UEFA Euro 2008 Comments by Kristan Reed

I can't play football games now without a wiimote!

Pft...its no RTTWC: 06.....

Tried the PS3 demo.. looked terrible!

I've heard the Dutch aren't in it; though they were, I believe, in World Cup 2006. Is this true?

Is the 5 player online thing from Fifa 08 carried over too?
/re-reads

I've heard the Dutch aren't in it; though they were, I believe, in World Cup 2006. Is this true?

That'd be pretty bizarre, surely?

Still playing FIFA08 on a regular basis so would be tempted by this, if it werent for the fact most of my mates will stick with 08.

So now I find myself in the utterly surprising position of really looking forward to the next FIFA installment! (I was a pro evo head til last October)

Also, I played the demo last night and thought it excellent, on 360 anyway.

Edit:typo.

I played the demo too and thought it was terrible!

Played the 360 demo and it is cool, I just can't do it though, it's too painful I'll wait for FIFA 09. It will be bad enough watching Euro without my team there. From England if you didn't guess :(

Sorry, bit of an odd review really. No mention of many aspects that improve the gameplay, far too much talk of all the game modes.

Could actually have been written with having not actually played the game tbh.

Sorry.

Downloaded this for pc and they seem to be using a ps2 engine not a next gen one. It was truely horrible. Why the hell does the PC version not use ther next gen engine. Pro evo 2008 moved onto using next gen (current gen i guess) graphics so why doesnt Fifa.

rant ended......

That'd be pretty bizarre, surely?

That's why I'm asking. If they aren't in it I'm definitely not going to buy it.

It looks far worse on the PS3 than the 360. Yes I own both so no fanboyism here just facts.

Because 99% of PC players are using their dads PCs.

'It looks far worse on the PS3 than the 360. Yes I own both so no fanboyism here just facts.'

PS3 demo was outputting at 576p.

Still looks worse. I have rented so many cross ports and the PS3 nearly always lets me down. Still good blu ray player though

In all fairness when the FIFA '08 demo came out on PS3 it looked far worse than the actual game turned out so i hold out some hope the game will look better than the demo.

It's very telling how 360 users loved the demo, yet the PS3 ownersseem to be indifferent to it. EA definitely have some work to do on their PS3 ports.

360 demo is great, I don't have the money for this though. :(

Good detailed review of the modes but I would have like to have heard more about the gameplay tweaks. Regardless the game itself look sgreat hopefully my copy will be with me tomorrow and I can get stuck in.

The Netherlands, Iceland and Faroer were at least reported not to be in the demo, and seeing as the Dutch football association has been a pain to license in previous games, I reckon it won't be in the final version as well. Please comment Kristan.

It's tempting, but I don't know if I can justify this at full price.

Holland are in the game. Just do not have real names..

You can edit though!

Yeah. This is essentially a "FIFA 09: Prologue" to me. I'll be holding out on this one, I think...

As for the review: I also agree that it could've focused more on the gameplay. I think Kristan's plan was to tailor it more towards people who'd have downloaded the demo, familiarised themselves with the new gameplay dynamics, and just wanted to know what was in the full package (modes, namely...). This might not've been the case for everyone, obviously, so maybe it should've broadened out a little in that respect.

I found it useful though, belonging to the former crowd. :)

The IGN review was pretty poor also. The review from Hexus is puts others to shame!
http://gaming.hexus.net/content/item.php...

As good as the game might be, the lack of teams from around the world will always be a downer. It's not so much the lack of club teams that grates (the sides I support have never been in a FIFA title anyway), but the lack of sides such as Brazil and Argentina, Ivory Coast or South Korea that just give you access to some of the best players in the world, and Kim Do-Heon. If this was a World Cup year, I'd be snapping this game up.

But you know what's really annoying? EA have worked to get all 53 UEFA members into the game, and most of them will undoubtedly be discarded for FIFA 09. Why? The data's there, give me access to it! USE that license to give me all 208 FIFA members, if you can!

Goits. I really fancy a bout of Liechtenstein v San Marino, but I'll be damned if I'm paying £40 for the privilege. Roll on World Cup 2010, and this time don't snip the qualifiers in other continents!

Will this be 100% more expensive than the U.S. version?

I love the PS3 demo. Absolutely football gaming gold. Fluid as hell.

