, two separate brands in CBS and ESPN), but that you're also doing twice the work. And for games that come out on an annual basis, this might have to be a project that spans past a release or two. So with that being said, is it still worth it? Absolutely.

Even though NCAA Basketball 10 hadn't tapped into the feature's true potential, having the unique option of choosing between two different broadcasts brought a sense of originality to each game. ESPN could broadcast your in-season games and CBS - such as they do in real life - the postseason games. This kind of feature could easily work with other games, as most sports broadcast from separate channels. Not to mention, the voices of Phil Simms and Eric Karros have grown tiresome to many. Simply giving an alternative may be the best option.

Games that could use the feature: Madden, MLB: The Show, PGA Tour, NBA Live

NBA 2K's MyLeague

MyLeague hasn't been a total success, so far. Still, it represents a part of sports gaming that desperately needs more attention: customization inside of franchise modes.

Things like trade frequency, player progression, and salary negotiations should always have sliders so that the user can tweak them to their liking. I trust that as NBA 2K fine tunes this mode, more games will pick it up and utilize it.

Games that could use the feature: MLB: The Show, Madden, FIFA

MLB: The Show's dedication to core gameplay

This isn't exactly a feature, but it's something that nearly every sports title could use. The other two games (FIFA/NBA 2K) which have also found a strong core to build off of are also in the midst of a successful run. It is arguably the most important aspect of any sports game, and even though The Show often catches flak for its lack of change, it's ability to consistently move forward without ever taking a step back should be admired. In fact, this strong core is exactly what puts a game like MLB: The Show in tremendous shape to take a risk when it feels that it's time to do so, given how much trust it has won over from its consumers.

Games that could use this feature: Madden, NBA Live, WWE 2K