FIFA 08

FIFA 08
FIFA 08 (titled FIFA Soccer 08 in North

America ) is a football simulation video
game developed by EA Canada and
published by Electronic Arts under the EA
Sports label. It was released on all
popular gaming formats in September
2007 in Europe, Australia and Asia, and in
October 2007 in North America. The
PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of
the game feature an improved game
engine with superior graphics and
different commentators and are dubbed
"next-generation" by EA. On all other
platforms—including the PC—the game
utilizes an older engine. The Nintendo DS
version features fewer teams, stadiums,
game modes and kits due to the
limitations of the machine's storage
medium.
FIFA 08
British and Irish cover featuring Manchester

United's Wayne Rooney and Barcelona's
Ronaldinho
Developer(s) EA Canada
Publisher(s) EA Sports
Designer(s) Joe Booth

Jonathan Gallina
Darren Hedges
David Hoffmann
Kaz Makita
Gary Paterson
Jamie Toghill
Series FIFA
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows

Consoles
Xbox 360
Wii
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
Handhelds
PlayStation
Portable
Nintendo DS
N-Gage 2.0[1]
Java ME
Release JP: 29 October 2007

AU: 29 September
2007
EU: 28 September
2007
NA: 27 September
2007
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player,
multiplayer
Commentary comes from Sky Sports'

Martin Tyler and Andy Gray on next
generation consoles. However, ITV
Sport's Clive Tyldesley partners Gray on
current generation consoles, and the PC
version of the game. On the Nintendo DS
version of the game, Tyldesley
commentates solo. It also marks the first
time the GameCube has been excluded
from the FIFA lineup since FIFA 2001 and
the first the original Xbox and Game Boy
Advance has been excluded from the
FIFA lineup since FIFA Football 2002.
The tagline for the game is "Can You FIFA

08?".[2] The theme song is "Sketches (20
Something Life)" by La Rocca, from the
album The Truth.
New features
New features that were not in FIFA 07
include "Be a Pro Mode", where the player
plays as only one player (the player can
be changed) throughout the entire
match.[2] However, this mode is not
available for goalkeepers.
New features for the PlayStation 3 and
Xbox 360 include cooperative online play
and a change of controls, which features
the right stick as a way of selecting
which player is to be on defense.
However, this control setting can be
changed back to the FIFA 07
configuration as well as other preset
control configurations. In addition, the
online mode has a new addition with
interactive leagues, where players
choose a league, a team, and play
against real-life opponents. While not an
entirely new feature, FIFA 08 includes
new trick moves that can be used by
using the right analog stick, which were,
for the most part, absent in FIFA 07. In
general, the speed of game also has
decreased in FIFA 08.
In the PS2 version of the game, two new

features were added. The first being
goalkeeper AI, which meant when in a
one-on-one situation with a forward and
goalkeeper, one could push the right
analog stick and have complete control
of the goalkeeper. The second of these
was when taking a free kick you were
able to push the R3 (right stick) to lock
the position of the ball, while you used
the stick to determine exactly where you
wanted the free kick to go. These were
two features that have not been used in
any FIFA games since, although many
users and fans have expressed their
feelings to see both or one make a
welcome return.
Manager Mode
The Manager Mode on 08 has few
enhancements from its predecessor,
however, some of the new features
include the chance to schedule training
on certain dates, via the manager's
calendar, and the option to play up to four
pre-season friendlies.
Leagues and teams

FIFA 08 includes 621 licensed teams, 43
national teams, with 30 leagues[3] and
more than 15,000 licensed players.[4]
Several teams from other leagues also
appear in a "Rest of World" category. Of
the 621 teams that comprise the game,
29 appear unlicensed, 13 of them being
national teams.
National teams
FIFA 08 has 44 teams in its international

division. The most notable exclusion is
Japan (who made it into the round of 16
in the 2002 World Cup, but whose
licensing rights currently belong to
Konami). The following international
teams are playable in the current
generation consoles. But not all the
teams are fully licensed e.g. Netherlands
Soundtrack
EA Sports officially announced FIFA 08s'
soundtrack on 11 September 2007.[5] It
featured many Latin music acts including
Ivy Queen and Pacha Massive.[6]
Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
Aggregator Score
(PC) 77/100[7]
(PS3) 81/100[8]
(X360) 82/100[9]
Metacritic (PS2) 83/100[10]
(WII) 65/100[11]
(PSP) 79/100[12]
(DS) 77/100[13]
Review scores
Publication Score
(PS3/X360) 8.5/10[18]
(PS2) 8/10[19]
GameSpot
(WII) 6.5/10[20]
(PSP) 7.5/10[21]
(PC/PS3/X360)
7.9/10[14]
IGN (PS2) 8.7/10[15]
(WII) 7/10[16]
(PSP) 8.2/10[17]
(WII) [22]
Nintendo Life
(DS) [23]
Nintendo World (WII) 6/10[24]

Report (DS) 7/10[25]
The PlayStation 2 version of FIFA 08

received a "Double Platinum" sales award
from the Entertainment and Leisure
Software Publishers Association
(ELSPA),[26] indicating sales of at least
600,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[27]
ELSPA gave the Xbox 360 and
PlayStation 3 releases each a "Platinum"
certification,[28] for sales of at least
300,000 copies per version in the
region.[27]
Awards
In 2008, FIFA 08 was nominated for

BAFTA Children's Kids Vote Award.[29]
See also
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
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g/web/20130621042343/http://www.e
a.com/uk/fifa-08)
Retrieved from
"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?
title=FIFA_08&oldid=1183029603"
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FIFA 08 (titled FIFA Soccer 08 in North

British and Irish cover featuring Manchester

Designer(s) Joe Booth

Platform(s) Microsoft Windows

Release JP: 29 October 2007

Commentary comes from Sky Sports'

The tagline for the game is "Can You FIFA

In the PS2 version of the game, two new

Leagues and teams

FIFA 08 has 44 teams in its international

Nintendo World (WII) 6/10[24]

The PlayStation 2 version of FIFA 08

In 2008, FIFA 08 was nominated for

2. "FIFA 08" (https://web.archive.org/web/20

4. Master the skills required to play like a pro

8. "FIFA Soccer 08 for PlayStation 3

10. "FIFA Soccer 08 for PlayStation 2

12. "FIFA Soccer 08 for PSP Reviews" (https://

14. Ahearn, Nate (10 October 2007). "FIFA 08

16. Ahearn, Nate (1 November 2007). "FIFA 08

18. Cocker, Guy (4 October 2007). "FIFA 08

20. Cocker, Guy (10 October 2007). "FIFA 08

22. McFerran, Damien (4 October 2007). "FIFA

24. Thomsen, Mike (14 October 2007). "FIFA

26. "ELSPA Sales Awards: Double Platinum"

29. "BAFTA Children's Kids Vote 2008

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