Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Playstation 3

Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Playstation 3

If you had walked into a store just two years ago (2007) and asked the sales assistant for a copy of Pro Evolution Soccer, he would have first looked at you with a confused look on his face and then recommended Fifa 07, all the while wondering why on earth you would have asked about PES in the first place.

Things are a little different now, with some substantial improvements to the games online action and an eager return to its roots, PES 2010 does it’s absolute best to hold it own against Fifa 2010.

Delving into the gameplay you will quickly notice the that the speed has been slowed down substantially making it feel more like a simulation than its arcade predecessors. Touted as the start light feature in this iteration is the ability to 360-degree dribble which is suppose to make the player feel more in control, it works and shifts the feel of the game into a new space, away from 2009.

Taking a step in the right direction, the developers have added team style and player style cards which allow you to customize settings in up to eight different categories. You can tweak the defensive style and attacking style of your team for instance allowing you to execute your paying strategy right down to the smallest detail. If you are like me and not an adjustment man the good ol’ default settings will work just fine.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Online and Multiplayer

Konami have flexed all their muscles in the online multiplayer department to build a soccer game that is truly community focused. The game allows a bunch of friends to get together in a party of up to 32 players and play the competitions and tournaments of their choice. Players can choose to play individually or team up and play against other teams, while the game keeps track of individual players performances. It is implemented well and works a charm. This is arguably the best part of the entire game.

Online gaming in PES 2010 has been taking seriously and Konami have streamlined the process from launching to jumping strait into some online multiplayer action. The lag which was one of the drowning factors of PES 2009 has been substantially improved. However, living on the tip of the world, like us in South Africa is not going to help with the lag and online matches should be kept local whenever possible.

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Graphics

The games graphics have been notability taken up a notch and dare I say that it looks ever so slightly better than Fifa 2010. The environmental effects are spot on and in rainy games it’s becomes a pleasure to watch the little splashes that the ball makes with it hits the turf. The game menus look great and navigating through its many options is smooth and slick.

The footballers are extremely well modeled and look very realistic close up, Konami’s team have done a great job of transferring the real life players likeness into the characters that we see running around the screen. This likeness is not limited to visuals, each player in the game behaves just as he would in real life with the example of Rooney, who likes to run back and help with defense when it’s needed.

The good however does come with the bad. The games animations are rather stinted and have not been improved much from the previous generations bad animations.

The commentary is so repetitive and off the mark that at some point while playing the game, most players will curse at it’s sloppiness and wonder why developers never added more than the seemingly five line range they included.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Conclusion

If you’ve been a fan of the franchise you will enjoy the game but if you’ve been feeling frustrated with it, it might be a good time to move on to the competition. PES 2010 has seen improvements made to it but they are not enough to warrant it as your first choice. If Konami continue their efforts to make improvements to the game, perhaps, one day they will regain the crown of best soccer game hands down.

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