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In 1989, John Madden Football decleated its rivals, changing the face of football video games forever by being the first to offer authentic 11-on-11 action and player statistical ratings. With unheralded dedication to Xs and Os and hall-of-fame coach John Madden's insight and ingenuity, the Madden series began by laying a foundation of realism that emphasized the playbook as much as the playing field. Nineteen years later, the longest-running sports franchise of all time presents the latest and most exciting edition to storm your living room. Madden NFL 08 is geared up and ready to fly off your screen with astounding graphics, in-depth play calling, amazing player likenesses, authentic stadiums and more that will thrust you into the exciting world of professional football.Lead your favorite team to a Super Bowl championship as you manage your roster, customize your playbook and conquer a grueling schedule. Take the field as your favorite NFL superstars, and experience the rush of launching a game-winning pass or making a quarterback eat turf on fourth and goal. Relish the genuine sights and sounds of the NFL as you sprint for pay dirt in authentic stadiums. It's pain and passion; chemistry and catastrophe. It's watching your dreams go out on a stretcher and fighting for inches that feel like miles. It's the hard-hitting, nerve-rattling world of NFL football as only Madden can deliver. It's the game the players play.
Features
All-new Read and React system uses new player skill icons to help you identify on-field strengths and weaknesses, so you can create mismatches and exploit deficiencies
All-new Skill Drills mini game teaches you the game of football and helps you better operate the game controls while under pressure, both alone and in head-to-head multiplayer competition
New Fantasy Challenge mode lets you utilize your football knowledge to draft the ultimate NFL team
Play through four levels with your fantasy squad and win challenges, increase your salary cap and add new talent to your team
Enhanced player moves, including auto-motion and low-hitting tackles, give you incredibly realistic NFL action
Vince Young, star of the Tennessee Titans, has been selected to appear on the cover
Other
Number of Players
1-2
Online Play
Yes
Platform
PlayStation 2
Number of Discs
1
Genre
Sports & Outdoors
Developer
EA Tiburon
UPC
014633154023
Customer reviews
4.4
Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 37 reviews
(37 customer reviews)
86%
would recommend to a friend
Customers are saying
Customers are delighted by the new features in Madden 08, especially the franchise mode and the improved graphics. They appreciate the Superstar mode, which allows them to choose their favorite team and experience a more realistic and immersive gaming experience. The graphics are also praised for their realism and smoothness, making the game feel almost like a real-life football match.
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Pros mentioned:
Franchise mode
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice Purchase for Everyone including Madden Fans
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Almost every year Madden gets better and better. Included in this years title, there were two new game modes: fantasy challenge and a game mode to improve your skills.
I was really excited to play fantasy challenge and it was worth the excitement. In this game mode you have the option to pick you favorite team and either have a mini fantasy draft, or use the current roster. For a long story short...this gamemode is worth playing as soon you get the game..(unless you want to continue superstar mode).
The game mode to improve your skills is 100 times better than regular, boring practice. If you are new to the game or just want to get better, the rushing drill will shurley tune your skills in that area the most.
Unfortunately I did not get to play this game alot. This is now a warning to Potential Madden Buyers for the PS2 and has the older PS2 model (bulky, and the big kind) of the PS2. Madden 08 CRASHED my PS2 (older model).
I called Sony Cutomer Support and gave them all the imformation about the game and the PS2. Later they said a few people had called in earlier and said the same thing. They all were playing Madden 08, had the older version of the PS2, and a couple weeks later the system crashed. So all im saying is BEWARE...
Besides this, Madden is a great football game besides that the gameplay looks and feel the same.
Oh yeah I almost forgot to mention that a new feature called player icon helps you identify your key players on the team from the average, helps you indentify the men from the boys, the elite from the scrubs.... well you get the point! Use this to know player's strengths and weakenesses.
There are also BRAND NEW teams to unlock. Theese include the Decievers...a team who cheats to get an advantage and sometimes they could go for it on 5th down! (yes I mean 5th down!), and there are other teams with special advantages but Im not going to give that away.
Overall, Madden 2008 is a great game to buy. It is a much better buy than All Pro Football 2008. But staying on topic you should really get this game.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Franchise mode, Trading
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Continued Excellence
Posted .
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I've been playing Madden since the early 90's, so it really wasn't a stretch to think that I would buy Madden '08 when it came out. I will admit, this ritual has lost some luster for me over the years. If you caught me five years ago I would have been camping outside the store at midnight, but now I'm a bit less enthusiastic. Maybe I'm just getting older. The game itself is as solid as ever. If it ain't broke, don't fix it and Madden is certainly good at that. Over the years they have experimented with all aspects of the game and they have kept the good and tossed the bad. Fine tuning for so many years has created an outstanding game year to year and '08 is no exception. They have many excellent game modes, including some new ones this year that allow you to control your create a charatcer deeper into the game than ever before. Since my forte is the Franchise mode, I'll focus mainly on that. The 30 year Madden franchise mode is maybe one of the top 5 inventions of my generation. It's incredibly detailed and addicting and if you know football, it makes it all the more impressive. One of the best additions to this years Franchise mode is the ability in the offseason to have two shots at Free Agents, once before the NFL draft and once after. So if you don't get the linebacker you were hoping for in the draft, you can pick up a stopgap in the free agent pool. A lot of times drafting a younger player allows teams to cut a high priced veteran. I welcome those veterans and round out my squad. The trading is a lot more fair and the game just has that sense that you're playing someone as opposed to a machine that you can manipulate and take advantage of.
All in all Madden is what it's always been, tremendous.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Fantasy challenge, Graphics
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best game ever
Posted .
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Madden 08 is a wonderful and fun game to play. Madden has tons of new and fun features to choose from, The all new fantasy chalendge lets you creath a rookie, or choose a rookie from the 2007 draft. You can make him a legend and have fun doing it. The graphics of 08 are really well done. it doesn't look like a video game sometimes. It looks so real. The game play is also better than in the past. Its much more smoother and realistic. The only bad thing about the game is the season mode. Its just like last year. If you were to get any game to play, get Madden 08! I did and I'm not disapointed!!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Franchise mode, Graphics
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The Madden series continues to amaze...
Posted .
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The
Madden series continues to amaze me... Each year I think to myself,
"can this next Madden really be that much better then the last?" And
each time, the answer is yes! Madden 08 supplies us with the football
gameplay we all have grown to love. Now we new features such as a the
Superstar mode, I find it hard to run out of new things to do in this
game. The graphics are, as usual, very nice, and the gameplay is quite
smooth. It only makes me wonder, what will they do next year? Im sure
they wont let us down then either.
Buy Madden 08, you wont be disappointed.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
New features, Nflstreet moves
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Pretty Good Game
Posted .
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I love the madden games they just get better and better each year. there is always something new to look forward to for the next year. this year they didnt really add any new features. they even got ride of the NFLstreet moves. over all i still love this game.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Identical to '07
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Same old
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Madden '08 for Playstation 2 failed to impress me. Don't get me wrong its a good game, but it is almost identical to '07. The biggest difference is the rosters, but if that really bothers you, you could just upgrade the rosters on '07. I think, that with ps3 out, they just arent putting as much effort into the ps2 games. So, I wouldn't recommend buying this. I just don't see it as worth spending so much money on. If anything, you should probably upgrade systems because they will just continue to make lackluster games for the now outdated system.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Great
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Madden 08
Posted .
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
this game is better then i thought it would be the tackles are great and the new hit stick is cool so i give this game 4 stars
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Fantasy challenge, Franchise mode
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Buy
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is a must buy if you love football. I love the new features of the superstar, franchise, and the fantasy challenge.