Euro 2012 Adrenalyn XL One Pack Review

The Euro 2012 is currently on and my Oranje (Dutch) are not doing well thanks to Germany and Denmark.  I went to the newsagent to see if they had any good packs of Adrenalyn XL and happened to stumble upon the new Euro 2012 cards!  I suddenly grabbed one pack (because I only had $3) which happened to be the one with the Dutch on it for good luck.  Might I say, these new cards are looking amazing!  Panini has finally decided to add the codes to the backs of the new cards just like the NBA, NFL and NHL versions!  This made my day as I had no clue of this at all.  The packs don't say anything about it either.  So instead of talking, here are the cards I pulled.

Yevhen Konoplyanka - At least I can now say I own a player from the Ukraine.

Gregory Van Der Wiel - This was awesome, I pulled a Dutch player and I've included a picture of the back. Sorry but I used the code for my account!

Michael Silberbauer - When I saw this cards I wondered if I could ever grow an awesome looking Moustache like that...

Darren Bent - Once again, Panini does not have the licence to make the players on the English side so they all just say England with a small logo of the English flag.

Joao Pereira - Nice Portuguese player.

Frank Ribery Star Player - The highlight of the pack is the Star Player.  The new versions of the Star Player cards have become boring but I think I can live with it.  

I have started an account for myself on the Euro 2012 Adrenalyn XL website called PureAdrenalyn.  My team is currently a low based team and I played a game and lost.  Lost is an understatement.  So please don't challenge me at the moment because I need to improve my squad!  Besides that, it's a great game and I highly recommend you get your hands on these while they last!  

I will now be rating thing differently on this blog.  For example, instead of out of five, it will now be based on insert cards.  So that means from lowest to highest it goes Base, Special, Extra, Extra Signature, Ultimate, Limited Edition.  

Card Design

I like the new design currently, but for some odd reason it reminds me of India and Asia.  Also good to see the codes on the back of the cards.

Are the Hits Good?

Well I think that the Star Players could be better but other then that they are okay.  I liked when they had Champions but now they are just called Masters or Top Masters.

Value for Money?

Not that good still in Australia, they should bring the price down to $2.00.

Would I collect them?

I would collect the Dutch in this set.

Rating?

Extra Signature

Euro 2012 Adrenalyn XL Out Now (Ages Ago)!

I haven't had internet for a few months but now I've got it.  During that period the brand new Adrenalyn XL set came out in Europe.  Euro 2012 Adrenalyn XL features European soccer teams and is also the first soccer set to have codes on the back for an online game.  The design is nice but if you ask me, it reminds me of India...  I have not seen any of these so far here in Australia but I'm sure you European readers already have these.  Here is a gallery of some of the cards from the set.

Master and Top Master

Master and Base

Star Player and Limited Edition of the Dutch.  Only the best!

Base and Base

Euro 2012 & 2012 London Olympics Adrenalyn XL Pictures Found

I've found two photos showing these two upcoming set which should be released this month or next.  The Euro 2012 set features all the competing national teams from Europe including the Dutch.  From the looks of the Olympics set, it seems to include all the sports which means cards of swimmers, runners, basketball, soccer, and a bunch of others.  If that is true I hope there will be a Andrew Bogut card for Australia!  When more information comes out I'll post it up on here to keep you all updated.

The Euro 2012 set.

The London 2012 set.

Coming Soon too Adrenalyn XL

Well it seems that it's that time of the year when all the sports start up in the northern hemisphere so some new Adrenalyn XL sets have been made.  Many announced so far are soccer sets but a NFL set is coming out along side with them.  For those in Scotland, SPL Adrenalyn XL was released last week.  Here is the list:


Champions League Adrenalyn XL 11/12 - Launches Mid-September

NFL Adrenalyn XL Series 2 - Launches October 12th

Championship Adrenalyn XL - Launches October

Manchester United Adrenalyn XL Series 2 - Launches November

Liverpool Adrenalyn XL - Launches November

London Olympics 2012 Adrenalyn XL - Launches January 12th

Euro 2012 Adrenalyn XL - Launches February 12th


Down below are the pictures of Series 2 NFL Adrenalyn XL.  What I find interesting is that they now only have one stat to play with and also the choice to use bigger packs.  These look good!