NCAA 08---I would give it a 6.

So I'll get bashed but oh well, it's just my opinion. I bought the new 08 because I loved last years version. I would even give last years version a 9.5-10. I pick Tennessee as my favorite team and team to play with. The season starts off with Cal and I'm on the default difficulty level and 5 minute quarters. I receive the punt, fumble. They score. Next pocession, interception. 2 pocessions later, another fumble. Then they fumble. Ok, to make a long story short, by the end there was around 9 fumbles and 8 interceptions. It wasnt even raining outside. Next game its raining, even worse----around 12-14 interceptions and 10 fumbles. I play a few more and this continues to happen with my team as well as the opponents. This game is NOT realistic. It plays like an arcade game. More like Blitz. Even gamespot says there are way to many fumbles so it cant just be me. Anyways, I take it back to gamestop, they say they only give 25 bucks trade in even though its only days old. I tell them no way, so I put it up on ebay and got 50....I just hope they dont do this with next years edition....I'll be renting it first next time...10-15 fumbles/interceptions per game? EA, you suck.

alot more fumbles than last year's game, but the picks are about the same. just dont throw to guys who are well covered.

I just played the demo earlier tonight, and i agree with the fumbling.

In the 2 minute quarters in the clear sky game, both teams fumbled a total of 5 times. (My team the Spartans 3, the Wolverines 2)

Way too many to be realistic, imho.

I just played the demo earlier tonight, and i agree with the fumbling.

In the 2 minute quarters in the clear sky game, both teams fumbled a total of 5 times. (My team the Spartans 3, the Wolverines 2)

Way too many to be realistic, imho.

Bryn5774

Haha i found that funny. The Spartans. Well i have yet to play the game yet, but i'll tell you tomorrow what i think.

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I just played the demo earlier tonight, and i agree with the fumbling.

In the 2 minute quarters in the clear sky game, both teams fumbled a total of 5 times. (My team the Spartans 3, the Wolverines 2)

Way too many to be realistic, imho.

Doomtime

Haha i found that funny. The Spartans. Well i have yet to play the game yet, but i'll tell you tomorrow what i think.

Did i say Spartans? I meant Trojans. That is quite embarassing for a college student like myself who loves sports. :-\

But to what someone earlier said, yes, i know there is a button to cover up the ball right before you get hit, and i used it in my demo game. Fumbles still occured.

If you're using the spin button or the highlight stick way too much they will also fumble. It goes into them making moves and not worrying about the ball. In my games I do fumble but there is a reason for all of it. Now what I do notice is that I fumble a lot after the play and then they review it and overturn it. But when I run the ball about 6 times in a row, throwing jukes and stuff every time, I expect to fumble.

As for interceptions, sometimes the DBs just get a jump on the ball and they make a good play. You should throw to people that are clearly open rather than trying to force the pass. Run plays where you know people have a good chance of getting open.

A third point is that this is college. Not all the players are going to be the absolute best at holding onto the ball. I doubt there will be that many fumbles in Madden.

RB-Protect ball, it's your friend.

And the fact that you'd consider 07 a 9.5-10 kinda voids your opinion right there IMO. 07 sucked, the gameplay was clumsy and unfun and it lacked any depth, IMO 08 is a much better game, smoother gameplay, 60 fps, Campus Legend.

played 25 games only funbled 3 times and the the people i gone against only fumbled5 times

i actually want more fumbles

So I'll get bashed but oh well, it's just my opinion. I bought the new 08 because I loved last years version. I would even give last years version a 9.5-10. I pick Tennessee as my favorite team and team to play with. The season starts off with Cal and I'm on the default difficulty level and 5 minute quarters. I receive the punt, fumble. They score. Next pocession, interception. 2 pocessions later, another fumble. Then they fumble. Ok, to make a long story short, by the end there was around 9 fumbles and 8 interceptions. It wasnt even raining outside. Next game its raining, even worse----around 12-14 interceptions and 10 fumbles. I play a few more and this continues to happen with my team as well as the opponents. This game is NOT realistic. It plays like an arcade game. More like Blitz. Even gamespot says there are way to many fumbles so it cant just be me. Anyways, I take it back to gamestop, they say they only give 25 bucks trade in even though its only days old. I tell them no way, so I put it up on ebay and got 50....I just hope they dont do this with next years edition....I'll be renting it first next time...10-15 fumbles/interceptions per game? EA, you suck.

Spinbrett

Stop Whining! Get better at the game.

britt, i think you just suck at the game. i played through a whole dynasty, 12 games, and fumbled maybe 7 times all year. i threw maybe 13 interceptions. You just cannot throw into double coverage....

face it, you suck as sports games if you turn the ball over that many times!!!!!!!!!