First Glance:
Classic Football game, nothing very different from the past few.
The Short Story:
Great game for the guys at Busy Gamer. We can sit down pretty much whenever we
like and kick the crap out of the Pats any time. One cool new feature is Player
Weapons and no, I don’t mean T.O. gets to carry around a +4 Mace of Touchdowns;
fast players in the NFL get the speed weapon, hard hitters get the hard hitter
weapon, etc.
The Score:
This one’s a 5. Plain and simple, this is perfect for someone who doesn’t have a lot
of time to play a game but likes the gratification of kicking someone’s ass.
Body of review:
This game is great and there’s not a whole lot to say other then that. Well, you would
assume that at least. The career mode is by far the best out of all the previous
Madden titles. You get to work your way into the Hall of Fame (HOF) and gain points
in order to influence your teammates either to help them or help yourself. Gang
tackles have been introduced which allows more then one player to tackle someone
at the same time. As someone who loves playing on offense as a Halfback most of
the time, it’s a pain in the ass. But when I play defense as my Strong Safety, it’s nice
to have a Middle Linebacker stand a Halfback up allowing me to come along and
knock his head off. Now let’s hope they don’t screw up the physics engine in next
year’s title.
Create a Team is back and better then ever. You can now also unlock HOF players
and place them on your team. The uniforms you can create are by far the most
detailed as is the face of a custom player. You can now create a far more detailed
stadium, something I had a problem with in last year’s title.
The ability to bring your player from NCAA `08 isn’t a new option but I believe they
have improved on it greatly and it’s a lot of fun to be able to take a player from high
school until you retire. One new option for a young rookie in this league now is to hire
an agent. From what I’ve seen it doesn’t do much but allows you to access the
performance institute which is always nice to help you gain points.
My only complain about Madden `08 is one of the main problems I have with every
title. Players on the sidelines look like a herd of cattle, each player appearing as a
clone of the others. I can understand the way the crowd appears because of the
large numbers but I was under the impression that EA was going out of their way in
order to make the players on the sidelines look like players and not cardboard
cutouts.
So in closing, I have to say that this is easily the Best madden title to date. It looks
great, players look like their real life counterparts when they’re on the field, voice-
overs are great, and the gang tackles make this title the most realistic football game
yet.
Thanks Everyone
EDB
eldiabloblanco@busygamer.com
Classic Football game, nothing very different from the past few.
The Short Story:
Great game for the guys at Busy Gamer. We can sit down pretty much whenever we
like and kick the crap out of the Pats any time. One cool new feature is Player
Weapons and no, I don’t mean T.O. gets to carry around a +4 Mace of Touchdowns;
fast players in the NFL get the speed weapon, hard hitters get the hard hitter
weapon, etc.
The Score:
This one’s a 5. Plain and simple, this is perfect for someone who doesn’t have a lot
of time to play a game but likes the gratification of kicking someone’s ass.
Body of review:
This game is great and there’s not a whole lot to say other then that. Well, you would
assume that at least. The career mode is by far the best out of all the previous
Madden titles. You get to work your way into the Hall of Fame (HOF) and gain points
in order to influence your teammates either to help them or help yourself. Gang
tackles have been introduced which allows more then one player to tackle someone
at the same time. As someone who loves playing on offense as a Halfback most of
the time, it’s a pain in the ass. But when I play defense as my Strong Safety, it’s nice
to have a Middle Linebacker stand a Halfback up allowing me to come along and
knock his head off. Now let’s hope they don’t screw up the physics engine in next
year’s title.
Create a Team is back and better then ever. You can now also unlock HOF players
and place them on your team. The uniforms you can create are by far the most
detailed as is the face of a custom player. You can now create a far more detailed
stadium, something I had a problem with in last year’s title.
The ability to bring your player from NCAA `08 isn’t a new option but I believe they
have improved on it greatly and it’s a lot of fun to be able to take a player from high
school until you retire. One new option for a young rookie in this league now is to hire
an agent. From what I’ve seen it doesn’t do much but allows you to access the
performance institute which is always nice to help you gain points.
My only complain about Madden `08 is one of the main problems I have with every
title. Players on the sidelines look like a herd of cattle, each player appearing as a
clone of the others. I can understand the way the crowd appears because of the
large numbers but I was under the impression that EA was going out of their way in
order to make the players on the sidelines look like players and not cardboard
cutouts.
So in closing, I have to say that this is easily the Best madden title to date. It looks
great, players look like their real life counterparts when they’re on the field, voice-
overs are great, and the gang tackles make this title the most realistic football game
yet.
Thanks Everyone
EDB
eldiabloblanco@busygamer.com
BusyGamer Rating
MADDEN 08
PLATFORM : XBOX 360, PS3, Wii, PC
COMPANY: ELECTRONIC ARTS
REVIEWER: El Diablo Blanco Review Main
