Overall good game and an improvement on last years

User Rating: 9 | FIFA Soccer 08 PS3
So I just got FIFA 08 for the PS3 on friday there and first impressions were - WOW. As soon as it had loaded up it allows you to choose your favourite team etc same as last FIFA but then after that something wonderful happened. Instead of just taking me to the main menu screen as expected i found myself playing as Ronaldinhoone on one with the keeper in a sort of mini game/Loading screen/Training screen. So i tried out the new tricks in the game and was shocked to see how real and fluent they felt. They range from anything like simple keepy ups on the spot to more complex body faints crossed with step overs. Afterentering the main menui decided to check out the gameplay in a match against Chelsea with me Man Utd. The 0-3 scoreline wasnt what i was hoping for but hey it was my first shot. The gameplay is slower than rival PES, however feels a lot more fluent and passes interlinked between skillful tricks and flicks proves a joy. The shots are a lot less goal bound than previous FIFAs and instead of a 40 yard volley going top bag with John O'Shea you'll see the shot fly high and wide and on a few occasions completely miss it all together leaving the player on his arse and feeling like a right fool.

My one and ONLY one critiscm of the game so far is the corners, instead of the over head camera looking into the 18 yard box, you are now left with a camera trying to make you feel like the player taking the corner which can be frustrating as movement within the box is hard to see, however i guess this new concept couldbe justified as more realistic.

Last but not Least Be A Pro mode. Only triedit outtwice and both times was gobsmacked at how real it feels. Sprinting up the wing with Cristiano Ronaldo moving in and out of playersattempting many step overs and flicks is a great feeling and as you close in on goal so does the camera behind the player and as it does becomes sort of bumpy making you feel like you are the actual player. The camera is fantastic as it is constantly focused on your player accept when you dont have the ball it is a little but not a lot zoomed out, allowing you to see action across the pitch. Arrowspoint you indirection of a man you should be marking andif a team mate has the ballyou can call for the pass by pressing "x"egg him on to hit a shot "o" or call for the through ballerm "triangle" .

Overall this years FIFA is a fantastic improvement and well worth the money on PS3, and has set the standard for PES 2008 if it wants any chance of topping FIFA. Hope you enjoyed la reveiw