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FIFA 08 (PS3) |
| Date: |
14/06/08 (75 review reads) |
| Rating: |
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Advantages: Much better then PES, great visuals, fully licenced, great sound, very addictive.
Disadvantages: Commentary repetitive, some stadiums missing, online can be frustrating to get a game.
Since the late 90s and certainly up to this year, the Pro Evolution Soccer series had taken over from FIFA as the dominant force in console football games.
I have always remained commited to owning FIFA games as i am a fan of the licensing the game has and found Pro Evolution too cartoony looking and all the fake players and teams annoyed me. As an Aston Villa fan i would much rather play with Aston Villa than as Pro Evolution Soccer calls it "West Midlands Village".
Is my review of this game therefore bias, i dont believe so as from playing the games with several friends who were avid PES fans, the consensus that this is a truly great game was reached by all.
I am pleased to say that this year FIFA 08 has raised the bar and is without doubt the greatest football game ever created.
The graphics on the PS3 console for this game especially when running through a HDMI cable are absolutely superb.
There are thousands and thousands of fully licensed teams, players and kits as well as a large selection of international, recognisable stadiums.
The gameplay is completely different to that of previous FIFA's and feels slower at first. This adds to the realism of the game as the movements of the players are almost perfection. The range of passing, shooting and dribbling styles are amazing and you can put great passing routines together with a bit of practice at the game.
There are many different game modes for you to get your teeth into. The manager mode on the game is truly excellent as it is very addictive and like a seperate game in itself. There are also many league and cup tournaments to do from around the world as well as obviously friendly games and an extensive online mode.
It also has the be a pro mode where you contol just one singular player on the pitch. Upon playing this, i can see how it could be good with playing with a lot of friends but personally i am not a fan of this side of the game.
Online you can compete in friendly games or in online leagues (some based on real life fixtures). I am not a fan of the online leagues system as it is quite complicated when your not playing one of your friends as you have to hope they are online. I prefer to play singular friendly games as it can randomly assign you a person who is online. However i sometimes have great difficulty in getting a game.
The game also makes squad updates available for download, usually after a transfer window so you can keep the game up to date.
It also features a very good player creation mode (one of the best iv seen) however i would have liked to have been able to create my own team as well. You can also edit real players here.
Overall the good points of the game are:
# Player realism - appearance and movement.
# Licensed teams and kits.
# Large choice of stadium.
# Near never ending manager modes.
# Constant updates.
# Good player editor\creator.
# Good Online (when you can get a game).
# Fantastic crowd noise.
Bad Points:
# Commentary is very reptitive at times.
# Poor crowd appearance.
# Online mode can be difficult to get a game.
# Some key stadiums missing. - Also a lack of a default stadium for big clubs without a stadium on the game, E.G. on older games - Square sided stadium or something similar etc. Meaning teams like mine (Aston Villa) play at a foreign stadium nothing like Villa Park.
# Lack of Holland licensing, this has always confused me as they have players like Van Persie, Kuyt etc all licensed but only for clubs, the whole international team is made of fake player names. - This has always been the case on Fifa and i have never understood this.
Overall however, the greatest football game ever made and one of the best, most addictive games currently available on the Playstation 3.
Summary: Best football game ever created.
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