Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 Review

[MMChrisS]

Timothy Martin, our staff contributor from Korea, has got his hands on this years Pro Evolution Soccer and has posted his review of the game.

Quote:

"Read the reviews of Winning Eleven games over the past years, and you’ll see a repeated theme, something along the lines of, “Konami has tinkered/slightly upgraded its already great product, leaving the same great gameplay.” Each new incarnation of Konami’s famed football series evokes familiarity yet releases a vague scent of dissimilarity, as if your girlfriend got a 2-inch haircut, or if a classmate switched to dark-rimmed glasses. The same…yet different."

[Gamecocks625]

Are there still framerate issues on the PS3 version even after the patches?

[Bahnzo]

Can I ask....how sure are you that this is the same version that will be released here in the US? I would hope that after 4-5 months after initial release there would be some differences between that version and the one offered here in the USA.

[mgoblue]

Weird to see slower gameplay but I remember it being more fast and ping pong like when I played the demo. I don't have the demo downloaded still though, so can't comment.

Bahnzo, yeah, Konami screws us over like that, get used to it. We get the same exact game as Europe and Asia, just half a year behind. They don't give a flying fark about the US market or something.

[mercalnd]

Quote: Originally Posted by mgoblue

Weird to see slower gameplay but I remember it being more fast and ping pong like when I played the demo.

That's pretty much how I felt when I imported the European version as well.

[BrianFifaFan]

Super-cancel is in Fifa08. RT+LT. But I will go along with the part about flashy dribbling being how you create space in Fifa.

[JRod]

Slower...that's odd.

Could it be they've taken this time to slow down the game.

Or it has to do with the NTSC/Pal conversions?

Odd.

[mgoblue]

Quote: Originally Posted by JRod

Slower...that's odd. Could it be they've taken this time to slow down the game. Or it has to do with the NTSC/Pal conversions? Odd.

Yeah, I don't want to call the reviewer into question, but I just have no clue who this guy is and I don't know what his thoughts/opinions have been long term. I don't know whether the "slower gameplay" aspect is really something that'd have me interested in PES again, or if his "slower gameplay" is really still the pinball speed existing.

[ChaseB]

I'll have Timmy come by and clarify perhaps when he gets a chance. The whole living in Korea thing kind of throws that off though haha.

[mgoblue]

Quote: Originally Posted by Slizeezyc

I'll have Timmy come by and clarify perhaps when he gets a chance. The whole living in Korea thing kind of throws that off though haha.

Yeah, that'd be cool...it was a good review, just this version of PES has been either liked or hated...tough to gage sometimes. Definitely understand the distance issue haha.