RewiredMind.com have reviewed Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 on PS3 and have found several issues that could well isolate fans and push FIFA 08 into a clear lead this season.
This Is My Joystick NEW Celebrity Games Columnist OJ Borg Laments The Death Of The PS2.
The power of the PS2 was the social aspect; that dragged Gamers in. Nowadays we don’t need to see, smell or entertain our friends as we have Xbox Live and the shabby PS3 online thing, but back then, we used to have to be in the same room to play these games. This wasn’t a new thing, but the games just made it all-encompassing.
Games like Tekken Tag Tournament were great for a night of lazy boozing and gaming. Track and Field with a Multi-Tap was where we would give different names to the competition, depending on who was there (“AAA” if it was the poorer player’s, right up to an Olympics once every four weeks). We even had a little drugs scandal, when we decided to ban the use of socks on fingers to help mash the buttons.
The PS2 was a once in a lifetime machine, but honestly I hadn't seen a new one available here in the states in almost 5 years. The news that they have ceased production worldwide is basically symbolic.
The epic fight between the two soccer giants Pro Evolution Soccer and FIFA has been going on for over 10 years now. Cynamite takes a look at the scores from both games and shows, at which point PES overtook the FIFA series.
PS1/PS2 - PES by far
360/PS3 - FIFA by far
I can't see that changing until the next generation of consoles.
2000 - 2005 -> PES dominated since the PS1 days but then it came PES 2006 it was a major letdown
2006 - NOW -> Fifa started to show its quality on this current gen and it evolved year after year while PES was still way behind.
A shame that games like "This is football" just vanished during the PS2 days
pes2011 is much different from any next gen pes, this is really a huge improvement
Its funny to read or talk to the FIFA fanboy they cant accept the true and hate PES.
If you go to the FIFA forums they talk Bs. About pes and they hate it.
In the Pes forums they respect Fifa and many will be getting the two and we aré confidente that PES11 is better and the kind is back
Boomtown writes: "No rivalry in the world of gaming is fiercer than the one between competing football franchises. It almost mirrors the strength of feeling people have for their club. Crossing the divide to support another franchise is a relatively rare occurrence. There are two major derby matches in the football gaming calendar and they feature a bitter enmity which has built up over the last few years. The first is Pro Evolution versus FIFA and the second is Championship Manager versus Football Manager."
Everyone is reviewing like it's a PS3 exclusive.
http://www.oxm.co.uk/articl...
no slowdowns... 8/10
The points this (and other) reviews make about how there is nothing new in this version is irrelevant to me as it's the only PES that is out for the PS3. So for some, this will be their first 'next gen' football game and that will be enough. That's my case at least!
Gameplay is the most important feature to me and that's the reason I wont be getting FIFA 08 this year.
Also, the slowdowns don't bother me and it's still very much playable (and enjoyable!).
the 360 version and it play's so good. Only having played 6 games I would give it a 9 out of 10 at this stage.
I have yet to notice any slowdown while playing. But the replays for some reason run at a fast pace and miss frames of animation. But that all goes when you control the reply which is good but still a bit weird. This didn't happen in the demo.
The graphic's are as they have always been, not as good as Fifa but still acceptable.
This PES update is the true sequel to PES 4, which was my favorite update.
I am sure the PS3 version will get sorted. As for me the slowdown would almost ruin the game, but if I only had a PS3 I would still purchase it. I'm lucky to have both consoles.
Let the season now begin.
The slowdown seems unfortunate, but generally, slowdown at the level that the reviewer describes doesn't usually get through QA.