IGN writes: "A game like EA'S UEFA Euro 2008 has a difficult case to make for being worth its purchase price, even for hardcore soccer fans who snap up the latest iterations of the FIFA or Pro Evo series each year. Situated only a few months away from the launch of FIFA 09, it's easy for Euro 2008 to come across a cash-in related to this summer's European Championship in the same way that sports teams rush out "Eastern Conference Championship" gear -- and two months later, much like that gear, the game's outdated and in the bargain bin.
EA's not satisfied with that, which is why Euro 2008 looks to be much more promising than its branded predecessors."
EA Sports UEFA Euro 2012 first trailer
UEFA Euro 2008 does a great job of bringing together the technical preciseness and fun of a real soccer game like no soccer game before it. Being able to control almost all the action, and feeling like scoring a goal is a true accomplishment, comes across immediately. If you're a fan of the beautiful game, or even if you're not, you'll be in for real treat with this game.
Games Asylum writes: "The first thing to ask of any football game is: is it better than Pro Evolution Soccer? The answer in this case, is yes. Euro 2008 plays a slower, more realistic and more cultured version of the game. It relies far more on crossing, sensible defending and picking out the perfect pass, in contrast to Pro Evo's festival of dribbling.
It also plays a far better game online. I experienced hardly any lag, and when I did I found that the entire game slowed down to accommodate it. I never lost a goal or game due to lag, a huge difference to Pro Evo's nasty habit of making the ball disappear and then reappear in your own goal. There's also a wealth of online modes, including playing a Euro 2008 tournament online, playing in a league or just picking a single game. There's also an interesting feature called 'Play for your Country' where you choose your country and your scores both offline and online go into a ranking table to find out which country has the most obsessive citizens."
