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Madden NFL 08 Review (continued)
More User Submitted Madden NFL 08 Reviews
Date: 2007-09-24
Good - but AI needs work
Some really good features in the game and overall it can be fun to play. The fumbles are a bit much - as I cannot tell you how many times I have fumbled the ball - WHILE I WAS COVERING IT. Plus - the superhuman abilities of the db's and linebackers to jump 6-8 feet in the air to intercept a pass. I always feel like I'm playing against the legion of superheroes - where everyone has a flight ring, except my receivers. I expect an interception if I'm throwing into tight coverage, or double coverage, or a safety gets me on a cover 2. But to see a ball go well over the head of a linebacker on it's way to a receiver that's 20-30 yards away and then to see that linebacker leap into the air like the Hulk - AND catch the ball like I just tossed him an apple - is very frustrating. It works both ways I know - I've had the AI for my defense pick off a pass - and they almost always go back for a touchdown! How many TD interceptions do you normally see in a game? Not 2-3 per team each game... hopefully they will come out with a patch!
Other than the fumbling and the unrealistic INT's the game is pretty good - although I miss having Madden do the play by play. Why are the calling it Madden if he's just a tiny part of the game?
Date: 2007-09-21
Wrong Endzone
We all know new Madden, same problems. It's true that Madden is always three years behind itself and having a tough time catching up. The graphics are where they should be, but in other areas it struggles. There are so many bugs and glitches (this is what game testers are for). The rosters and player numbers are wrong and it makes you wonder if Madden should of waited for the start of regular season. Updates? You might not see an update for a while and it will be called "Madden 09". The weapons system takes the fun out of the game and I hardly or never use it. Madden puts new old features back in that were missing in the previous version. Yes, same old voice over announcer that we could all live without...I would rather play in silence then listen to him.
Date: 2007-09-18
The Best Sport Game Ever!!!!!
XBox Madden has got to be one of the best video games on the market. I have been a Playstion fan for a long time and I just purchased the XBox premium system and I have been blown away. The graphics and game play makes playing a sport game unlike anything else. The best ever and I am really feeling that Playstation will never get a chance to really compete with Xbox games.
Date: 2007-09-14
Overall, a disappointment
First let me start by saying I've been playing Madden for years now, since '92 in fact, so I do know a thing or two about my beloved football series. One particular thing I've always loved about Madden was its accessibility, its customization. Pretty much anything I wanted to do with it, I could. It was 'My Madden' in the truest sense. If I wanted to edit every team, every player in the league, I could. I could look at my roster breakdown as I searched the free agent list for replacments. Its the little things that made Madden great. They, like many things of past Maddens, are now gone. But, I'm rambling. Those things don't mean anything, absolutely nothing, if the game doesn't play right. Has it ever played right? I'm tired of year after year tweaking and tinkering with the A.I. settings. Why aren't these set correctly when the game is shipped? Maybe I would forgive this if not for the huge oversight of this year's Madden, its fumbling. Even with A.I. motification this cannot be completely fixed. I've heard some reviewers say that its not a big deal, others fail to mention it at all. Well it is a problem. Turnovers in general get outta hand too often. This upsets me most of all because as a gamer and a Madden lover, I could tell EA exactly whats wrong with this game. So why don't they know? Bottom line: The fumbling in Madden '08 wrecks the gameplay. And I promise you this: EA will admit it, not now, but right before Madden '09 shipps.
Date: 2007-09-14
Madden is fun again
I was pretty disenchanted with the last few versions of Madden, and I probably would've passed on the game this year if I didn't recently upgrade to an Xbox 360 (I wanted to try a football game on a next-gen console). I've had the game for a couple weeks now, and I'm happy with my purchase.
On the offensive side of the ball, the game challenges you to read the defense and make quick, smart decisions. Using the default settings, the pocket collapses a lot sooner than previous versions of the game, and the defensive backfield AI is much improved - if you try to force a pass into double coverage, there's a very strong chance of a turnover. I've had to tinker with the CPU's defensive sliders just to give myself a fair chance of scoring. The challenge is much appreciated though, as I prefer playing a competitive game rather than continually blowing out the CPU.
Playing defense is fun and realistic this year. If you're controlling a safety with an average speed rating and you're faced with the task of running down a quick WR, you won't catch him, even while holding the sprint button. Defensive tackles will frequently jump and bat down a low pass, a feature which I was lucky to see once a year in past Madden games.
Special teams is the same as always, though you'll want to lower the kickoff slider, since seemingly any kicker can boot the ball through the end zone at will.
If you're on the fence about this game, give it a shot for a good challenge. It still needs some work, but the future looks bright again for the franchise.
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