EA and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announced they have signed an agreement for EA to develop, publish and distribute the official videogame of UEFA EURO 2004 under the EA SPORTS brand which will be an official interactive entertainment experience of the EURO 2004 tournament. The EA SPORTS UEFA EURO 2004 officially licensed game will be developed and published by EA this summer to coincide with the finals of the UEFA EURO 2004 tournament in Portugal.
In EURO 2004 mode players can play as any of the 51 European nations. Players can arrange and play friendly matches against other nations or play through the tournament going from qualifying, to playoffs and into the finals. In addition to tracking injuries and suspensions, a new dynamic morale system will track players' morale, which will fluctuate based on individual and team performances and affect player abilities on the field.
The official UEFA EURO 2004 videogame is currently under development by an EA Canada team, EA's largest development studio that is world-renown for creating critically-acclaimed, best selling sports games. The officially licensed EURO 2004 videogame is scheduled for release on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, and the PC to coincide with the EURO 2004 finals in Portugal this summer.
