Lately I have been playing Madden NFL 08 for my Playstation Two. After a great run with the excellent NCAA Football 08, Madden has been a great disappointment. A lot of things that are great about NCAA are missing or not well done in Madden. I love the atmosphere and crowds in NCAA. On the road it is difficult to play someone like Michigan due to the noise and rowdy crowd. That makes calling audibles much harder. Even a road game against a lowly team has an extra level of difficulty due to this. Madden has none of that. The crowd does nothing in Madden to effect the game.

 

Another thing I love about NCAA is using the triangle button to rotate the screen on punts and field goals. This makes blocking kicks more interesting and allows you a better view on punt returns. In Madden the chance of anything interesting happening on a field goal is minimal. Most of the time I don’t even bother rushing on extra points.

 

Finally, seriously, can we get an update to the announcing? John Madden has been saying the same stuff for the last ten years. Some of the newer players do not even have their picture in the game! How does someone like Braylon Edwards not have their picture included? Jay Culter and Devin Hester are called by their numbers, which means EA did not bother to record Al Michaels saying their names. Huh?

 

All in all, the game is playable, but I would rather start a new dynasty in NCAA. I am 5-0 in my franchise so far, even on a higher difficulty level, and have easily beaten every team. In NCAA even the lowliest of teams might surprise you. I regret buying this game and advise others to pass on it to stick with NCAA.

 

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