All-Pro Football 2K8

APF2K8 is the first football game to be published by 2K Sports since EA Sports purchased exclusive licenses to the intellectual properties of the NFL and NFLPA. The APL consists of 24 teams that are grouped into six divisions of four teams each. Louis had an NFL team at the time the game was made, but as of 2016, does not any longer), there are no teams representing Buffalo, Kansas City, Baltimore, Jacksonville, Nashville, Indianapolis, San Diego, or New Orleans—all cities with real NFL teams. Many of the teams in the game have one or more aspects that are veiled references to other elements of popular culture. However, All-Pro Football 2K8 has received criticism by many because of the game's lack of features previously made possible by way of the NFL license. Most notably, the lack of a multi-season Franchise Mode as seen in competing titles such as Madden NFL 08 and NCAA Football 08 is a large omission, given ESPN NFL 2K5 contained a similar Franchise Mode. However, in the retail version of the game, Simpson was moved to the Cyclones..