Product Description

Working in conjunction with the Teamvision system, every aspect of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008's on-field play has been reworked and fine-tuned to create the balanced and strategic play of a high stakes match. Set-pieces have been improved, with full control given over the number of players and the position of the defensive wall. A wider range of set piece options are also available to make use of specific talents within the team. Marking the series' first appearance on PLAYSTATION 3, and its second Xbox 360 outing, these and the PC-DVD 'Next Generation' versions of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008's are further enhanced by stunning aesthetic elements. Player detail has been taken to incredible levels with full facial animation and the high-definition detail afforded by the hardware used to show full movement and subtle details to the various kits during the course of a match. All 'Next Gen' versions will also benefit from an extensive Edit mode, allowing gamers to customise their PES experience.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #99 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Konami
• Released on: 2007-10-26
• Platform: Xbox 360

Customer Reviews

PES- Becoming more exciting or losing its talents?
Well. There is a lot to say, but first let me say that i am not planning to tell you whether or not you should like this game, just what i liked about it, what i didn't, and my general impressions of the game. Everyone seems to have a different and more extreme view on this years PES, but all i want to say is that it has pros and cons and that it has changed a great deal from, say, PES 4 on the Xbox, and i'm not just talking about players and graphics here.
THE GOOD
* PES has maintained its "anything can happen feel", that makes it often seem more like real football than Fifa, and this means that in PES, virtually every goal looks different, and usually plaus
ible- you will sometimes just watch a replay and think, thats just like real football.

*The nets stay a cut above Fifa's- this may seem trivial but the stiff Fifa nets detract from realism, and Pro Evo have got it right again here.

*Edit mode is back- yes, options are limited for kits, but player editing is good and it is a welcome return.

*Players are brought alive with changing expressions that look real, and true athleticism and much more agility and less rigid than FIFA. As usual, most players look something like their real life counterparts- big name players are instantly recognizable.

* Konami got the diving just right- yep, they got it pretty much spot on- it can be pulled off, but is fiddly and generally just gets you a card- they have made it so it is their, and you and the CPU will use it VERY OCCASIONALLY, but have kept it sensible.

THE BAD
*Master league is not up to the standard of Fifa's manager mode. It is a little boring, there is way too much fatigue, you can't really get anywhere playing it at the level of difficulty you normally play at, players are sold and bought for points, not money, you can't take your fave club and start with them in their best league- in short, master league is NOT awful, but not very good either.

*The players for the CPU are way too good at simpling running past and around your players in the higher difficulty level- their moves are too fast and they are too good at finishing, although you can't simply turn down the difficulty, because it falls too far, and the CPU's skill in the last third is not reflected at other areas in the pitch.

*I won't go on about this... but still not real team names for most.The lack of real kits is more annoying, however.

*Konami have not handled long balls well.

* Newcastle and Owen are better on PES than they are in real life. A lot better.

* Still some silly fouls for very little. Frustrating, every foul that is a slide tackle is a card, a standing tackle never gets one.

THE UGLY?
No. PES is a really good game, but it could have been so much better had Konami stuck to the old PES realism. Worth considering, probably a good buy if you like football games.

ABSOLUTE RUBBISH
I have been a PES fan for a long time but after this latest offering I will never play this RUBBISH game again. First off the frame rate is too slow and the screen even freezes when the goal mouth is full of players. Online is not worth bothering about, lots of lag and I mean LOTS of lag. Konami in November 2007 have said they are trying to fix this problem and have even made a patch which you must download before you can play online. Does it work? NO! its helped with lagging offline, not by much, but online its still the same rubbish and no I have not got a slow broadband connection.. I as well as many others have tried to email Konami but they don't reply and the online gaming is still a complete load of crap. Avoid this game at all costs!!!

What makes Pro better than Fifa? Its all in the gameplay dear fellow.....
First, I am a huge fan of both of fifa and pro. Both have their weaknesses and both have their strenghs. For me, fifas graphics meant little, it was more the brand image that appealed, the real team names for example. Pro on the other hand has the gameplay.

It depends on what you want doesnt it? Over the years fifa has improved a lot gameplay wise while pro has subtly changed its formula by perfecting their through balls and freekicks.

And well? I think Pro is just about worth buying over fifa due to the fact when you play it, it "feels" more like a real match.

For example. Pro is much more a team game. You have to be a lot more patient with your play. The goals arent as easy to come by and you have to work for your goals.

I find the diving feature in pro rather amusing :) For example I was playing in a match against france and it was 2:2. I run into the box and dive like a olympic swimmer! What happens? Pelenty! Good fun and clearly annoys your mates whEn you show them the reply of you diving!

I am not anti fifa at all. In fact if you have kids id recommend you get that game, as they will love the graphics and skill tricksets. It is just that when you play pro, you know your playing a proper game of football, and not a "the idiots guide" to it.