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Konami seem to be in something of the doldrums at the moment because while the Pro Evolution soccer series has always sold very well, it seems to have recently lost a lot of ground to it's main competitor Fifa. Therefore with this fresh new stronger challenge to it's title as the best football game, Konami have release Pro Evolution 2009 but the question is does it set new heights?
Since I had not even bothered with the previous effort from Konami, it was good to see that some new variation has been included in this game. Akin to Fifa there is now a Become A Legend Mode which will allow you to create your own football player from scratch. You can customise his looks and set the initial attributes through a limited amount of attribute points you are provided with and after which you can improve him still further as you gain more experience.
Beyond this, we have much the same setup as before with a Master League, cup modes and it's variants and exhibition. Gameplay wise, the engine seems to have remained largely untouched which means that the game largely runs smoothly, intricate passing movements are more than catered for as well as the perfect cutting edge pass and finish.
Graphics wise, Pro's strength lies in their ability to create footballers who look very much like their real life counterparts albeit in a cartoony way. The graphics are not shabby, but there is nothing particularly visually impressive about them either. The animations now seem quite dated and largely outclassed by Fifa.
Unfortunately while this is quite a strong game, serious questions have to be raised against Konami once again, because when playing this game you get the distinct feeling of deja vu, nothing seems to have moved on and this now feels like a very cynical exercise in selling this on brand reputation only and neglected to actually improve the game by any sufficient measure.
This is very disappointing because I think it will back fire on Konami. This is brought into further context when you consider that Konami also lacks all the fully licensed teams and players names so it disappoints on authenticity gameplay and visuals.
If Konami don't wake up and smell the coffee soon, then it's going to be a never ending chase to play catch up to Fifa. Overall, if you have the previous one, then I don't see a real incentive for purchasing this one.
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PES 2009 is the latest installment of the award-winning Pro Evolution Soccer Series, ... more
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Advantages: Good graphics and audio, excellent presentation, good control system, Champions League Disadvantages: Poor online functionality, right control stick is no longer a control stick
Oct 30th, 2009
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