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  • Madden 08 weapon breakdown and team ratings
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    Posted July 17th, 2007 at 2:21 am 26 Comments »
    SportsGamer recently published a full list of all of the weapons held by each player as well as the overall team ratings. The accuracy of the list comes into question as a few confirmed weapons are not listed here as well as previous statements made not completely matching up. However it could simply be that those were altered since then. I'll note some of those things in my recap of the info. Also keep in mind this was not from the final version of the game so there could potentially ...
  • Padre’s Campus Legend: Part 7
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    Posted July 16th, 2007 at 10:05 pm 28 Comments »
    Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 Padre decided to try another practice. He had much more success this time. A pass deflection took it from 41 points down to 38. He intercepted a pass and took it back for a TD which dropped the points needed to 24. A big hit on a tackle and it was down to 20. He got a +1 boost in several categories. So while I stated before its tough to make plays as a DB in practice, at least this time I had some success. I've been meaning to mention how ...
  • Padre’s Campus Legend: Part 6
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    Posted July 16th, 2007 at 5:02 pm 34 Comments »
    It seems that if you sim practice you don't get any credit for them. Padre is still 41 "points" behind the next guy on the depth chart. Been stuck there the whole season. I went in and played four practices. Through 40 plays, I was only able to make one tackle. That is the one that took me from 45 points back to 41 points back. As a CB it is really tough to do anything in the practices. I'm going to try a few more before the set of games following this update and we'll see how that goes. I'v...
  • Order your own Madden Championship ring!
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    Posted July 16th, 2007 at 3:21 pm 20 Comments »
    I added the exclamation point sarcastically. EA will be offering the opportunity to purchase your very own Jostens Madden ring through the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game. It can be yours for only $149 or $495! The Ring of a Champion series will serve as a visual tracking system for a player’s success within the game. As Madden NFL 08 gamers accomplish various achievements, they will progress through five different levels. Once a player has reached level three, the ring can be...
  • Padre’s Campus Legend: Part 5
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    Posted July 15th, 2007 at 10:42 pm 57 Comments »
    Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 One question I've seen around is pertaining to the quarter length in Campus Legend. Well, you probably don't want to go any longer than 5 minute quarters. In the mode, the clock doesn't run during play selection. So for example, lets say a play ends with 1:59 on the clock. It then goes to the play screen where you OK it to continue. Then it goes back to the field where it is 1:59 as the teams break the huddle. I noted a few long drives and the time it took ...
  • NCAA Football 08 coverage update
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    Posted July 15th, 2007 at 7:26 pm 30 Comments »
    Alright so I was out most of the day today. I made sure to get the 4th installment of the Campus Legend series up before I left. Now that I'm settling back in, here is what you have to look forward to. Campus Legend updates: Working towards getting part 5 up late tonight. Goal is to have parts 6 and 7 on Monday. These will continue beyond release, just not at the same pace I'm rolling them out at now. Eventually Padre will be moved to Madden's Superstar mode. So you'll want to follow alo...
  • Padre’s Campus Legend: Part 4
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    Posted July 15th, 2007 at 10:25 am 48 Comments »
    Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 This recap will go over the results of Padre's first three collegiate games. There was one cool clip that I had but the game said that the file was corrupted so that is lost for good.  Being the nickel CB, Padre is generally only on the field in passing situations. Maybe gets in for on average 1-5 defensive plays per drive. He also plays on special teams, covering and blocking on kicks and punts. (more…)...
  • Padre’s Campus Legend: Part 3
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    Posted July 14th, 2007 at 9:29 pm 60 Comments »
    Part 1 - Part 2 With the opportunity of playing for the State Championship looming, Padre knew he had to step up his play. He did just that on the first play of the game by getting his first INT of the High School tournament. However after that things didn't go quite as planned. I had actually wondered if they had made it so your school advances to at least the Championship game. Well I know now, as Padre High fell to Tukwila 10-7. Continue on for some video clips from the game and the fir...