Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 - Preview

by junior_ain

So, I played the demo for Pro Evolution Soccer 2011, I don't generally play demos but I'm really looking forward to this game so I had to try it. After a while I found this was pretty much what I asked in a sequel for PES, I consider recent games for the series any game released in or after 2008, so we have 3 recent games that are much alike, especially the 2010 version which adds simply a new design and some songs to the main menu, that's not the way to make a sequel, at least not in my book--it is in EA's book. Konami has been doing it to sports games for a while as well as some other developers so I won't complain anymore.

What do we have in Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 then? Is it worth the purchase if you have played any recent game on the series, the answer, as far as the demo goes, is yes. The graphics received a major revamp, are much better detailed and the perspective seems improved. The gameplay feels a little less dynamic, a little slower, and slightly more loosy, though my experience with the Wii version might have something to do with that. There are many other modes and several added teams, though only the UEFA and Libertadores Cup were available on the demo, and four teams. The offensive/defensive control set appears pretty standard and works fine. Playing with the keyboard is kinda strange to me, so it was just to have a glimpse of what's coming.

I could say that all versions of Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 will be worth purchasing, the only one I can't really tell, and is the one version I'm most interested in, is the Wii version, I don't know if there will be any downgrade or anything, if they manage to keep the overall quality found on the PC version, or at least downgrade to a minimal, it will be a sweet version to get as well, maybe the best version depending on your opinion on how the Wii handles. At least they really upgraded the game this time.