The number of modes that the game offers is downright staggering. This is the kind of intuitive gameplay addition that makes the DS such a user-friendly platform. Another neat new control addition is the ability to select players on defense by simply touching them. Touch screen implementation is subtle and intelligent, particularly in the clean menus that guide you through the endless play options available. The blocky character models have been touched up with a cool sheen to the uniforms, and animations are now a little smoother. Gone is last year's horrible kicking game, replaced by the old reliable power meter/timed button presses. This year's iteration of the venerable franchise easily outclasses its forbearers on the DS. But it is a good metaphor for the Madden DS experience: great setup, lots of hope and promise, ultimately denied true greatness by some boneheaded mistakes. This happens several times per game in Madden NFL 08 on DS, and it's not the only frustrating moment you'll have. He has scarred you with his incompetence, and he deserves your scorn. But the more you think about it, you actually feel sorriest for yourself, because you had to witness such awfulness. Then you feel sorry for the receiver, because he's now facing a lifetime of sports blooper reels and mockery from random tough guys in bars. At first you laugh because it does look pretty funny. There's nothing quite as hilarious and heartbreaking as watching a pass bounce off the helmet of an oblivious-yet-wide-open receiver.
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