Customer Reviews
Solid Presentation. Flawed Gameplay. - By: P.Davey, 31 Mar 2008 
I think my title explains FIFA 08 well. I have played FIFA since 2002 & it always has been presented well. The large amount of official teams, kits, stadiums never fails to impress, & is always an advantage over Pro Evo. Add to that a pretty good soundtrack & commentary & FIFA 08 is looking good. All of this presenation is in the PSP version, & the menus are slick, however it is the on pitch gameplay that reallly matters, & this is where the PSP version suffers.
Having played FIFA for years on Professional or World Class difficulty I thought it would be the same for the PSP. Not so. This game is much harder!!! To the point where it is much less fun watching your opponent keep the balll & give you no space to build an attack. Even getting towards the goal to have a shot is a struggle- & only in Semi Pro mode!
FIFA 08's graphics are not too great, & that's expected for a portable game. The textures are grainy & the players themselves do not have the detail of console versions, but its still fairly good. The controls are the same as any PS2 FIFA, & you can assign movement to analog or directional buttons which is good, but I think when playing itself the controls are too sensitive.
There are some extras on the PSP version like mini games & a trivia quiz & these are pretty good, although after a few tries you'll want to head back to the pitch.
So FIFA 08 for the PSP is a good scaled down version of the console game, with alll the official licenses available, but I think the gameplay is way too hard which hurts the experience. I don't think FIFA or Pro Evo has made a fantastic portable version, so I would say it's just down to personal choice.
A Real Disappointment - By: The Meister, 06 Jan 2008 
Each year there is a highly publicised battle between fifa & pro evo for who has produced the best footballling game. PES had it sewn up every time up until PES 5 & fifa 2006, when Pro Evo started simply rebranding exactly the same game each year, & fifa developed & improved theirs. this trend has continued until 2007. fifa 08 is- I gather- briliant on ps2, x box, etc.- but on psp is worse than fifa 07. The gameplay is worse, the graphics are worse & only the off-the-field elements are even slightly improved. If you have a psp, get pes 2008.
FIFA Rocks - PROEVO Sucks - By: J3B, 01 Dec 2007 
The ONLY footie game to own for the diehard fan. Proevo lost it's appeal to me when I bought 07, & 08 improves the whole experience. Now adding pre-season friendles as well.
OK the keepers make Lehman style boobs on occasion, but that is realistic. You can pull off the special moves (with practice), but crossing is certainly harder. Crank up the difficulty level & enjoy a tough game of footie. As a plus you get proper leagues, Masterleague ? Pah !!
So so disappointing... - By: C. Krasun, 19 Nov 2007 
Firstly, FIFA does have some great features - competitions, player names, rivalries.
However, it's got some massive glitches & gaps.
Most annoying are the penalties given as free kicks, outside of the box. The offside & backpass rules are also a bit sketchy. Also, if you aren't a first tier team, the commmentary is pretty dull.
The game engine & AI aren't great. Runs are poor, as are through ballls. Passing is ridiculous, with bad choices often being the first choise over an easy lay off.
The buttons are similar to the wholly superior PES, except for shoot/lob being reversed & the reallly annoying use of 'x' as 'change player' not 'default (eg. short pass/block tackle)'.
This is my first & last foray into the FIFA franchise. This isn't just sour grapes - my first two seasons at Southampton yielded the Championship, the Premiership, 2 League Cups, 2 FA Cups, the EFA (sic) Cup & the Charity Shield.
this game sucks balls - By: Mr. P. M. Joice, 19 Oct 2007 how biased is this game for the computer team? you cant do any decent build up play or tricks or moves at alll as the computer players can tackle you from miles away. your players cannot shield the balll anymore & get tackled so so easily.
a few simple concepts like "come to the balll" are missing, instead you have to watch as your players just stand there & wait for the opposition to come & claim the balll thats rolling past their eyes.
whats this thing with the drag backs aswell? every single time you have a decent run on goal the computer player can hold your shirt & it makes you miss your shot. tbf if you hang on long enough you get a free kick, but it sucks as it happens EVERY time. also, the amount of clear penalties i have had that were in the box & yet for some reason were given as a free kick is daft. i think this is a glitch tbh.
just took me 80 minutes to score against west ham & i had 28 goal attempts to their 1. then their striker just ran through about 5 tackles including slides & scored. stupid.
FIFA 2007 is a better game in terms of the play. still better than pro evo 6 tho which is probly the worst footballl game ever.
