PlayStation 2

Madden NFL 08

Description

EA Sports' 2008 edition in the Madden series has some new features along with an updated roster and some new animations. The new read and react system lets you see your opponents weakness against your own players letting you exploit their weakness. The AI is more improved plus the new receiver control/lead block feature lets you play as a blocker to create a hole in the defence and switch back to your runner to bust through.

It also features new skill drills to help your player gain more stats in the ever popular NFL Superstar along with the new Ring of Champion feature that lets you design a ring when you complete a certain achievement such as winning the Super Bowl or winning the MVP. It has a new fantasy challenge mode that lets you draft any player you want and risk them in mini-games to create and elite superteam. Also, the superstar mode features a mode where you can play as your team, but also to choose to watch the CPU take control of your team and take over with your player when called upon.

Game commentary is provided by John Madden and Al Michaels.

Part of the Following Groups

• EA Sports games
• Madden series
• NFL licensees
• Portability Engine: Cider

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The Press Says

Gamer 2.0	Aug 23, 2007	8 out of 10	80
IGN	Aug 14, 2007	7.9 out of 10	79
Play.tm	Sep 04, 2007	78 out of 100	78
DarkZero	Sep 04, 2007	7.7 out of 10	77
GameSpot	Aug 20, 2007	7.5 out of 10	75
Jeuxvideo.com	Dec 26, 2007	15 out of 20	75
Jolt (UK)	Sep 04, 2007	7.4 out of 10	74
Strategy Informer	Sep 09, 2007	7.3 out of 10	73
Deaf Gamers	Sep, 2007	7 out of 10	70
Game Revolution	Aug 21, 2007	C+	58

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Trivia

Cover Athlete

According to this CNBC article LaDainian Tomlinson was originally picked to be the cover athlete for Madden NFL 08, but turned down the offer due to money (not because of the fabled "Madden Curse")