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UEFA Euro 2008 ps2 Game Reviews
UEFA Euro 2008
Critic Score
Metascore: 77 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
5.7 out of 10
based on 8 reviews
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UEFA EURO 2008 captures the look and feel of the journey from qualification to the finals with rain and mud dynamics that impact playing conditions, real-time player ratings that change based on player performance, and a penalty kick mode that re-creates the elation and agony of a penalty shoot-out as if you were on the pitch. Experience the thrill of scoring the goal that sends your country through to the next round and then choose how to celebrate it with all-new interactive user-controlled celebrations. Captain your country, play alongside your heroes, and inspire them to championship glory in the official videogame of UEFA EURO 2008. A new game mode called Captain Your Country enables gamers to customize them on the pitch and wear the shirt of their national team. Work through eight status levels to earn the captaincy of your team and then lead your country into battle for championship glory against your rivals. Go online in Battle of the Nations to earn status points for yourself and your country in a competition for global supremacy. Go for the biggest upsets to earn the most points and then watch you and your country move up the leader boards. Face the challenge and pressure of competing in the championship rounds in the EURO Online Knockout Draw to test your skills against the world's best. [Electronic Arts]

PUBLISHER: Electronic Arts
DEVELOPER: HB Studios
GENRE(S): Sports, Soccer
PLAYERS: 4
ESRB RATING: E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE: May 19, 2008

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90
Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK
A top quality football game with bags of playability. [May 2008, p.78]
83
PSX Extreme
All in all, Euro 2008 is yet another superb soccer game from EA Sports. It picks up where FIFA 08 left off, and adds improvements to the overall experience.
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81
PSM3 Magazine UK
An exquisite football game. [June 2008, p.85]
80
PTGamers
See this game as version 1.1 of FIFA 08, but focused on the UEFA European Championship, and as a nice taste of things to come in the next edition of FIFA.
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80
VideoGamer
The big question hanging over Euro 2008 is if it's worth its price tag, given that it's essential a tweaked FIFA 08 and FIFA 09 is only a few months away? The core gameplay has been tweaked enough to make FIFA 08 feel slightly dated, but chances are FIFA 09 will improve on this even further.
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73
IGN
All that withstanding, UEFA Euro 2008 is still a fun and enjoyable outing that enthusiasts of the sport will certainly enjoy provided they haven't seen the current-gen versions yet.
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70
Gameplanet
A good solid soccer title which builds on previous EA soccer titles. Some glitches here and there and a high learning curve means you will need to stick at it, and might put off newcomers to the series. But an incredible match and graphics engine help to make up for this.
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60
GameZone
Year after year, players hope UEFA will be an expansion of or alternative to FIFA. But the Euro 2008 edition is what players of the last game might have expected: a slight variation, not an alternative or expansion.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 5.7 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
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Milli M. gave it an8:
Found gameplay better, and easier to score goals than FIFA08 PS2 thank goodness. Campaign mode was kind of fun too, but taking ur country to the final of the euro tourney is what its all about. Even has managers appear during the game when different things happen to your team.

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