Now lets get one thing clear. I love me football and over the years have played maaaaaany a footie sim, and no I wont call it Soccer!!, dating all the way back to the original 'Sensible Soccer' on the Sega Mega Driven and Actua Soccer on the Atari ST! God showing my age now! Over the years there have been loads of footie sims with the annual war between Fifa and Pro Evo to look forward too. Having not been a huge fan of the PES games to start with I really loved the last enstallment on the 360 to death. However I can't quite believe how good Fifa 08 is!! Fifa 08 is probably the closest I ever seen to a perfect football sim. The graphics and gameplay are realistic and fluid. Players challenge for the ball, goalkeepers actually make saves!! Defenders don't just watch as players just walk into your box and score. The commentry too has been given a huge boost and feels almost totally live and responsive to the actual match! All the expected features are there, transfers, online, team management , literally hunderds of official teams, etc but the crowning glory has to the "Be a Pro" option. This allows you to be just one player and it gives the chance to focus your football skills ans brains whilst drawing you into the action with zoomed close ups of your player when he runs. This option gets you to call for the ball and make other decisions like in a real match with other players responding to you. This interaction during the game makes this feature and game so immersive. I played both the 360 version and the PS3 version with the PS3 version markedly better in terms of gameplay and graphics. The 360 version just felt sluggish and slow to respond. With the next PES due out soon its very hard to see how it will topple Fifa 08's crown this time!!
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