FIFA Soccer 08 (Xbox 360, 2007)

FIFA 08 for Xbox 360 hasn't changed much from last year. The graphics and sound are great! The soundtrack of the game is pretty good. I like the international variety of music. The graphics are also pretty good. However, the players look fake. As compared to Madden 08 and NCAA 08, the athletes look horrible. They look short & wide.
As far as gameplay goes, I'm not very impressed. There is a delay on the pass and the players don't react very well to the ball. The AI is not very good. The Manager mode is still pretty good. I like the variety of teams and clubs available on here. There are literally hundreds of clubs you can choose to manage.
There's a lot of room for improvement in FIFA 08. This game is good enough to keep a futbol (soccer) fan happy for a while. Unfortunately, I don't see this game having a great lasting effect! Like always, we can only wait till next year and hope that EA can make changes for the better!

Last year's FIFA was supposedly built from the ground up for the Xbox 360, though the game still had yet to surpass the standards set by the franchise's entries on the previous generation of consoles. For FIFA 08, EA Sports promised to refine last year's effort while delivering a host of new gameplay modes and features. The result is that this year's FIFA plays a substantially different game of football, thanks mostly to an increased difficulty level and a sense of decreased pace. The raft of new skill moves means the game rewards practice and perseverance, but it could be argued that this makes it the least accessible FIFA to date. Thankfully, though, FIFA 08 wraps its new simulation feel in a superbly presented and very well-rounded package.

This game is AMAZING!! I really liked FIFA 07 on the XBOX, but I bought a 360 and I wanted a soccer game for the system, so I bought FIFA 08. The first time I played it, I honestly didn't care for it that much because it was SO different. However, as soon I got the hang of it, the game became extremely entertaining. Great manager mode--I love the fact that you can improve the specific attributes of all you players, so if you think your striker is too slow, you can put all the experience points into speed and acceleration. There's always a really good player you can pick up in free agency for much cheaper than buying them in the transfer market. For some reason, Lionel Messi, Puyol, and Evra were free agents in my manager mode, but who's complaining? There's just so many ways to score--long shots, crosses, corners, lucky bounces, breakaways, you name it. Pretty good online mode. It's just annoying when someone quits early, but that's in all XBOX games with online. The only thing I really think could send the game over the top is if in future versions the crowd moves and is interactive with play...when the home club scores, GO CRAZY! Jump up and down! Clap your hands??!! Something... The game has a great soundtrack (like all FIFA games do). I even have some of the songs on my ipod. Well, this is the best FIFA game to date.

Usually the year to year changes in fifa games involve minor tweaks and roster updates, maybe some nicer graphics, not the case here! EA completely changed up the gameplay, allowing you to take much greater control of the players. Manager mode is greatly expanded and has shorter sim times. All in all, a very good year for FIFA.

Fifa 08 is not the best soccer game on the market. The controls are a bit out of the ordinary and the play choices are a little sub par. Their is no regular franchise, but only a single season or manager mode. Personally, I like to just play a franchise and not worry about salary cap, drafting and all that jazz. Overall though, it is a pretty fun game and can be found pretty cheap. So if you are cheap like me, this will more then fill your need for a soccer game.