NCAA Football 08 begins another season on the PlayStation 2 by adding a Campus Legend" mode where gamers must begin as a greenhorn high school player and work their way up in status and skill. After completing an all-star championship series against other regional high schools, players are presented with a list of colleges interested in having their abilities on the field. Gamers begin as the lowest rated team member, and must spend time earning practice points in order to advance up the roster. Players may spend their free time playing basketball, going to movies, or studying. On the field, gamers can influence other players and lead the action during plays with the Leadership Control. Improvements with the Hit Stick allow smaller players to low tackle larger opponents who sport shoulders of steel. Throughout the game there will be chances to spend some time on the field of 115 different stadiums, as well as study the playbooks of each collegiate football team.
Controls
COMPLETE CONTROLS
BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL
D-Button or Left Analog Stick = move player
X Button = sprint
Square Button = dive
Triangle Button = jump/intercept/catch
Circle Button = spin/switch player
Select Button = call timeout
Start Button = pause game
OFFENSE
AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE
X Button = snap ball
Circle Button = fake snap
D-Button Down (To Select Player) + D-Button Left or Right = cycle man in motion/send man in motion
R2 Button = show cam
R2 Button + Right Analog Stick Up = show routes
R2 Button + D-Button Left or Right = rotate left or right
L2 Button = quiet the crowd
L1 Button + D-Button Down = slide pinch
L1 Button + D-Button Up = slide spread
L1 Button + D-Button Left or Right = shift left or right
RUNNING WITH THE BALL
L2 Button = stiff arm left or right
Right Analog Stick Left, Right or Down = juke left, right or back
Triangle Button = cover up ball
L1 Button or R1 Button = small jukes
Right Analog Stick Up = highlight stick
QB OPTION
R2 Button = pitch ball
L2 Button = fake pitch
X Button = hand off to fullback (triple option)
Square Button = ob dive or slide
PASSING/RECEIVING
Square Button, Triangle Button, Circle Button, L1 Button or R1 Button (Hold) = throw to receiver (bullet pass)
Square Button, Triangle Button, Circle Button, L1 Button or R1 Button (Tap) = throw to receiver (lob pass)
L2 Button = throw ball away
R2 Button = pump fake
Right Analog Stick Up, Down, Left or Right = qb avoidance stick
Triangle Button = catch
AUDIBLES
Square Button + Square Button, X Button, Circle Button, L1 Button or R1 Button = call audible
R2 Button = flip play (playcalling screen only)
Triangle Button = cancel audible (if new play was selected)
L2 Button = cancel audible (to audible back to the original play)
R1 Button (Hold) + Square Button, Circle Button or X Button (Hold) = change audible at playcalling screen (up to three only)
HOT ROUTES
D-Button Up = deep route
D-Button Down = come back
D-Button Left or Right = in/out pattern left/right
L2 Button or R2 Button = slant pattern left or right (for receivers)
L2 Button or R2 Button = pass block left or right (for running backs or tight ends)
D-Button Left or Right = in/out flare left or right (for running backs)
Right Analog Stick Up, Down, Left or Right = advanced routes
HURRY-UP OFFENSE
X Button = hurry to line of scrimmage (after breaking the huddle)
Triangle Button = repeat previous play (immediately after the whistle blows)
Circle Button (Hold) = qb spike
Square Button (Hold) = fake spike
DEFENSE
AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE
Circle Button = cycle through players
L2 Button = pump up crowd (linebackers and secondary only)
X Button = jump the snap (right before the ball is hiked)
WHILE IN PURSUIT
L1 Button = swat ball
Right Analog Stick (In Direction Of Player) = big hit
R2 Button = strip ball
R1 Button = strafe
L1 Button or R1 Button = swim/spin left or right (with linemen)
SECONDARY COVERAGE AUDIBLES (BEFORE THE SNAP)
Triangle Button + D-Button Right = man up
Triangle Button + Right Analog Stick Left = shade left
Triangle Button + Right Analog Stick Right = shade right
Triangle Button + D-Button Up or Down = tight or loose coverage
Triangle Button + D-Button Left = reset
Triangle Button + Triangle Button = cancel coverage audible
DEFENSIVE LINE/LINEBACKER SHIFTS (BEFORE THE SNAP)
L1 Button + D-Button Left or Right = shift defensive line left or right
L1 Button + D-Button Up or Down = spread or pinch defensive line
R1 Button + D-Button Left or Right = shift linebackers left or right
R1 Button + D-Button Up or Down = spread or pinch linebackers
L1 Button + Square Button = spy with right defensive end
L1 Button + Circle Button = spy with left defensive end
L1 Button + Right Analog Stick Up or Do = rush defensive line outside/jam middle
L1 Button + Right Analog Stick Left or Right = crash left or right with defensive line
R1 Button + Right Analog Stick Up = call off linebacker blitzes (any blitzing linebacker is re-assigned to a hook zone while the mlb changes to a qb spy assigment)
R1 Button + Right Analog Stick Down = blitz with all linebackers
R1 Button + Right Analog Stick Left or Right = blitz left or right with the outisde linebackers
KICKING GAME
KICKING OFF/PATS/PUNTS
Left Analog Stick Up = adjust height
Right Analog Stick Down + Right Analog Stick Up = adjusting power/direction
L2 Button = abandon kick/punt (after the ball is snapped)
