PES 2009 is the second instalment in the PS3 after the successful 2008 title, and I can safely say early on that this game is a big improvement in the already highly rated Pro Evolution Soccer series. PES 2009 has the addition of the revolutionary 'Become a Legend' mode which adds a whole new dimension to the game, much better presentation in terms of menu design and graphics, as well as retaining, if not slightly improving the classic PES fluid gameplay which sets apart Pro Evolution Soccer from its FIFA counterpart. The GOOD Points: PES 2000 retains the classic PES gameplay - the gameplay in PES 2009 is nothing short of fantastic, ...  Read the complete review

PES is carrying on without any licenced players and still algging behind on the graphics we see in Fifa but it isn't all bad. the gameplay itself is good and stays fluid as were the previous games. However there are somenew modes like the become a pro mode. Here you can pick a character and try and build him up from being a reserve player to getting to play for your team and then country. the game is has now got an online mde which is fun and adds depth to the game so you don't always have to keep playing the computer AI which gets boring after a while. However unlike FIFA the game does not have different levels of skills for each character to the ...  Read the complete review

In my opinion.....better than Fifa! Yes the graphics are less superior to Fifa, PES does not have all the official licenced teams or player names, the menu interface is also less superior. But what Pro Evo does have is a much better gameplay! This has been said for all the Pro Evo games in the series. The gameplay is outstanding. Buy this at launch and you will play it religiously until the next installment! I do have some negtives to report though. Bad english translations in the menu, poor commentary, online play is rubbish, a two man wall is created for a freekick 40m out!, the master league is very poor incomparision to ...  Read the complete review

Pro Evolution has returned and there has been many changes to gameplay, with key additions to tactics change according to situation, off-the-ball fluency AI recognizing strategies that works accumulating data on an ongoing basis wiht all league modes. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 has new air resistance calculations for the trajectory of the ball to bring more realism to the game. There are also new friction routines to affect ball movement in terms of ground conditions, backspin routines are calculated so that ball slows accordingly, and the bounce of the ball can be used more effectively. The biggest feature in the game is the introduction of Become ...  Read the complete review

While it may not be intentional, PES2009 amazingly captures the ups and downs - and the sublime and the ridiculous - of this way of life we call football, but largely not in a good way. Like previous PES titles, you can play some really fluid and realistic patterns of play, while running through an entire opposition with a Fernando Torres or Kaka proves just too easy, helping to spoil online mode (more on this later). Defending can also be a nightmare, with horrible scripted player AI continually being bewildered by a lob or hoof upfield making it so once you gain control of your player you just don't get there in time. Playing against ...  Read the complete review