All-Pro Football 2K8 Copyright 2007-2008 by Brad Earlywine. All Rights Reserved. 7/1/2008 V 0.75 (FINAL-Free) ***************** Table of Contents ***************** 1. Introduction 1a.Copyright 1b.Version History 1c.What Should I Contribute? 2. New Game Features 3. Abilities System Intro 3a. Ability List 4. Legends List (Partial) 5. FAQS 6. Credit & Thanks ************** 1.Introduction ************** Well first off, I am Brad. I am a very big football fan, but normally I play Madden. I rented this game just wanting to try it out, but I turned out to love the online mode so I bought it. So basically I wrote this guide to explain the online play, legend abilities, team creating strategies, and list the legends. Well, I hope to contain all aspects of the game. CONTRIBUTE ANYTHING YOU WANT! It helps and will make this guide much larger, more detailed, and contain more information! Also, I make a lot of typing mistakes so player names, abilities, and descriptions might be wrong. ============ 1a.Copyright ============ This is copyrighted 2007-2008. Any use, other than commercial use, is allowed. As of 7/1/08 you no longer have to ask for permission to post of your FREE sites. This guide is still copyrighted, and can not be used on any PAY sites. Another thing that I ask is that you give me credit for anything that I have wrote. The copyright notice may be changed at any time. It no has a FREE to add and post on your site type of copyright. Copyrighted material can change without further consent or notification. Any commercial use of this guide is strickly prohibited, unless again approved by me. By continuing reading below, you agree to have read the copyright terms above. All Rights Reserved. ================== 1b.Version History ================== V 0.10 � Guide Just Started. Used my old Madden 05 guide as template. Lots of work left to do. There are so many legends and so many abilities. V 0.25 - All abilities and descriptions have been added. V 0.50 - The Complete List of Legends is finally done. I have just started adding the abilities to legends, but only did 2 QBs as a test. V 0.60 - Officially Started Adding Abilities. Finished all star QBs, RBs, FBs, Kickers, and Punters. Added a few missed Abilities, and corrected errors. V 0.70 - Complete WRs, C, G, T. All of offensive players have their abilities. Found another missed ability, very few spelling errors corrected. V 0.71 - Updated Copyright. v 0.75 - FINAL, Now "FREE" for future uses and someone else to add to. I no longer have the game, so I am offically discontinuing the guide. Thats too bad, it was almost complete :(. Getting ready for Madden 09. Not to mention that the support and want for this game is almost gone. ============================ 1c.What I should contribute? ============================ Anything that is not mentioned, left out, or otherwise unlisted. !!!GAME EXPIRENCE can and WILL CHANGE ONLINE!!! ******************** 2. New Game Features ******************** To kick off this guide, it would be wise to explain the actual game features. Several great features have been added into this years addition of 2K Sports Football franchise. One such feature, is basically the �Ultimate Fantasy Draft.� The first thing you do when you turn the game on is create your team. The team�s star players consist of 2 Gold Star players, 3 Silver Players, and 6 Bronze players. Obviously, the gold star players are your best players, then the silver star players, and then finally the bronze star players. You can choose from over 240 different legends from any position with varying abilities and advantages. If none of those fit your needs, you can even make your own players to your liking. I will later explain the abilities in detail, and also list the players and what abilities they have. So we will be back at this screen later. After you choose all your star players, the next screen goes over all your non-star