NCAA Football 08 PS2DVD English

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NCAA Football 08
Game Type ........ : Sport, American Footabll Sim 
Origin ........... : NTSC         
Release Date ..... : Jul 17, 2007
Platform ......... : PS2   
Media  ........... : DVD  
Filename ......... : ptc-ncaa08**
RARs ............. : Rar`s: 42x47.6MB, 1DVD: 1.94GB   
Developer......... : EA Sports
Players .......... : 1-4; 8 Online 
Also on .......... : PS3 | XBOX | X360
Oficial Preview and Screens Presentet By GameSpot:
http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/ncaafootball.../index.html
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Can EA Sports motivate another winning season of college football?
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It can be argued that there are a few ways college football is better than the NFL. 
For one thing, players are fighting not for a paycheck, but for school spirit 
and pride, which inspires them to win every game. The atmosphere surrounding each 
game is highly charged as boosters, alumni and fans try to propel their school to 
victory with their force of will. But perhaps one of the best elements of college 
football is the feeling that any player at any point during a game can be a 
difference maker, making big plays and motivating their squad to greatness. 
Tiburon and EA Sports tried to capture that feeling as the primary focus behind 
this year's NCAA Football 08, and for the most part, it does this rather well; 
but some of the other adjustments are so small, you almost feel like you're 
playing last year's game all over again.

It's Time For Kickoff

Last year, NCAA Football experienced a renaissance of offensive, defensive and 
special teams adjustments that really strengthened the play of the game, such 
as line shifts, a new kicking meter and defensive hot routes. While these 
older features have made the crossover to this year's title, there are fewer 
changes made on both sides of the ball. As a result, veterans of NCAA 07 will 
definitely note the lack of groundbreaking adjustments that made last year's 
title so great to play. When it comes to the offense, the majority of the 
attention has been placed onto the quarterback and play calling. For instance, 
this year, the ability to bluff your opponent by showing them potential play 
art for a down has been included in multiplayer play. Players can display the 
actual play art, or they can show off fake run, pass or play action assignments 
in an attempt to throw off their opponents. It's an interesting concept, but 
you're probably not going to rely on this as a key tactic to get you through 
a hard fought multiplayer match. If anything, you'll probably rely more on the 
ability of your receivers to now use the highlight stick to truck or evade tackles 
based on their size more than the play art function in a multiplayer matchup.

Apart from play calling, avoiding sacks is somewhat easier to do thanks to the QB 
Avoidance stick. Similar to the Hit Stick on defense, players can use the right 
analog stick to sidestep or dodge some incoming tackles, which can potentially 
buy you some extra time to make a play. You'll primarily find this useful when 
you're facing off against an opponent that likes to consistently send a pass rush. 
However, since the success rate of this move seems to be tied to the agility 
stat of your QB, you might not find a lot of success if your quarterback isn't 
fast on his feet. As a result, you will probably find that you're flicking the 
stick furiously in one direction or another as your quarterback eats dirt, while 
a computerized opponent or human player with a stronger back slides away from 
any tackle.

Another adjustment that's been made is the ability for the quarterback to direct 
a receiver to exploit recently developed holes in the coverage. Whenever you roll 
out of the pocket, players can use the right analog stick to control the direction 
of the nearest receiver to your QB, which is indicated by the green circle at 
the bottom of their feet. This immediately breaks them out of their initial 
route, and hands over control to you, which can be used to deceive defensive 
backs or place your receiver in the best place to make a reception. Players 
do have to be extremely careful, because you won't really have a lot of time 
to constantly direct a receiver, especially if you're playing a human opponent 
and they notice the receiver direction circle on the ground.

Then again, the defense can also quickly shut down these scrambling moves thanks 
to the new hot routes that players can pull off. Thanks to the QB contain route, 
a defensive end or corner can park themselves outside of the pocket, placing them 
in position to instantly close and tackle a quarterback or running back that goes 
to that side. The other hot route is a smart zone, which immediately lets a 
defender move back to the first down yardline in order to pick off the ball 
during any key down situation. This gives you a little bit of flexibility on how 
you want to defend against the pass and the run, especially if you happen to know 
the tendencies of your opponent. This also helps feed into the primary focus of 
this year's title, that of motivation.

We Need A Big Play Here
Last year, EA introduced the momentum meter, which was key in tracking the 
energy felt within a game as one team performed a key play or started to blow 
out their opponent. Combined with impact players (those star athletes that can 
change the flow of a game from play to play), the momentum meter captured the 
emotional aspect of the college game well. NCAA 08 builds upon this with the 
inclusion of the Motivation system, which tracks the actions of a player to 
inspire his teammates to play stronger and hit harder on the field. The game 
tracks everything from user picks and tackles to catches and interceptions, 
and based on what you manage to do, your actions may wind up psyching up players 
around them, giving them a temporary boost in stats. These boosts can further 
result in amping up the momentum meter, making your squads stronger and tougher 
to play for.

