EA and UEFA light up the football pitch with a stunning new game that puts you straight into the pressure cooker that is UEFA

UEFA Champions League 2004 - 2005 - Electronic Arts and UEFA light up the football pitch with a stunning new game that puts you straight into the pressure cooker that is UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2004 - 2005.

EA SPORTS re-creates the real life world of top flight football to make this the first mission-based football game. There are over 50 challenging on and off-field missions to overcome throughout the domestic and European season. Can you handle the pressure of having to win 2-0, or to be told by your new boss that your main striker has to be sold?

Choose one of any clubs out of a possible 239 -from the FA Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish Primera Liga, Italian Serie A and French Ligue 1. There are a number of extra clubs outside of these leagues to take to Champions League glory.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2004 - 2005 not only boasts an all new set piece system, but also includes a completely innovative feature, - EA SPORTS Talk Radio, the only place to hear the views of the people who pay your wages on the ultimate fans' forum.

Features:

· FORMATIONS
· Closing of midfield gap
· Team-mates provide more support via runs and movement
· Intelligent player logic to avoid getting caught offside close to the goal and in unrealistic situations
· Defenders will try to play further up the field (also helping to reduce midfield gap)
· More automatic player runs
· Additional players in the penalty area for crosses
· More variety in player position for attackers (formation offset)

· DRIBBLING RESPONSIVENESS
· Sharper/cleaner turns at jog speeds
· More responsive 90 degree turns
· Improved control at sprint speeds.

· CROSSING
· More crossing assistance
· Ability to cut the ball back to the edge of the penalty area when crossing from the by-line.
· Variable targeting and trajectories on crosses.
· More players in the penalty area on crosses
· Double tap low crosses have more variety in height, pace and trajectory

· GOALKEEPERS
· The keeper has better control over deflections
· Improved keeper charge decision making
· More variety in keeper save animations

· CPU TACTICS
· A lot of work has gone into the tactics that the CPU teams employ in the 2nd half of a match in UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2004 - 2005.

· SUBTITUTIONS
· End of Match if winning
· End of Match if losing

· SET PIECES
· The set piece system for UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2004 – 2005 delivers the following:
· Fast and intuitive functionality
· Call a corner kick set play
· Control the delivery (location and power) of the set piece
· A short set piece option at all times
· Realistic Ball Physics
· Re-use of the shot meter functionality (press and release)


Limitations:

· offers the opportunity to play the Chelsea team against Bayern Munich


System Requirements

Minimum
700 MHz Intel Pentium III or equivalent
128 Megabytes of RAM (256 MB for Windows XP and Windows 2000)
DirectX 9.0c Compatible 3D accelerated 32 MB video card or equivalent (see supported chipsets in section 8)
198 MB free hard disk space and additional space required for saved games and DirectX 9.0c installation
32X Speed CD-ROM/DVD-ROM
DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card
MS compatible mouse
Keyboard

Required Operating Systems
Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP or Windows 2000
Note that Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 are not supported.

Required Software
DirectX 9.0c

Control mappings / Hot Keys
ESC - Pause Menu
2 = BROADCAST
3 = END TO END
6 = ACTION
8 = SIDELINE

Attacking Possession:
Arrow Keys - Player Movement
Shift Arrow Keys - Freestyle/Freekick Ball Spin/Jostle/Receiver Run
A - Lob pass/Chip Shot
S - Pass
D - Shoot
W - Through Ball
Q - Trigger Player Run
E - Sprint (HOLD)
Z - Remote Receiver Control/Toggle Between Receivers

Defending:
Arrow Keys - Player Movement
A - Slide Tackle
S - Switch Player
D - Conservative Tackle
W - Keeper Charge
E - Sprint (HOLD)
Q - Call Second Defender

Platform
GameCube
PC CD
PlayStation 2
Xbox