12DOVE Verdict
Pros
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Looks and sounds almost real
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Amazing online options
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Be A Pro mode has potential
Cons
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Odd ball behavior
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Defenses are water tight
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Sept 28, 2007
Ironically, while this season’s Winning Eleven appears to have wholeheartedly embraced a faster-paced, more arcade-y style, FIFA has gone sim crazy. But, like the pain Spurs fans must experience with each passing year, all that pre-season optimism turns to mush as soon as the first ball is kicked. More of that later, though; let’s kick off with the good stuff...
It’s almost boring repeating the annual mantra, but FIFA 08 sure does look purdy. Though some of the players still sport waxen masks of which Madame Tussaud’s would be proud, they move wonderfully, and the actual presentation is slicker than Sky Sports, with its fancy cinematic camera angles and textbook commentary from Messrs Tyler and Gray. Squint a bit and it looks and sounds almost - almost - real. Full marks for the Beckham-esque presentation then, but sadly in the engine room EA’s young pretender doesn’t cut the proverbial.
More info
| Genre | Sports |
| Description | Two-time FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho will be the face that launches a few hundred thousand FIFA 08 units come autumn for Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, DS, PC, and for the first time PS3 and Wii. |
| Platform | "Xbox 360","PS2","PSP","DS","Wii","PC","PS3" |
| US censor rating | "Everyone","Everyone","Everyone","Everyone","Everyone","Everyone","Everyone" |
| UK censor rating | "3+","3+","3+","3+","3+","3+","3+" |
| Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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