Madden NFL 08
by Electronic Arts
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Video Game Reviews of Madden NFL 08
Customer Review: love it!
Summary: 5 Stars
We got to see the Seahawks play the Redskins before the big game!
Seriously, though, game was shipped quickly and we enjoy it a lot. Football on the Wii takes practice but it is much better than on the psx.
Customer Review: Great
Summary: 5 Stars
No crowds or long lines, this is the way to shop for you Mom for your son, he got what he wanted and loves it. Customer Review: Madden '08 Rocks
Summary: 5 Stars
This game is worth every penny and delivers more than it advertises. My husband I were both surprised by it when my son played it!! Would definitely recommend to anyone into football or gaming!
Customer Review: Solid, but with typical EA corner cutting
Summary: 4 Stars
First of all, let it be said firmly and with finality that the much complained about "glitches" in other reviews are either exclusive to online play, outright fabrication, or due to user unintelligence.
Secondly, the controls are fine. Most criticism of Wii controls are from individuals who apparently don't understand said controls and are inexplicably unwilling to learn them (and how the Wii sensor works: don't work right? BACK UP, maybe!).
Two other rubbish items broadcast in other Amazon reviews that bear debunking:
-- All players are the same height and look the same (they're not and don't).
-- The 1 & 2 buttons are out or reach during play (they're not- unless some Amazon customers are artiodactyls, then that may be problematic).
All that said, this game is good, but has the typical rushed feel common in most- if not all- EA games. The presentation is very poor and playbooks are practically unintelligble on smaller sized televisions.
Additionally, the tutorial mode is also poorly done and rather sparse. At least one other EA Sports title- FIFA 08- contains voice-over for the tutorial, whereas Madden does not. Nor does the tutorial get into more advanced concepts. The designers (perhaps rightfully) assume the player already knows quite a bit about football, so- as far as can be gleaned- audibles, no huddle offense, et cetera are not part of the tutorial. I'd prefer they had specific entries in this mode, but at the same time anything can be practiced in practice mode or just by playing a game and fiddling around. It is a video game, after all.
To conclude: again- this is a game. Its not a simulator nor a prognosticator of what might happen between two teams. Its supposed to be fun. So long as you're willing to spend the arduous, torturous, near impossible two to five minutes to learn how Wii controls work- it is! Though bear in mind it helps to have a decent TV. And a reasonable intellect. That certainly helps, too.
As an editorial postscript, I'd like to say to anyone out there reading this- its fine to dislike the Wii. Enjoy the consoles you do like. But it doesn't help anyone to lie about how things work or look in a given Wii game. What on earth is the point? Madden 08 does not have glitches in normal play, period. Unless of course you count the presence of Michael Vick as Falcons QB.
Customer Review: Bland and uninspired
Summary: 2 Stars
I was greatly disappointed at the responsiveness of the wii-mote on this one. Your moves all seem a beat behind and many of the glitches should have been corrected prior to the release date. This is my first bad experience with the Wii and most of it stems from Madden just being a stale game overall, with very few changes over the last six years or so. There's just no excitement or "punch" in this year's version, no hard hitting action and the online mode is an utter disaster. 2 stars for the roster updates, but I can't recommend it unless you're desperate to see how Nintendo handled Madden. Using the nunchuck to control your players may also be just enough to finally push you into that mental institution. I love Nintendo but football may be best played on another system, sorry folks.