UEFA Euro 2004: Portugal

 PlayStation 2
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
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  1. Stuff
    90
    Everything from the official team rosters to the detailed fields and even to the smoke bombs set off in the grandstands at Wembley Stadium keep your head in the game.
  2. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    90
    EA has tweaked the right analog stick moves, so now more than 10 skill moves exist, including stepovers and drag backs. [July 2004, p.97]
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  3. Next Level Gaming
    86
    UEFA Euro 2004 is more arcade than sim, but it is still a fairly realistic soccer game...There isn’t much new in UEFA that you wouldn’t find in "FIFA."
  5. GameSpy
    85
    Overall, the controls prove powerful and intuitive, granting this game its ultimate top-notch status.
  6. GameZone
    85
    UEFA Euro 2004 is a solid game of soccer with plenty of goodies, more than decent visuals and downright addictive game modes that will keep fans of European football more than satisfied.
  7. Play.tm
    82
    Those of the football mad persuasion will certainly relish the tangible sense of occasion, excitement and authenticity ingrained throughout EA Sport's latest.
  8. GameSpot
    82
    UEFA Euro 2004 might have only a fraction of the teams and features found in this year's FIFA offering, but the gameplay and options it offers are actually sufficiently different from those found in FIFA 2004 to make it a worthwhile purchase.
  9. eToychest
    80
    This one’s for the hardcore only. Those who already own FIFA 2004 and are happy with it, or are only casual soccer fans, shouldn’t waste their time because you’ll notice little different between the two titles.
  10. Times Online
    80
    During matches, a new passing feature allows for better control of long passes, using a combination of buttons to produce greater ball control in mid-air. In the right hands, the new move can be lethal.
  11. PSX Nation
    80
    The game's only original feature, a morale meter that affects gameplay based on a player's on-the-field performance, comes across as a tacked-on gimmick.
  12. IGN
    80
    None of the changes are ground-breaking, but they do serve to make an already decent engine better.
  13. PSM Magazine
    80
    A well constructed, well presented compliment to "FIFA." [July 2004, p.30]
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  14. Computer and Video Games
    79
    But playing Euro 2004 is a strangely seductive experience, even for hardcore PES fans like us. It's all so official, so slick, so sparkly, and so stylishly smooth while still playing some decent footie that we'll even forgive it for not being PES. Vive 2004!
  15. Worth Playing
    75
    Mediocre at best. The game just has way too much lag and load time to be truly enjoyable.

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77
#77 Best PS2 Game of 2004

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User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 18
  3. Negative: 5 out of 18
  1. ArnoldA.
    Jun 24, 2004
    10
    This game rules i love it.
  2. UEFA2004
    Jun 21, 2004
    6
    Its a good game, its just that, its almost the sam exact thing as FIFA. Id rather pick up FIFA because this is just a repackage trying to get Its a good game, its just that, its almost the sam exact thing as FIFA. Id rather pick up FIFA because this is just a repackage trying to get the soccer fanatics to buy it. Its working, but its not a new game that differs from FIFA.… Full Review »
  3. RichardB.
    May 13, 2004
    3
    Another rushed re-package from EA Sports wanting to cash-in on the upcoming tournament. The difficult control methods still make the new EA Another rushed re-package from EA Sports wanting to cash-in on the upcoming tournament. The difficult control methods still make the new EA Fifa games plugin/plugout. They over-complicated the controls and now other footy titles are driving past in 5th gear with V's out the window, pointing and laughing.… Full Review »
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