Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Padre’s 08 Superstar Experience: Part 3
For this writeup I remembered to up the difficulty to All-Pro and would look at how that affected the play on the field. After simming through the regular season the Saints made it into the playoffs as a wild card. Continue through to read a recap of the playoffs, a video showing some Padre highlights, and some notes on the off-season. (more…)...
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Madden 08 online play review
After how poorly the entire online experience turned out for NCAA Football there was a great deal of concern whether Madden 08 would be afflicted with the same issues as well as a similar lack of options. So after spending time playing and going through the online mode, how has it turned out? Click through to read all the details and full analysis. (more…)...
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Padre’s 08 Superstar Experience: Part 2
Part 1 After simming through the pre-season it was time to begin the games with meaning. It was a tough first draw having to go on the road and play the defending champions. Padre knew this meant matching up against Marvin Harrison. He was going to get tested in his first regular season game. How would he handle the challenge? Click through for recaps on the first three games and a highlight video from the opener against the Colts. (more…)...
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SuperSim your way to achievement points
Running SuperSim will credit you for any Xbox 360 achievements gained in Madden 08 and NCAA Football 08. You don't even have to play a single down to get many of them. I went into Play Now and set a game to 15 minute quarters. Immediately I turned on SuperSim to take me to the end of the game. I got 14 achievements for Madden and 4 for NCAA in my first attempt! That is 215 gamer points for Madden in those couple minutes while I had my back turned to the game! By setting up the Su...
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Madden 08 Alternate/Throwback Jersey Screens
Below you will find screenshots showing some of the alternate and throwback jerseys in Madden 08. I have been taking requests in the forum on this since it was not going to be possible for me to grab and post every jersey in the game. If you are interested in seeing any specific jerseys feel free to comment or post in the forum. I will try and take more when I get an opportunity to do so and will add them here. Continue through to see all the jerseys that are up. (more…)...
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Superstar mode positional cameras
I went ahead and took screenshots of the camera angles for every Superstar mode position in Madden 08. This year you can choose from QB, RB, FB, WR, TE, LT, LG, C, RG, RT, LE, RE, DT, LOLB, MLB, ROLB, CB, FS, SS. The screens show pre-snap view and the video shows post-snap camera adjustments. Click through to view the screens and video. (more…)...
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Padre’s Superstar 08 Experience Begins
After a wildly successful Junior season at Wake Forest which included winning the Jim Thorpe Award given to the nation's best defensive back, Pasta Padre declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft and looked forward to moving on to Madden 08 Superstar mode. Click through to read all about the start of Padre's professional career. (more…)...
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Madden 08 pictures from Community Day
Here are a handful of pics I took of Madden while at the Community Day. I didn't spend much time doing them since I'll be able to grab them much more easily at home. The couple videos I have I may upload once I'm home if they turned out decent enough. I made sure to check out the Cowboys throwbacks because I had seen discussion wondering what the "Blue on Grey" and "Classic Cowboys" represented. Also included is my freak of a Superstar QB. Click the thumbnails bel...
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