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UEFA EURO 2008 thread of celebrations & unmatched gameplay
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ty_hot said:
fwiw, both the champions league and euro cup games are required by fifa under their license with ea. the reason i'm loving this is b/c the pace is better than fifa 08 imo; fifa 09 is still a loooong ways off, and the euro cup just has me jazzed about football. the amount of content is certainly not fifa level (i think a sweet spot would b $40, considering) but the gameplay is very fun, the online works well, and there is still a lot of content (all the european teams, tons of single-player options like be a pro, qualifying, and reenacting famous euro cup moments trying to meet specific goals).
but of course i'm selfish and want more gaffers to play with. :lol mark my words you will have a hankering for this game come tomorrow if you know what i mean.
My coolest single-player goal so far (San Marino vs. Germany on Pro): http://www.eafootballworld.com/en_GB/video/11565
AndresON777
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AstroLad said:
damn you can do that? looks awesome, i'll have to check it out....i have some cool ones saved and uploaded from fifa 08 but i didnt know you could see them online.
PatrickEwing
Neo Member
I figured they would make scoring from anywhere but 10 fet away easier in UEFA, i find myself still working hard to pull off an insane passing play in the box to get goals.
PatrickEwing
Neo Member
I figured they would make scoring from anywhere but 10 fet away easier in UEFA, i find myself still working hard to pull off an insane passing play in the box to get goals.
PatrickEwing
Neo Member
I figured they would make scoring from anywhere but 10 fet away easier in UEFA, i find myself still working hard to pull off an insane passing play in the box to get goals.
Toy Soldier
Member
AstroLad said:
CYC mode alone makes this game a worthwhile buy, not to mention how much better the game on the pitch itself feels.
But yeah I've been having a blast with CYC. It's safe to assume we'll be getting a fleshed-out single player mode like this in FIFA 09, no?
AndresON777
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well you might want to switch the shooting from auto to semi in the controller settings. i've found my shooting has gotten much better once i made that change.
it's hard to get a clear shot because of all the defenders, but i mean you dont see that many goals from way outside the box in real football either....unless the keeper sucks.
it's hard to get a clear shot because of all the defenders, but i mean you dont see that many goals from way outside the box in real football either....unless the keeper sucks.
Slizeezyc said:
hm i don't think it's that bad compared to real football (at least in the multi)--i've seen a huge variety of goals and that used to be the sole province of PES. i've also scored and been victim to several goals from outside the box. as usual almost all of my issues are related to defense and the play through the air. positioning for balls in the air is good but it could still use improvement. most of the goals on crosses result from the defender being frozen while an offensive player charges past him but it's not gamebreaking. that is one overarching issue to me is that you're frozen or on rails a bit too often. considering the slow speed of the short passes, i should be able to run onto them with ease without having to super cancel or do some other hijinks.
there are also glitches that you can tell are in there b/c they had to get the game out in time for the tourneys. beyond the invisible players mentioned earlier, in one particular stadium the volume goes up to INSANE levels for about two seconds at the beginning--really jarring. also the online custom matches need way more options like weather, OT, PKs (endless golden goal also PLEASE), etc.
still the game is great and there are a surprisingly high number of people playing online. almost all my games have been good and in the 20+ games i've played online i haven't yet run into a player i would consider cheap or using exploits which says a lot about the engine.
too bad there are only 2-3 gaffers playing but oh well if you are on 360 add me i'll play any time--pretty much only playing this and rock band right now. i'm getting mgs4 day one but it will definitely go on the pile while i play this at least through the rest of the tourney.
PatrickEwing
Neo Member
Im down to play anyone over live
kobashi100
Banned
guys add me kobashi100 and I will play you.
AndresON777
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yeah I've noticed you've been playing this a lot recently, I'll prolly get owned next time we play. I had a good streak going on ranked till i had a couple of BS disconnects.
i'll add you kobashi, Patrick Ewing what's your gamertag?
i'll add you kobashi, Patrick Ewing what's your gamertag?
dasupremeone
Member
does anyone have list of the celeb combos, I just did the Crouch Robot on my cuzins face....good times
Don't know if it is all of them but this was listed at gamefaqs
On the right analog stick...
UP: Blowing a kiss with both hands
DOWN: Both arms out
LEFT: Cup your ear
RIGHT: sssssshhhhhhh(putting your finger to your lips.
R3(push stick in): Aeroplane
ROTATE: Windmill with arms
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On the right analog while holding L1(LB on xbox):
UP, DOWN: Take a bow.
DOWN, UP: Klinsmann dive
LEFT, RIGHT: Somersault 1
RIGHT, LEFT: Somersault 2
R3(push stick in): Jump and punch the air
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Hold L2(LT on xbox), press R3, release L2: The "Robot"
Hold LB + Press R3 + Release LB = Punch in the air
Hold RB + Press R3 + Release RB = Slide on knees
On the right analog stick...
UP: Blowing a kiss with both hands
DOWN: Both arms out
LEFT: Cup your ear
RIGHT: sssssshhhhhhh(putting your finger to your lips.
