After playing both football games that released on the same day extensively, I have more fun with NCAA 08. While it has its share of warts, mostly in the passing game, there's something about the college atmosphere and the overall package that has me putting the disc in time and time again. When you have two competing products on the market that have solid football engines...and one of those products brings a feature set that puts the other to shame, you can't ignore that your $60 spends the same on whichever you choose.
NCAA Football 08
EA Tiburon · Jul 17, 2007
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In NCAA Football 08, players look to be a leader and become a legend on the field. With all-new Leadership Control, players now lead by example and control the action on the field and can increase their sphere of influence by improving their players' personal ratings on each big play. The game also features a new and deeper recruiting system and an all-new Campus Legend mode.
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7.8
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- NCAA Football 08 is the only college football game on the market, and while it's not a bad choice, it's an example of misappropriated resources. The things that weren't broken have been changed, and lingering issues have gone untouched. With that said, there's plenty of game here, and the problems aren't enough to detract from the overall joy of taking your alma mater to the promised land.
- 9.0Middling annoyances aside, NCAA 08 is easily the best football game yet for the Xbox 360. Sporting a beautiful look and feel and more modes than you can shake a stick at, it’ll cure your football fever all season long.
- 7.6This is a game that could have been much better. It is entertaining, and has great animations, but stumbles in odd places. Football is a game that is tough to really capture, with 22 bodies perform individual actions during a set span of time. NCAA Football 08 is a good title, maybe one of the best in the franchise’s history on the PlayStation platforms, but it could have been much better.
- 8.0While these additions are welcome, it feels like EA skimped a bit on the stuff that happens after the kickoff. The in-game presentation doesn't have much of a college football feel to it, and the amount of turnovers will likely frustrate many hardcore fans. But even with these issues, NCAA Football 08 is a great game and another step in the right direction for the franchise.
- 8.3NCAA Football 08 is easily improved over a weak effort that was delivered last season. It's on the edge of greatness as well, particularly thanks to a deeper Dynasty mode and inclusion of Campus Legend mode that helps add to the replayability of the title. However, the game still features a number of technical and balancing issues that keep it from being a truly great football game. However, football fans won't be let down by this game, and they should definitely check it out.
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