A new AND FUN way to play Madden

I read all the reviews of Madden 08 (got the game last Dec) and I thought I might as well give this a try. I was not disappointed with the gameplay at all although there are some notable exceptions.

The graphics will not wow you because it seems like it is a port of the PS2 version of Madden 08 but it's not like the PS1 version of Madden which would be weak compared to today's games. With me, it is a question of is the graphics good enough and the answer is yes.

If you have spent years playing Madden on other systems with controllers such as the Playstation DualShock 1/2 or X-Box 1/360, it won't be very difficult for you to pick up the controls on the Wii-mote. I won't go into deep detail about how the Wii-mote plays but with the Wii-mote, you can throw the ball to the selected receiver by pressing the left, up, right, or down button on the d-pad and then throw the Wii-mote (as long as you don't let go..LOL). The 5th person would mean pressing the A button and throwing the Wii-mote. You can barrel over defenders by thursting the Wii-mote forward. With the nunchunk attachment, you control the players' movements with the analog stick and if you move it left or right, the player will juke the defenders out of their socks. Basically, if you are a longtime vet of Madden, ESPN, 2K, or other football games, this is not difficult to pick up. The only problem is you won't have the timing completely down just yet...I was lobbing passes for awhile until I got the hang of it. I haven't dived into the online aspect of Madden 08 for the Wii so I am unable to comment. Now you want to know what features are in Madden 08 for the Wii? You do have the Franchise Mode and you are able to act as the owner just like in the PS2 version of Madden. However, it seems like the ability to build new stadiums were left out but I saw a new 49ers stadium built while I was in franchise mode so it might be possible after all. You have the Hall of Fame mode and it is great as well since you are closer to your rear end than in a normal Madden game, the Wii-mote's greatness does show here especially as a RB. My lone beef with Madden 08 is that I cannot customize my playbooks so I am forced to look for a playbook that fits what I want to do and it's a pain in the ass! This is still a fun game to play but due to Madden 08 not giving you the option to customize your playbook, I refuse to give this game a 5.0. Peter Moore, please tell Tibourn to let us do that so I can give your stinking game a perfect 5.0!