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Madden 08 "Weapons" revealed...
On ESPN Website they uncovered the new weapons system for Madden 08, it gives certain players new abilities. The list of the 24 new weapons are
Smart QB'S (read defense)
Accurate Kicker (almost never miss)
Big Boot Kicker (more kicking power)
Big Hitter (increases the chance for fumbles)
Brick Wall Defender (better tackle skills)
Cannon Arm (more throw power)
Crushing Run Blocker (more pancakes)
Elusive Back (slips tackles better)
Finesse Move D-Lineman (great pass rush)
Hands (better catching)
Pass Blocker (better blocking)
Possession Receiver (better catching in traffic)
Power Back (better truck stick)
Power Move D-lineman (more strength)
Press Coverage Corner (holds at line)
Quick Receiver (more speed)
Shutdown Corner (more INT'S)
Smart Corner (reads offense)
Smart Linebacker (reads offense)
Smart Safety (reads offense)
Spectacular Catch Receiver (Amazing catches)
Speed (fastest players in game)
Stiff Arm Ball Carrier (better Stiff Arm)
Accurate QB (More Accurate)
Screen shot's from IGN with some players and there "Weapon"
IGN: Madden NFL 08 Screenshots, Wallpapers and Pics
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Awsome, good article. I was wondering the extensive list, Cash had posted something along these lines when the whole "weapons" thing was first announced.
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Apparently ESPN doesn't pay attention to gaming sites, lol.
The weapons have been known for several months, as report by IGN, Gamespy, and Gamespot too.
Still, good information. I think this will finally seperate the men from the boys, so to speak. No longer will Chad Johnson or LT feel like every other WR and RB in the game, but instead it seems like they'll make huge impacts in a game, as they often do in real life.
Can't wait to see some of these 'weapons' make game changing plays. I just hope it isn't too over powered or they give one team too many 'weapons' or it might cause some inbalance.
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Yeah. Sounds awesome. Forenci, I don't know if they will be overpowered as most of them are just temporary boosts to the stats. Making a RB a little faster will give the player the slight edge. That's what we want. The only ones that might be like overpowered are "Spectacular Catch Receiver" "Power Back" "Stiff Arm Ball Carrier" and "Shutdown Corner" Hopefully, they don't make it so people only pick one team to win online. Too much truckstick isn't realistic. We'll soon see.
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Sorry to double post, but I also like the fact that they put in counters for every weapon. Here's a video explaining it in depth.
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Hmmm sounds to me like they could have just given those players better attributes or factored it into progression for guys that do well in those areas to become "weapons"... I don't have time to read the article right now though so I could be wrong.
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They really should have given JP Losman the "Crucial Fumbler" weapon. It makes it so that whenever the team is in a situation where he needs to come out big, that he gets sacked and fumbles the ball 
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Sounds like this dude named Romo as well.....
lol.
I still can't believe how close to a 1st he was when he got taken down.
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Yeah this has been known for a good while... But I really like the idea of it, and the idea that the "elite" will become more pronounced...
But a few things..Can you earn new weapons? Can you lose weapons like you can a role in 07? Can you be more than one weapon?
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Originally Posted by titansrule
Yeah this has been known for a good while... But I really like the idea of it, and the idea that the "elite" will become more pronounced...
But a few things..Can you earn new weapons? Can you lose weapons like you can a role in 07? Can you be more than one weapon?
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It'll be interesting to see which way they go with it, the superstar variation where you pick an attribute, or the franchise variation where they can stack.
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They really should have given JP Losman the "Crucial Fumbler" weapon. It makes it so that whenever the team is in a situation where he needs to come out big, that he gets sacked and fumbles the ball |
Him and Dante Culpepper .....
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Quote:
Originally Posted by titansrule
Yeah this has been known for a good while... But I really like the idea of it, and the idea that the "elite" will become more pronounced...
But a few things..Can you earn new weapons? Can you lose weapons like you can a role in 07? Can you be more than one weapon?
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Yeah I read the whole thing on the attributes like monts ago at IGN ... but i can always look over it again in anticipation of Madden's release ....
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You probably would be able to earn weapon status in superstar or franchise mode.
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Another thing I'd like to point out that I read is that a lot of these players who are 'weapons', will also get weapon-specific animations. Like big catch receivers are suppose to have a lot of new jumping and leaping catches, that some non-weapons might not have. Should be cool.
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I'm sure you can earn new weapons...I think it'd be ridiculous if you couldn't as once all these current weapons retired, there goes that new feature in your franchise mode.
It sounds like those "titles" they give each players (like when you're increasing their stats in training camp it says "Possession WR", "Speed WR", etc) and awarding the elite of them weapon status.
I'm glad to see they recognized Harris as a shutdown CB.
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Sounds like it might be cool, but it probably won't be enough to get me to buy madden.
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