Prima Games Video Games NCAA08 User Manual

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PRIMA Offi cial Game Guide

For owners of the XBox 360 and 

PlayStation 3 versions of NCAA 
Football 08, this is what you’ve been 
waiting for: the new and enhanced 
Dynasty Mode. Let’s dive in and 
break it down from start to fi nish.

One of the greatest challenges in 

NCAA Football 08 is to turn a one-
star school into a national power-
house.  With that in mind, this year 
we’ll tackle Dynasty Mode strategy 
with a lovable team that has no-
where to go but up: the Temple Owls.

The Owls in 2006 ranked last in 

Division I FBS offense and near the 
bottom in defense.  To preserve the 
realism of our recruiting efforts, we 
won’t try to “distort reality” by play-
ing games manually—this way, we’ll 
get a true feel as to how effective 
our recruiting strategies are as the 
years of Dynasty progress.

As you can imagine, turning a lowly 

team into a top-ranked school won’t 
happen overnight—it’ll take years to 
reverse Temple’s fortunes. So let’s 
roll our sleeves up: We’ve got lots of 
work ahead… 

Dynasty Mode starts at the team 

select screen, where the overall, of-
fensive, defensive and special teams 
rankings are listed for every Division 
I FBS team. At the top of the screen 
is a listing of one to six stars, which 
refl ects that team’s reputation: The 
more stars shown, the easier it will 
be to recruit prospects.

Not surprisingly, our team of choice 

for this year’s guide, Temple, is a one-
star school with one of the lowest 
overall scores of any team.

After choosing a team, Dynasty 

Mode begins in the preseason.

The fi rst thing a coach needs to do 

at the pre-season schedule screen is 
to view the depth chart by pressing 
the Y Button (Xbox 360) or Triangle 

Players of the PlayStation 2 and 

Xbox versions of NCAA Football 08 
will fi nd several new twists in Dy-
nasty Mode compared to last year’s 
offering. They include:

1. Medical Redshirts: Injured play-

ers can now seek Medical Redshirt 
status. This lets them recover from 
their injuries without using up a year 
of eligibility.

Users can choose specifi c players to 
train during the summer, using vari-
ous drills (similar to the Spring Drills) 
to boost up their stats before the 
start of the upcoming season. 

Like with Campus Legend, aside 

from the new features above, this 
year’s Dynasty Mode for the Xbox 
and PlayStation 2 will be familiar in 
terms of features and structure to 
those who’ve already played it. 

Last year’s strategy guide covered 

Dynasty Mode in depth for these 

versions, so we won’t rehash it here 
except for the following key tips:

1. Identify Recruiting Needs: Be-

fore starting the recruiting process, 
look at your team overview to see 
which needs should be addressed 
fi rst. Positions with no freshmen or 
sophomores, or positions with low 
overall stats should be fi lled fi rst.

2. Tap the Pipeline: Your school 

should have a number of “pipeline” 
states where a good number of your 
team’s players have come from.

In general, it’s easier to attract 

recruits from an established pipeline 
state, so try to scout out prospects 
from those states fi rst.

3. Keep it Real: If you coach a 

powerhouse school like Michigan or 
USC, you’ll be able to go after the 
nation’s best athletes. However, if 
you’re coaching a lowly one-star 
school, it’ll be extremely diffi cult to 
snag top athletes. 

4. Winning is Everything: There is 

no greater recruiting tool than a win-
ning football team—especially when 
you have prospects visiting your 
school that weekend.  As a result, 
manually play (and win) important 
games instead of simulating them.

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