''UEFA Euro 2008'' is the official video game of the

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football tournament, published by

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. It was developed collaboratively by

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and

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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

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Anthem mistake

EA issued an apology after mistakenly using the Soldier's Song as Northern Ireland's anthem within the game, instead of

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. Public Relations head Shaun White said: The apology was welcomed by Northern Irish Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister Gregory Campbell who said:

Reception

The PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PSP and PC versions received "average" reviews, according to the

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website

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Uefa Euro 2008 UEFA EURO Association football video games EA Sports games Electronic Arts games Esports games

HB Studios games Multiplayer and single-player video games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation 3 games PlayStation Portable games

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UEFA European Championship video games Video games developed in Canada Video games set in 2008 Video games set in Austria Video games set in Switzerland Windows games Xbox 360 games