

What this game does right is that it is honestly a solid gaming experience. These aren’t real problems with the game itself, but rather reasons that this specific title is good for diehard soccer/football fans above all else. On top of that, UEFA has a relatively limited amount of teams to choose from since it is specifically for that year’s championship. However, compared to 09, there’s not much extra to promote since that title really stepped up a notch in terms of technical performance and appearance. Passing and scoring are refined with only a few minor movement bugs popping up, while team balance is also well done and given sufficient attention. The main problem with UEFA Euro 2008 then is that its right in between both of these.Ĭompared to FIFA 08, it’s a game that’s superior in control overall. FIFA 09 really expanded on this and created the ‘superior’ experience for the time. FIFA 08 was great because it was a solid football experience – it was tweaked in a way that made the gameplay easy/welcoming for newcomers, but still had a learning curve to reckon with. If that’s the case, I don’t know that I could fully recommend this game given the minimal steps forward this title represents in comparison to those two. I’m sure that if you’re interested in playing this title specifically, you’ve probably played FIFA 08 (or possibly 09 at this point). It simply hits all the right notes as you traverse various matches in single and multiplayer that make each match interesting. It is a fine example of what ample technical attention can do for a game like this even if there is nothing especially impressive about it by comparison. Although somewhat different from previous titles, this one stands out because of the flaring feelings of loyalty that it seems to emanate while getting players equally as invested. Its been a passive relationship at best, though upon playing UEFA Euro 2008, I have actually gained a bit of respect for these games. I don’t purposefully avoid them or anything, nor do I dislike them, but they aren’t a part of a genre that I have ever felt heavily invested in. Before I get started on this one, I have to be honest and say I have minimal experience with any other soccer games out there.
