NCAA Football 2008-Xbox 360-PS3

[ShadowJet35]

These are a few reviews and images/videos of the game...

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http://sports.ign.com/articles/780/780386p1.html

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next-gen debut of Campus Legend, the stellar create-a-player mode analogous to Madden's Superstar mode. This season, you create a stud, create a high school and jump right into the state championship playoffs. If you went to IGN High in San Francisco, you'll play on the local field against the likes of Oakland, San Jose and powerhouse Chico. If you reach the finals you'll play on one of the NCAA stadiums for the state championship. Scouts will take notice of your play, and the farther you lead your team the more scholarship offers you are going to get. If you stink it up, you can still walk-on at your favorite school (and clean the seniors' jocks, you scrub.).

Campus Legend makes great use of the new Super Sim feature that allows you to skip single plays or to the next change of possession. You can still watch every play from the sideline through the eyes of your legend, but you can also skip ahead to the next time he takes the field. Super Sim is available in every game, which will come in handy during Dynasty mode when you want to get your second stringers on the field to mop up.

Your legend's day is broken up into mornings, afternoons and evenings. You have to hit the books in the morning and attend class, making sure you stay eligible with a 2.0 GPA. We're not exactly sure how you do that since there are no student exams, as in last year's current-gen title. Maybe you just happen to have all of Maurice Clarett's professors and skate through. In the afternoon, you head to practice and get your 10 reps. The better you do the more points you earn. The more points you earn the better chance you have of overtaking the next teammate on the depth chart -- a real challenge for a freshman trying to supplant, say, USC's John David Booty.

At night you can study the playbook for a little awareness boost or you can play hoops with your friends and get a little jump boost (or roll your ankle and miss the big game). There's no word yet on if EA has included Hummer racing as part of a NCAA Rules Violation minigame.

I have a feeling this will be the best football video game in decades.

[ShadowJet35]

This game (NCAA) surpassed Madden a while ago, this may push it out even further.