UEFA Champions League 2004 - 2005 (PC)

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.

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
    • Substitutions
    • End of Match if winning
    • End of Match if losing
  • Set Pieces
    • 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)
SKU: 177810-product
Release Date: 04/02/2005