Leipzig premier for Xbox 360 Pro Evo
Konami isn’t shy of presenting its Pro Evolution Soccer series as the pro-players’ videogame of choice. The likes of England captain John Terry and Brazil’s Adriano have praised PES for its realism. Wait until they get a load of PES6 on Xbox 360!
Visitors to the Leipzig GC this week will have first-hand experience of next-generation PES6 – running exclusively on Xbox 360, we should add. It’s looking way better, thanks to more detailed players boasting enhanced animation. More importantly for the PES fans, it really plays more convincingly like football thanks to the most extensive upgrade to player AI and physical accuracy in series history.
The Pro Evolution Soccer series is famously a passing game, using the whole team to build towards rapturous goals or play strategically to maintain the advantage. Just like real football in fact. To this end, PES6 now has players that run more intelligently into space when not in possession. Attacking players are now more mindful of immediate danger when receiving the ball, turning defenders. Meanwhile the defenders know to stand off to prevent being made to look a fool!
Scoring in PES can be glorious, and more so now that the shooting system has been refined. Cheeky snap shots are now possible, while volleys and half-volleys require greater timing to achieve more spectacular results. All kinds of new tricks have been incorporated for on-the-fly experimentation: sliding tackles that allow players to rise with the ball at their feet, feints, backwards dribbling and plenty more on-the-ball fandangos to dazzle and infuriate your rivals.
New licenses for PES6 were also confirmed today in Leipzig. The French Championat league is now added, alongside Bayern Munich, Portugal’s Sporting Lisbon and Benfica, Olympiacos Piraeus from Greece, and England’s world famous Manchester United. Fully licensed international kit is sported by the Czech Republic, France, Australia, England, Italy, Argentina, Spain and Sweden.
Finally, Adriano is to appear on the German packaging, in addition to the UK.
Pro Evolution Soccer 6 is looking like the greatest yet, and will be released for Xbox 360 – exclusively for next-gen – in October.