What's interesting about this system is that you're not required to use an 
impact player to acquire these boosts. Anyone, from a no name lineman to a 
generic defensive back, can suddenly become the star of a game and elevate 
his nearby squadmates. It's somewhat easier to gain momentum boosts with 
impact players, because they're expected to operate at a higher level of play, 
but anyone can make these plays. Depending on how well you do, you can even 
turn these players into impact players for a while. Unfortunately, this can 
potentially lead to an unbalanced squad as these enhanced players run rampant 
over their competition. What's more, the trickiest aspect of this system is 
that you never really know when you're going to pull off one of those game 
changing moves that hypes up your teammates. You can easily perform the same 
tackle over and over again, and then suddenly break a huge tackle or run that 
psyches up your players. Since you can't control when it happens, you can't 
strategically use the motivation feature when it's really necessary to help 
your squad out, such as a crucial 3rd and short situation.

Going Back To College

Perhaps one of the largest changes that players will find in the game is The 
Shrine, the new hub for player accomplishments that shows off your ESPN 
Instant Classics, trophy case, pennants, victory patches and other stats. 
The Shrine allows players to take snapshots of their favorite plays to post 
in their personal photo album (although many of the camera angles provided 
for by the camera often don't make for the best pictures via the instant replay), 
and adds My Skills, an evaluation of how you play based on aspects like 
your passing, catching and tackling in game. This translates to a grade so 
you know how well you're doing in a particular area, while getting a cue as 
to where you need to improve. It also tracks things like the points received 
from Points Pursuit, a new arcade style game mode where every offensive and 
defensive move made gives your team points which are used to unlock new stadiums 
and trophies. It's an interesting diversion, but not something that will replace 
the depth associated with the Campus Legend or Dynasty Mode.

Speaking of Campus Legend, there's very little that has been added or adjusted 
to this mode. With the exception of asking you if you want to major in FBS or 
FCS school related information, or now providing descriptors about what exactly 
you did during a social event, you're not really experiencing any new content 
within this mode. Test answers are exactly the same from last year's title, 
so if you've got a good memory, you'll do okay on most exams. However, you'll 
still find that some of the balance between studying and test taking thanks 
to your tutor is still skewed. Good luck if you choose a hard major - you may 
find that the stats for your athlete might suffer for it. And just for the record, 
there are no high school playoffs games to build your player like you'd 
find in the PS3 or 360 versions of the game.

By contrast, the Dynasty mode has received a number of enhancements this 
time around when establishing their favorite school as a powerhouse 
program to be reckoned with. For one thing, fledgling coaches can redshirt 
players and change a schedule immediately for the pre-season, which gives 
you a little more control over your squad. You can even choose to medically 
redshirt a player, keeping that athlete from losing a year of eligibility 
due to an injury. It's a nice adjustment, particularly if you find one of 
your up and coming stars goes down due to a brutal field accident. Another 
aspect that has changed is the ability to target prospective student athletes 
during the preseason that your team might need to fill any spots on their 
roster for next year. This way, you can immediately attempt to exert any 
academic and athletic influence on your up and coming players and get them 
to buy into your system.

As the season progresses, you'll have the opportunity to invite the prospect 
to your campus, and send him to five separate activities, such as lunch with 
the team captain, going over the playbook and even touring the campus and the 
surrounding area. To give you a little extra control this time around to push 
for someone you really want for your school, coaches can also extend new player 
promises to recruits, offering them extras such as specific jersey numbers, 
playing time or specific positions. Coaches do have to be careful of this, 
however, because players will expect you to follow through or else they'll 
transfer for greener pastures. If you do manage to sign these players, you 
can keep track of their progress via the leaderboard system, which will help 
you determine how often you may use them in a game, and whether or not they'll 
develop into impact players as the season wears on.

While balancing out the amount of time you want to dedicate to a specific 
recruit is a fine thing to handle during a season, it can be somewhat 
impossible to know exactly what pitches have or haven't worked in your 
favor as the season progresses. As a result, you may find that you'll 
often look for info in the pitch feedback screen, only to find nothing there. 
This can be somewhat disappointing when you're trying to figure out what kind 
of activities that you want to invite them to when they try to visit the school 
to suit their interests, but you're not receiving any information that you 
really need to give informed offers to these athletes. Nor will you necessarily 
get a solid idea of whether or not a specific amount of attention is annoying 
a player, making them less interested in joining your program because they 
haven't heard of you or don't know what your qualifications are to want to 
become part of your program. This is really unfortunate, considering that 
the off-season recruiting is much more involved, and gives you much more 
flexibility on how hard you want to pitch an athlete and what kinds of 
pitches you want to make to him. Doesn't this seem a little upside down 
in its approach?
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