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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 27, 2007}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 27, 2007}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|fifa-soccer-08|77}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|fifa-08|}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view, Third-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Sports }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | Football (Soccer) }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | FIFA }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = fifa-soccer-08
 
|wikipedia    = FIFA 08
 
|wikipedia    = FIFA 08
 
|winehq      = 5736
 
|winehq      = 5736
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|FIFA}}
 
  
'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
{{ii}} Released in North America as '''FIFA Soccer 08'''.
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|introduction      = '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', also known as '''''FIFA Soccer 08''''' in North America, is a {{Glossary:singleplayer}} and {{Glossary:multiplayer}} {{Glossary:sports}} game developed by [[Company:EA Canada|EA Canada]] and published by [[Company:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]] via their [[Company:EA Sports|EA Sports]] brand. It is a licensed [[Series:FIFA|FIFA]] game.
  
'''General information'''
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|release history  = It was first released in North America on September 27, 2007, followed by Europe, Australasia and Japan on September 28, September 29 and October 29 respectively.
{{mm}} [http://www.mobygames.com/game/fifa-soccer-08 MobyGames entry]
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|current state    =
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}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Unknown |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc, key | {{DRM|SecuROM|V7}} | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Origin | | Origin | <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011031847/http://eastore.ea.com/DRHM/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=DisplayCategoryProductListPage&SiteID=ea&Locale=en_US&CallingPageID=CategoryProductListPage&Env=BASE&startIndex=30&categoryID=8831900&childCategoryID=8831900|title=EA Store (US) Online Store - Products|date=10-11-2007}}</ref> |  | Windows | unavailable}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
 
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
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{{ii}} [http://largedownloads.ea.com/pub/demos/Fifa/08/ Demo]
  
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==Essential improvements==
 
===Patches===
 
===Patches===
{{ii}} [http://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/1557/7/ Patch #2] is the last patch for the game.
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{{ii}} [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/1557/7/ Patch #2] is the last patch for the game.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|hklm}}\Software\{{P|wow64}}\EA Sports\FIFA 08\|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\FIFA 08\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\FIFA 08\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
{{Video settings
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{{Save game cloud syncing
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/fifa-08
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|discord                  =
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|discord notes            =
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|epic games launcher      =
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|gog galaxy                =
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|gog galaxy notes          =
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|origin                    = unknown
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|origin notes              =
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|steam cloud              =
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|steam cloud notes        =
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|ubisoft connect          =
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|ubisoft connect notes    =
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|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 +
}}
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==Video==
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{{Video
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/fifa-08
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
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|fov                        = unknown
 
|fov                        = unknown
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = Use the <code>-windowed</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command-line argument]].
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = unknown
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Simplified Chinese
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|interface = hackable
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = unknown
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|notes    = [https://patch.ali213.net/showpatch/5264.html Fan translation by NETSHOW Team]
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Czech
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = Danish
 
  |language  = Danish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
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  |audio    = unknown
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = unknown
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Dutch
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = Finnish
 
  |language  = Finnish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
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  |audio    = unknown
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = unknown
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
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  |audio    = unknown
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = Norwegian
 
  |language  = Norwegian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
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  |audio    = unknown
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 
  |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
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  |audio    = true
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = unknown
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Portuguese
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = Russian
 
  |language  = Russian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
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  |audio    = true
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = unknown
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|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Spanish
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = Swedish
 
  |language  = Swedish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
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  |audio    = true
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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|lan play modes      = Versus
 
|lan play modes      = Versus
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
|online play          = true
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|online play          = false
 
|online play players  = 2
 
|online play players  = 2
 
|online play modes    = Versus
 
|online play modes    = Versus
|online play notes    =  
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|online play notes    = The official multiplayer service has been shut down.
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      = 9
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  = 3.0
 
|shader model versions  = 3.0
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=  
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 2000
 
|minOS    = 2000
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 3 1.3 GHz
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium III 1.3 GHz
|minRAM  = 256 MB
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|minRAM  = 256 MB (2000, XP)<br/ > 512 MB (Vista, 7)
|minHD    = 4 GB
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|minHD    = 4.5 GB
|minGPU  = NVvidia GeForce 3
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|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 3
 
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon 8500
 
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon 8500
 
|minGPU3  = Intel 915/945/950/GMA 3000
 
|minGPU3  = Intel 915/945/950/GMA 3000
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|minDX    = 9
 
|minDX    = 9
 
|minSM    = 3.0
 
|minSM    = 3.0
|minaudio =  
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|minaudio = DirectX 9.0c compatible
 
|minother = 8x CD-ROM Drive
 
|minother = 8x CD-ROM Drive
  
 
|recOS    = XP, Vista, 7
 
|recOS    = XP, Vista, 7
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 3 2 GHz
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|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
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|recVRAM  =  
 
|recVRAM  =  
 
|recother =  
 
|recother =  
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|notes    = {{ii}} Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. {{ii}} Nvidia GeForce MX series are not supported. {{ii}} HDD requirements may vary by region.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

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FIFA 08
FIFA 08 cover
Developers
EA Canada
Publishers
EA Sports
Release dates
Windows September 27, 2007
Reception
Metacritic 77
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Sports
Sports Football (Soccer)
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary
Series FIFA
FIFA 08 on IGDB
FIFA 08 on MobyGames
FIFA 08 on Wikipedia
FIFA World Cup (series)
FIFA International Soccer 1993
FIFA Soccer 96 1995
FIFA 97 1996
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 1997
FIFA 99 1998
FIFA 2000 1999
FIFA 2001 2000
FIFA Manager (series)
FIFA Football 2002 2001
FIFA Football 2003 2002
FIFA Football 2004 2003
FIFA Football 2005 2004
FIFA 06 2005
FIFA 07 2006
FIFA Online (series)
FIFA 08 2007
FIFA 09 2008
FIFA 10 2009
FIFA 11 2010
FIFA 12 2011
FIFA 13 2012
FIFA 14 2013
FIFA 15 2014
FIFA 16 2015
FIFA 17 2016
FIFA 18 2017
FIFA 19 2018
FIFA 20 2019
FIFA 21 2020
FIFA 22 2021
FIFA 23 2022
EA Sports FC 24 2023

FIFA 08, also known as FIFA Soccer 08 in North America, is a singleplayer and multiplayer sports game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts via their EA Sports brand. It is a licensed FIFA game.

It was first released in North America on September 27, 2007, followed by Europe, Australasia and Japan on September 28, September 29 and October 29 respectively.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SecuROM V7 DRM
Windows
Origin (unavailable)
Origin
[1]
Windows
This game is not available digitally.
Demo

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch #2 is the last patch for the game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\EA Sports\FIFA 08\[Note 1]
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\FIFA 08\

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\FIFA 08\

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.

Video

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Fan translation by NETSHOW Team
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Norwegian
Brazilian Portuguese
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
Versus
LAN play
8 Versus
Online play
2 Versus
The official multiplayer service has been shut down.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 1.3 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB (2000, XP)
512 MB (Vista, 7)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4.5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 3
ATI Radeon 8500
Intel 915/945/950/GMA 3000
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible
Shader model 3.0 support
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible
Other 8x CD-ROM Drive
Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported.
Nvidia GeForce MX series are not supported.
HDD requirements may vary by region.


Notes

  1. Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.

References

  1. EA Store (US) Online Store - Products - last accessed on 10-11-2007