FIFA 08 gets 5v5 patch

By Robert Purchese Published 9 November, 2007

Be A Pro Online Team Play.

EA has finally released its Be A Pro: Online Team Play patch for FIFA 08.

This, as you may remember, lets you take the role of a single footballer in a match - joining up to four of your friends on one team as you try to score more goals than your enemies.

You get to to fiddle around with your appearance and style before you play, and then have the choice of being limited to a certain role, being given licence to roam, or being given a combination of the two.

To get to grips with things you should probably try Be A Pro offline, and don't worry, this will not replace traditional head-to-head multiplayer.

EA revealed that five versus five online play would be in the game back at the Games Convention 2007 in August.

It is a small step towards its grand plan to offer full 11 versus 11 play - hopefully in time to sit alongside the World Cup two years from now.

FIFA 08 was released at the end of September and further established itself as a worthy alternative to Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 - due to its more slow-paced and realistic action. It has come a long way in recent years, and you can read our full thoughts on it in our FIFA 08 review.

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Comments (18) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • Cider-X #1 4 years ago

    this while PES can't handle 1 vs 1 :(

  • bengray66 #2 4 years ago

    I think the only trouble will be finding 7 other people to play with.

  • tinners #3 4 years ago

    you only need 5 people to play with the competition will do the rest

  • ElNino9 #4 4 years ago

    Does this include PS3?

  • dom6918 #5 4 years ago

    game has been heavily improved too..response times..framerate...a lot of the issues that affected the gameplay have been fixed that i honestly think..make this game (with the amazing 5v5, headsets are amazing bantering like i used to hear at school) the BEST FOOTBALL GAME EVER MADE!!!

  • That_Happy_Cat #6 4 years ago

    I've been really looking forward to this... heading home to play it later... oh, but COD 4 too! GAH! Which first?

  • rob76 #7 4 years ago

    was expecting it to be proper 5 a side footie though. Bit let down.

  • chiz #8 4 years ago

    R.I.P. Pes

  • dom6918 #9 4 years ago

    proper 5 a side? this isnt fifa street...it works excellently..all you have to do when the AI has the ball is press the pass button and he will pass to you!

    this is just a taster of what is to come for fifa..when it goes 10 v 10..with actual teams..imagine setting up a clan and playing against everyone else! with the headsets too..this game is amazing..as i said the singleplayer is improved too..gameplay is 80% better!

  • The-Bodybuilder #10 4 years ago

    Easily the most fun I've had in a sports game (or any for that matter) since virtua tennis 3 2 v 2.

  • pinchofsalt #11 4 years ago


    Still doesn't beat the 11v11 on Half-Life International On-Line Soccer.

  • arty #12 4 years ago

    True. [link url=http://www.iosoccer.com/
    ]http://www.iosoccer.com/
    [/link]

  • thehipster7 #13 4 years ago

    Been playing this last night and this afternoon...QUALITY...no lag so far which is a surprise and it's a real hoot. Playing as any is great, just hit left trigger to change your man, the cries of GOOOOOAL and banter excellent.

    Best online gaming experience for me so far by a mile. Going to be a night of Leffe and Live tonight no doubt.

    PES eat ya heart out I've seen the future of football gaming.



  • Luckz #14 4 years ago

    "further established itself as a worthy alternative to Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 - due to its more slow-paced and realistic action"
    If your competition surprisingly makes a game as shitty as your own, that doesn't make you worth being called 'a worthy alternative'.

  • AusFreelancer #15 4 years ago

    @ Lukz...... go squeeze a zit....
    "If your competition surprisingly makes a game as shitty as your own"
    "SURPRISINGLY???" what and pes6, and arguably pes5 weren't shite?

    Anyways.....Great job EA, for bringing out a great patch for a great game! *stands up and claps, for a bit*

  • thehipster7 #16 4 years ago

    Well after a night of online 5 v 5 - there is lag, seems to happen particularly if a Yank hosts the game. Generally is fine however.

    BUT blimey if another whiney, spotty, homophobic, angry, Septic Tank shouts 'why did you do that' at me every time i make mistake....shame you can't set the game to Europeans only if you host.

  • That_Happy_Cat #17 4 years ago

    Good point about the urchins of unpleasentness out there. I haven't suffered from it yet though... but that could be because I had a lot of trouble getting in on a game. I'm not sure what the issue was. Seemed to get stuck in lobbies.

    The first game I played though was great. Scored a goal too which was nice :) Fet like a real achievement.

  • Luckz #18 4 years ago

    AusFreelancer: JLWE2007CC (released after PES6) is quite good. I sadly have not played PES6 on PS2, only the sucky PC version and the far better Japanese PS2 titles, so I can't say how that is.