UEFA Euro 2004 (video game)

Last updated
UEFA Euro 2004: Portugal
Uefaeuro2004vgcover.png
Developer(s) EA Canada
Publisher(s) EA Sports
Series UEFA Euro
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2
Release
  • NA: May 4, 2004
  • EU: May 7, 2004
Genre(s) Sports, Football
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

UEFA Euro 2004 is the official licensed video game of UEFA Euro 2004 football tournament hosted in Portugal. The game was developed by EA Canada and published by EA Sports. It was released for Microsoft Windows, Xbox and PlayStation 2.

Contents

It is the second game from EA Sports based on the quadrennial UEFA European Championship and features all 51 national teams from the respective qualifying round.

The commentary is provided by John Motson and Ally McCoist.

Gameplay

A friendly match between Portugal and England. The lighting, saturation and weather system were improved to better resemble Portugal's Mediterranean climate. Euro2004videogame.png
A friendly match between Portugal and England. The lighting, saturation and weather system were improved to better resemble Portugal's Mediterranean climate.

UEFA Euro 2004 uses a tweaked and improved version of the graphics engine from FIFA 2004 and introduces many new gameplay features and game modes to both the UEFA Euro and FIFA series. [2] [3]

Development

Electronic Arts made the game's development public on February 6, 2004, when it announced that it had signed an agreement with UEFA to develop, publish and distribute the official game based on UEFA Euro 2004 championship that would begin on June 12 of that same year in Portugal. [4]

The game was developed by EA Canada, the studio behind the development of the FIFA series of video games.

For the soundtrack, the developers specifically chose rock-based tracks due to the genre's big resurgence in Europe at the time. [2]

Reception

UEFA Euro 2004: Portugal received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms except the Xbox version, which received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [5] [6] [7] GameSpot favored its gameplay and options in comparison to FIFA 2004 and praised the Windows version in particular for the improved visuals and online multiplayer. [11] IGN specially praised the sound design of the game, stating that "the commentary is spot-on and not often repetitive, as we've come to expect. What's really impressive, however, is the crowd noise. Country-specific chants are a nice touch, and the din of the crowd overall is synched well with the action on the field." [18]

However, the PlayStation 2 version was criticized for its inferior graphics, frame rate issues, and lack of online multiplayer when compared to the Xbox and PC versions respectively. [12]

Sales

UEFA Euro 2004: Portugal was a commercial success, selling over one million units during the first month after release. [23]

Related Research Articles

<i>BloodRayne</i> (video game) 2002 video game

BloodRayne is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by Terminal Reality and released on October 31, 2002. The game has since spawned a franchise with the addition of sequels, films, and self-contained comic books.

<i>Madden NFL 2003</i> 2002 video game

Madden NFL 2003 is an American football simulation video game based on the NFL that was developed by EA Tiburon and Budcat Creations and published by EA Sports. The 14th installment of the Madden NFL series, the game features former St. Louis Rams running back Marshall Faulk on the cover. This edition of Madden was the first to have EA Trax, the Mini Camp mode, and to feature Al Michaels as play-by-play announcer, who took over for Pat Summerall. Although it featured the expansion Houston Texans and the relocation of the Seattle Seahawks to the NFC, it was actually the second to do so. The game was released on August 12, 2002 for the Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The PlayStation version also includes the Sega Genesis version of John Madden Football 93.

<i>Madden NFL 2002</i> 2001 video game

Madden NFL 2002 is an American football video game. It features former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper on the cover. Pat Summerall and John Madden are the commentators. The Madden NFL 2002 commercial first aired during Super Bowl XXXVI, three days after Madden NFL 2002 started selling in Japan. Notably, it does not feature the Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady, who is included on later editions of the game as a roster update. It is also the first game to be developed by Budcat Creations.