players. You must cycle through the positions to choose your preferences. For your information, a bronze player is much better than a non-star player. After you choose those preferences, you can now edit your team�s uniforms, names, and logo�s. I am not going to go over this, but I will tell you to do a search for "Uniform" codes if you want to make your uniforms just like your favorite NFL team. ******************* 3. Abilities System ******************* Say so long to the 1-100 stat ratings that you are used to, and in the new Abilities system. There is no way to check exact stats, but only to check what abilities they have. Each position on the field has their own arsenal of selectable special abilities, some of which are charge type and some that are always active. Generally, the players can have no more then 5 (five) abilities. Even some bronze players have 5 (five) abilities and some Gold players only have 2 (two). If you create your own player, then you are limited to 3 (three) abilities for Gold, 2 (two) abilities for Silver, and 1 (one) ability for Bronze. Creating your own player is usually the best choice for certain postitions to get exactly what you want. Make your selections of players based off of abilities that coincide with your play style. ======================= 3a. Abilities Explained ======================= Let me explain exactly how my list is written. Each position has access to several abilities, and most are abilities that other positions on the same side of the ball can access. So I decided to put the abilities in a order of how and when they are used rather then who used them. The exception is the quarterbacks and kickers. They have abilities that no other player can have, and I have listed them on their own. As an example, you have an All-Star gold running back. He has 2 abilities in the �running� section, 2 abilities in the �Catching� section, and even has 1 ability in the �Blocking� section. As you can imagine, you can send him out for a pass, rush with him, or even keep him in for blocking. Now that you understand how the list is composed for the offense, you will come to find that the defense is slightly different. Defense abilities are depending on the player position, and are in pairs of linemen and linebackers, and linebackers and defensive backs. QB Only � Only the QBs can have these abilities. ------------------------------------------------ Scrambler - Talented at throwing the ball outside of the pocket. Rocket Arm � Has top flight arm strength with QB charge. Quick Release � Has quick throwing motion. Pocket Presence � Is at his best inside the pocket. Play Fake � Play action fake is great at fooling defenders. Pass Threat � Threat of passing makes draw plays more lethal. Laser Arm � Pinpoint Accuracy with QB charge. Deception � Pump fakes more likely to deceive defenders. Cadence � Voice good at drawing defenders offside. 4th Quarter comeback � Is at his best when trailing in 4th Quarter. Signal Stealer � Press Square with the QB to try and steal your opponents play. Tough as Nails - Tough under pressure, not phased by sacks. QB Evade - Has special Evade ability. Running � These are any abilities to do with running with the ball. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Branching Tackles � Player good at shaking tackles by tapping X. Break Away Burst � Has extra gear when running away from defenders. Cutback Ability � Is quick out of cuts. Return Specialist - Great at returning kicks and punts. Ankle Breaker � Has 2nd level charge juke move. Battering Ram � Has 2nd level charge shoulder charge. Spin � Has 2nd level charge spin move.*** Cyclone � Has 2nd level charge spin move.