Solid, not amazing, but fun
posted by mbezlr (SEATTLE, WA) Jul 23, 2007
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Let's face it, the last year of EA was kind of light on improving gameplay. The same bad reciever and DB AI, same awkward interactions, just a really fresh coat of paint.
Yeah, 08 is still an EA football game, but most of the kinks have been worked out. The defense isn't quite as stupid, there are no more pantomime tackles, and the campus legend is a nice addition, especially with the 'sim to my next play' feature sony's had for 4 years. There are nice hits, way more animations, and no cutscenes. The actual graphics appear largely untouched, but considering the amazing graphics were the best part of 07, it's good to have some decent gameplay behind the shiny helmets. Dynasty mode is way deeper than last year, the new recruiting is at least a little better than having 4 pitches like last year.
This is a really fun game, and I'm glad to see somebody pull together a decent football sim. If you love football, by all means, go for it, while it's a long way from perfect, 08 is a substantial improvement over last year, and finally, you can sim to the end of games. So, this game will not disappoint you, and if you like football video games, you'll like NCAA08.
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