| FIFA 08 Soccer | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 10 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2334
Category: Video Games
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Studio: Electronic Arts
Brand: Electronic Arts
Label: Electronic Arts
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows Xp
ESRB: Everyone
Media: DVD-ROM
Autographed: 0
Memorabilia: 0
Batteries Included: 0
Age: 5 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 15347
UPC: 014633153477
EAN: 0014633153477
ASIN: B000RHVO9W
Release Date: October 9, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Not at all great! November 14, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
With compare to Evo Pro by Konami, Fifa 08 is not that great. Same engine and comments as in UEFA 2007. It's hard to score a goal, though, this makes the game interesting. Inappropriate comments observed sometimes!! Even when I did not shoot at the goal and the goalkeeper did not even touch the ball, commentator said "Great Save."
Not what I expected November 9, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The music sucks.
Great improvement in goalkeeping. Scoring was still a little too easy in '07, but this one makes scoring harder, and therefore, the game is more competitive. Commentary is questionable at times such as "Great save!" when the goalkeeper hasn't even seen the ball!
Graphics have taken a plunge. The players all look blurry during gameplay. Unlike '07, you can not tell exactly WHO the player is during gameplay. Replays look less realistic, and watching it in slow motion exposes just how awkward was that "great play" you just made. Fouls (yellow and red cards) do look well deserved in replays although you wouldn't think your foul was so bad during actual gameplay.
Overall, it's the same entertainment as '07, but LESS realistic. Scoring (when you do score) is usually a well placed shot, a good attempt by the goalkeeper, or just pure skill and foolishness on the opponent's part that looks well put together.
Much better... November 9, 2007
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
I don't know what the other guys were talking about FIFA 07 being better, 08 improves on a lot of stuff. The gameplay is NOT the same, defending is much better in this game. Computer aren't that dumb any more and the goalies are a lot better too. The new player switching and goal keeper controls also help out when you learn how to use them. There's also quick free kicks, you can actually push up your goal keepers on corners when you're down a goal. There is widescreen support for this game, I run it at 1440x990. For the person who said he feels auto switching is too slow, you can change the speed in options. FIFA 07 was full of bugs too and it was way too easy to score even on the hardest difficulty.
Now on to the cons, the game difficulty has been turned up a notch, and it is a lot harder to score, it took me a while to learn how to score on a consistent basis... and there is that bug of when you shoot and miss the commentators think the goalkeeper saved it... but they're minor bugs
Graphics aren't much improved though
Overall I feel it is a much more realistic game... soccer usually isn't a high scoring game, and in FIFA 07 goals were way too easy to score
not really better than fifa 07 October 16, 2007
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
Do not buy this game. It's basically the same game as FIFA 07 with a few very minor changes. Most of the things that I hated about FIFA 07 are still there, except that, to make sure that the game is even less fun, it is now harder to score from outside the penalty area. Otherwise, it's really the same game, they're obviously reusing the same engine. As you play it you realize that it feels exactly the same way. The few minor new features are not worth buying a new version of the game, in fact, some of them are practically useless. Overall, a huge disappointment. I was so looking forward to that game. I guess I'm going to wait for the new version of Winning Eleven and give that a try when it comes out.
FIFA 08 - going backwards from FIFA 07 October 13, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
FIFA 07 PC was a great game and FIFA 08 is almost the same, but takes a step backwards. The graphics are not as good (I don't know why they altered the graphics - the players look like they're wearing phony toupees, and they don't move with the fluidity and realism of FIFA 07). If you want to just watch a game, there is absolutely no scoring - you could watch a fairly realistic game in FIFA 07.
The manager mode is basically the same, and the press asks you the same managerial questions you've answered a thousand times in FIFA 07 - enough already! How could they not change these questions?
There seem to be more errors in the gameplay and announcing, and they haven't fixed some of the old ones. In the manager mode, for example - players you loan out to other teams can play against you (they can't do this in the real world).
When you control a team, the gameplay might be a little better - you probably can't run down the sidelines as much as FIFA 07 (in world class mode), and it's a little tougher to take the ball away from the offense. The "be a pro" technique is fun.
Overall, it's basically FIFA 07 with lesser graphics and less realistic player motions. At least you get the updated teams and ratings and a few more announcing tidbits from Clive Tyldesley. If you don't want the updated teams, you can probably just stick with FIFA 07, or wait and see if the price goes down on FIFA 08.
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