In addition, players are able to create a player, take over the careers of select rookies from the 2007 NFL Draft and use them in Superstar Mode.
With the addition of the Campus Legend mode to the next-gen version of NCAA Football 08, players are now able to take their player from Campus Legend mode and import him into Madden's Superstar Mode. However, on the PlayStation 3 version of the game, player positions are locked and cannot be changed. It is also possible to move around offensive and defensive linemen with little effect to their overall rating. Possession receivers can make tough catches over the middle, Shutdown corners can stay on even the toughest receivers, and Spectacular Catch receivers are able to leap over defenders and make difficult grabs.Īnother added feature is to change players' positions to utilize their individual talents more effectively, such as Devin Hester (who can be converted from cornerback to wide receiver) and Brandon Marshall (who can be converted from wide receiver to tight end). For example, players with the «Smart Quarterback» weapon are able to read defensive schemes and audible accordingly. Also on next-generation systems, the game features an intro composed by David Robidoux titled, «Who Wants It More?», after the Super Bowl XLII slogan.Ĭertain star players are deemed to have «weapons» which can enhance their performances and create game-changing plays. Weapons (see below) also get special introductions before games. On the next-generation systems former NFL running back and Madden NFL 2003 cover athlete Marshall Faulk hosts a segment called Marshall's Minute in which he discusses key star players and predicts the score prior to the game. This mode finds players teaming up with a friend and taking on the CPU or two human opponents. Also returning to this year's incarnation is the much sought after «co-op» play, which had found itself sitting on the sidelines since making the jump to the next-generation consoles. Fatigue also plays a factor when cold-weather teams play in hot weather during the early months of the season. A new fatigue system has been implemented, disallowing users from taking a scrambling quarterback and repeatedly running around behind the line of scrimmage for very long gains.
Another updated feature – dubbed Hit Stick 2.0 – will allow players to hit high or low by flicking the analog stick up or down. Madden 08 brings back some features for its online play for example, there will be a return of Season Mode and tournaments held online. Features of the new animation system include mid-air collisions, big-time, one-handed catches, hurdles, sideline catches and gang tackling. Players are no longer locked into animations but are now controlled more by the player. A new branching animation system allows dynamic gameplay for the first time in the franchise. Madden 08 runs at 60 frames per second on the Xbox 360, and 30 frames per second on the PlayStation 3.
It is also the last of the games in the Madden series to include all 6 NFL Europa teams. Madden NFL 08 has sold 4.5 million copies. As of December 13, 2007, the Xbox 360 version has sold 1,069,576 copies in the United States. A Spanish-language version of the game was released on Decemfor the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 platforms.
After the August 14 release date came and went without a Mac release, however, EA said it would be delayed until September or October 2007.
had announced in June 2007 that a version for Mac OS X would be released at the same time as the other versions. This is the last version of Madden to be released for the Microsoft Windows, and Madden NFL 08 would also eventually become the last video game for the Nintendo GameCube produced and released in North America.ĮA and Apple Inc. This was the first Madden game released (on August 14, 2007) for eleven different platforms, including Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Windows, and Mobile phone. San Diego Chargers defensive end Luis Castillo was the cover athlete for the Spanish-language version. It features the former Titans star quarterback Vince Young on the cover. It is the 19th installment in the Madden NFL video game franchise.
Madden NFL 08 Download Free Full Game is the 2008 edition of the American football video game series published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon.