Reggie Bush Pro Football 2008
A good second to Madden
Gameloft is approaching a scrimmage line with EA and doesn't look as though they're getting sacked - yet. With their latest mobile release, Reggie Bush Pro Football 2008, they have actually put together a pretty good competitor towards the video game football king Madden. With no NFL rights, the teams names are made up but everything else plays the way it should.
Unfortunately, Reggie Bush Pro Football 2008 doesn't seem like much of a step up from previous versions and with EA stepping up its game, Gameloft's latest released is coming up a bit short.
EA has managed to make multiple button pushing function a thing of the past while Gameloft has made the passing and receiving controls difficult to manage. This leads to frustration as your trying to hit two different buttons in two different spots – running out of time.
It certainly has improved upon the 2007 Reggie edition. Every team has their own playbook. A very good feature to have especially if the game ever goes multiplayer. Although this feature doesn't do much if you're playing against computer controlled players. The tackle zones help to stop the ball – this is a good new feature. It's easy to tacked – hit OK as the player enters the zone. You may not always get the hits but it helps with your precision, precision begin a difficult task on a mobile phone.
Even with the new stuff, it still doesn't feel as though its grown from last year. The playbook is better but the animations haven't really changed. Information come across clearer while in play but these are things that should be part of a mobile game sequel.
The biggest part? Well, games are meant to be fun and for me? More fun is Madden. Multiple button pushing in Reggie's makes it awkward. Plus not having a full league license is a bit off putting as well. One major thing – the pacing of the game was awkward. Players would speed up and slow down randomly. It was like I wasn't in the driver's seat.
LAST WORD
Reggie Bush Pro Football 2008 is an okay game but not the player of the year by any means. Playbook features are enticing but the double-button pushing is hard to take, especially after playing Madden. It's hard to be the master of video game football and I'm just not sure Reggie has done it.
