Basic Controls

For information on all the basic controls you need to know in FIFA 08, view this article. Although you may feel like you know every control possible in FIFA, there are probably a few things that you could learn that might just make that crucial difference in close games. The consoles covered in this section are Xbox and Playstation, and more specifically, Playstation 2 and 3, and Xbox 360, as FIFA 08 was the first game in the FIFA series to disclude the original Xbox. Read more here.

Skill Moves

Skill Moves are flashy, effective ways to get past your opponent on the dribble. To execute Skill Moves, you will need to hold down the Left Trigger on your particular console, and move the Right Analog stick in some combinations, and this article lists these combinations so you know all the possible Skill Moves. Also, a new feature to FIFA 08 is the 1v1 Practice Arena you will find at the opening screen at the game. This is a great place to practice skill moves. Read more here.

Manual vs. Assisted

In FIFA 08, your game will be automatically set to Assited Controls. This means that whenever you take a shot, the computer will greatly alter your shot from what you specified in terms of power and direction. In some cases, this can be useful, but usually it isn't because the ball goes exactly where you want it to go with Manual Controls. Now when you start, you will miss a lot, but once you get good at Manual, if you aim for the top corner correctly, your shot will go top corner. Read more here.