NCAA Football 08 for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

How in the world can anyone give this game a 9-10 score when it's running at 30 frames, and the "life" it had in earlier versions has been literally sucked out of it. I have been a fan of the series since it's inception and have always liked it better than Madden. However, they had an extra year of development for the PS3 version(didn't release at launch, but XBOX 360 got theirs), and this is the best they could do? Firstly, they removed the refs,cheerleaders, in-studio presentation. Then, they improved the models, but the motion captures aren't unique and collision detection is still screwy as players continue to run through each other. The sideline isn't dynamic as everyone stands around like a bunch of zombies not reacting to anything (unlike 2K's fantastic sidelines) plus the audio (tackles, bands, player chatter) is barely noticeable even after being turned up. Finally, game play hasn't really been advanced that much as the players rarely react with one another at all. I'm more passionate about this because this was one of the games I've been really looking forward to for the PS3 and I've been totally let down. I love that they added the ability to save game shots and clips, but that's the only thing of substance I've noticed. The recruit additions are overkill. It's absolutely worthless that the CPU controls the play calling in the Legends Mode and you only control one player. The 07 game had a few glitches, but it had way more personality and excitement than this version. Guess I'll trade it in for Madden 08 and continue to play NCAA 07 on my PS3 until next season. It's my guess that die hard fans of the series may pick 08 up, but I'd be shocked if they come even close the selling the units they typically sell. I'm sure XBOX 360 fans are loving their game(s), in it's second development cycle, plus a former Microsoft exec was named president of EA Sports which ensures they'll be "taken care of". Oh, the irony!