Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

Metachronos overall score = 8.2 / 10

Positive
- Novel control system that works well
- Same great Pro Evolution Soccer game engine
- Online mode is fast and lag-free

Negative
- Difficult to control in defence
- Not enough game modes
- Lack of official teams
- Still sounds bad

PES 2008 starts with a lengthy but necessary tutorial. Even if you're familiar with the series, this game is a fundamentally different experience on the Wii, and while purists may baulk at the prospect of controlling players with a cursor, it's actually a very natural way to play. You use the Wii Remote to point at the screen and draw out the moves you want to make, whether it's a run in a certain direction or a pass to another player. You can still move your players using the Nunchuk's analogue stick, but you have to pass by aiming the cursor and pressing the B button. Likewise, if you want your player to make a run, you point the cursor in the direction you want him to go and press the A button. These are just the basics, however, and you can move off-the-ball players by tapping the A button twice, perform feints by swinging the Nunchuk, or make chip shots by swiping the Wii Remote. At first, it feels like you're performing a complex juggling act of button combos and controller movements, but it's a well-designed system that allows you to perform all the same moves that you're used to in previous games.



Konami took a risk with the Wii version of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008, and it's one that has paid off. It's a completely different experience from every other version of the game because the control system offers a more flowing game of football and one that's incredibly rewarding once it's mastered. While there are still some teething problems--most notably in defensive control--moving players and making passes around the pitch is incredibly natural using the Wii Remote. We're also pleased at how well it plays online, so much so that we'd recommend the online mode above all other modes offered in the game. The lack of a Master League mode is disappointing, but Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 offers a novel approach to playing football that works well.




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this is the best version?

probobly but their all pretty much the same exept for the teams

you got a point

lazy idiots all they change are the teams

at least a new game mode here or their or SOMETHING

but pes looks better than fifa