Paul W writes: " This game might not go down so well, it may bring up a few bad memories, just when we were all starting to forget. UEFA Euro 2008 has been in the works for a while, so it's just bad luck for EA that none of the home nations actually managed to qualify for this year's championships. No need to panic too much, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are all playable. You can even take your chosen team through the whole qualifying stages again, right a few wrongs. For those not in the know, UEFA Euro 2008 is the spiritual successor to last year's FIFA game. A football game focusing on the European football tournament taking place this summer, this does mean however, that no club teams are involved. ..."
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."
I played the demo on both the PS3 an XBOX 360. I have both. Graphically the 360 runs a lot smoother and looks way ahead of the PS3 version.
The PS3 version does play better, I felt the 360 version felt too arcade like. In the 360 version, while playing against the AI anyway, it was a lot easier to score.
From the demo's I played, there's serious differences between the PS3 and 360 versions. No kidding.
Regardless, this is the best soccer available on PS3 in my opinion. It's a lot better than FIFA 08. The flow of the game feels more connected, like the PS2 games.
2 reasons why i won't pick up this
1) England didn't quailfy so whats the point
2) Its basically a modified FIFA game, and FIFA games have always been average at best. Now if it was made my Konami and based on the Pro Evo engine, then we might have a decent sport game on our hands