R3(push stick in): Aeroplane
ROTATE: Windmill with arms
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On the right analog while holding L1(LB on xbox):
UP, DOWN: Take a bow.
DOWN, UP: Klinsmann dive
LEFT, RIGHT: Somersault 1
RIGHT, LEFT: Somersault 2
R3(push stick in): Jump and punch the air
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Hold L2(LT on xbox), press R3, release L2: The "Robot"
Hold LB + Press R3 + Release LB = Punch in the air
Hold RB + Press R3 + Release RB = Slide on knees
The licensing issues with football games have always been so interesting to me. Not only is the Dutch team of course licensed to Konami (man will it look silly if the winners are an entirely fake team in the game), but guys like Hleb and Chivu have their names changed not-too-subtly PES-style. Man do I hate exclusive licensing. Not having the Dutch is a really big deal (though not big enough to stop me from having this be my top game by far the past week).
So I'm going to start a league tonight just to have fun with it. I already have two friends I know will join. Chris I know you're in. Let me know if anyone else wants in so I can set the team limit appropriately. I'll pm you the name and password. afaik teams in a league can play each other whenever (you can even go to league page in the game and it shows you who's online and lets you invite them to league game) so scheduling is not a concern.
PatrickEwing
Neo Member
i'll add you kobashi, Patrick Ewing what's your gamertag?[/QUOTE]
Stevzie
Stevzie
AndresON777
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cool beans, i'm still sore about the 2-0 loss with portugal you handed me, lol
but yeah the league will be cool, patrick i'll add you dude
but yeah the league will be cool, patrick i'll add you dude
AndresON777
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AstroLad said:
I'm sure it wont be the last your defense was driving me crazy. i had to drop the 4-1-2-1-2, i was playing better later on though thanks to the training. the game has awesome multiplayer though, that's where it really shines.
Awesome here is the thread with the info you need to sign up and how the league works (which is very simple): http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=11604211.
Post your GT in there (if different) and any league-related stuff in there.
Post your GT in there (if different) and any league-related stuff in there.
not a huge deal but number of fouls called needs to be increased. averaging about two a game in vs. just the blatant stuff needs to be called; though the lack of fouls does kind of make for a nice flow to the game every game has at least 3-4 "omg how was that not a foul?" moments. Barely had any chance to practice FKs :lol
AndresON777
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i've been working late all week but next week i'll be on a lot more, but i'm down for some league or exibition games tonight....i'm usually on gears but i'll jump off and play some matches if you message me
AndresON777
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ps2 engine? wtf is he talking about? ok I'm picking turkey tonight that was a great finish...BERIEVE!!!
I figure this thread would be a good thread to ask this in. HOW THE FUCK DO YOU SCORE IN FIFA 08? Also, HOW THE FUCK DO YOU PLAY DEFENSE IN FIFA 08?
The way I try to score is with crosses and I cannot score a fucking goal in this game. I'm even on an easy difficulty (semi-pro). Every time I cross it their's only 1 person in the box, its beginning to get really frustrating.
Also how the hell do you play defense, the other team just dribbles the ball right in the middle and scores on my every time. I using the A button to try to get the ball from them and sometimes hold B to get my teammates to help press.
Is their something to this game that I don't understand? Do I need to play with anything in the options menu? I suck at passing, defending, and shooting. Also when you guys are dribbling do you hold down sprint most of the time or no? Are the on the ball tricks any useful? Because I seem to get the ball stolen a lot from me.
The way I try to score is with crosses and I cannot score a fucking goal in this game. I'm even on an easy difficulty (semi-pro). Every time I cross it their's only 1 person in the box, its beginning to get really frustrating.
Also how the hell do you play defense, the other team just dribbles the ball right in the middle and scores on my every time. I using the A button to try to get the ball from them and sometimes hold B to get my teammates to help press.
Is their something to this game that I don't understand? Do I need to play with anything in the options menu? I suck at passing, defending, and shooting. Also when you guys are dribbling do you hold down sprint most of the time or no? Are the on the ball tricks any useful? Because I seem to get the ball stolen a lot from me.
YagizY said:
Fifa 08 was not very user friendly inside the box, even on the lower difficulties. It is hard to score but try using some different passing techniques. Lobing through balls can be successful from many areas of the pitch (LB + Y on 360 with new analog). Also try the different types of long passes (multi-presses of the long pass button) for passes that vary from the front to the back of the box and low long passes.
One trick to defense is hold the button for your teammate to press and you roam to the nearest defender to steal a pass, instead of both rushing the man with the ball.
Passing the ball well and working up the pitch doing so is much better than trying to dribble down the pitch and using Though it is fun to play around with those tricks on the front screen. Vary your speeds and do quick stops (hold both triggers) also make use of the R-Stick to push the ball ahead and in open areas.
See this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXtX-N4oBks
If you have not tried the UEFA demo, give it a shot, as it helps out with some of the areas you are having difficulty in.