*** Arm of Steel - Has 2nd level charge stiff arm. Stop on a Dime � Has 2nd level charge stop. Work Horse � Ball carrier gets better the more he gets the ball. Scissor Kick � Has scissor kick special move by pressing R3. Finesse � Has 2nd level charge spin and juke. Power � Has 2nd level charge shoulder charge and stiff arm. Secure Ball Bonus � Good at holding on to the football. Goalline Dive - Player can jump higher when diving into endzone. Finesse and Power � Has 2nd level charge spin, juke, shoulder charge, and stiff arm. Catching � These abilities cover the players who go out for passes. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Acrobatic Catches � Is able to make difficult circus catches. Bump Buster � Is talented at beating bump n� run coverage. Mr. 3rd Down � Player is clutch in 3rd down situations. Possession Receiver � Particularly talented at running short routes. Route God � Great at route running. Tough in the Middle � Isn�t afraid at getting hit on catches in the middle. Soft Hands � Has excellent hands. Magic Feet - Has footwork and balance to stay in bounds on sidelines. Deep Threat � Good at catching deep passes and draws extra attention from safeties. Blocking � These abilities cover anyone that is blocking. --------------------------------------------------------- Brick Wall � Has superior pass blocking skills. Bulldozer � Has superior run blocking skills. Stonewall � Gives QB extra composer around him. D-line and LBs � Specifics for D-line and Linebackers. ------------------------------------------------------ Bull Rush � Has 2nd level charge bull rush. Club � Has 2nd level charge club. Rip � Has 2nd level charge rip. Spin � Has 2nd level charge spin. LBs and DBs � Specifics for Linebackers and Defensive Backs. ------------------------------------------------------------ Footsteps � Strikes fear in receivers and results in more drops. Ball Hawk � Has keen sense of the ball on passes. Signal Stealer � Press Square with defender to try and see your opponents play. All Defense � These are available to all defensive players. ----------------------------------------------------------- Ball Strip - Is adapt at forcing fumbles. Big Hit � Is particularly adept at big hit tackles with R3. Bump Master � Is skilled at bum n� run coverage. Pass Rush Bonus - Skilled at rushing the passer. Run Coverage � Good against run when pursuing ball carriers. Reach Tackle � Has strength to pull down ball carriers with reach tackles. Loose Ball Magnet � Has a knack for recovering fumbles. Run Reader � Has a sixth sense that allows him to hit the holes. Sack Master � Is particularly skilled at sacking the QB. Wrap Up Tackler � Is a text book wrap tackler. Coverage Bonus � Has excellent pass coverage skills. Closing Speed � Able to cover ground quickly when closing in on the ball. Kicking � Only available to kickers or punters. ----------------------------------------------- Coffin Corner � Good at pinning punts inside the 10yrd line. Kick Accuracy � Has excellent kick accuracy. Kick Power Bonus � Has excellent kick power. General � Available to every player in the game, with a few exceptions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Clutch � Performance best in all Clutch situations and games. Durability Bonus � Is resilient to injuries and very dependable. Hops � Has excellent jumping ability. Quick Feet � Has top notch agility for his position. Leadership Bonus � Makes his teammates better. Like a mentor. Speed Burner � Has top notch speed for his position. Stamina Bonus � Doesn�t tire easily. Strength Bonus � Has top notch strength for his position. Special Team Demon � Talented at covering punts or kicks. *************** 4. Legend Lists *************** The NFL legends from several decades return to the "gridiron" once again in this football game. These are well known legends from the Hall Of Fame, and some are not quite so familiar. Are you wondering who is in game for those of you who don't own it yet? Well, thats why I have composed a list of ALL the legends in the game, and soon will include the abilities they have to offer. Once the abilities are in the guide, some of the words