How to play FIFA 08?-Tutorial Part-V

So in the previous posts we have crossed all the basic gameplay forms in FIFA 08.We will peep out into the Tips and Tricks and Tactics in detail.


Tips and Tricks-Attacking and Defending

• When you are in the possession, hold Q and press W + DK to lob the ball over to the attacker.The attacker will time his run and can easily score goals in this way.This needs a bit of practice and this will be useful especially when your opponent is  playing an offensive tactic(will cover in later posts).This is generally a long ball strategy.
• You can play 1-2 pass with the players by holding Q and pressing S+DK and pressing S button again.This is mainly useful to beat the opponent or to lose an opponent.
• Whenever you are 1 on 1 with the goal keeper,just press Q and D + DK to lob the ball over the goalkeeper.
• Advance Crossing - Whenever you have possession press A twice along with DK button for low cross.This is mainly useful whenever there is more space or less players around the receiving end.To make an early cross just hold Q and press A twice + DK.
• You can play disguised pass by holding C and pressing S + DK,disguised throughball by holding C and pressing W +DK,disguised shot and lob by pressing D + DK and A + DK respectively.
• You can play a fake shot by pressing D and then immediatly pressing S + DK.You can feel the opponent defenders and goalkeepers easily if you master this skill.
• When you are defending,just press Q and E along with the DK.This will press the opponents and will make a quick conservative tackles.You can also press S to change the players,D to make a standing tackle and A to sliding tackle.

Tips and Tricks-Dribbling

Dribbling is the most exciting aspect in the real football and also in the gaming.It requires huge control over the keys and anticipation to succesfully move out the dribbling moves over the opponent(especially VS human opponent).Here are the various dribbling moves involved in FIFA 08.

• To make a normal over step dribbling just press the forward button(DK) then releasing the button hold Shift and press the forward (DK) button twice.
• To make a Sidestepping Dribbling just hold Shift button while tapping L + R or R + L.
• To make Ronaldinho Elastico, hold on to Shift button while tapping L + F + R or R + F + L.
• To make Zidane Roulette, hold on to Shift button while tapping B +L + F or B + R + F.
• To make Flick, hold on to Shift button while tapping B + F.
• To make a Rainbow Flick, hold on to Shift button while tapping L +B + R or B + R + L.
• There is a certain Rabona which I am not quite sure about.Will update soon in this blog. ;)

Tips and Tricks-Tactics

Tactics also play a huge role in improving your game play.The tactics make FIFA 08 look more realistic as the players react to the situation as you command them to do.These tactics are defined into 2 categories :  Offensive and Defensive Tactics.

Offensive Tactics

• NumPad 8 - Counter Attack(CA).
• NumPad 6 - Wing Play(WP).
• NumPad 6 - 3rd Man Release(MR).
• NumPad 2 - Box Overload(BO).

Defensive Tactics

• NumPad 8 - Pressing(PR).
• NumPad 6 - Offside Trap(OT).
• NumPad 4 - Flat Back(FB).
• NumPad 2 - Zonal Defending(ZD).

We will look deep into these tactics in the next post.Stay tuned untill then..Au Revoir!!