<s>
FIFA	B-Application
08	I-Application
(	O
titled	O
FIFA	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
08	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
football	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
under	O
the	O
EA	O
Sports	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
feature	O
an	O
improved	O
game	O
engine	O
with	O
superior	O
graphics	O
and	O
different	O
commentators	O
and	O
are	O
dubbed	O
"	O
next-generation	O
"	O
by	O
EA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
features	O
fewer	O
teams	O
,	O
stadiums	O
,	O
game	O
modes	O
and	O
kits	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
machine	O
's	O
storage	O
medium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Tyldesley	O
commentates	O
solo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
marks	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
has	O
been	O
excluded	O
from	O
the	O
FIFA	O
lineup	O
since	O
FIFA	B-Application
2001	I-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
has	O
been	O
excluded	O
from	O
the	O
FIFA	O
lineup	O
since	O
FIFA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
2002	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tagline	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
Can	O
You	O
FIFA	B-Application
08	I-Application
?	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
in	O
FIFA	B-Application
07	I-Application
include	O
"	O
Be	O
a	O
Pro	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
as	O
only	O
one	O
player	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
be	O
changed	O
)	O
throughout	O
the	O
entire	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
include	O
cooperative	O
online	O
play	O
and	O
a	O
change	O
of	O
controls	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
the	O
right	O
stick	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
selecting	O
which	O
player	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
defense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
control	O
setting	O
can	O
be	O
changed	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
FIFA	B-Application
07	I-Application
configuration	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
preset	O
control	O
configurations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
feature	O
,	O
FIFA	B-Application
08	I-Application
includes	O
new	O
trick	O
moves	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
right	O
analog	O
stick	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
,	O
absent	O
in	O
FIFA	B-Application
07	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
,	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
game	O
also	O
has	O
decreased	O
in	O
FIFA	B-Application
08	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
features	O
were	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Manager	O
Mode	O
on	O
08	O
has	O
few	O
enhancements	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
include	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
schedule	O
training	O
on	O
certain	O
dates	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
manager	O
's	O
calendar	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
pre-season	O
friendlies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
08	I-Application
includes	O
621	O
licensed	O
teams	O
,	O
43	O
national	O
teams	O
,	O
with	O
30	O
leagues	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
15,000	O
licensed	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FIFA	B-Application
08	I-Application
has	O
44	O
teams	O
in	O
its	O
international	O
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
Sports	O
officially	O
announced	O
FIFA	B-Application
08s	I-Application
 '	O
soundtrack	O
on	O
11	O
September	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
FIFA	B-Application
08	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Double	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
600,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ELSPA	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
releases	O
each	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
certification	O
,	O
for	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
per	O
version	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
FIFA	B-Application
08	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
BAFTA	O
Children	O
's	O
Kids	O
Vote	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
