Every four years, our hearts are constantly broken as each time we dare to sit down to watch the latest and possibly greatest sporting event to appear on our televisions. We raise our expectations oh so high and far from learning our lesson from previous tournaments, we repeat our silly footballing traditions by standing up every time when we think our team have scored, shouting at the manager’s poor choice of substitution and wondering how on earth the goal keeper saved that magnificent shot, denying your team victory.

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FIFA 09 has certainly caused a few positive stirs among its loyal fans and the opposition and in my review I try and explain how:

It is time to welcome a new champion to the field. For years, FIFA has been mocked as the pretty boy who lacks the depth and reality that the more graphically simplistic Pro Evolution Soccer boasted. This battle was as fierce between its fans as the match loyalties the titles intended to simulate. We may however have seen an important battle cry echoing through the excitable crowded stadiums as FIFA firmly takes its place in the opponents half, parading its virtues.

Link: FIFA Soccer 09 Review for Xbox 360

With the celebrations of Manchester United winning last night, it seems only fitting that I release my UEFA EURO 2008 review the very next day:

Usually I would start with the usual introduction followed by the tantalising meat of the review, however today is different. I will start with simply this: UEFA EURO 2008 is the best gameplay football experience for the Xbox 360! Now I have got that off my chest, let us get into the details of this latest football offering from EA Sports.

Review: UEFA EURO 2008 Review for Xbox 360

Here is my FIFA Street 3 Review, which will also appear on Console Monster:

If a new FIFA football game (or Soccer if you live over the pond) each year isn’t enough to keep your skills alive from season to season, then how about an over the top parade of razzmatazz from FIFA Street 3 to keep your cockles warm?

FIFA Street 3 follows on from two rather lack lustre titles before it in the series, but as we journey into high definition, you would hope that effort to add fantastic graphics with a slew of content options would be available for your ball dribbling delights.

Review: FIFA Street 3 Review for Xbox 360

If scoring by curling the ball with extreme spin hilarity is your kind of thing and you enjoy tackling, passing and shooting with just a single button, well then Sensible World of Soccer for the Xbox 360 now available on Xbox Live Arcade is for you.

It had a bumpy start due to it being pulled not long after it was first released Wednesday (wouldn’t keep you logged into Xbox Live), but to their credit, the game is back again with the error fixed and in timely fashion to boot.

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