will be abriviated, and or missing a few words. Example would be "Leadership Bonus". It might be listed as "Leadership". Quarterbacks - Gold ------------------- Dan Marino - Pocket Presence, Quick Release, 4th Qtr, Laser Arm, Rocket Arm Joe Montana - Scrambler, Clutch, Signal Steal, Leadership, Laser Arm John Elway - Cadence, 4th Qtr, Scrambler, Speed Burner, Rocker Arm John Unitus - Pocket Presence, Tough as Nails, Clutch, Signal Steal, Laser Arm Otto Graham - Scrambler, Clutch, Leadership, Stamina Roger Staubach - 4th Qtr, Tough as Nails, Scrambler, Leadership Sammy Baugh - Signal Steal, Laser Arm, Rocket Arm Steve Young - Tough as Nails, Scrambler, Quick Feet, Speed Burner, Laser Arm Troy Aikmen - Pocket Presence, Signal Stealer, Leadership Warren Moon - Pocket Presence, Pass Threat, Signal Stealer, Rocket Arm Quarterbacks - Silver --------------------- Archie Manning - Tough as Nails, Durability Bart Starr - Clutch, Signal Steal, Leadership Joe Theisemann - Leadership, Laser Arm Ken Stabler - Deception, Scrambler, Clutch, Leadership Len Dawson - Play Fake, Clutch, Laser Arm Randall Cunningham - Scrambler, Quick Feet, Speed Burner, Rocket Arm, QB Evade Quarterbacks - Bronze --------------------- Andre Ware - Pass Threat Bernie Kosar - Pocket Pressence, Signal Stealer, Laser Arm Bill Wade - Scrambler Bobby Hebert - Rocket Arm Bubby Brister - Dave Krieg - Scrambler, Laser Arm Greg Landry - Scrambler, Quick Feet Jeff Hostetler - Scrambler Jim Harbaugh - 4th Qtr, Laser Arm Jim Hart - 4th Qtr Jim Zorn - Scrambler John Brodie - Leadership Ken O�Brien - Pocket Pressence, Signal Stealer Lynn Dickey - Play Fake Mark Rypien - Rocket Arm Neil O�Donnell - Signal Stealer, Leadership Steve Bartowski - Signal Stealer, Strength, Rocket Arm Steve Grogan - Tough As Nails, Scrambler, Quick Feet Tommy Krmaer - 4th Qtr, Quick Feet Half Backs - Gold ----------------- Barry Sanders - Branching Tackles, Cutback, Quick Feet, Speed Burner, Finesse Earl Cambell - Branchin Tackles, Workhorse, Stamina, Power Emmitt Smith - Arm of Steel, Branchin Tackles, Workhorse, Durability, Goaline Gale Saylers - Return Spec, Break Away, Quick Feet, Speed Burner, Finesse Leroy Kelly - Return Spec, Durability, Soft Hands Marcus Allen - Clutch, Branching Tackles, Cutback, Soft Hands, Goalline. O.J. Simpson - Break Away, Quick Feet, Speed Burner, Finesse Pual Hornung - Clutch, Leadership, Soft Hands Thurman Thomas - Arm of Steel, Stop on a Dime, Soft Hands, Finesse Walter Payton - Leadership, Durability, Goalline, Scissors, Finesse and Power Half Backs - Silver ------------------- Abner Haynes - Soft Hands Billy Sims - Break Away Burst, Finesse Charley Trippi - Quick Feet Chris Warren - Workhorse Chuck Forman - Ankle Breaker, Soft Hands Chuck Muncie - Arm of Steel, Branching Tackles Curt Warner - Battering Ram, Stop on a Dime, Workhorse Hugh McElhenny - Return Specialist, Cutback Ability Matt Snell - Battering Ram, Brick Wall, Bulldozer Otis Anderson - Battering Ram, Workhorse, Secure Ball Ricky Walters - Possession Recevier, Cyclone, Soft Hands Roger Craig - Mr. 3rd Down, Possession Receiver, Cyclone, Soft Hands Tony Canadeo - Return Specialist Half Backs - Bronze ------------------- Barry Foster - Battering Ram Christian Okoye - Battering Ram, Branching Tackles, Workhorse, Strength Dalton Hillard - Cyclone Dave Meggett - Return Spec, Ankle Breaker, Stop on a Dime, Soft Hands Eric Bieniemy - Return Spec, Cyclone, Soft Hands Floyd Little - Return Spec, Cutback Freeman McNeil - Ankle Breaker, Cutback Greg Bell - Arm of Steel Mike Rozier - Arm of Steel Natrone Means - Battering Ram, Workhorse Reggie Cobb - Ronnie Bull - Soft Hands Tony Nathan - Soft Hands Fullbacks - Gold ---------------- Joe Perry - Cutback, Speed Burner Full Backs - Silver ------------------- Daryl Johnston - Brick Wall, Bulldozer, Soft Hands Ickey Woods - Power Fullbacks - Bronze ------------------ Merril Hoge - Arm of Steel, Soft Hands