All-Pro Football 2K8 (Xbox 360)

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• 8 stars

  Not Quite Next Gen But Good

  by brianwolters on August 17, 2007

  Pros: Great animations, game play, presentation, and online!

  Cons: Not "Next Gen", season mode is weak.

  Summary: I am a huge 2K football fan. I played all of their games since the initial 2K release on the Dreamcast. When EA took the license, I was crushed. I ...

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  Summary: I am a huge 2K football fan. I played all of their games since the initial 2K release on the Dreamcast. When EA took the license, I was crushed. I was basically forced to play Madden but opted for the PC version (where I can at least save a game in progress.)
  
  When I heard 2K8 was going to come back without the license, I got pretty excited. So, I purchased an XBOX 360 just to get this game.
  
  So, I came home with my copy of All Pro Football 2K8, popped it in and got to a game. Initially, I was like "This is Next Gen?" I was a little upset that this is what I waited and paid $60.00 for. (I actually picked up a cheap copy of Madden 07 and played it for a while.)
  
  But as time passed, I kept getting more and more curious about the game and started to play out the lackluster but functional season mode. I started to become more impressed with the animations and the presentation of the game.
  
  Then I headed online..despite a problem where someone disconnected instead of quitting fairly, I am loving on-line play. You get a more competitive game and I've had some real close ones. I am interested in the leagues but it doesn't look like they are getting off the ground well (no one has generated their schedules yet.)
  
  The presentation is great as always. Despite the commentary being 80% recycled from 2K5, this is still miles ahead of any other sports game out there. The halftime and postgame shows are back too.
  
  As a whole, this is not the great "next gen" football we've been looking for and a lot of it seems like 2K5 repackaged and stripped of ESPN. But, given the realistic game play (QB's feet need to be set, etc) and good animation and presentation, this one beats out Madden 08 this year and when they get the NFL back...look out!

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