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Testing the Water with All-Pro Football 2K8

08:12 PM - December 3, 2008 by RaychelSnr

When it comes to developing games -- like many other long-term projects -- there are set timetables and budgets to work with. Companies typically will analyze projects beforehand and attempt to determine the rates of return on their investments when dealing with multimillion-dollar software creations.

Looking at Take-Two Interactive's All-Pro Football 2K8 title from this capital, budgeting and investing point of view, we can begin to understand the company�s thinking from a business standpoint. After a three-year break, 2K football came out of retirement without an NFL license and decided to go head to head with the football giant and phenomenon known as Madden NFL Football.

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# 41 dunelly @ 01/03/09 07:26 PM

The problem is you can only control 1 defender on defense. You can't set a style you want controlling just 1 player.

If a guy runs toss plays 90% of the time, I want my defense to overpursue and let me contain the cutback lane. You can't do that. You can blitz,slant,etc, but it's not the same as setting a mentality in the D.
http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80dd2649 This is what I'm talking about. Dynamic defense vs 2k's static D.

Contrary to what people believe, football isn't tecmo bowl. You don't counter a play with another play. You counter with good technique and execution.

I think 2k5 was a much closer SIM than 2k8. They should've fixed the bugs and retuned that game with anonymous players. Would've took 3 months and done much better.

# 42 lnin0 @ 01/06/09 10:19 PM

What a waste of a game 2k7 was. Why did they waste all this money on legends. Why did they can the entire project and not just the marketing idiot who came up with that idea. And same for the dude who came up with the over the top stadium idea. If anything the stadiums should have been more more simple yet customizable.

Why not just do it like PES. Let players customize EVERYTHING. Let them take their custom shares and start online leagues with them. Let them delve into deep legacy modes. Let them share files online. Let them share stadium colors online. Let them share videos online.

Don't release it to compete with NCAA or Madden. WAIT. Wait until you are a couple weeks from the playoffs. So you are right in time for the holiday. Right when football fever is growing with the college bowl games and NFL playoffs. Right before the Super Bowl...and best of all, right AFTER every has tried and given up on Madden. Get a deal with EB Games to give an extra $10 in credit for trade in on Madden for APF.

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