FIFA 08
Get closer to the action than ever before by learning to play like a real professional football player in FIFA 08. The new ?Be A Pro: Co-op Season? mode challenges you to master the same disciplines as a real professional football player?from positioning and tackling to reading the field and passing. Step onto the field with your created player and develop him into an elite player over the course of the season. Play with up to three friends playing all fixed to their players on your favorite club, complete individual challenges to develop your player attributes and win glory for the squad, while competing with your friends to develop the best player by season's end. From the moment you step on the pitch, FIFA 08 gives you complete control of the action. New manual controls enable you to dictate the play with control over through-passing and crossing, the goalkeeper in one-on-one situations, and your defenders in order to quickly switch defenders and choose exactly who you want to control when defending. Plus, now it is more strategic to break down the opposition than ever before with new defensive and positioning logic that ensures players are in the right place at the right time, constantly considering the whole situation. You must manage your club to success by preparing for each specific opponent using new custom formations, creating the perfect formation and tactics. Assign roles and move players to the exact position in relation to teammates to undermine the opposition. FIFA 08 on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system introduces Online Football Clubs that enable you to form your own group of like-minded football fans to take on all challengers online. Gain status among the online community by helping your Football Club climb the rankings! Create a Football Club and climb the ranks! Capture your best game moments in video fil 30 leagues, 30 real stadiums and 14,000 players all accurately rec
FIFA 08 Accessories
 Madden NFL 08
PlayStation 2 Console - Black
PlayStation 2 Memory Card (8MB)
PlayStation 2 Dualshock Controller Black
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PlayStation 2 Console - Silver
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PlayStation 2 Dualshock 2 Analog Controller Satin Silver
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FIFA 08 Reviews
FIFA 08 doesn't let you down. If you are a soccer fan and love to play the sport, you'll enjoy the game. It has all the top players in the sport and the graphics are great.
Amazone could have informed this on the page, but i resend and got my money back easily. I was not beware og difrent gamemodels,so I recived the wrong one, not for use in europe. Wery quick delevering. Thank you.
Too hard to be fun. Good graphics, excellent team roster updates but it isnt fun to play anymore and thats what games are for, to have fun.
Overall, this edition of FIFA(PS2) is all about subtle changes that make a big difference and improvements in the right direction. Simple additions like be-a-pro mode gives this game more depht and longetivity. Graphically, there seems to be more detail, specially noticeable on uniforms with wrinkles, badges, etc. FIFA 08 on the PS2 may seem the same as FIFA 07 at first but turns out to be a significantly improved game in the end. With subtle improvements in graphics, gameplay and other aspects of the game it plays a smoother and more adventurous game of football than last year's version. The passing system is much improved from last year's iteration. While not the most realistic football sim out there, it is still a great game.
It takes a lot of fun out of the game when you always have to get into the box to score. A player's stats definitely need to be more comprehensive. It does appear that they want to avoid it as much as possible, as if it carries tertiary syphillis. But I eventually had to ask myself: what good is having all the licensed players and teams if the gameplay isn't up to par.
Here's what I mean: my defenders like to step aside, run around in a circle, and start running behind the opposition attacker. Also, it's extremely difficult to do transfers because players on the market are scarce. This year I went with FIFA when I heard it was better than PES, but I'm rather disappointed. I want my soccer game to be dynamic, fast paced, dramatic and hard won, and above all realistic. The biggest flaw, though, is the game not telling you how good a player is. The game makes you determine two variables when executing a through pass: direction and power. Consequently, they don't bother sticking out their foot to cut off a pass, picking up a loose ball in the box, etc., which makes the gameplay really frustrating.
After all is said and done, though, when scoring a goal and viewing the replay, it doesn't feel right to me, as if I didn't really earn it. Since, however, most reviewers think it's the best, I'll just point out a few of my personal dislikes. Either it's off target or the keeper gets it. Finally, rating players via a single number system ("OVR") is a blasphemous oversimplification, as each player has his strengths and weaknesses, which you need to know to use him effectively. For me, playing FIFA 2008 felt like having Trisomy 21.
This is not helped by the fact that your players 1) have already started running in the wrong direction so it takes awhile to stop them and send them the right way, and 2) are dumbed down so they're all slower to begin with. It doesn't seem reasonable to me that you get paid differently depending on the outcome of a match, first of all. The way that the ball is struck and the way that players move aren't convincing: it's slow, clumsy and easily predictable, and altogether feels artificial. Before I commit to purchasing a new striker, I want to make sure he comes with wonderful dribbling and finishing skills, but I don't see numbers, instead I see "." In this case, I assume you are supposed to guess.
Also, the through pass function is completely worthless. Secondly, it's near impossible to score from long range. So I'm going back to PES, which has its share of problems but isn't as dumbed down. Since your attacking options are limited, you are forced to rely heavily on tricks which the developers deemed important enough to keep a tally on rather than teamwork and strategy. Oh, and whenever they're so much as touched while dribbling, they'll stumble pitifully before stopping dead in their tracks and for a moment stare dumbfounded at the ball, which the other team now controls.
Elsewhere, my players are rather reluctant to go after the ball. Finally, they need to do a lot better job with the manager mode. The biggest problem is the AI of your players, who play Ghandi-style soccer. Nevertheless, I give it two stars because of the superb commentary, great game music, and extensive number of licensed players, teams, leagues, and kits (which is quite impressive). The same goes for crosses.
Not only is this hard to do when you're being pressed, the very concept of having to carefully gauge both aspects of the pass, in a fast paced environment like soccer where decisions are made in split seconds, is preposterous. Not FM-comprehensive, but at least PES-comprehensive.
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