Madden NFL 2008

Cheat Codes: 
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Submitted by: RM

Always have first pick in draft: 
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Start a franchise with the trade deadline off. Sim or play the season to 
Week 17. Find out which team has the worst record. Trade your first draft 
pick for their first pick and they will always accept. 
Note: You can also do this with second through seventh draft picks as well.


Three Players On One Team Rating:
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In order to get three controllers aligned to the same team, do the following.
With all three controllers on, choose the same side with controllers one and 
two. During gameplay, press start on controller one and enter the menu. Turn 
the second controller off. Then, with the first controller, head to settings 
and controller setup. Slide the third controller to the same side. 
Go back to the start menu, and just before resuming gameplay, turn controller 
two back on (there should be a rumble on the second controller). 
Changes will come into effect after the first play.


Hints:
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Submitted by. RM

Unlockable: Hall of Fame Teams:
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In order to unlock the AFC/NFC Hall of Fame teams (like the Glaciers, Dummies, 
et cetera), you must complete the in-game Fantasy Challenge. To unlock these 
teams so you can play as them, you must beat them in Supreme League mode; 
otherwise, you will only get to play them, not as them.


Performance Institute Exploit:
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To increase your chosen character's statistics faster, hence making him a 
superstar more rapidly, try the following exploit. On gameday (Sunday), enter 
the Performance Institute and complete the exercise. After exiting, head over 
to your team's schedule and enter. Then, exit back out to the city map, and 
the Performance Institute exercise will appear again for you to use. You can 
do this over and over again if you want.


Stick Flex:
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When creating or editing a player, make sure to consider his strength (size 
and weight) when choosing the Stick Flex setting. Bigger, stronger players 
can deliver a more powerful shot with a stiffer flex. Smaller players however 
do not have the strength to utilize the stiffer flex settings. Make sure to 
make the necessary adjustments by providing them with a more flexible stick. 


Fantasy Challenge mode:
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Make sure you have all the desired players from that league on your team 
before the last game (championship). You will not be able to get the players 
if you win the championship because you will move on to the next league.


Staying under the salary cap:
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Use the following trick to keep a good player under the salary cap for a long 
time. When signing players, sign them for seven years. Give them nothing for
a signing bonus. Give them the minimum they will accept for the seven year 
contract. Your player will then have a seven year contract with the same salary
for those seven years. The salary cap will go up every year but their salary 
will remain the same, so you will actually have more room under the cap for 
your other players over the following years. When drafting a rookie, also sign
him for seven years. Give him $70,000 for bonus and give him the minimum for 
the contract. By doing this, you will also save on the rookies for a long time.
Once in a while your players will holdout but it is worth it in the long run. 
If you get fed up with your higly paid player or get a better one cheaper, you
will be charged nothing in penalty the following season.


Hall of Fame Teams:
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In order to unlock the AFC/NFC Hall of Fame teams (like the Glaciers, Dummies, 
et cetera), you must complete the in-game Fantasy Challenge. To unlock these 
teams so you can play as them, you must beat them in Supreme League mode; 
otherwise, you will only get to play them, not as them.


Avoiding drills in Superstar mode:
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If you choose to create a Superstar, you will have to do drills after you create
him. To avoid having to do drills, choose "Create A Player" (above "Create A Team"
in the Features menu). Set the year he is born to1987. It should say at the bottom
of the info menu that he is zero years pro. Put him on the team you want to use. 
After you customize his appearance, make his stats 99 overall. Then, go into the 
depth charts in the Features menu, and put him at the top of the depth chart at 
his position. Go back into Superstar mode, choose to play as a rookie, and your 
created superstar should be there with all the other rookies from the 2008 draft.
Choose the superstar you created. You should now not have to do any drills and 
will go into the pre-season with the team you put your rookie on. If you put him
at the top of the depth chart at his position before you went into Superstar mode,
he should be a starter.


Easy touchdowns:
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Off the line, without speed burst, instantly juke right then left. The CB will 
be fooled. Speed burst, run a 45 degree angle to the center of the field, and 
call for the ball. The CB should either be far away or behind you, and you will
usually catch it for an easy touchdown. The following also works for large gains.
Instead of right then left, do left then right, and catch the ball running up the
line.