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FIFA 08
File:FIFA08.jpg
The UK cover featuring Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho
Developer(s)EA Canada
Publisher(s)EA Sports
Designer(s)Joe Booth & Kaz Makita (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
Paul Hossack (PS2, PSP, DS, PC)
SeriesFIFA series
Platform(s)PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, PSP, DS, Mobile, N-Gage[1]
ReleaseAustralia September 27, 2007
European Union September 28, 2007
United States October 8, 2007
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer, Multiplayer online

FIFA 08 is the latest installment of Electronic Arts' series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it is published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. It was released on all popular gaming formats in September 2007 in Europe and Australasia, and in October 2007 in North America. The Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game feature an improved game engine with superior graphics and different commentators, and are dubbed "next-generation" by Electronic Arts. On all other platforms - including the PC - the game utilises an older engine. The Nintendo DS version features fewer teams, stadiums, game modes and kits due to the limitations of the machine's storage medium. Commentary comes from Sky Sports' Martin Tyler and Andy Gray on next generation consoles, however ITV Sports' Clive Tyldesley partners Gray on current generation consoles.

The tagline for the game is "Can You FIFA 08?". [2] The theme song is "Sketches (20 Something Life)" by La Rocca, from the album The Truth.

Leagues and teams

FIFA 08 includes 621 licensed teams, 30 leagues (including all 27 leagues from FIFA 07),[3] and more than 15,000 players.[4] All the major European leagues are included such as the English Premier League and Football League, Spanish Liga, Italian Serie A and German Bundesliga, as well as leagues from elsewhere in the world such as the U.S. Major League Soccer,A-League(Australian League), Brazilian Série A and Korean K-League.

The new leagues in FIFA 08 are the FAI Premier Division,[5] the Australian Hyundai A-League,[6] and the Czech Gambrinus Liga.[7] The game also includes a "Rest of World" category, featuring 20 clubs that are not part of any league listed above.Those teams are : Orlando Pirates, Mamelodi, AC Lugano, FC La Chaux-de-Fonds, AEK Athens F.C., Arka Gdynia, Boca Juniors, FC Lausanne, Fortaleza, Gornik Leczna, Kaiser Chiefs, Olympiakos, Pogon Szczecin, Polonia Warsaw, Ponte Preta, River Plate, Santa Cruz, Sao Caetano, PAOK Thessaloniki, Wisla Plock

Out of the 621 teams that comprise the game, 29 appear unlicensed, 13 of them being national teams. There are also 16 unlicensed club teams.

New Features

New features from FIFA 07 include Co-op mode where you play as only one player (you cannot change player). [8]

Stadia

FIFA 08 also includes licenced stadia from many of the featured leagues, as well as international stadia.

1 - First time included in FIFA series
² - Can be unlocked in the Fan Shop, does not appear on XBOX 360
³ - New to the PlayStation 2 and other consoles except Xbox 360
4 - Old Trafford does not have the new quadrants, except in Xbox 360 and PS3 versions
5 - Does not appear in the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions and you have to edit PC game database to unlock in PC version

Soundtrack

EA Sports officially announced “FIFA 08's soundtrack on September 11, 2007.[9]

Artist Song Album Country
!!! All My Heroes Are Weirdos Myth Takes USA
Apartment Fall Into Place The Dreamer Evasive England
Art Brut Direct Hit It’s A Bit Complicated England
Aterciopelados Paces Oye Colombia
Babamars The Core Surprising Twists France
Bodyrox feat. Luciana What Planet You On? What Planet You On? England
Bonde do Rolê Solta O Frango With Lasers Brazil
CAMP From Extremely Far Away Talking Cure Switzerland
Carpark North Human All Things To All People Denmark
CéU Malemolência CéU Brazil
Cheb i Sabbah Toura Toura: Nav Deep Remix La Ghriba: La Kahena Remix France / Algeria
CSS Off The Hook Cansei De Ser Sexy Brazil
Datarock Fa-Fa-Fa Datarock Datarock Norway
Digitalism Pogo Idealism Germany
Disco Ensemble We Might Fall Apart First Aid Kit Finland
Dover Do Ya Follow The City Lights Spain
Heroes & Zeros Into The Light Strange Constellations Norway
Ivy Queen Que Lloren Sentimiento Puerto Rico
Junkie XL Clash Felt EP The Netherlands
Jupiter One Unglued Jupiter One USA
Kenna Out Of Control (State Of Emotion) Make Sure They See My Face Ethiopia
K-Os Born To Run Atlantis: Hymns for Disco Canada
La Rocca Sketches (20 Something Life) The Truth Ireland
Lukas Kasha Love Abuse Animated People’s Republic Norway
Madness feat. Sway and Baby Blue I’m Sorry I’m Sorry England
The MAHO-Dou Band Here We Go (To The Next Stage) Before They Find Out That We Did It Japan
Maximo Park The Unshockable Our Earthly Pleasure England
Melody Club Fever Fever Scream Sweden
Mexican Institute of Sound (MIS) El Microfono Piñata Mexico
Modeselektor feat. Sasha Perera Silikon Hello Mom! Germany
Noisettes Don’t Give Up What’s The Time Mr. Wolf? UK
Pacha Massive Don’t Let Go All Good Things USA
Peter Bjorn And John Young Folks Writer’s Block Sweden
Planet Funk Static Static Italy
Robyn Bum Like You Robyn Sweden
Rocky Dawuni Wake Up The Town Book Of Changes Ghana
Santogold You Will Find A Way Santogold USA
Simian Mobile Disco I Believe Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release UK
Superbus Butterfly Wow France
Switches Drama Queen Heart Tuned To D.E.A.D UK
The Automatic Monster Not Accepted Anywhere Wales
The Cat Empire Sly Two Shoes Australia
The Hoosiers Goodbye Mr. A The Trick To Life UK
The Hours Ali In The Jungle Narcissus Road UK
The Tellers More The Tellers Belgium
Tigarah Culture, Color, Money, Beauty Revolution Japan
Travis Closer The Boy With No Name Scotland
Tumi And The Volume Afrique Tumi And the Volume South Africa
Vassy Wanna Fly My Affection Australia
Wir Sind Helden Endlich Ein Grund Zur Panik Soundso Germany
Yonderboi Were You Thinking Of Me? Splendid Isolation Hungary

Critical reception

FIFA 08 has won or been nominated for the following awards:

  • BAFTA Nominations (2007 Video Game Awards): The Best Sports Game
  • IGN Awards (2007 Video Game Awards): The Best Sports Sim
  • IGN Awards (2007 Video Game Awards): The Most Realistic Real Life Sim
  • IGN Awards (2007 Video Game Awards): The Game Of The Year
  • IGN Awards (2007 Video Game Awards): The Best Sports Gameplay

References

  1. ^ "N-Gage Game Showroom - FIFA 08". Nokia. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
  2. ^ EA SPORTS - FIFA 08
  3. ^ FIFA 08 First Look by ign.com
  4. ^ Master the skills required to play like a pro in EA's FIFA 08 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 by EA Sports. June 5 2007
  5. ^ eircom League of Ireland to feature in FIFA 08 around the world, by FAI.ie, 11 June 2007. Retrieved on 15 June 2007
  6. ^ Hyundai A-League to feature in FIFA 08 video game by A-League.com.au, 20 August 2007.
  7. ^ A-League will be in FIFA 08 by au.fourfourtwo.com. August 20 2007
  8. ^ www.fifa08.com
  9. ^ [1] (September 11, 2007), EA Sports
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