Well , even though people haven't exactly crammed my PM box with requests for part 2 of my review (as in zero requests, lol) I figure I give it to you anyway. And here's the conclusion of APF2K8: A bridge too far. lol j/k

Well I left off with animations and so I'll begin. There are a ton of new animations in the game. Things you've never seen in a football game EVER before. WR's putting the moves on defenders at the line and leaving them looking stupid trying to get up and get after that WR. QB's slipping and tripping over their own men when dropping back. Realtime injuries, men pulling up lame during the play limping around trying to at least finish the play. There's just so many that even to this date I'll stop the action just to see the more elusive ones. It's best to play games in the weather (which unfortunately is not available online, 2K PATCH THIS PLEASE). Rain and snow and the like just makes the game take on a whole new dimension. Animations also look off when they are out of place, a testament to how great the animations are. For instance, after the injury animations (which are cool) they all end with the player lying prone on his back. No matter what the injury is. These are small things and do not take away from the experience at all.

Sound is really good. Good chatter going on the field. Surround sound is great, bust through the line for a good run and you can hear the guys behind you still mixing it up. Fireworks , crowds all of that comes through nicely on the old 5.1 Commentary is basically NFL 2K5.1 , I'll have to admit. There is new stuff and it sounds good to hear it when it comes through but alot of it is rehashed from NFL 2K5, ALOT of it. Still, for those of you who never played NFL 2K5 is brand new for you for those of us who are vets , new dialogue? "You can't coach that"

Ok, now back to the online league. Wow, disaster. They really slipped out the gates with that. All leagues seem to have one problem or another. The ones I'm in had an issue with some gamers not having the correct team and to add insult to injury having all their players on the wrong side of the ball. So Too Tall Jones would suddenly be a Guard or TE. And Otis Anderson would suddenly be a safety. 2K is known for excellent league play and being able to administer and make changes via a website. However, any league settings will have to be done at the console as the league site shows a NHL 2K setting page. So "turning off icing" won't have much affect on a football game I wouldn't think. Once they do get up and running it's alot of fun. However the problem now is the backlash, or rather the lack of interest with the bad start with the leagues. It's still worth a shot.

Online lobby play is what it is. Good games to be had and bad ones. Cheesers and cheaters exist so buyer beware. FG block glitch is just one of a few glitches people will exploit. Fortunately you don't have to pick an opponent blindly. There is a feedback system and a rating. I typically only play people with a 90% or higher feedback rating. In the 80's it's a crap shoot. You can get a good game and you can get a cheesing cheating chump. Anything below 80 and you can expect your gaming experience to be anything but what you'll see in an NFL game on sunday.

Speaking of NFL, although the NFL license is nowhere to be found the influence is. There are many people online who have customized their team's uniform to resemble what you see in the NFL. Most look identical to their NFL counterparts except for logos. So on that you'll have to pick as close as you can get. And actually , some are really close enough.

All in all the game is worth the price of admission and I highly suggest you pick it up.