Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (PS2)

This game has been the best football game around for a long time now and its keeps getting more popular while the Fifa series is losing a bit interest. Pro evos game play is twice the game play of Fifa. Every year the two games come out and Pro always comes out best. The more the game goes on the bigger crowd of supporters the game is getting. John Terry and Thierry Henry are on the front cover as they are great fans themselves. Apparently Henry has been playing it for ten years now so it has to be a good game.The graphics are stunning on this game and they have made it a lot more realistic with personal and unique actions on certain players. Fifa may have the licensing ...  Read the complete review

Please note that my review and rating does not take into account the Net Play, PSP data link features and multiplayer aspect of this game. Despite my dominance (over the computer opposition at least) of the previous game in the Pro Evolution Soccer series, playing PES5 was much like a footballer playing in a new league; it sure took me time to adapt to the subtle differences. I bought the game on the strength of how it's predecessors played, so the inclusion of Arsenal (amongst other teams) as a further fully licensed club was a nice bonus for me. While there is now the option of home and away cup formats and cup fixtures throughout the league ...  Read the complete review

<<<<<<<<<<< Introduction >>>>>>>>>>>>> Every year in October we await a battle, the football season has barely got underway and two juggernauts come head to head competing for number one slot. No it's not Eastenders vs Corrie, rather it is a far more important and rather more enjoyable battle. It's Pro Evolution Soccer vs Fifa. For years now we have witnessed a one sided contest. The Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) series of football games has comfortably established itself as the premier football game on all formats (be it PS2, Xbox, PC ...  Read the complete review

To me this is the best Football game available although there is one massive let down that causes it to fall short big time of what it could achieve. I used to be a big Fifa fan and always used to buy Fifa every year and play that for hours every day and get really into that game and i used to think it was the best things since sliced bread was invented and brought into the world. Then i went to a friends house and played this game which i wasn't really looking forward to as i always thought of Pro Evo as being a copycat and second best version of Fifa and i actually really liked the game play and i just felt more more comfortable playing it then i do Fifa ...  Read the complete review

::~ OVERVIEW ~:: The Pro Evolution 5 for the Playstation 2 is the yearly version of the long-running football game series, this version being released in 2006. The game is essentially an arcade-style sports simulation game, in which you can control your favourite team or national side, or custom build your own side and compete in tournaments, leagues, Cup matches or the custom Master League. The game includes training levels and challenges to unlock bonus material and a "shop" where you can buy new stadiums, new players and challenge levels to add to your game. ::~ REVIEW ~:: You can't improve on perfection. ...  Read the complete review