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FIFA 08 - Be a Pro online for Xbox 360 and PS3

by Steven Williamson on 5 September 2007, 08:40

Tags: FIFA 08, Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA), PC, Xbox 360, PS2, DS, PS3, Wii, Sports

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10 v. 10 online

With the release of FIFA 08 approaching on September 28th, EA have released full details on one of the brand new features in the game. Pro: Online Team Play. The new system will enable10 people anywhere in the world to connect online to play a single match of FIFA 08. The new feature, available for the Xbox 360 and the PS3, will be offered as a free downloadable feature six to eight weeks after the game ships to stores.

Be A Pro: Online Team Play is the evolution of a new play mode featured in FIFA 08 called Be A Pro that locks you into the role of a single, fixed player the entire game and challenges you to master the same disciplines as a real football player—from positioning and tackling to reading the field and passing. Users receive real time feedback and analysis on the fly and a unique camera angle keeps both player and action in focus, zooming in when you’re on attack. Now in Be A Pro: Online Team Play, up to five friends on different consoles will be able to select and take control of their own individual players on the same team, supported by AI teammates, to play against up to five rivals of another team. Alternatively, online users can select to play with free roaming players, and teams can have a combination of both.

"At EA SPORTS our dream is to create a full 11 versus 11 online gameplay experience in which each user will have a set position during the match and train specifically for that position," said Joe Booth, producer of FIFA 08. "Be A Pro is the first step in this direction, and now, with the ability to deliver five versus five online gameplay as free downloadable content, we are moving even closer towards the realization of this dream."

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"Be A Pro forces you to think and react like a professional player where you experience the whole range of emotions players go through during the course of a game,"said Andrew Wilson, Executive Producer of FIFA 08. "Now we are taking this experience online for you to share with your friends. You will have to learn to work together as a team much like any real teams go through in order to be successful."

In addition to Be A Pro: Online Team Play, the online feature set in FIFA 08 includes the award-winning Interactive Leagues, where you represent your club online against your rivals throughout the season in the F.A. Premier League, Bundesliga, French League or Mexican 1st Division and features weekly in-game pod casts by the development team, and Online Leagues, where you create and organize your own multiplayer Friends Leagues and tournaments with all the tools in-game.


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hi not to be a pain but the titile
Details of 10 versus 10 play
is a bit misleading has i though that fifa will have 10v10 online.

the 5v5 online is pretty sweet compared to pes2008's 1v1 on all versions
wow 11v11 feel sorry for the poor git who gets to be goalkeeper against a team of noobs just stick your controller down and go watch tv till the match is over
danroyle
wow 11v11 feel sorry for the poor git who gets to be goalkeeper against a team of noobs just stick your controller down and go watch tv till the match is over

umm where did it say the wanted to implement such a thing? according to the hexus article it says EA want to fully implement 10v10 not 11v11:confused:
j.o.s.h.1408;1203834
hi not to be a pain but the titile is a bit misleading has i though that fifa will have 10v10 online.

the 5v5 online is pretty sweet compared to pes2008's 1v1 on all versions

Hi Josh, no problem, but I don't understand.

10 v 10, that's what I've said isn't it?
Steven W;1204074
Hi Josh, no problem, but I don't understand.

10 v 10, that's what I've said isn't it?

yea but in the sub tittle of the article it says 10v10 player details :)