UEFA Euro 2008 (video game)

2008 video game

2008 video game

UEFA Euro 2008

Developer(s)| EA Canada (PS3, Xbox 360)
HB Studios (PS2, PSP, PC)
Publisher(s)| EA Sports
Series| UEFA Euro
Platform(s)| Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation Portable
Xbox 360
Release|

* AU: 17 April 2008
* EU: 18 April 2008
* NA: 19 May 2008 (PS2, PS3, PSP, X360)

Genre(s)| Sports
Mode(s)| Single-player, Multiplayer

UEFA Euro 2008 is the official video game of the Euro 2008 football tournament, published by EA Sports. It was developed collaboratively by EA Canada and HB Studios and was released in Europe and North America on 18 April 2008 and 19 May 2008 respectively.[citation needed] The commentary was provided by Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend.

## Anthem mistake

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EA issued an apology after mistakenly using the Soldier's Song as Northern Ireland's anthem within the game, instead of God Save the Queen. Public Relations head Shaun White said:

> At EA Sports, we pride ourselves on delivering rich and authentic videogame experiences. We sincerely apologise for this error.

The apology was welcomed by Northern Irish Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister Gregory Campbell who said:

> Any apology on this matter is most welcome. Obviously there's has been a lack of knowledge on the makers' part and hopefully it will be changed as soon as possible.

[1][2]

## Reception

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Reception

Aggregate scoreAggregator| Score

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PC| PS2| PS3| PSP| Xbox 360
Metacritic| 66/100[20]| 77/100[21]| 79/100[22]| 68/100[23]| 80/100[24]
Review scoresPublication| Score

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PC| PS2| PS3| PSP| Xbox 360
1Up.com| N/A| N/A| B+[3]| N/A| B+[3]
Eurogamer| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| 8/10[4]
GameSpot| N/A| N/A| 8/10[5]| N/A| 8/10[5]
GameSpy| N/A| N/A| [6]| N/A| [6]
GameTrailers| N/A| N/A| 7.3/10[7]| N/A| 7.3/10[7]
GameZone| N/A| 6/10[8]| 8.7/10[9]| N/A| 8.7/10[10]
IGN| N/A| 7.3/10[11]| (US) 8.1/10[12]
(UK) 8/10[13]| 6.8/10[14]| (US) 8.1/10[12]
(UK) 8/10[13]
Official Xbox Magazine (US)| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| 7.5/10[15]
PC Gamer (UK)| 50%[16]| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A
PlayStation: The Official Magazine| N/A| N/A| [17]| N/A| N/A
411Mania| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| 8.5/10[18]
Digital Spy| N/A| N/A| N/A| N/A| [19]

The PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PSP and PC versions received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[20][21][22][23][24]

## References

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1. ^ Ingham, Tim (3 July 2008). "EA apologises over football anthem blunder". MCV. NewBay Media. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
2. ^ GamesIndustry International (7 July 2008). "EA apologises for FIFA anthem gaffe". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
3. ^ a b Zuniga, Todd (20 May 2008). "UEFA Euro 2008 Review (PS3, XBOX 360)". 1UP.com. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
4. ^ Reed, Kristan (16 April 2008). "UEFA Euro 2008 (Xbox 360)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
5. ^ a b Coby, Alex Sassoon (22 April 2008). "UEFA EURO 2008 Review (PS3, X360)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
6. ^ a b McGarvey, Sterling (3 June 2008). "GameSpy: UEFA Euro 2008 (PS3, X360)". GameSpy. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
7. ^ a b "UEFA EURO 2008 Review (PS3, X360)". GameTrailers. Viacom. 23 May 2008. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
8. ^ Bedigian, Louis (19 May 2008). "UEFA Euro 2008 - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
9. ^ Lafferty, Michael (19 May 2008). "UEFA Euro 2008 - PS3 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
10. ^ Hopper, Steven (20 May 2008). "UEFA Euro 2008 - 360 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
11. ^ Ahearn, Nate (27 May 2008). "UEFA Euro 2008 Review (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
12. ^ a b Ahearn, Nate (19 May 2008). "UEFA Euro 2008 Review (PS3, X360)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
13. ^ a b Robinson, Martin (14 April 2008). "[UEFA] EURO 2008 UK Review (PS3, X360)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
14. ^ Ahearn, Nate (2 June 2008). "UEFA Euro 2008 Review (PSP)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
15. ^ Lewis, Cameron (June 2008). "UEFA Euro 2008". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. p. 81\. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
16. ^ "UEFA Euro 2008". PC Gamer UK. Future plc. August 2008. p. 75.
17. ^ "Review: UEFA Euro 2008 (PS3)". PlayStation: The Official Magazine. No. 7\. Future US. June 2008. p. 76.
18. ^ Garmer, Sean (8 June 2008). "UEFA EURO 2008 (XBOX 360) Review". 411Mania. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
19. ^ Gibbon, David (18 April 2008). "Xbox 360: 'UEFA Euro 2008'". Digital Spy. Digital Spy Limited. Archived from the original on 21 April 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
20. ^ a b "UEFA Euro 2008 (pc) reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
21. ^ a b "UEFA EURO 2008 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
22. ^ a b "UEFA EURO 2008 for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
23. ^ a b "UEFA EURO 2008 for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
24. ^ a b "UEFA EURO 2008 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

