Product Overview of Pro Evolution Soccer 09

Product Description of Pro Evolution Soccer 09

Product Description

The 2009 installment of the award-winning sports franchise brings a raft of extensive new additions that will further bridge the gap between PES and the real thing.

Improvements to the fan-favorite Master League Mode - Play as one player just like in real life mastering your own ball handling and your off-the-ball support New exciting and immersive Become a Legend Mode and online playable Legends Mode Updated rosters from your favorite club and national teams Great improvements in ball control, passing and your teammates reactions are more in tune with how teammates react in real life

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 for PlayStation 3 by Konami is the latest update to the award-winning soccer series, with new additions, smarter AI, and better graphics for a more realistic game than ever before. With exclusive rights to the UEFA Champions League, this game will let you play as and against your favorite UEFA players and teams.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 has an exclusive UEFA Champions League license. View larger.

Become a Legend mode lets you create a player from scratch. View larger.

Play on your favorite UEFA club fields. View larger.

Friction, air resistance, backspin, and more make for realistic ball movement. View larger.

Exclusive UEFA Champions League License
New to the Pro Evolution Soccer series is an exclusive UEFA Champions League license. The UEFA Champions League is Europe's greatest club competition, and the license means the game will have all the elements and attributes of the Champion League Competition. The Ligue 1 Orange and Eredivisie are both fully licensed, and the England League (Premier League), Italian League (Serie A) and Spanish League (La Liga) are partially licensed. Manchester United and Liverpool are the licensed English clubs in Pro Evolution Soccer 2009.

The UEFA Champions League mode is given a new television-style presentation, where you get dramatic camera angles on replays, videos, and banner ads. Along with the official team names, upgraded graphics, and more life-like player movements, others watching you play might mistake the video game for an actual game on TV.

Become a Legend with New gameplay Mode
The new Become a Legend mode lets you create a player from scratch and focus on the individual player rather than a team. The game lets you customize the player down to the smallest detail, including his free kick run-up and celebration routine. If you use a supported camera, you can even put your face on the player and create team emblems. After you've created your character, the more your play, the more he improves.

After you have a legend you're satisfied with, you can export him to an online legends game with four other players, where you team up and play against computer teams.

Realistic Ball Movement
Balls now move around more realistically thanks to adjustments for friction, air resistance, backspin, and more. This allows for new strategies and techniques such as lifting balls over defenders legs and doing tee shots. Improvements have also been made in passing and the reactions of your teammates. The upshot is a game that looks and plays more like real life.

Play With and Against Friends Online
In addition to the Legend online mode, you can also challenge your friend to a 1-on-1 match. If your friends aren't online, there is also a quickmatch option that pairs you to a random online player.

With its exclusive UEFA Champions League license and updated ball movement and graphics, Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 will have soccer fans cheering.

Customer Reviews of Pro Evolution Soccer 09

Rating : Not what i expected, June 30, 2009

By M. Luna "Lalo" (Salt Lake City, UT USA)

Being a better quality game console i expected much more from this game, the menus are very low quality and the game play is very similar to fifa, fifa being superior, so i think next year i'll just stick to fifa. Very disappointing.

Rating : EXELLENT !!!, May 31, 2009

By Hender Rosales

Best Soccer GAME EVER !!!!
PES09 MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH BETTER THAN FIFA3000

Rating : Not a soccer fan? Don't even bother with this game, May 31, 2009

By Justin S. Han "SdJustin" (San Diego CA)

Well, I'm not really a big soccer fan, but I bought this game because it looked like everyone was playing this game. It was sort of like peer pressure. What a joke.
Anyhow, the graphic was good, game speed is more accurate than laggy FIFA. I like the soccer field setting that shows lots of detail. Also liked the fan's cheer. Every cheer is different depending on what team you're playing.
Didn't play much, because it's just not fun playing it all by myself. When you have your hommies come over with beers, that's when this game shines.

Rating : PRO EVOLUTION IS THE BEST ON FOOTBALL, May 31, 2009

By Renato F. Miraglia "REM" (ECUADOR)

IS THE BEST ON THIS SPORT, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE CONNECTION TO PLAY ONLINE, TOO BAD

Rating : Needs (A lot) of improvement, April 30, 2009

By S. Campos "Obey9" (CA, USA)

I'm a hardcore soccer fan and PES was always the RIGHT choice when it came to soccer Games. PES 2007 was the last PES I really enjoyed. I bought 08 thinking it would be a lot better but it never really lived up to that expectation. This year, I expected Konami to really bring its "A" game and deliver the best PES yet. Unfortunately, this is not the case. This game is no better (and probably worse) than 2008. I traded this game 2 weeks after I bought it and have been enjoying FIFA 09 for like 8 months now (still not bored!!!) EA sports has it right this year (and last) I hope PES 2010 brings it next year!