Euro 2008

Hey people,

Just got this game yesterday and well I like it better than FIFA 08.

It feels much smoother and scoring is easier!!! yeah

Has any1 got it here?

 

I tried the demo on PS3. It looked meh.

It played really nice though, a throw back to 3-4 button sports games IMO.

Maybe I'll pick it up too. What are the top teams? Germany and Italy?

 

Brazil ftw lol!

 

Portugal pwns all...

 

maybe you wanna try Costa Rica lol

 

Costa Rica and Brazil are in Europe on your map? Hmmm. Interesting.

 

ummm interesting...

maybe 200 million years back in the past lol

 

Penguins FTW,not Brazil

 

I thought this was about the real Euro 2008... I hope sweden doesn't screw up as usual.

 

jummmm I don't know how those short legs would do to play soccer

haha

 

^depends on how much money can you offer

 

kinda off topic but I'm waiting for the real Euro 2008, man, I'm just thrilled.

And about those shorty legs creatures... they are just soooo cute

 

so you do like international football huh.. i just think the clubs are at a much higher level though...

well in the game .. i choose spain.. david villa and fernando torres.. ripping up the defences.

 

Me too! I'm thinking of doing a road trip to austria or switzerland during june and watch football there (in a sportsbar, of course, not a
stadium).

 

and so powerful!do you know that half of Drag business in NBR belongs to our family and other half to Chaz?(jk )

P.S. @Chaz: please dont ban me!

 

Man! Europe is something elese... so much fun, and the greatest football leagues in the world, the culture and the architecture, ***drool***

You should go, I think that's a lifetime experience.

Yes Choy, I really enjoy Soccer, you know its like a religion here in South America, although I don't like the fact of violence (sometimes) at the stadiums...

Europe, yes, the best leagues as I said, Spain have always had the best clubs and players ($$$ talks) but the average competitive level is almost the equal for the same teams i.e. Real Madrid and Barca for Spain, MU, Liverpool, Chelsea in the recent years for England, Milan, Juve and Inter for Italy, and so on...

But the difference aside the money, is that in most countries in Europe, people feel the football differently, is more like when you go to the Movies, not like here, sometimes can get pretty messy...

 

Ghana FTW!!! (I'll beat anyone with them in an International Game!) ('Euro 2008' , I'd use England then...).

I doubt it's better than FIFA, but you'd have to tell me.

 

I want to... But I need to drive a fair bit, go through two countries (not counting my own or switzerland/austria), fuel ain't cheap, need to get my friends in on it... iono, we'll see. I do want to, though.

 

Well, I expect everything works good for you and you can go to the Euro, if not, nothing that a good 50" LCD can solve...

Hey Fab, btw, whats the band in your avatar?

I really like some Swedish bands, like shout out louds

sorry for the OT, OP.

 

True. I'll just find a sports bar here. Or watch it on my own 42" LCD. Or, if I get the tickets, at Where the action is.

OT: It's the Brilliant green, a japanese band. But Check out the ones that are coming to where the action is, if you like Shout Out Louds.

EDIT: ARGH, I just noticed which forum this was in. We should stop talking about the Real life Euro 2008 and start talking about the game. The discussion about the real life version can be continued in OT.

 

ok i'm an arsenal fan!!

hehehe.. follow them quite well.. but i'm from india so...

 

Yeah, great team, a shame they've sold Henry...

Real Madrid fan here though

 

I love the Germany International team. I use them on Fifa '08 all the time.

 

There is a quote from Gary Lineker who says something like this:

"soccer is a sport in which one plays 11 vs 11 players and Germany always wins"

 

I never liked EA football games (soccer) (actually that was a lie...I liked FIFA 2000...LOL)

Pro Evo Soccer FTW!!! The harder to score goals the more fun it is.

But I am all for the Netherlands in international competitions...

 

Sounds about right.

 

lol.. with mad jens in goal....!!!

 

Should we get this moved to OT?

Personally I dont like Jens... He is indeed a madman...LOL.

 

actually this was about the game EURO 08

 

I know but since this has got pretty OT... hehe

Or should we get back on topic?

 

and by the way.. the player in your avatar... what a miss yesterday!!

 

shhhhhh!!!!! Yes I am a United supported too...

 

I've never understood how Soccer/Football leagues acquire players. Is it like the NBA/NFL/MLB/NHL where you hold a draft for young talent, or can any team acquire whomever they like as long as they pay up? Is it like, everyones a free-agent until their under contract?

 

Even is they are under contract they can be bought...obviously when a player is near the end of their contracts there are usually speculations whether they'll stay or go.

In terms of young players, all top football (soccer) teams have excellent youth academes...to train young players. In the top leagues in europe, there are two ''tranfer windows'' every season, one in January lasting 1 month, and one during off season, players can be acquired and transfered during those times only.

 

Also you can lend a player with the possibility of purchase, and the club just pay a fair amount of money for the time he was playing on the team, and depending on the player's performance the club decides if he worth the money or not...

Also, major clubs like Madrid or Barcelona owns low division clubs also called junior players teams (like AA or AAA divisions in MLB), and they spot the more promising players, many times they have scouts with good eyes for young promising players or unpolished gems, and they grab those players for low amounts (the junior player teams need to survive lol).

In Europe is where the money is, and they can afford a wide array of leagues around the world looking for the best of the best soccer players... South America is a good example as well Africa, here, the player worth a 1/100 of their real retail value because you know... is South America, and when they get to become big stars in those European clubs, in that way they multiply their earns.

Cristiano Ronaldo... lol great player but he has a bad habit, he likes to overreact some situations, and there are some people (like me) who doesn't like that kind of "shows"... did you see that play he did facing Xavi yesterday?

Johnny T, are u Dutch? I don't know but AFAIK you shouldn't be supporting English premier league teams, you have a great league in Holland, and the Ajax is a legend... that's bad.

lol jk...

Oh, MU will have a rough time dealing with the Barca at Old Trafford, but right now like intel, MU is a leap ahead lol

 

No I am not Dutch...I wish...LOL (since I am a field hockey player they are awesome at that).

Yes...he does have some annoying habits, but he is still young and has a long way to go. He did some goo dribbling yesterday, would have been great to get an away goal, but 0-0 is a good result at Nou Camp none the less.

 

Oh cool! that sport is some kind of tough it slams of the sticks in the arms lol

Another good team at it is Argentina, women team though

And Ronaldo played awful yesterday, even missed a penal! haha

 

Well I am usually more worried about the ball flying at high speeds than sticks... Especially I am a defender LOL


By the way (back on topic-ish)...any Pro Evo players around?

 

AC Milan ftw!

anyways, you guys play your soccer games with a gamepad right? could i get some recommendations? i just got this laptop and i'm really looking forward to playing some games on the go.

 

Xbox 360 Controller for the PC.

 

I am guessing by your user title...that you play PES

I have been using logitech rublepad 2 (wired and wireless) for the last 2 years, works great! Reason for why I use them? I started off playing PES on the PS2...so i needed something with similar button set up.

 

keyboard is pretty ok.. more direct though.. no fancy moves and all..