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Review: Uefa Euro 2008 Xbox 360 game

Anthony Dhanendran — 2008-08-17T10:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Sunday 17 August 2008 at 10:00:00

Fairy tale football featuring England at Euro 2008

The first thing you notice about EA's Uefa Euro 2008 is that it's not quite true to reality, in that England is represented in the game, despite being noticeably absent...

Review: International Cricket Captain – Ashes Edition 2006 game

Eddie Henderson — 2006-12-14T00:00:00.000Z

Eddie Henderson, Computeract!ve, Thursday 14 December 2006 at 00:00:00

Just like the recent form of the national team, this game has gone downhill

Cricket’s brief public renaissance following the Ashes victory of last year may have prompted an update of this age-old series, but like the national team and its downturn in form,...

Review: EA Cricket 07 game

Anthony Dhanendran — 2006-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Monday 4 December 2006 at 00:00:00

Computer cricket really can be fun, honest

Cricket used to be an impossible game to make work on a computer. Now, with increasingly high-powered graphics cards, and new methods of control, it's one of the best sports...

Review: Football Manager 2007 game

Anthony Dhanendran — 2006-11-15T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 15 November 2006 at 00:00:00

Learn to play a one-two with your inner accountant

It's odd that one of the most popular games of our time is, essentially, a spreadsheet. The point of Football Manager 2007 is to balance a team sheet to make...

Review: Fifa 2007

Mike Anderiesz — 2006-10-13T00:00:00.000Z

Mike Anderiesz, Computeract!ve, Friday 13 October 2006 at 00:00:00

A typically good looking and sounding football game but, unfortunately, Fifa '07 is no real improvement

You can probably guess how this review will go, as it’s pretty much the same for every FIFA update. Player names have been updated, all the teams re-jigged (at least...

Review: Sensible Soccer 2006 game

Eddie Henderson — 2006-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

Eddie Henderson, Computeract!ve, Thursday 29 June 2006 at 00:00:00

Stick on a Brit-pop album and reminisce on a golden era in your life

For a certain generation, playing Sensible Soccer is akin to listening to the Beatles' Sergeant Peppers on vinyl. It harks back to a time of youthful misdemeanours, summer holidays and...

UEFA Champions League 2004-2005

Eddie Henderson — 2005-05-12T11:00:54.000Z

Eddie Henderson, Computeract!ve, Thursday 12 May 2005 at 11:00:54

Can UEFA come on in the dying minutes to snatch victory?

Champions League 2004-2005is a continuation of the FIFA franchise and, like the other titles in the series, it's well presented, with smooth animation, lifelike player models, and fantastic-looking stadiums....