Tom Rathman - Brick Wall, Soft Hands Wide Receivers - Gold --------------------- Fred Biletnikoff - Deep Threat, Clutch, Durability, Soft Hands James Lofton - Deep Threat, Durability, Speed Burner Jerry Rice - Route God, Clutch, Break Away, Leadership, Soft Hands Raymond Berry - Route God, Bumper, Tough in Middle, Possession Rec, Secure Ball Wide Receivers - Silver ----------------------- Andre Reed - Tough in Middle, Mr. 3rd Down, Possession, Break Away, Quick Feet Bobby Mitchell - Deep Threat, Return Spec, Ankle Breaker, Speed Burner Charley Taylor - Bumper, Return Spec, Ankle Breaker, Cutback, Quick Feet Dante Levelli - Route God, Bumper, Soft Hands Don Maynard - Route God, Bumper, Tough in Middle, Deep Threat, Soft Hands Drew Pearson - Deep Threat, Clutch, Speed Burner Gray Clark - Tough in Middle, Break Away, Quick Feet Henry Elard - Return Spec, Hops Herman Moore - Bumper, Acrobatic Catches, Mr 3rd Down, Magic Feet, Possession Irving Fryar - Tough in Middle, Possession, Return Spec, Soft Hands John Jefferson - Acrobatic Catches Lenny Moore - Ankle Breaker Pete Pihos - Bumper, Tough in Middle, Battering Ram, Stamina Wide Receivers - Bronze ----------------------- Alvin Harper - Acrobatic, Deep Threat, Speed Burner Anthony Carter - Acrobactic Soft Hands Cliff Branch - Acrobactic, Deep Threat, Speed Burner Dwight Clark - Magic Feet, Clutch, Soft Hands Eric Martin - Bump Buster Earnest Givins - Hops, Quick Feet John Taylor - Return Spec, Ankle Breaker, Soft Hands, Strength Mark Carrier - Acrobatic Catches, Magic Feet Rick Upchurch - Return Spec Ricky Sanders - Return Spec, Quick Feet, Soft Hands Bob Moore - Tough in Middle, Acrobatic Catches, Possession, Soft Hands Rocket Ismail - Return Spec, Speed Burner Steve Tasker - Special Team Demon, Big Hit, Strength Tony Martin - Deep Threat Wesley Walker - Magic Feet, Deep Threat, Return Spec, Stamina Willie Gault - Deep Threat, Speed Burner Yancey Thigpen - Soft Hands Tight Ends - Gold ----------------- Jackie Smith - Bulldozer, Durability, Soft Hands John Mackey - Return Spec, Break Away, Durability, Speed Burner Mike Ditka - Tough in Middle, Leadership, Bulldozer, Durability, Strength Shannon Sharpe - Route God, Speed Burner Tight Ends - Silver ------------------- Ben Coates - Break Away, Soft Hands, Strength Billy Joe Dupree - Bulldozer Brent Jones - Mr 3rd Down, Possession Jay Novacek - Tough in Middle, Possession Keith Jackson - Bulldozer Todd Christensen - Route God, Magic Feet, Break Away Tight Ends - Bronze ------------------- Eric Green - Bulldozer Pete Metzelaars - Tough in Middle, Possession Troy Drayton - Centers - Gold -------------- Dwight Stephenson - Stonewall, Brick Wall, Qucik Feet, Speed Burner Jim Otto - Leadership, Bulldozer, Durability Centers - Silver ---------------- Dermontti Dawson - Bulldozer, Durability, Strength Jim Langer - Bulldozer, Durability, Quick Feet, Strength Centers - Bronze ---------------- Bill Cury - Leadership Jesse Sapolu - Durability, Strength Mick Tingelhoff - Bulldozer, Durability Guards - Gold ------------- Larry Little - Leadership, Brick Wall, Bulldozer, Quick Feet, Speed Burner Russ Grimm - Bulldozer, Speed Burner, Strength Stan Jones - Leadership, Brick Wall, Quick Feet, Strength Guards - Silver --------------- Joe DeLamielleure - Stonewall, Bulldozer, Speed Burner Randall McDaniel - Strength Tom Mack - Leadership, Durability Guard - Bronze -------------- Bill Fralic - Strength Guy McIntyre - Brick Wall Randy Cross - Brick Wall Steve Wisniewski - Leader Tackles - Gold -------------- Anthony Munoz - Stonewall, Bulldozer, Quick Feet, Strength Bob Brown - Stonewall, Brick Wall, Quick Feet, Strength Jim Parker - Stonewall, Brick Wall, Strength Ron Mix - Speed Burner, Stamina, Strength Rossevelt Brown - Clutch, Brick Wall, Speed Burner Tackles - Silver ---------------- Bob St. Clair - Brick Wall, Bulldozer, Speed Burner, Strength Jim Lachey - Brick Wall Lou Creekmur - Brick