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Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 | 
 enlarge | From: Konami
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  13 reviews
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Sports and Outdoors Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.5
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 30066
UPC: 083717300663
EAN: 0083717300663
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: New, still sealed!
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| Features:
| • | Improved long-range and close-range ball control, passing, and player-specific moves | | • | Master League and Cup modes are built up even better than last years game | | • | New teams like club favorites Spurs, Newcastle, Anderlecht, and Basel | | • | Play 1-on-1 online matches in epic stadiums such as Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, home of Real Madrid | | • | Proprietary AI system TeamVision offering the most intelligent competition available |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 great version November 22, 2008
Richard A. Bravo Carrera (UT USA)
very good gameplay, more realistic than the others, the sad thing is that this version doesnt have too many license for clubs, but the gameplay recompense it, and if you ever wanted to play the champions league with the pes format, this is an amazing option.
 Don't Usually Play Sports Games... November 16, 2008
TheDot
I don't usually play sports games. Take that however you want. However, soccer is easily my favorite sport, and really the only one that I enjoy watching. I picked this game up because I heard about the control system and though it sounded really intuitive and fun. Turns out: it is! Absolutely love the controls. Point in the direction you want your player to dribble, point and click on a player to pass to him; It just makes sense. Haven't played the Wii in months, but dusted it back off for this and was pleasantly surprised. The only complaint I have here is that the graphics are PS2 quality, at best, but hey, that's my complaint with the Wii in general. That, and the fact that the commentators repeat themselves quite frequently. I've only played a couple matches and one cup and I think I've heard everything they have to say already. Luckily the fun of the gameplay here makes up for the muddy visuals. Good times.
Great entry in the PES series May 31, 2008
Laurentiu Cristofor
This review is for the XBOX360 US version of the game.
Pro Evolution Soccer is the game formerly known as Winning Eleven in the US. This year the reviews are worse than usual and that made me think something went wrong with the game. But I liked the gameplay from the XBOX Live demo and after buying the full game, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it is a significant step forward for the series. I think what might have happened is that the European version, which was released earlier, had more glitches that have been fixed by the time of the later US release.
If you're new to this series, what you can expect to find is the richest game of football there is. If what you're looking for in a sports game is gameplay, then this is the game for you - the responsiveness of players leads to situations that will still have the potential of surprising you after tens of hours of play, and that is what matters for a sports simulation. Graphically, the game looks very good (but not exceptional) and I have not encountered any framerate issues in over 30 hrs of play so far.
If you've been playing Winning Eleven before, here are the highlights for this version:
- it's really the first next-gen version for XBOX 360 - the previous version was just a port with higher resolution graphics, widescreen support, and missing features (couldn't save replays, restricted editing, etc.)
- player models have been upgraded and look more realistic than before
- there are significant AI changes - players hold formation differently than before and they learned some new tricks
- players are a bit more responsive and can be controlled earlier - you can now avoid missing a pass because your player was waiting for the ball
- shooting controls are not as sensitive as they used to be - this is good, because in previous versions any harder button press would result in a ball way over the goal
- the missing features have been all added back, so this is now as complete a package as it was on the old-gen consoles (not as many stadiums as before, but there are some new ones)
This may not sound like much on paper, but if you have played the game before, you'll notice all these changes and their positive impact once you start playing the game a little.
Gameplay is criticized by some as being too fast. That is probably true, but it's easy to get used to the speed and once you get used to it and with what it allows you to do, you'll find anything else sluggish in comparison.
What is missing? I would like to see more AI improvements so that my team mates would be more proactive at pressuring the opponent. The auto cursor switch could also be improved - this has always been a nagging point with all football games I played - I wish someone would really nail this - today I play with manual cursor switch.
A note on the online play - I only tried this once and that time was horrendous. I didn't try it again, so if online play is important for you, look for more opinions on that.
For those hesitating between FIFA and PES: I gave up on the FIFA games a few years back because FIFA games place a larger emphasis on longer animations at the detriment of player responsiveness. Moving between FIFA and PES, what I always noticed is that in PES there is more action per square foot than in FIFA. Also, in terms of animation, PES is much richer - just look at what happens when players bump into each other in PES vs their behavior in FIFA. Of course, YMMV, so my suggestion is to download both game demos from XBOX Live and give them a serious try. Play them for extended periods of time (several hours) and see which one provides you with more fun.
Excelent game with awesome grafics May 12, 2008
A. ROJAS (Caracas - Venezuela)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a excelent game toplay with 4 or 8 or 2 friends... have amazing really tricks moves, for me better than FIFA08, playbility it awesome and very fastest game, maybe 4x more fast than FIFA08, i have both... to me this is better game.
The only thing that i don't like to much is in XBOX LIVE, you can only play with other person in a single game, this means one to one (1vs1) this game doesn't come with play pro like FIFA, but it still my prefer game...
Thnx, and sorry about my english, I'm venezuelan
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 A REVIEW FOR THE CASUAL GAMER April 29, 2008
EMAN NEP
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
So you don't play sports video games usually? Then this is the review for you! I gave this game a spin when I saw it lying around the office and figured I'd give it a chance. So here's what I thought of it:
GAMEPLAY: 3.5/5 -- As far as the basics go, it's thankfully intuitive. And the large button-map that shows during the load screen is a lifesaver!
The AI (at least on beginner) automatically selects whatever player of yours is closest to the ball for you to control. And what if the ball goes somewhere else? Then the AI warps you to the next closest player.
Stealing the ball away can be a bit tiring, as I found myself constantly mashing the "run" and "tackle" buttons to get the ball. It works well, but again, very tiring on the thumbs.
Shooting and blocking shots was also pretty easy for a beginner like me.
Of course, there were more advanced difficulty levels and tactics for more "hardcore" soccer fans to take advantage of.
GRAPHICS: 3/5 -- Blah. The soccer players look about as detailed as store mannequins and in individual close-ups they always do the same actions (rub the nose, wipe the sweat off their brow).
There are multiple stadiums to play in, but when the camera angle is usually focused straight down, I honestly couldn't tell the difference from one to another.
I did notice that frame skipping during replays, but honestly I didn't feel like it detracted that much. Good replay mode--reminded me of the one in the old PC game X-Wing.
SOUND: 2.5/5 -- The roaring of the crowd got extremely annoying, so I turned that down and listened to the commentary. Two very annoying Brits who say the same things over and over again. Not sure if there is a feature to unlock more commentators but that would certainly be something to consider in future versions of this game.
FUN: 3/5 -- How much do you like soccer? Your answer to this question will greatly determine how much fun you have. I certainly felt some accomplishment after scoring a goal . . . or 8!
OVERALL: 3/5 -- I'd say rent this one first, see how you like it and then go from there. Pretty easy to catch on to for the casual gamer and it looks like it has plenty of advanced stuff for the hardcore.
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