FIFA 08 (PC)

One of the great debates amongst game players of the football genre is are you a FIFA or Pro Evolution Soccer fan? Personally i've always preferred Pro Evolution, but i've always ended up at some point buying FIFA to see how "the rival is developing" FIFA 08 is certainly getting there, but its still not quite there and for me its still not yet quite smoking the cigar. There is a slight improvement on gameplay to the 07 version, but its very insignificant. Graphically as always its eye candy, and still the commentary has more class about it than its Pro Evo rival, even if the keeper "makes a good save", when in reality ...

As much as I want to love Fifa 08, it just doesn't have that magic that surges through every instalment of Pro Evolution Soccer. Admittedly, EA actually seem to be trying to challenge the status quo and they actually are closing the gap with every new instalment, but it's still nowhere near as close as it should be. On first impressions, the game looks very pretty, as long as you have a decent graphics card in your PC, but the gameplay seems slightly 'floaty' if you're accustomed to how realistic the flow of gameplay in the Pro Evolution Soccer series has become. It is nice to be able to jump into a match with whoever your favourite team is and be able to recognise all ...