UEFA Euro 2008 is the official video game of the Euro 2008 football tournament, published by EA Sports

EA Sports

EA Sports is a brand of Electronic Arts that creates and develops sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to mimic real-life sports networks by calling themselves "EA Sports Network" with pictures or endorsements of real commentators such as John...

. It was developed collaboratively by EA Canada

EA Canada

EA Canada is a video game developer located in Burnaby, British Columbia. The development studio opened in January 1983 and is EA's largest and oldest studio...

 and HB Studios

HB Studios

HB Studios is a video game development company, founded in July 2000 by Jeremy Wellard, and located in Nova Scotia, Canada.-History:HB's headquarters are located in the small town of Lunenburg on the South Shore of Nova Scotia. The company started with nine developers working on Cricket 2002 for...

 and was released in Europe and North America on April 18, 2008 and May 19, 2008 respectively. The commentary was provided by Clive Tyldesley

Clive Tyldesley

Clive Tyldesley is an English sports commentator, who since 1998 has been the main football commentator for ITV. He has commentated on eleven Champions League finals, five FA Cup Finals and numerous World Cup and European Championship matches.-Career:Tyldesley was born in Radcliffe, Bury,...

 and Andy Townsend

Andy Townsend

Andrew "Andy" David Townsend is a former professional footballer, who played in two World Cups for the Republic of Ireland and is now a television and radio pundit....

.

Features

• UEFA Euro 2008: Play as one of 53 teams from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of Euro 2008 in Austria
  Austria
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
  
   and Switzerland
  Switzerland
  Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
  
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• Captain Your Country: Play as yourself on the same team with up to three friends, all playing individual positions on the pitch. Compete collaboratively to win games but compete against each other for the captaincy. Develop your player through eight status levels to earn the captaincy of your country and the right to lead your team.
• European Campaign: Represent your country online against your rivals around the world to win global supremacy. Earn individual and team points.
• Online Knockout Draw: Battle gamers from other nations online in 16-team single elimination tournaments to gain points for your nation.
• Home & Away Match Strategy: CPU mimics international football by creating strategic, defensive formations for away teams intent on playing for a draw.
• Authentic Stadiums: Compete in all 8 official stadiums of Euro 2008.
• Dynamic Player Ratings: Real-time player ratings change based on actual player performance, simulating the momentum swings of a real season.
• Story of Qualifying: Play the qualifying campaign and step up at key defining moments to lead your country to Europe's biggest prize. Complete team and individual tasks.
• Dynamic Rain and Mud: Winter weather from across Europe is authentically re-created to simulate real-world playing conditions. Experience driving rain that creates sloppy, muddy pitches which dramatically impacts passing and player performance.
• Enhanced Penalty Kicks: Experience the challenge of a penalty shoot-out as if you were on the pitch. Master your nerves to score the goal that puts your team in the final.
• Team Managers: Watch reactions from team managers on the sideline as they shout encouragement or become disappointed in your team's performance.

Soundtrack

The following songs are featured in the game.

