<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
08	I-Application
is	O
a	O
college	O
football	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
,	O
the	O
sports	O
video	O
gaming	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
07	I-Application
in	O
the	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
NCAA	B-Application
08	I-Application
page	O
on	O
the	O
EA	O
Sports	O
website	O
on	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
Sports	O
had	O
opened	O
up	O
a	O
ballot	O
on	O
their	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
07	I-Application
site	O
in	O
which	O
fans	O
can	O
vote	O
on	O
a	O
feature	O
to	O
be	O
implemented	O
into	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
announcing	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
option	O
of	O
medical	O
red	O
shirts	O
was	O
voted	O
on	O
and	O
won	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
option	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
Dynasty	O
Mode	O
on	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
08	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
release	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
marking	O
the	O
eleventh	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
series	I-Application
bearing	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
07	I-Application
,	O
08	O
features	O
limited	O
ESPN	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animations	O
:	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
08	I-Application
runs	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
(	O
up	O
from	O
30	O
in	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
edition	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS3	B-Operating_System
remains	O
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
but	O
still	O
includes	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
animations	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
albeit	O
at	O
a	O
slower	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
115	O
detailed	O
stadiums	O
,	O
up	O
from	O
40	O
in	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
07	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
Scheme	O
:	O
In	O
keeping	O
with	O
the	O
brand	O
new	O
animations	O
,	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
08	I-Application
features	O
a	O
fairly	O
new	O
control	O
scheme	O
from	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
07	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
blocking	O
controls	O
from	O
Madden	O
have	O
crossed	O
over	O
onto	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
08	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Offensive	O
hot	O
routes	O
,	O
audibles	O
,	O
and	O
defensive	O
playmaker	O
options	O
are	O
also	O
new	O
additions	O
to	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
08	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
08	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
export	O
their	O
rosters	O
to	O
Madden	O
08	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
Creation	O
:	O
When	O
users	O
create	O
a	O
Campus	O
Legend	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
or	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
player	O
and	O
high	O
school	O
are	O
created	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
at	O
the	O
state	O
championship	O
playoffs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
control	O
the	O
whole	O
team	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
your	O
player	O
;	O
This	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
changed	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
or	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Campus	O
Legend	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
is	O
relatively	O
unchanged	O
;	O
the	O
user	O
still	O
encounters	O
the	O
five	O
drills	O
as	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trick	O
Plays	O
:	O
Inspired	O
by	O
the	O
2007	O
Fiesta	O
Bowl	O
,	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
more	O
trick	O
plays	O
than	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
that	O
Jared	O
Zabransky	O
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
cover	O
athlete	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
08	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
cover	O
athlete	O
in	O
the	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
series	I-Application
that	O
went	O
undrafted	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Nebraska	O
QB	O
Tommie	O
Frazier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
week	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
EA	O
Sports	O
released	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
demo	O
for	O
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
08	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	O
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCAA	B-Application
Football	I-Application
08	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
earning	O
scores	O
of	O
77/100	O
and	O
81/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
