Same game since Fifa World Cup 06 with minor enhancements.
The PC version of this game is a far cry from his next-gen console counterparts which show off their dynamic weather system and HD player models. Although the PC version runs well on older systems (It runs fine on my Intel 945 graphic card), the graphics itself have nothing to write home about. One of the advantages of an EA Sport brand is that it is licensed and supposedly has all the latest players. I was a bit disappointed to find out that the Dutch team is all wrong; so much for licensed players (though there is a custom patch floating around to fix this problem). Apart from that, the player models are very low res and look about the same or worse than Fifa World Cup 06. Sometimes the game shows reactions from their respective coaches who are rendered so horribly you'd think someone spilled acid on their faces.
EA introduces a new mode, Captain your country mode ( a la Be a pro from Fifa 08) in addition to the standard European Conquest and Euro 2008 Championship. This mode allows you to take control of one player and take them to the finals and win. There are more details but that is available in game and elsewhere. What is worth noting is that there are logical glitches inherent in this mode. For example I was playing Cristiano Ronaldo and got red carded. According to the rules, I am supposed to be banned from the next match but since locked players cannot be substituted, I was still able to play in the next match despite my red card.
The animations have been tweaked a little bit with the tackling and dribbling being a bit more fluid, though it is comparatively harder to control than in Fifa WC 06. You can do some tricks which look flashy, but I haven't been able to do them until now. (On that note would someone tell me how to do the tricks?).
The AI is average with amateur being the easiest. If you have played any soccer game before you will be able to trounce the opposing team. Semi-pro and higher ratchets up the difficulty making it harder to find openings in the opponent's defense. What is queer is that there are sometimes lapses in difficulty. While I was playing the Captain your Country mode, the opponent AI suddenly became formidable compared to mine which led to a quizzical defeat given that I had just thrashed another team12-0 (on Amateur) just few minutes before. There is a new critical moment AI which is supposed to help you when you need a goal most, though I have seen nothing special about it.
The PC version also does not support the dynamic crowd reactions the console counterparts tout and the commentary is sub par with much of it being recycled from past Fifa and UEFA games. So even in the sound department EA has disappointed, it's only redeeming characteristic being it's EA TRAX.
I forgot to mention that the PC version is a console port (I'm guessing it's ported from the PS2 version) and thus it's tutorials for the "Kick Sticks" and "Trick Sticks" (Free kicks and tricks respectively) are difficult to follow as it keeps referring to the controls on a controller as opposed to the keyboard. I do not know where the "right analog stick" is on my keyboard.
In conclusion, UEFA Euro Cup 2008 isn't a big improvement over a 2 year old game, let alone Fifa 08. Though there are nifty tricks and tweaked controls, the overall presentation comes off as an average soccer game. Given the tournament's one month run, this will only last for about 2 months it's only other interesting mode being the Captain your Country mode. I think it's time that EA pay attention to the PC version as many can now afford graphics the next-gen consoles sport. I would recommend you rent it and then if you REALLY like it, then buy it or just get the console versions.
Presentation: 6
Graphics: 4
Sound: 5
Gameplay: 6
Replayability: 5