Fifa makes it's transition to the wii and for the most part works very well
Lets start with the controls. Player movement is controlled with the nunchuck as you'd expect whilst you pass with A, sprint with Z, chip with C, through ball with B and long ball with A + B. One big difference from the normal football controls is shooting. Shooting is controlled by flicking the wii remote up for a power shot or down for a controlled shot. The powerof your shot is determined by how hard you flick the remote. Slide tackles and headers are also controlled in this manner. Throw-ins are controlled by holding the wii remote and Nunchuck behind your head and moving them in a throwing motion. If you choose to you can opt for the family play control option in which the game controls player movement allowing you to focus solely on wii remote controls.
Now onto the gameplay. Fifa 08 doesn't reinvent the way football games are played infact it really is just more of the same. One of the reasons I like it so much is simply that I like football games not becaus eit's really special in any way. Although it is a compotent football game that any fan of the genre will enjoy playing. Matches play out as you would expect and there are a variety of game modes to choose from. Kick-off which is a one off match. Tournament which is either a league season or cup competition, online play and footie party. Online you can play a random match agains tanyone online, play some off a similar skill level in the lobbies or play as your favourite team in the interactive leagues. Everyone online is ranked and has a certain level. You gain levels by winning matches and gain a higher ranking by winning matches as well. Each lobby only allows people of certian levels in which is how you can avoid playing against players who are much better than you. The interactive leagues follow the real life fixtures in the English premier league, French Ligue one, German Bundesliga and bizzarely the Mexican top flight. You pick a club of your choice and play against other people using their chosen club when that fixture comes along in real life. The tema that gains the most wins gets the points in the league table.
Footie party is put simply a selection of mini games against a mii version of Ronaldinho or your mates. The games are table footie which is a game of table football, a keepy up game and a game which involves shooting into targets in a goal to gain points. They don't detract from the game but don't make up for the lack of career or manager modes.
The graphics work well but sometimes you can see wierd edges around the players akin to those you might see in the graphical design stage of creating the game. However they only really appear around the edge of the head. Commentary is well read but often the wrong lines are said by the commentators. For example the playermight miss the goal with a shot but the commentator says something about the goalie making a save. It's only a minor niggle and doesn't damage the gameplay at all.
Overall fifa 08 is a fun football game that does everything you'd expect without offering anything new. Footie party is a nice additon but it would have been much better yo have seen manager and career modes.