But in terms of learning the game, the controls are quite intuitive and the user interface is simple to handle. That's not to say the difficulty levels don't scale the toughness… they do. The control scheme is easy to grasp, easy to implement and overall quite forgiving for beginners. Gameplay When it comes to pick-up-and-play ability, EA soccer games have always excelled. It's very fun, and a complete game in its own right, but it may seem too familiar to some. It's basically the same game, with slight AI tweaks and new features, and, of course, the ability to take a team through the Euro tournament. If you're not, or if you already own FIFA 2004, it's a bit harder sell. European soccer, this is a good purchase. After all, there are a ton of nations in Europe (quick, name 'em all), and they're all pretty darn good at the sport. For the uninitiated, the Euro tournament is probably second only to the World Cup in its scope and gravity. American soccer is not necessarily playing with the big boys yet, but American videogame soccer has been competing at a high level for a long, long time.ĮA's latest game is the aforementioned UEFA Euro 2004, which is basically a version of FIFA that centers around Europe's biggest football jam. That's why EA's most recent offering (the more than adequate FIFA 2004) focused on the real superstars of the sport, none of whom play on teams named The Burn or The Crew. There is, despite some appearances, a respectable soccer following in the US, and it's definitely not all following the MLS (sorry, Freddy). Check it out… I'm about to refute my own question).Īctually, the answer is not as cut and dried as it seems. What else but the surge of popularity brought about by the 14-year old phenom could have prompted EA to release a Europe-centric game like UEFA Euro 2004 here in the States? (This is the set-up. Seems little Freddy Adu's got everyone psyched up about soccer in America again.
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