Game Summary:

UEFA EURO 2008 features all of the teams and official stadiums that will be part of UEFA EURO 2008. Take on the challenge of leading one of over 50 European national teams to glory as UEFA EURO 2008 recreates all of the drama and excitement of the official tournament in Austria and Switzerland. Play as your favorite country from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the championship tournament. The Captain Your Country game mode enables gamers to customize them on the pitch and wear the shirt of their national team. Work through eight status levels to earn the captaincy of your team and then lead your country into battle for championship glory against your rivals. Go online in Battle of the Nations to earn status points for yourself and your country in a competition for global supremacy. Go for the biggest upsets to earn the most points and then watch you and your country move up the leader boards. Face the challenge and pressure of competing in the championship rounds in the EURO Online Knockout Draw to test your skills against the world’s best. UEFA EURO 2008 captures the look and feel of the journey from qualification to the finals with rain and mud dynamics that impact playing conditions, real-time player ratings that change based on player performance, and a penalty kick mode that re-creates the elation and agony of a penalty shoot-out as if you were on the pitch. Experience the thrill of scoring the goal that sends your country through to the next round and then choose how to celebrate it with all-new interactive user-controlled celebrations.

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Game Review:

EA UEFA Euro 2008 – the battle is on!

We regret to inform that EA’s virtual football (soccer) stars still lack the positioning and ball anticipation found in Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer (PES). The Good News: EA is getting closer with every new release.

UEFA Euro 2008 is essentially a more polished version of FIFA 08. No doubt – this game is a must have for the committed European football fan, however I also recommend the game for the curious American. Considering that ESPN will show all Euro Cup 2008 games played in Switzerland and Austria this summer, either live or tape delayed, tells me that football is getting more and more popular in a country dominated by Football (the one with all the interruptions and funny scoring).

Players will be able to captain their own team from B-league to National Team Captain status, as well as re-live and re-play scenarios from the qualifier matches. As we come to expect from EA football games, the disc contains all major UEFA stadiums and teams. Needless to say the main focus of this EA’08.5 game is the actual EURO CUP. Players can expect some of the best atmosphere, commentary and (virtual) fan behavior/sound found in any sports game to date.

My favorite feature however is “Battle of the Nation”. Upon first booting up the game, players are asked to register their home nation, and after any game in EA’s EURO 2008, be it on or offline, points are acquired that are then accredited to that country, with the eventual top nation being declared at the end of the real-world tournament.