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Shippin' Out July 16-20: All-Pro 2K8, NCAA 08

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Jul 17, 2007 12:10 pm PT

It's a football free-for-all as Visual Concepts returns to the gridiron alongside EA's collegiate huddle, Paper Mario, Bomberman, and more.

It's been nearly three years to the day since ESPN NFL 2K5 took the field. Despite putting up huge numbers, the Sega-published football sim was sidelined when both its NFL contract and ESPN sponsorship were abruptly swiped away by Electronic Arts. In the aftermath of EA's move, Sega sold developer Visual Concepts to Take-Two Interactive, which redubbed it 2K Sports and continued to churn out NBA, MLB, and NHL games.

This January, Take-Two announced the 2K series' return to the gridiron. But since present-day superstars all fall under EA's exclusive license with the NFL, Visual Concepts signed more than 240 legendary ex-pro footballers to fill out the game's roster. This week, players will be able to reacquaint themselves with Visual Concept's brand of pigskin play with All-Pro Football 2K8. Rated E for Everyone, the game is available on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and retails for $59.99.

Those looking for some more-youthful pigskin action can tackle EA's NCAA Football 08, which also goes on sale this week. This year's freshman class features a new branching animation system and 115 modeled college football stadiums, up from last year's 40. NCAA Football 08 is available on the PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, and Xbox. Xbox 360 owners looking for a peek at EA's playbook can check out a demo on Xbox Live.

Paper Mario and Bomberman Live lead this week's downloadable offerings. On the Wii, Nintendo will be porting over its Nintendo 64 classic Paper Mario to the Virtual Console. Mario's first wafer-thin role-playing adventure is available for 1,000 Wii points ($10). Hudson's cute-yet-maniacal unibombers will make their way to the Xbox Live Marketplace in Bomberman Live. Unlike last year's tragic rendition of Hudson's iconic mascot, this conversion will return Bomberman to its roots and feature eight-player online play. Rated E for Everyone, it will run for 800 Microsoft points ($10).

This week's new releases are listed below (list taken from retailer information--actual dates may vary).

JULY 16, 2007
All-Pro Football 2K8 (PS3, Xbox 360)
Smash Court Tennis 3 (PSP)
Paper Mario (Wii)

JULY 17, 2007
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (PC)
NCAA Football 08 (PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, Xbox)
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Gold Edition (PC)
PaRappa the Rapper (PSP)
Hot Shots Tennis (PS2)
Spelling Challenges and More! (DS)
Battleground Europe: World War II Online (MAC)
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology (PSP)
Ride! Carnival Tycoon (PC)

JULY 18, 2007
Bomberman Live (Xbox 360)
Yie Ar Kung Fu (Xbox 360)
Deal or No Deal (GBA)

47 Comments

  • uk_beny

    Posted Oct 2, 2007 9:25 am PT

    well its the classic bomberman will buy

  • DeathDealer007

    Posted Jul 23, 2007 8:50 pm PT

    ghoffbad83...of course they gonna provide you with the "OL'Xbox" version for 08. It's probably the same code for 07, but they gonna get $60 more bucks from your sorry no XBox 360 arse.

    Why don't you give in and go current gen? It's very nice.

  • ghoffbad83

    Posted Jul 23, 2007 4:48 pm PT

    I can't believe they got NCAA 08 copy fo DE OL'Xbox i thought all game companies (including Microsoft) had all abandoned that old thing i ought to get it out of my closet and give it a little spin again.

  • TheViceMan

    Posted Jul 19, 2007 8:08 am PT

    Why are there NO reviews for this game? Not just on gamespot, but anywhere. I've been looking forward to the release and review of this game since last year's release, hoping for great improvement. Would someone please review this game intelligently and soon.

  • LosDaddie

    Posted Jul 19, 2007 5:45 am PT

    NCAA 08 is awesome!!

  • NyGin07

    Posted Jul 19, 2007 4:54 am PT

    where are the freakin reviews?

  • HAMMER261266

    Posted Jul 18, 2007 7:06 pm PT

    I hope All-Pro Football is good!

  • SavoyPrime

    Posted Jul 18, 2007 11:08 am PT

    I'll probably be picking up All-Pro Football 2K8. Football is back baby!!!

  • Sonovius

    Posted Jul 18, 2007 8:35 am PT

    slow week except for bomberman. i wish pa rappa would hit xbla.

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Jul 18, 2007 5:16 am PT

    gonna get GRAW 2 soon

  • josephmadde2005

    Posted Jul 18, 2007 4:02 am PT

    Any chance of a review of these games sometime this year????? I know it is because of E3 but dayumn!

  • Sig12047

    Posted Jul 17, 2007 9:57 pm PT

    I'm pretty excited for 2K8 now, I want to review to come out already. I've been trying to plan my team.

  • timdabrat

    Posted Jul 17, 2007 9:40 pm PT

    bomber a-la man!

  • MichaeltheCM

    Posted Jul 17, 2007 6:37 pm PT

    Sweet! NCAA 08! cant wait to get it

  • stziggy

    Posted Jul 17, 2007 5:50 pm PT

    I'm dying to read the review for All Pro Football. The concept excites me.

  • madden118

    Posted Jul 17, 2007 5:46 pm PT

    NCAA 08 rocks!!

  • snipe2004

    Posted Jul 17, 2007 4:41 pm PT

    still thinking about ncaa 08

  • Bond1020

    Posted Jul 17, 2007 4:18 pm PT

    nothing for me this week

  • codgamer2004

    Posted Jul 17, 2007 4:14 pm PT

    ive got high hopes for ncaa

  • _NeoN

    Posted Jul 17, 2007 3:51 pm PT

    None from this week's list peak my interest, sadly.

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