FIFA 08

FIFA 08
British and Irish cover featuring Manchester United's Wayne Rooney and Barcelona's Ronaldinho
Developer(s)EA Canada
Publisher(s)EA Sports
Designer(s)Joe Booth
Jonathan Gallina
Darren Hedges
David Hoffmann
Kaz Makita
Gary Paterson
Jamie Toghill
SeriesFIFA
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Consoles
Handhelds
Release
  • AU: 27 September 2007
  • EU: 28 September 2007
  • NA: 8 October 2007 (PSP)[1]
  • NA: 9 October 2007[1]
  • JP: 29 October 2007
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

FIFA 08 (titled FIFA Soccer 08 in North America) is a football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label. It was released on all popular gaming formats in September 2007 in Europe, Australia and Asia, and in October 2007 in North America. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game feature an improved game engine with superior graphics and different commentators and are dubbed "next-generation" by EA. On all other platforms—including the PC—the game utilizes an older engine. The Nintendo DS version features fewer teams, stadiums, game modes and kits due to the limitations of the machine's storage medium.

Commentary comes from Sky Sports' Martin Tyler and Andy Gray on next generation consoles. However, ITV Sport's Clive Tyldesley partners Gray on current generation[when?] consoles, and the PC version of the game. On the Nintendo DS version of the game, Tyldesley commentates solo. It also marked the first time the GameCube has been excluded from the FIFA lineup since FIFA 2001 and the first time the original Xbox and Game Boy Advance has been excluded from the FIFA lineup since FIFA Football 2002.

The tagline for the game is "Can You FIFA 08?".[3] The theme song is "Sketches (20 Something Life)" by La Rocca, from the album The Truth.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b GameSpot Staff (8 October 2007). "Shippin' Out October 8–12: Orange Box, Sega Rally Revo, FIFA 08". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ "N-Gage Game Showroom – FIFA 08". Nokia. Archived from the original on 23 May 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
  3. ^ "FIFA 08". EA Sports. Archived from the original on 23 May 2008.