<i>NASCAR Thunder 2003</i> 2003 Racing simulator video game developed by EA Sports and Budcat Creations

NASCAR Thunder 2003 is the sixth edition of the EA Sports' NASCAR racing simulator series. Developed by EA Sports and Budcat Creations and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for PlayStation, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox on September 19, 2002, and for Microsoft Windows on October 16. The product features Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the cover. It was the first time the NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award recipient was featured on the cover, although he did not win the award for the first time until the following year. Dale Earnhardt appeared in the game as a driver as a result of entering his name as a Create-A-Car driver's name; he did not appear in the previous game due to his death. He appeared as a legend in subsequent games.

<i>Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown</i> 2003 video game

Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown is a video game loosely based on the legend of Robin Hood and remake of Cinemaware's previous game Defender of the Crown, released for PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox, and mobile phones.

<i>2006 FIFA World Cup</i> (video game) 2006 video game

2006 FIFA World Cup is the official video game for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, published by EA Sports. 2006 FIFA World Cup was released simultaneously on all major sixth-generation platforms, as well as Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS and Xbox 360 on 24 April 2006, in North America and four days later in Europe, with ports to mobile phones and the PlayStation Portable weeks later. This was the last game released for the Xbox in Asia. There are ten region-specific covers that feature a major player from each region.

<i>Madden NFL 07</i> 2006 American football video game

Madden NFL 07 is an American football video game based on the NFL that was published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon. It is the first in the video game series to debut for the PlayStation 3 and Wii consoles as launch titles and the last Madden game to be released on the Game Boy Advance. Former Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander is on the cover.

<i>FIFA Football 2005</i> 2004 video game

FIFA Football 2005, also known as FIFA Soccer 2005 in North America or simply FIFA 2005, is a football simulation video game released in 2004. It was developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, GameCube, mobile phone, Gizmondo, N-Gage and the Game Boy Advance. The tagline for the game was: "A great player needs a great first touch". FIFA 2005 is the twelfth game in the FIFA series, the ninth in 3D and the final game in the series for the PlayStation. FIFA Football 2005 marks the first time to include the seventh-generation handheld game consoles. The Japanese version of the game went by the name of FIFA Total Football 2 and was released on 9 December 2004. FIFA Football 2005 is the last licensed game to be released for the PlayStation in North America.

<i>Stacked with Daniel Negreanu</i> 2006 video game

Stacked with Daniel Negreanu, known as simply Stacked, is a poker video game by American studio 5000 ft, released in 2006, featuring the titular professional championship player, Daniel Negreanu. Other pros also make an appearance, including Evelyn Ng, Juan Carlos Mortensen, and Erick Lindgren. The game's style of poker is Texas hold'em.

<i>NHL 2002</i> 2001 video game

NHL 2002 is a video game released by EA Sports in 2001. It is the predecessor to NHL 2003. The game's cover man is Pittsburgh Penguins superstar and owner Mario Lemieux, who had just made a comeback after being retired for three and a half years. It was the first installment of the NHL series to be released on Xbox.

<i>FIFA Football 2004</i> 2003 video game

FIFA Football 2004, also known as FIFA Soccer 2004 in North America, is a football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in October 2003 with the tagline "Create Brilliance".

<i>FIFA 07</i> 2006 video game

FIFA 07 is a football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label.

<i>Colin McRae Rally 2005</i> 2004 video game

Colin McRae Rally 2005 is a racing video game developed and published by Codemasters.

<i>UEFA Euro 2008</i> (video game) 2008 video game

UEFA Euro 2008 is the official video game of the Euro 2008 football tournament, published by EA Sports. It was developed collaboratively by EA Canada and HB Studios and was released in Europe and North America on 18 April 2008 and 19 May 2008 respectively. The commentary was provided by Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend.

<i>FIFA 09</i> 2008 video game

FIFA 09 is a football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label. It was released in October 2008 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360 and Zeebo. It was later in November 2008 released for the N-Gage 2.0 and mobile phones.

<i>FIFA Football 2003</i> 2002 video game

FIFA Football 2003, known as FIFA Soccer 2003 in North America, and simply FIFA 2003 is a football simulation video game produced by Electronic Arts and released by EA Sports. It was released in 2002.

