This is my favorite football game of all time, followed by Blitz the league 2, and NFL quarterback club on SNES. Why? Well simple, IT'S NOT MADDEN. What do I mean by this. EA games has a terrible practice of releasing nothing more than a roster update as a new game yearly. This game takes what we know of football and makes it like a fantasy football league with Allstars instead of current players.

The game is great, but we had to get it elsewhere because we drove 30 minutes out to the GameStop who said they had it, let us order it online, and then when we got there the guy at the register said they didn't have it.

Now that this is being modded, it is a great game.

This game does not have all the game modes and features you'd want in a full fledged football sim, but the on field gameplay is unmatched to this day.

I bought this game thinking it was a more updated version of NFL2K5. Graphics were a little better, but the feature set was greatly reduced from the 2K5 version.

Whenever the thought hits my mind, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Like or not, 2K FOOTBALL IS DEAD! Although the concept is pretty good, spitting on NFL 2k's grvae is what 2K sports did by releasing All Pro Football. Now by no means is All Pro a terrible game, but it is very misleading so for those of you thinking about picking up the cheap alternative to Madden, here is what you must know. Forget what the desciptions may say, you will not have a team filled with all legends. There are three different tiers of players that you will have to choose from, two gold players(Johnny Unitas, Jerry Rice), three silver players(Jack Tatum, Lenny Moore), and six bronze players(Brian Bosworth, Christian Okoye). You will have to choose wisely and will have to consider which spots need the absolute best players. For those thinking, why can't I just select one of the teams on there, YOU CANT. YOU MUST create your own team and play only with a created team. After creating a team, you pick uniforms, a stadium(which are insanly detailed and beautiful to look at, the future of over the top stadiums), etc. Everything else, as you might expect, plays like NFL 2K5, just without other key features, an ESPN connection and NFL likenesses. The gameplay itself isn't bad but pretty soon you will wish for those NFL names. What makes this game feel unique is that, like NFL 2K5, it feels like a football game should feel. While playing this you should expect those little moments that made this franchise so unique,(catchable tipped balls, throwing ability). But then its those other moments(such as frequent drops, too many missed tackles) that makes you realize that this is not like NFL 2K5. There are times where you are gonna get bored playing this game. This game is something nice to play every now and then, espcially for the cheap price, but who are we fooling. This alternative is like all the rest. Madden is still the main football franchise and everything else, just like this game, pales in comparison. The only way I can recommend that you buy this game is if and only if you have Madden as the main game because if you don't, you will be sorry. We can only hope that soon, we will have a NFL 2K game. But until then, making anything else is simply spitting on the grave.

ok apf2k8 is a good game with many hof but compared to madden nfl 08 madden beats 2k a lot madden nfl is a better game

I am a huge fan of nfl2k5, and this game gives me everything i loved about 2k5 while adding some new exciting features. Its a lot harder to pick up and play than madden, but after awhile when you get used to it, it's really rewarding. By far the best football game I've played.

With football season in full swing I like to take time to go back and play other games besides Madden and NCAA. This is one of the nitch games that offers something Madden just can't. I love the fact that this game has old school players, especially Walter Payton. That fact alone makes me keep going back to playing it. But besides just offering tons of old school players, it is also a good football game. I always favored the 2K series to Madden and was upset when Madden went exclusive with the nfl. I feel the 2K games offer a more real football experience. The sound and graphics are great. This is something I would recommend to any casual or diehard football fan.

It's a ok game but 2k5 is the best!But 2k8 created a bad name for 2k