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PES 2008: Pro Evolution Soccer (Xbox 360)

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Description

PES 2008 updates the clubs and players for 2007/2008, this time including some never before featured clubs like croatian club Dinamo Zagreb. Gameplay is updated and feels more natural in a way that goalkeepers won't be able to easily catch every ball, players will stumble on each other, slip and try to keep balance, be able to simulate fouls and hope they don't get caught by the referee, and so on. Although this time English League has imaginary emblems for unlicensed clubs such as Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and the other, many other clubs still remain with proper insignias.

Gameplay is somewhat easier and players won't kick ball so high when you hold the kicking button for too long, and dribbling is corrected and enhanced in comparison to the last game. Modes are as you can imagine them, pretty much the same... you have League (English, Italian, Spanish and the other - no German league, though), Master League, Exhibition, Training, Edit Mode and plethora of other options.

You get 59 music tracks which you can assign to play on specific part of the game (main menu, league menu, stats screen and so on). This is the first game in the series to appear on the PlayStation 3 platform.

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Alternate Titles

  • "PES 2008" -- Abbreviation

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User Reviews

Hardcore soccer fans will rejoice in the gameplay and gamers around the world will celebrate the ability to actually have fun with a sports title. Brandon Tabbert (19) 3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars3.86 Stars

The Press Says

Gamesmania Nov 01, 2007 83 out of 100 83
Game Informer Magazine May, 2008 8 out of 10 80
GameCell UK 2007 8 out of 10 80
Play.tm Nov 23, 2007 79 out of 100 79
Computer Bild Spiele Nov 07, 2007 2.08 out of 6 78
Game Informer Magazine May, 2008 7.75 out of 10 78
Console Monster Nov 22, 2007 75 out of 100 75
TeamXbox Mar 20, 2008 7.3 out of 10 73
Video Game Generation Aug 14, 2008 6.5 out of 10 65
Gamekult Oct 25, 2007 6 out of 10 60

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Trivia

At the event "GameStar/GamePro Leserpreis 2007" (March 28, 2008) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 received the trophy "Best Console Racing/Sports Game in 2007" after the reader's voting of German gaming magazine GamePro.

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Tim Janssen (2499) added PES 2008: Pro Evolution Soccer (Xbox 360) on Nov 14, 2007
Other platforms contributed by Charles Norris (1), Tim Janssen (2499) and MAT (73776)