## External links

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* UEFA Euro 2008 at MobyGames

* Video games portal
* Association football portal

* v
* t
* e

UEFA Euro 2008

Stages|

* Qualification
* Group stage
* Group A
* Group B
* Group C
* Group D
* Knockout stage
* Final

General information|

* Bids
* Scotland–Ireland
* Broadcasting
* Squads
* Statistics

Official symbols|

* Europass (ball)
* Trix and Flix (mascot)
* UEFA Euro 2008 (video game)
* "Can You Hear Me" (song)

* v
* t
* e

UEFA European Championship symbols

Albums|

* 1996: The Beautiful Game
* 2000: Euro 2000: The Official Album
* 2004: Vive O 2004!

Songs|

* 1992: "More Than a Game"
* 1996: "We're in This Together"
* 2000: "Campione 2000"
* 2004: "Força"
* 2008: "Can You Hear Me"
* 2012: "Endless Summer"
* 2016: "This One's for You"
* 2020: "We Are the People
* 2024: "Fire"

Mascots|

* 1980: Pinocchio
* 1984: Péno
* 1988: Berni
* 1992: Rabbit
* 1996: Goaliath
* 2000: Benelucky
* 2004: Kinas
* 2008: Trix and Flix
* 2012: Slavek and Slavko
* 2016: Super Victor
* 2020: Skillzy
* 2024: Albärt

Balls|

* 1968: Telstar Elast
* 1972: Telstar Durlast
* 1976: Telstar Durlast
* 1980: Tango River Plate
* 1984: Tango Mundial
* 1988: Tango Europa
* 1992: Etrusco Unico
* 1996: Questra Europa
* 2000: Terrestra Silverstream
* 2004: Roteiro
* 2008: Europass
* 2012: Tango 12
* 2016: Beau Jeu (group stage) & Fracas (knockout phase)
* 2020: Uniforia (until quarter-finals) & Uniforia Finale (from semi-finals)
* 2024: Fussballliebe

Video games|

* 1992: Champions of Europe
* 1996: UEFA Euro 96 England
* 2000: UEFA Euro 2000
* 2004: UEFA Euro 2004
* 2008: UEFA Euro 2008
* 2012: UEFA Euro 2012
* 2016: Pro Evolution Soccer: UEFA Euro 2016 France
* 2020: eFootball PES 2020 & 2021 Season Update
* 2024: EA Sports FC 24

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* 08
* 09
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 13
* 14
* 15
* 16
* 17
* 18
* 19
* 20
* 21
* 22
* 23

FIFA World Cup series|

* World Cup 98
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* 2006 FIFA World Cup
* 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
* 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

FIFA Street series|

* Street (2005)
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Other FIFA and
EA Sports FC titles|

* FIFA Soccer 64
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UEFA series|

| European Championship series|

* UEFA Euro 2000
* UEFA Euro 2004
* UEFA Euro 2008

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Champions League series|

* UEFA Champions League 2006–2007

Related|

* Zico Soccer
* J-League Winning Goal
* The F.A. Premier League Stars
* 2001
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