<i>High Heat Major League Baseball 2004</i> 2003 sports video game

High Heat Major League Baseball 2004, also known as High Heat Baseball 2004 or High Heat 2004, is a video game released in 2003, and is the sixth and final game in the High Heat Major League Baseball video game series published by The 3DO Company, before it filed for bankruptcy in May 2003. The game was released on PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Windows. Versions of the game were also intended to launch on Nintendo's Game Boy Advance and GameCube consoles but were scrapped following 3DO's 2003 bankruptcy. Then-Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Curt Schilling is featured on the cover.

<i>FIFA 12</i> 2011 association football video game

FIFA 12 is a football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. It was released in September 2011 on consoles for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii; on handhelds for PlayStation Portable, Nintendo 3DS, Xperia Play, Android and iOS; and on computers for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. A port of the game entitled FIFA Football was released as a launch title for the PlayStation Vita.

<i>EA Sports F1 2001</i> 2001 video game

F1 2001 is a racing video game developed by Image Space Incorporated for the Microsoft Windows version and EA UK for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox version and published by EA Sports for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is based on the 2001 Formula One season. A port for GameCube was planned, but cancelled for unknown reasons, and eventually released with minor changes as F1 2002. A Game Boy Color version was also cancelled during development.

References

  1. ↑ de la Fuente, Derek (April 20, 2004). "Exclusive: UEFA Euro 2004 Interview Feature". TotalVideoGames.com. TVG Media. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Official UEFA Euro 2004 Interview #1". Electronic Arts . 2004. Archived from the original on August 18, 2004.
  3. ↑ "Official UEFA Euro 2004 Key Features". Electronic Arts. 2004. Archived from the original on August 18, 2004.
  4. ↑ "Electronic Arts Signs Exclusive Licensing Agreement With UEFA". GameZone. February 6, 2004.
  5. 1 2 "UEFA Euro 2004: Portugal for PC Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive.
  6. 1 2 "UEFA Euro 2004: Portugal for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  7. 1 2 "UEFA Euro 2004: Portugal for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
  8. ↑ Reed, Kristan (June 15, 2004). "UEFA EURO 2004 PORTUGAL (Xbox)". Eurogamer . Gamer Network. Archived from the original on August 11, 2004. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  9. 1 2 Kato, Matthew (July 2004). "UEFA Euro 2004 Portugal (PS2, Xbox)". Game Informer . No. 135. GameStop. p. 112. Archived from the original on October 31, 2005. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  10. 1 2 Funky Zealot (June 3, 2004). "[UEFA] Euro 2004 [Portugal] (PS2, Xbox)". GamePro . IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  11. 1 2 Calvert, Justin (June 28, 2004). "UEFA Euro 2004 Review (PC)". GameSpot . CBS Interactive.
  12. 1 2 Calvert, Justin (June 28, 2004). "UEFA Euro 2004 Review (PS2)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive.
  13. ↑ Calvert, Justin (June 28, 2004). "UEFA Euro 2004 Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive.
  14. ↑ Fryman, Avi (May 11, 2004). "GameSpy: UEFA Euro 2004 [Portugal] (PS2)". GameSpy . Ziff Davis.
  15. ↑ Tha Wiz (May 19, 2004). "UEFA EURO 2004 - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 18, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  16. ↑ Zacarias, Eduardo (May 4, 2004). "UEFA EURO 2004 - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 18, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  17. ↑ Bedigian, Louis (May 18, 2004). "UEFA EURO 2004 - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 20, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  18. 1 2 3 Carle, Chris (May 7, 2004). "UEFA Euro 2004 Review (PC, PS2)". IGN . Ziff Davis.
  19. ↑ "UEFA Euro 2004: Portugal". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine . Ziff Davis. July 2004. p. 97.
  20. ↑ "UEFA Euro 2004: Portugal". Official Xbox Magazine . Future US. August 2004. p. 82.
  21. ↑ "UEFA Euro 2004: Portugal". PC Gamer . Future US. July 2004. p. 65.
  22. 1 2 3 Wapshott, Tim (May 8, 2004). "Uefa [sic] Euro 2004". The Times . Archived from the original on July 26, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2018.(subscription required)
  23. ↑ "EA Reports Strong Q1 Results". EA . July 22, 2004.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.