Metacritic Games

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Playstation 2)

PES 2008 features a brand new intelligence system, called Teamvision, that adapts and reacts to players own gameplay styles to ensure that the computer controlled opponents are always challenging and forcing the player to think and chance their style of play to avoid being out-thought by the game. It learns counter attacks that target your weaknesses and look to exploit any repetitive tactics players use. Defenders react better to danger, closing down the ball and charging at shots and the goalkeepers hold shots that are closer to them as well. Teammates make more intelligent runs into space and the close control has been sharpened to ensure quick and fluid passing and speedy attacks can be built. The next gen versions also feature extensive edit modes so players can completely customise their PES 2008 experience. [Konami]

Konami
Sports, Soccer
Players: 8
E (Everyone)
Developer: Konami
Released March 11, 2008

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

82 / 100

Critic Reviews

92	Games Master UK Another quality run-out for PES on PS2 but it is only a shade better than "FIFA 08." [Christmas 2007, p.68]
90	AceGamez Konami have done a great job of making Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 on the PS2 a game that stands firm against the competition of its next-generation versions, and indeed is a cut above the rest in certain respects like the number of stadiums on offer.
90	Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK A typically solid performance from Seabass. [Dec 2007, p.82]
84	IGN A very impressive soccer game, mainly because it mimics the current-gen versions so well. While it would have been nice to see a few specialized PS2 modes (a guy can dream), the fact that we can play through years in Master League with a created player and watch him develop is cool enough.
80	GameSpy Compared to the HD versions, this PS2 game has significantly better features, such as great cross-compatibility with the handheld version.
80	PTGamers Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 looks more like an update than a truly new game. The flaws from previous years are quickly becoming blatant, and still they manage to fade away after a few hours of truly satisfying play.
80	VideoGamer It's still an excellent football game that is perfect for newcomers to the series, but just don't expect it to be all that different to PES 6.
78	PSM3 Magazine UK Still class, but more or less the same as last year. [Jan 2008, p.79]
75	GameSpot The PlayStation 2 version of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is the most fully-featured version of the game, but it still suffers from a broken online mode.
75	Play UK The formula here has already been pillaged, but it's not as suicidal as the PS3 version. [Issue#160, p.98]

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