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FIFA 08 for PlayStation 3
FIFA 08 for PlayStation 3 brings club football and international matches from the 2007-2008 season to the pitch. You choose a team, set the line-up and build attacks with short passes, through balls and crosses. You can also determine the direction and power of shots, passes and high balls manually. Spotting an unmarked player therefore does not automatically produce a good ball: you must choose the right angle and weight yourself. The match remains familiar for players who prefer the classic assistance settings.
In Manager, you take charge of a club for several seasons. You adjust the squad, negotiate transfers and contracts and try to deliver results at the same time. Challenge Mode provides predefined objectives, while tournaments and single matches get you to kick-off more quickly. Football Party offers a series of short challenges and matches with friends. Every format uses the same football foundation, but demands a different balance between an immediate win and long-term development.
Be A Pro follows one fixed outfield player and asks you to hold position, create space and call for the ball at the right moment. Up to four local participants can play together or against one another, each with an PlayStation 3 controller. The original online services are not promised as currently available. Manager, tournaments and local matches remain usable without an internet connection.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 3 games are European editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
FIFA 08 for PlayStation 3 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of FIFA 08
Electronic Arts released FIFA 08 under the EA Sports label in 2007. The PlayStation 3 version arrived when the same title was also being developed for newer consoles and several handhelds. The name stayed the same, but content and controls differed between systems. On PlayStation 3, EA expanded its established football foundation with more than six hundred licensed teams and thirty leagues, linked to the squads of the 2007-2008 season.
A major addition was the option to aim passes and shots manually. Skilled players could deliberately place the ball into open space, while assistance settings made the transition less abrupt. Be A Pro also changed the viewpoint: instead of continually switching to the nearest footballer, you follow one role within the team. The cooperative PlayStation 3 version made that idea locally shareable by up to four participants.
FIFA 08 therefore preserves two sides of the annual series. It is a snapshot of clubs, kits and players from 2007, but also a step towards football games that give positioning and an individual career more attention. Later editions expanded Be A Pro and added different online features. Those later additions are not automatically part of this disc; the PlayStation 3 edition revolves around its own Manager, challenges, tournaments and local co-op.
Similar games for PlayStation 3
FIFA 07 already offers licensed clubs, Manager and local football on PlayStation 3. FIFA 08 adds manually aimed passes and shots and gives Be A Pro a central role. Its teams also reflect a later season. Players who mainly want to keep managing the same club will recognise the structure; those who want to follow one player will notice the biggest difference.
FIFA 09 builds on Be A Pro on PlayStation 3 and extends that career across four seasons. It also adds customisable Team Tactics and revised collisions. FIFA 08 introduces the local cooperative foundation and puts more emphasis on the first step towards manual ball control. Both use official clubs, but their squads and refinements belong to different annual editions.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 also offers club matches, national teams and a long Master League on PlayStation 3. Konami structures its career around the entire side, while FIFA 08 also uses Be A Pro for one outfield player. FIFA has more licensed club names; PES gives matches its own pace and ball handling.
FIFA Street 3 reduces football on PlayStation 3 to teams on street pitches and rewards tricks with Gamebreakers. FIFA 08 uses full teams, offside and regular stadiums. Both feature well-known footballers, but FIFA Street revolves around individual show moves whereas FIFA 08 places more value on positioning, build-up play and competition management.
UEFA Euro 2008 focuses on national teams and the European championship on PlayStation 3. FIFA 08 spreads its content across clubs, countries, Manager and several tournaments. The controls and sport are related, but Euro offers a shorter objective through qualification and tournament matches, while FIFA 08 can follow a complete club season.
