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NCAA Football 08

(2007, Video Games - Sports, Rated E, Play it on: PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    College football action a treat for game purists.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 8 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    It's a great way to learn football and the college game.
  • Messages:

    Kids learn that team play and strategy win the game.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    Football violence -- tamer than TV, though.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

This review of NCAA Football 08 was written by Andrew Bub

Parents need to know that EA Sports and Tiberon make this NCAA series yearly for die-hard college football fans. Each season they strive to get everything accurate as they imitate college ball. The graphics on the newer systems (PS3 and the Xbox 360) are better than those found on the Xbox and PS2, but all versions deliver sweet college football action.

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  • Families can talk about why people have allegiances to different college football teams. Is it because they know someone who went there? Is your favorite team close to home? Are they having a winning season? Families can also discuss the differences between pro and NCAA games. Some see college football players as unpaid athletes making schools rich by risking their own health -- do you?
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What’s the Story?

In the real college game, the coaches adhere to the most fundamental stratagems in the game, the rules are more basic, the playbook a bit smaller, and the superhuman athletes are fewer and farther between. That's true in EA Sports' NCAA FOOTBALL 08 as well. Each college team is lucky if they have a handful of NFL draft prospects on their roster -- so it's play-calling, rather than play-making that marks the college game. Plus there are so many schools, so many teams, so many titles, and the result is a rabid and enthusiastic fan base.

In NCAA Football 08, the playbooks are expanded, with more than a few clever trick plays to choose from. You can select the kind of plays that can help you win big or blow up in your face. Also, the game offers a deep and massive dynasty mode that lets you control, draft, and handle the team for a set number of years./

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Is It Any Good?

The color commentary from Lee Corso is a "love it or loathe it" proposition -- but that's a pretty good definition of a color commentator. The calls and advice can be wacky -- you can be up by four touchdowns and Corso will still tell you "this is a close game." Right.

Overall presentation of this gridiron classic is stellar, with superb graphics and sound. The game has you pick your favorite school and then presents the game in that school's colors, with their fight song playing. This makes starting the game, especially with friends and rivals nearby, a source of alumni (or in some cases, wishful alumni) pride. Expect to see familiar college stadiums and mascots, and hear marching bands while playing.

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Publisher’s Details

Released on 07/17/2007, price $46.99, not online enabled
ESRB rating: E

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Oklahoma
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    good

    not as good as 07 but you get jerome gresome and violence what the crap football is a contact sport if you do not want to get hit do dancing

  2. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 5.0

    NCAA 08 is an awsome game.It is rated E for everyone.you can be any team you want too.you can play mini games like traing camp or make a super star.and dress him and pick his teams and number.play other teams with your super star. It is g10 and upood for ages 8-10 and up.

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 5.0

    Football Fun

    Nothing offensive about football unless you have a problem with men making bodily contact. Recommended for evryone.

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

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    I DONT THINK

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