In the process of downloading the 360 one for comparison. I did think the PS3 replays etc had a bit of a slow frame rate.

Still a fantastic engine in my opinion and well looking forward to FIFA 09 now.

UEFA and FIFA are two completely different companies.. you asking for UEFA data and FIFA data in one is the same as asking for Formula 1 and Toca data in the same game..its not going to happen..two separate organisations..

im sure they could try to do a deal with the two companies..and create one game Fifa & Uefa 09...but then why dont you speak to both orgs and get them to merge?

i do admit..it works out well for EA

I'm not interested if the Dutch team aren't correctly named. Annoying.

I'm really not that interested in the new game modes. To me the better control of the players is of utmost importance. Really hate when the computer takes hold of my player in Fifa 08. A must buy for me.

Phew! I actually wasn't going to buy this game... the demo was good (if somewhat glitchy) but I thought it would lack the content to justify buying it and with England being out of the tournament, there didn't seem much point in playing it anyway. I changed my mind though and decided to pre-order it last week as I wanted something pass the time between now and GTA IV coming out so Euro 2008 seemed to fit the bill. That EG gave the game 8/10 makes me feel better about ordering it at least and it was sent yesterday from GAME so I expect it's waiting for me when I get home. 360 version by the way... the PS3 demo I played wasn't anywhere near as good with a poorer framerate and inferior jaggier graphics.

Can I pass to space?

"Because 99% of PC players are using their dads PCs. "

Thats a crap excuse just make it scaleable. The latest pro evo uses updated graphics. Euro 2008 looks like a ten year old game on PC.

Am I correct in assuming all the glitches from the demo are fixed for the final game since EG made no mention of them, e.g. the slowdown in the replays/cinematics and the bizarre way players flicker momentarily in the setpieces? I played the PS3 demo last night and the whole French team suddenly materialised on the pitch during the lineup!!! LOL

yes with manual passing you can pass into zone z!

As good as this sounds I think I'll wait for FIFA 09. I can't justify shelling out full price on a game half the 'size' of fifa.

As far as I can tell the reasons for not jumping ship to fifa last time have been resolved in Euro 08 so PES better have something massive up their sleeve for October or they are surely f**ked this year!

Are the goalkeepers any less retarded in this game? Their resistance to coming off the line in 08 is unbearable frustrating.

the dutch are never in anything hardly, I'm sure most of the time they aren't or, perhaps the Teamname, but the players are names Player1 -11.
Probably some rights-fight, perhaps the dutch want more money?!? Or it is against their principals

oh, yeah, I tried the demo, I don't like these kind of games, and PROBL EM 08 BOYKOTT!

"the Dutch are never in anything hardly"
not sure how to understand that sentence and where it is a general philosophical statement or a comment towards the non-usage of the Dutch team in FIFA/UEFA games lol
I think the Dutch team normally is in PES, right? Not that I play too many footie games

And I cannot imagine they're not in the UEFA game when the team actually is in the bloody thing?

Konami have exclusive license on dutch national team and yes the GK's are better on this over FIFA 08. they come of there line and close down the angle.

AE SPORTS! ITS IN THE GAME!

you know you're gonna buy i anyways :P

but yeah, sounds more like they've had a quick play and done a review. Really would have liked to know how the Online Euro cup things works (as, does it actually work ok as youcan guess the format lol). If it's as shite as the Online Leagues thing from FIFA08, then I'm alot less interested.

I can't understand why you wouldn't buy this.
It's six months until the next FIFA/PES, so other people will be playing a better football game than you for the next six months.

Common sense, simple common sense.

Damn that Russian linesman Krudster!

I thought it played well too, but I've got Fifa 08 so no thanks EA. Maybe if GTA wasn't a couple of weeks away!

Re: The Dutch license... They were in the ea World cup 06 game, so i'm still holding out hope they'll be part of the Uefa license for this game. (A different deal to the regular fifa's where they never seem to appear).
Will know for sure when the game drops into my mailbox today.

Reading the ea forums it sounds like Netherlands are definitely NOT licensed in the game.
The KNVB are sticking by Pro Evo by the sounds :D

this or gta4?

What is that comment that the PC version uses a port of the PS2 version about? This an actual fact or just someone's opinion of the graphics???

Game sounds excellent though

FACT!