Cheats-Area.com

   They figured it out. Finally, EA figured out how to make the football stadium crowds less ugly in their FIFA games! And to think that the answer was so simple, all this time: just turn off the bloody lights, so that nobody will see them. And voila, no more ugly cardboards crowds! Well, all right, we have no doubt that the next game in the series - completely unsurprisingly called FIFA 08 - will also feature day-time matches. But the first screenshots issued by Electronic Arts only indicate a disturbingly thick darkeness engulfing the playing field. Exactly NOT like in real life.

   The issue of games trying to hide their graphical shortcomings in the shadow is as old as 3D lighting itself, unfortunately, so we won't dwell on it any further. Instead, we'll let EA's PR team do the talking and see what they have to say about this year's edition of their FIFA series, at least regarding the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions:
"The FIFA 08 next-gen gameplay engine, built to maximize the power of Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, delivers animations and ball control that is so responsive you feel like you are actually on the pitch. Footballers in FIFA 08 now benefit from A.I. so smart, it features a 35-point decision engine which enables players to process multiple decisions and reactions in real-time.

(...) For the first time ever, fans playing FIFA 08 will face the pressure to improve their game that real-world players endure every day. A new play mode called Be A Pro locks you in the role of a single player and challenges you to master the same disciplines as a real football player - from positioning and tackling to reading the field and passing.

(...) FIFA 08 is dramatically more real and exhilarating with the inclusion of 620 licensed teams, 30 leagues, and more than 15,000 players making it 20% larger than FIFA 07 on current generation formats.    In a nutshell, these will be the main attractions of FIFA 08 on the Xbox 360 and PS3, but rest assured the game will also be released this autumn on pretty much every other platform: PC, PS2, PSP, DS and Wii. And mobile.