Soccer, the sport most of the world calls football, is too big for just one EA game a year. FIFA may be the leader with its high-end next-gen graphics, solid brand awareness and a mainstream marketing campaign. The second-tier soccer series, though bound by the UEFA moniker, is not designed to be the anti-simulator. Arcade-style gameplay belongs in FIFA Street, the third soccer series from EA.
UEFA Euro 2008 is going to be known for bringing the Kick Stick to the franchise. This new feature lets players pull-and-push the ball into the net. But you won't use it for every shot like the flick stick of NHL 08. In a shocking move, EA created the Kick Stick solely for goal kicks and penalty shots. This means you'll still be shooting and passing with buttons but may change player control (when defending) by pushing the right stick in the direction of the player you want to command, just like FIFA.
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."
