<s>
All-Pro	B-Application
Football	I-Application
2K8	I-Application
is	O
an	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
game	O
for	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All-Pro	B-Application
Football	I-Application
2K8	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
football	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
since	O
EA	O
Sports	O
purchased	O
exclusive	O
licenses	O
to	O
the	O
intellectual	O
properties	O
of	O
the	O
NFL	O
and	O
NFLPA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All-Pro	B-Application
Football	I-Application
2K8	I-Application
features	O
a	O
fictional	O
league	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
All-Pro	O
League	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
'	O
APL	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
York	O
Knights	O
–	O
Possibly	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
WLAF	O
team	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
baseball	B-Application
team	O
from	O
the	O
book	O
and	O
movie	O
,	O
The	O
Natural	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	B-Application
Firebirds	O
–	O
A	O
reference	O
to	O
Detroit	B-Application
's	O
nickname	O
of	O
'	O
The	O
Motor	O
City	O
 '	O
and	O
the	O
Pontiac	O
Firebird	O
automobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carolina	O
Cobras	B-Language
–	O
Possibly	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
former	O
arena	O
football	O
team	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extensive	O
Enterprises	O
was	O
a	O
front	O
company	O
for	O
the	O
Cobra	B-Language
Organization	O
in	O
the	O
G.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Tampa	O
Bay	O
Top	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
–	O
Possibly	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
MacDill	O
Air	O
Force	O
Base	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
in	O
Tampa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlanta	O
Wasps	B-Application
–	O
The	O
in-game	O
stadium	O
is	O
named	O
"	O
Van	O
Dyne	O
Field	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
Janet	O
Van	O
Dyne	O
,	O
the	O
superhero	O
Wasp	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seattle	O
Sailors	O
–	O
A	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Seattle	O
Mariners	O
of	O
Major	B-Application
League	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dallas	O
Gunfighters	B-Application
–	O
Veiled	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Dallas	O
Cowboys	O
and	O
USFL	O
's	O
San	O
Antonio	O
Gunslingers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
St.	O
Louis	O
Rhinos	B-Algorithm
–	O
A	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
NFL	O
's	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Rams	O
,	O
who	O
played	O
in	O
St.	O
Louis	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
San	O
Francisco	O
Sharks	B-Algorithm
–	O
Their	O
home	O
stadium	O
is	O
called	O
"	O
Amity	O
Stadium	O
"	O
,	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
town	O
Amity	O
in	O
Jaws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presumably	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
San	O
Jose	O
Sharks	B-Algorithm
hockey	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
APF2K8	B-Application
is	O
considered	O
better	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
play	O
of	O
Visual	O
Concepts	O
 '	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
ESPN	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2K5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
All-Pro	B-Application
Football	I-Application
2K8	I-Application
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
multi-season	O
Franchise	O
Mode	O
,	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
competing	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
08	I-Application
and	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
08	I-Application
,	O
given	O
ESPN	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
2K5	I-Application
contained	O
a	O
similar	O
Franchise	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
