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| NCAA Football 08 | 
 enlarge | From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $9.08
You Save: $20.91 (70%)
New (16) Used (36) from $9.08
Avg. Customer Rating:  73 reviews
Sales Rank: 1375
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 15567
Model: 15567
UPC: 014633155679
EAN: 0014633155679
ASIN: B000P0QJQO
Release Date: July 17, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 XBOB 360 January 12, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this for my husband, and he LOVES it. He played on Christmas day, from 600am off and on till 900 pm. SO it must be great.
 EA Sports Owns Football Games Period December 6, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
EA Sports comes back with another udated version of NCAA Football 08. With the more life-like movement and overall play of the game it definitely makes it more fun to play than last years. However, the new Menu is setup rather awkwardly and causes confusion while trying to maneuver your way through the games and settings. EA Sports seamed to miss a few features on this years model which I'm sure will be corrected for the 2009 game.
Some of my personal highlights: I really like the Road to the Heisman, better than previous years you are only in control of your player (whether you chose to create your own or use a current NCAA star). It makes much more sense and has a realistic story line as you progress through your college life. The only problem I've faced is when I don't like the play call, tough luck, you better have great audibles setup as a QB, but if your the HB/RB you'll have a problem. Overall, I loved playing this and have finished my freshman season replacing J.D. Booty as USC's QB, and led my team to the BCS game.
My biggest pet peeve: The create a character simply sucks. You can't chose much of anything except for the helmet & facemask, and the arm accessories. What happened to the tattoos and hairstyles? I mean, not everyone in the NCAA has clean-cut hairstyles so they should try a little harder to make the game more realistic.
CONCLUSION: Regardless of the minor flaws/setbacks of the game this year, I will continue to get the newest version of the game as it releases. Thanks to EA Sports for another great game, but if you are indecisive about NCAA vs MADDEN, I would recommend Madden for an overall better game. I am just a huge fan of collegiate sports and love playing as my USC TROJANS, FIGHT ON!!!
 Almost there November 23, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This year's game is a step ahead from last year's...except for in one (and the largest i.m.o.) category - fps. The gameplay is so slow a lot of times, imagine the worst lag you've had playing online in Madden or any shooter game; that's what normal off-line gameplay is like on ncaa '08. If you played last year's title, the offline lag is worse this year...Other than that - it's a great game and EA is almost there in terms of a great game. The graphics are wonderful, the gametypes are extremely fun ("You decide to veg out on the couch and watch movies with friends...Popularity +1"), and the achievements are a little more challenging this year (getting six interceptions with one player in one game....grrr).
Overall, it's a fun game to rent and play for a weekend when you have nothing to do, but I wouldn't buy it...next year's should be the one to put the series over the top.
EA NCAA Football back to form... November 7, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been a fan of EA's NCAA Football since 2001. Every year I have bought the game and have enjoyed it thoroughly. However, I did not enjoy NCAA Football 2007. To me, the game was a little too difficult. The controls didn't make sense, either. The 2008 edition has certainly corrected all those problems. I have not played the Legend Mode, b/c I personally love the Dynasty Mode, and is pretty much all I play.
The recruiting feature is the single most enjoyable part of this game. You get to select 35 players before the season gets underway, and then recruit them as the season goes along. Once a recruit cuts his list down to a set number of favorites, then you can bring them in for a visit. If you cannot get the recruit to comitt during the season, then you have 5 weeks to convince them during the off-season, when once again you can bring them in for another visit.
As far as the Gameplay, the controls once again all make sense. It is very easy to flow with the game. There are TWO reasons why I did not rate the game a 5 star. First, they took away the feature that allows you to control crowd noise. This was by far one of my favorite features as it allows you to rattle your opponent. Also, you have to change your depth chart every single game if you want a specific order. For example, say you have two QB's. One is a rating of 90 but is a senior, and the other is a rating of 85 and is a freshman. If you want to go with the freshman QB, you have to change it every single game, or else the depth chart will continue to default back to the original.
I would highly recommend this game. It provides an excellent gameplay experience.
 terrible software November 3, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this game for my son's xbox 360. The xbox live part never worked right. My son would always lose his connection playing with other players before half time. We have had no other problems with other xbox 360 live games; i.e., halo 3, call of duty, guitar hero, etc. I attempted to contact EA sports which is like a top government secret as to how you actually speak with the exhalted ones working at EA sports. TARGET exchanged my original game and we experienced the exact same problem. We brought it back to TARGET the 2nd time and they would not give me my money back when I tried returning the game, they basically laughed in my face. I guess TARGETS policy is giving folks only 2 broken (same)items for their money. Whats scary is I probably would have gotten better customer servivce at Wal-Mart, yikes. I will never buy another EA sports game for my son's xbox 360. I have also managed to stay away from TARGET for at least a month so far. EA sports is obviously getting these games out there before the software is properly tested. WHo monitors this stuff, who cares ????????
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