UEFA EURO 2004 PORTUGAL Review

By Kristan Reed Published 15 June, 2004

FIFA 2004 returns in a new box and minus the club teams - bargain!

Version tested: Xbox

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Comments (15) Latest comment 8 years ago

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  • ssuellid #1 8 years ago

    It got 9.5/10 in todays 'The Times' reader review.

    erm, not a lot to say really. Just more of the same? Another OK football game that will sell shedloads.

  • Hive #2 8 years ago

    "One thing you absolutely, categorically do not do, Sven, is put Emile Heskey on the pitch. You see what happens? You see?"

    Comedy Gold :)

  • mr rick #3 8 years ago

    i almost wanted this, but no more. Shall make do with fifa 2003 for now

  • dynarama #4 8 years ago

    Played this over the last 2 days. Garbage, pure and simple. Plus some of the graphics are pretty shoddy - character models just look weird, the numbers on the back of shirts are the wrong size and typeface and the crowd animation is shocking.

    Beckham's still got a ponytail and there's no way to edit the old royal barnet. Very poor.

    Was back playing PES3 within minutes.

  • perilikid #5 8 years ago

    I felt like crying when I sold a copy of this a couple of weeks ago to an unsuspecting customer for forty quid when he could've bought PES3 for twenty...

    Actually, come to think of it, I was probably closer to hitting him on the head in the vain attempt to make him see the light than I was to shedding tears.

  • Kami #6 8 years ago

    Another "Average" EA game?

    Is EA a new byname for, "Everything Average"?

    Ahh well... it'll sell... you know it'll sell.

  • Genome #7 8 years ago

    Must say that the shot of the team shown in the screenshot on the frontpage is a good screenshot. Probably the best part of the entire game.

  • perilikid #8 8 years ago

    Genome - even though the players forming the wall for the free kick look like they're lining up for the national anthem?

  • IronGiant #9 8 years ago

    Errr well unfortunately i remember back in 1990 when US Gold did something uncannily similar by releasing a cash-in rehash for the world cup Italy 1990.. awful just awful.

  • Sid_James'_Park #10 8 years ago

    (Game) had the PS2 version at £19.99 pre-England match special, last week.

  • MikeD #11 8 years ago

    fifa 1998, good times good times.


    Blur, 'song nr. 2' was great as well.

  • Tweakmonkey #12 8 years ago

    I'm still playing PES3 nearly 8 months since I bought it. You can edit the teams so there is no need for it to become 'old' and require a stats update like FIFA.

  • GTBurns #13 8 years ago

    Aye! Roll on Xbox PES... Not long now! Will it be Live? Will it be licensed? Will it feature a jumpers for goalposts mode? I'm looking forward to it so much I may well steal a box when it appears on the 'coming soon' shelves of my local Game and place it lovingly under my pillow!

  • beep #14 8 years ago

    The player models heads are too big for their bodies. I realise this may be intentional so people can recognise who's who, but they look a bit like children.

  • Blerk #15 8 years ago

    Maybe EA should buy Konami and then everyone would be happy.

    Heh heh - I doubt that very much!