sorry man. i'm a winning eleven guy. fifa is okay though. the challenges are addictive and Be A Pro sounds promising.

Pro Evo is where its at. Did EA pay you to write this positive review for FIFA. I had FIFA 07 and it sucked. The ball wayed a thousand pounds, the graphics were mediocre and goalies made bumbling mistakes and you couldn't score on crosses. Pro Evo is the game don't waste your time playing this garbage that is FIFA 08.

I found the AI to be so horrible that it overshadowed everything else in the game. I honestly have never been frustrated by a game until I played FIFA 08. EA really needs to fix the simple things to allow this series to reach any level of quality.

I got this game for PC. Past 2 years I was a big PES fan and absolutely refused to play FIFA. This time around I decided to give it a shot. To my surprise, it was not bad at all; game play actually feels a bit like PES game play, overall very fun game. The graphics on PC are not as good as on PS3 or 360, but casual fans can still enjoy. Congrats EA games, you are finally on the path to success.

this version is alot tougher 2 play than FIFA 07.
Smarter goalies.. faster defenders..harder to make shots on goal. this game is fun.. but not easy

The writer called it correctly when he said that this year's game focuses more on scoring from in front of the goal vs. being able to cross from the sideline. I have Fifa 08 on PS2 and it is a great game. It is harder than last year and at times can be frustrating(why does the computer constantly steal the ball without being called for a foul but you steal and get called for all kinds of fouls) but even with the difficulty meter upped I find the game hard to put down. Meaning every game has been a challenge and as long as you can deal with losing some games and winning some tight ones you will enjoy this game. Fifa 07 was good and Fifa 08 is good as well but the Champions League game that came out earlier this year probably best combines the fun of 07 and the challenge of 08 perfectly. But I am a fan of all the games.

I continue to hear about the difficulty of scoring on crosses both with 07 and now 08. However, it just requires hitting the shoot button at the right time or bringing the ball under control and then shooting. In the prior years, you simply had to hit the shoot button as soon as you crossed and you tended to score. What's the fun in that. I will admit that 08 is more difficult but each version requires adjusting to the play. I tend to go back to the basics because the advanced dribbling is difficult to keep possession. Any tips on how to properly use the advanced dribbling?

This is a biased review. Winning Eleven (or Pro Evolution, same thing) is superior to FIFA. In fact, FIFA's "improvements" are simply perfections to their game to make it more similar to Winning Eleven. Don't waste your time with FIFA if you're a real soccer player.

I agree with other posters on the difficulty of this new version of FIFA, its incredibly hard to create your own goal and scoring is usually reliant on poaching rebounds and putting quality crosses into the box. Also, the defense of the computer can be infuriating at times, as they consistently execute precise slide tackles and rarely get called for penalties or fouls. Still a fun and addicting game, but incredibly frustrating initially.

I also never got the passion of Pro Evolution fans.

PES is lame, who likes to play games without the licenses.

"So I couldn't wait for EA Sports to drop FIFA, especially because for the first time ever..."

You liked the game, yet you couldn't wait for them to drop it? What in the world are you talking about?

On the whole this is a great game, but I've got 2 major complaints about it...

1.) You can't control the player on the receiving end of a through ball until he either gets possesion, or the ball is intercepted which can be infuriating because it results in a lot of interceptions.

2.) It is way to difficult to fire a line drive shot towards the goal from a free kick, I always end up eithe lobing the ball over the goal, or striking it with no power.

Drop means release, in this case.

on fifa 08 it is da best man the graphics were awsome but i have never stopped playing on it since but some of the players have not got the correct boots but i will give fifa 08 five star