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Product SummaryBrand: Electronic Arts Release Date: 2008-05-19 Platform: PlayStation2 Publisher: Electronic Arts Product features: - Compete as one of 52 teams from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of UEFA EURO 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.
- Play as yourself on the same team with up to three friends, all playing individual positions on the pitch. Compete collaboratively to win games but compete against each other for the captaincy.
- Represent your country online against your rivals around the world to win global supremacy
- Experience the challenge of a penalty shoot-out as if you were on the pitch. Master your nerves to score the goal that puts your team in the UEFA EURO 2008 final
- CPU mimics international soccer by creating strategic, defensive formations for away teams intent on playing for a draw.
Video Game Reviews of UEFA Euro 2008Customer Review: Welcomed Addition to the Annual Releases... Summary: 4 StarsI've been captivated by this year's Euro tournament, so I jumped at the chance to pick-up this title for the PS2 (where's the Wii version, BTW?). With full licensing, acceptable player/manager likenesses, impressive stadium detail and roaring crowds, this game does a good job recreating the excitement of the real thing.
With the right and left thumb sticks, the control is quite responsive, and I appreciate the physics of the game are respected. The action is fairly fluid with only slight stutters during cut scenes. I haven't played FIFA or PES recently for comparison, but overall this is a professional presentation that doesn't feel at all like a cash-in.
I deducted one star for the graphics, however. On my 50" widescreen plasma, the picture is quite pixelated, and the players appear like hunched-over mutants. Too, the picture will not fill the screen even in 16:9 mode. I've been debating the Sony component cables, and I may just risk the $20. It's a blot on what is otherwise a splendid game.
NOTE: It took me some time to figure out how to keep from blasting the ball over the goal on every shot. Judging by some of the online blogs, I'm not the only one. The trick is to aim your shot with the left thumb stick and then double-tap the "O" button in quick succession. The ball takes on a much more level trajectory, and my goal-to-shot percentage has increased ten-fold.
Description of UEFA Euro 2008Get in the game with UEFA EURO 2008. Lead one of over 50 European national teams to glory. All of the drama and excitement of the official tournament in Austria and Switzerland are captured. Play as your favorite country from qualification right through to the championship tournament. Customize your pitch and wear your team's shirt. Work through eight status levels to earn the captaincy of your team. Go online in Battle of the Nations to earn status points for your country. Go for the biggest upsets to earn the most points and then watch your country move up the boards. Compete in the EURO Online Knockout Draw to test your skills against the world's best. Real-time player ratings change based on your performance. A penalty kick mode re-creates a penalty shoot-out. Choose how to celebrate your victory with interactive user-controlled celebrations.
EURO Online Knockout Draw - Battle online in 16-team single elimination tournaments Experience a penalty shoot-out as if you were on the pitch Score a goal and then control your player's movements to celebrate the way you want Dynamic Rain and Mud - Winter weather from across Europe is authentically re-created to simulate real-world playing conditions. Driving rain creates sloppy, muddy pitches Home and Away Match Strategy- CPU creates strategic, defensive formations for away teams intent on playing for a draw Compete in all 8 official stadiums of UEFA EURO 2008 Watch reactions from team managers on the sideline Soccer Engine with enhanced goalkeeper AI, collisions, and trapping Play the qualifying campaign & step up at key defining moments Real-time player ratings change based on actual performance GOAL! 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. | Key Features
- Compete as one of 52 teams from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of UEFA EURO 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.
- Play as yourself on the same team with up to three friends, all playing individual positions on the pitch. Compete collaboratively to win games but compete against each other for the captaincy.
- Represent your country online against your rivals around the world to win global supremacy
- Experience the challenge of a penalty shoot-out as if you were on the pitch. Master your nerves to score the goal that puts your team in the UEFA EURO 2008 final
- CPU mimics international soccer by creating strategic, defensive formations for away teams intent on playing for a draw.
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