Wall, Bulldozer, Durability Mike Munchak - Special Team Demon, Brick Wall, Strength Rayfield Wright - Quick Feet, Speed Burner Richmond Webb - Brick Wall Ron Yary - Durability, Quick Feet Tackles - Bronze ---------------- Bubba Paris - Strength Joe Jacoby - Bulldozer, Strength Korey Stringer - Brick Wall, Strength Tony Boselli - Brick Wall No Gold Kickers Available ------------------------- Kickers - Silver ---------------- Jan Stenerud - Clutch, Kick Accuracy, Kick Power Kickers - Bronze ---------------- Al Del Greco - Kick Accuracy, Kick Power Eddie Murray - Kick Accuracy Garo Yepremian - Kick Accuracy Jeff Jaegar - Kick Accuracy, Kick Power, Strength Jim Bakken - Clutch, Durability Lou Groza - Stamina No Gold/Silver Punters Available Punters - Bronze ---------------- Ray Guy - Coffin Corner, Clutch, Kick Accuracy, Kick Power Defensive Tackles - Gold ------------------------ Art Donovan Bob Lilly Randy White Defensive Tackles - Silver -------------------------- Dan Hampton Jerome Brown Keith Millard Defensive Tackles - Bronze -------------------------- Dan Slaeumua Dave Butz Greg Kragen Leon Lett Marty Lyons Mike Golic William Perry Defensive Ends - Gold --------------------- Deacon Jones Gino Marchetti Lee Roy Selmon Reggie White Defensive Ends - Silver ----------------------- Chris Doleman Elvin Bethea Jack Youngblood L.C. Greenwood Leslie O'Neal Too Tall Jones Defensive Ends - Bronze ----------------------- Clyde Simmons Dexter Manley Harvey Martin Jim Marshall Rulon Jones Tony Tolbert Outside Linebackers - Gold -------------------------- Dave Wilcox Derrick Thomas Outside Linebackers - Silver ---------------------------- Chuck Bednarik Greg Lloyde Outside Linebackers - Bronze ---------------------------- Brad Van Pelt Bryce Paup Carl Banks John Anderson Lamar Lathon Otis Wilson Robert Brazile Inside Linebackers - Gold ------------------------- Dick Butkus Jack Lambert Joe Schmidt Mike Singletary Inside Linebackers - Silver --------------------------- Harry Carson Jessie Tuggle Karl Mecklenburg Nick Buoniconti Inside Linebackers - Bronze --------------------------- Brian Bosworth Brian Jones Chris Spielman Chuck Noil Gray Plummer John Offerdahl Ken Norton Jr. Pepper Johnson Scott Studwell Cornerbacks - Gold ------------------ Mike Haynes Night Train Lane Rod Woodson Willie Brown Cornerbacks - Silver -------------------- Lem Barney Lester Hayes Mel Renfro Roger Wehrli Cornerbacks - Bronze -------------------- Albert Lewis Terry McDaniel Tom Brookshier No Gold Strong Safteys Available Strong Safetys - Silver ----------------------- Dick Anderson George McAfee Joey Browner Leroy Butler Strong Safetys - Bronze ----------------------- Charlie Walters Free Safetys - Gold ------------------- Cliff Harris Ronnie Lott Willie Wood Free Safetys - Silver --------------------- Deron Cherry Eric Tuner Jack Tatum Free Safetys - Bronze --------------------- Eugene Robinson Fred Marion Nolan Cromwell Soloman Wilcots This section is still under construction... ******** 6.FAQ's ******** Well, the time comes where I describe this area. All you have to do is submit you're questions and I will try and find an answer. Q:When does 2k9 game come out? A:Rumor has it, that 2K Sports decided this was a bi-yearly game. So there will only be a 2K10. ******************* 7.Credit and Thanks ******************* Believe it or not, I owe a lot of credit to my girlfriend, who helped me make the list of legends. Thanks for all the help I have and should receive. My screen name for online PS3 is "GBpackerfanbrad" I believe. Send anything that you would like added, and I'll most likely add it and I will give you credit. Thank You. My email address is: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ All trademarks are registered trademarks to their respective owners. Mainly, 2K Sports. Names are also trademarks to respective player. Copyright 2007-2008 Brad Earlywine. All rights reserved.