Artist	Song	Album
Carolina Liar Carolina Liar Carolina Liar is a Swedish alternative rock band. Lead vocalist Chad Wolf is originally from Charleston, South Carolina, but the band and most of its members originate from Sweden....	I'm Not Over	Coming to Terms
Crystal Castles Crystal Castles (band) Crystal Castles are an experimental electronic band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of producer Ethan Kath and lyricist and vocalist Alice Glass. Crystal Castles are known for their chaotic live shows and their lo-fi home productions. The duo released many limited EPs between 2006 and...	Air War	Crystal Castles
Yelle Yelle Yelle is a French band founded by lead singer and namesake, Yelle and GrandMarnier . A third member, Tepr , joined the band before the recording of their debut album. Budet and GrandMarnier began working on music together in 2000...	À Cause des Garçons (Riot in Belgium Remix)	Pop Up Pop-Up Pop Up is the debut album by French electropop trio Yelle. It was released in France on 3 September 2007 by the EMI-owned label Source Etc. The album peaked at number sixty-one on the French Albums Chart, and went on to sell 20,000 copies.-Promotion:...
The Pigeon Detectives The Pigeon Detectives The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to...	I'm Not Sorry	Wait for Me
Boys Noize Boys Noize Boys Noize is the stage name of Alexander Ridha, a German electronic music producer and DJ. It is similar to the name of Ridha's label, Boysnoize Records, which he established in 2005...	Don't Believe the Hype	Oi Oi Oi Oi Oi Oi (album) - Track listing :All tracks by Alex Ridha, except where noted.#"& Down" - 4:19#"Lava Lava " - 4:02#"The Battery" - 5:26#"Oh!" - 5:06#"Let's Buy Happiness" - 4:53#"Arcade Robot" - 4:14#"Deny Selected" - 3:36#"Shine Shine" - 5:59#"Vergiftet" - 4:48...
Datarock Datarock Datarock, derived from the Norwegian word for computer – datamaskin and the word rock , is a Norwegian electro rock band. The band formed in 2000 as Fredrik Saroea, Ketil Mosnes and Kevin O'Brien and soon hired Tom Mæland. O'Brien and Mæland later left the band, but the duo of Saroea and Mosnes...	I Used to Dance With My Daddy	Datarock Datarock Datarock Datarock Datarock Datarock is the debut album by Norwegian Dance-punk duo Datarock, released in 2005. The duo's hit single, "Computer Camp Love", is a playful song based on the 1984 American comedy Revenge of the Nerds and almost parodies "Summer Nights"...
Ejectorseat	Attack Attack Attack	Attack Attack Attack
Infected Mushroom Infected Mushroom Infected Mushroom is an Israeli psychedelic trance DJ act and electronic group originally formed in late 1997 as a duo by producers Erez Eisen and Amit Duvdevani in Haifa...	Becoming Insane Becoming Insane Becoming Insane EP is a promo album by Infected Mushroom for Vicious Delicious, and it was released in January 2007. It is also the name of a song in the latter album...	Vicious Delicious Vicious Delicious Vicious Delicious is the sixth studio album by psychedelic trance duo Infected Mushroom, released on March 26, 2007. The cover art was done by David Ho who later made a similar artwork for Seether's Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces...
Junkie XL Junkie XL Tom Holkenborg , better known as Junkie XL or JXL, is a Dutch musician. He uses the name JXL in cases where the term "Junkie" might cause offense. XL is for "Xpanding Limits"....  Feat. Electrocute	Mad Pursuit	Booming Back at You
Karoshi Bros.	Love the World	Karoshi Bros.
Look See Proof Look See Proof Look See Proof were a five-piece indie pop-rock band from Hertfordshire.Founded in 2006, Look See Proof played in venues across the UK supporting bands like The Fratellis, The Rifles, Foals, The Dykeenies, Breaks Co-Op, Good Shoes, The Twang, and The Holloways.High profile appearances include...	Casualty	Between Here and There
The Magic Numbers The Magic Numbers The Magic Numbers are an English pop rock band comprising two pairs of brothers and sisters from Greenford. The group was formed in 2002, releasing their critically acclaimed debut album titled The Magic Numbers on 13 June 2005...	Take a Chance	Those the Brokes
Mendetz	The Boola Shines In a Pink Neon Room	Mendetz
Mexicolas Mexicolas Mexicolas are a rock band from Birmingham, England, formed by Jamie Evans in 2004 and signed to Midlands based In Exile Records. Mexicolas were featured in a documentary series for Channel 4 entitled '4-Play'...	Come Clean	X
Operator Please Operator Please Operator Please are an Australian pop band, originating on the Gold Coast of Queensland, in 2005. Their current lineup consists of vocalist and guitarist Amandah Wilkinson, drummer Tim Commandeur, keyboardist Chris Holland, Ashley McConnell on bass guitar, and violinist Taylor Henderson.The...	Get What You Want	Yes Yes Vindictive
Pete and the Pirates Pete and the Pirates Pete And The Pirates are an English indie rock band from Reading. The band consists of Thomas Sanders , Peter Hefferan , David Thorpe , Peter Cattermoul and Jonny Sanders...	Come On Feet	Little Death
The Features The Features The Features are an American indie rock band from Tennessee. Though they have had limited success in the United States, they have been very well received in the United Kingdom and have a very loyal following in the Southeastern United States.-Early years:...	I Will Wander	Contrast
The Magnificents The Magnificents (Scottish band) -Biography:The group formed while its members attended the Edinburgh College of Art. After playing a supposed one off gig of Northern Soul covers for a friend's birthday party they began to write their own material and settled into a lineup of Tommy Stuart , Steven McGregor , Drew McFadyen and...	Get It Boy	Year of Explorers Year Of Explorers Year of Explorers is the second studio album by the Scottish electro rock band The Magnificents.-Track listing:All tracks written by The Magnificents.# "Ring Ring Oo Oo" – 4:57# "Can't Explode" – 3:11# "Get It Boy" – 3:22...
The Young Punx The Young Punx The Young Punx are an English based electronic dance music act whose eclectic and energetic style encompasses french house, breakbeat and drum and bass, mashed up with elements as diverse as 1980s pop music, hard rock, disco and glam rock.-Personnel:...	Your Music Is Killing Me	Your Music Is Killing Me

EA issued an apology after mistakenly using the Soldier's Song

Amhrán na bhFiann

is the national anthem of Ireland. The music was composed by Peadar Kearney and Patrick Heeney, and the original English lyrics were authored by Kearney. It is sung in the Irish language translation made by Liam Ó Rinn. The song has three verses, but the national anthem consists of the chorus only...

 as Northern Ireland's

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 anthem within the game, instead of God Save The Queen

God Save the Queen

"God Save the Queen" is an anthem used in a number of Commonwealth realms and British Crown Dependencies. The words of the song, like its title, are adapted to the gender of the current monarch, with "King" replacing "Queen", "he" replacing "she", and so forth, when a king reigns...

. Public Relations head Shaun White said "we pride ourselves on delivering rich and authentic videogame experiences. We sincerely apologise for this error." The apology was welcomed by Gregory Campbell

Gregory Campbell

Gregory Campbell may refer to:*Gregory Campbell , Northern Ireland*Gregory Campbell , Canadian*Greg Campbell , Australian cricketer*Greg Campbell , American non-fiction author...

, Northern Ireland's Sports Minister, 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".

External links

• UEFA Euro 2008 at GameSpot
  GameSpot
  GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1, 1996 by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. It was purchased by ZDNet, a brand which was later purchased by CNET Networks. CBS Interactive, which...