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Pro Evolution Soccer 2012

by Konami
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

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  • Attacking play is improved - Take control of an additional teammate to boost the potency of your attack
  • Teammate AI has become more true to life on defense and offense - Your team plays more cohesively
  • New Off-the-ball-controls - Take even more control in dead-ball situations to manage your team strategy
  • Zonal marking and positional defending are massively enhanced - Players are forced to work harder to split defenders
  • Collision detection is overhauled - The physicality of top-level soccer is captured
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Platform: Xbox 360
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  • ASIN: B0050SYCJM
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches ; 3.2 ounces
  • Media: Video Game
  • Release Date: September 27, 2011
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,757 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

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Platform: Xbox 360

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 is the 2011-2012 version of Konami's popular, video game soccer franchise. The eleventh release in the series overall, Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 takes digital soccer to the next level by providing a wide range of game improvements over earlier game editions to create the best and most realistic soccer game available to date. Features include: improved teammate AI that shows itself both on offense and defense, new off-the-ball controls, challenging defensive assignments, a collision detection overhaul and improved graphics.

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Leaping for a ball in front of the goal in Pro Evolution Soccer 2012
The world's game comes to life more realistically than ever before.
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Bring the World's Game to Life

Pro Evolution Soccer makes its return in fall 2011 with Pro Evolution Soccer 2012. In this edition, Konami is determined to give global football fans a truly realistic, immersive and a delightfully playable take on the beautiful game. Creative Producer Shingo "Seabass" Takatsuka has been sourcing the desires of fans across the globe and working nonstop on marrying the digital game to the real life game so fans can get as close to the real thing. All elements have been examined - defense, offense, AI, penalties, officiating and of course, graphics. The result is a game that truly represents the key attributes of the game and it's players. Pro Evolution Soccer… "Can you play?"

Key Game Features

  • Improved Teammate AI - Teammate AI has become more true to life on defense and offense helping your team plays more cohesively
  • New Off-the-ball-controls - Take even more control in dead-ball situations to manage your team strategy
  • Challenging Defensive Assignments - Zonal marking and positional defending are massively enhanced forcing players to work harder to split defenders
  • Collision Detection is Overhauled - The physicality of top-level soccer is captured
  • Updated Graphics - Movements, facial representations and pitches have built upon last year's massive improvements

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Fighting for the ball in the open in Pro Evolution Soccer 2012
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Working the ball against a defender in Pro Evolution Soccer 2012
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Pro Evolution Soccer makes its return this fall, Pro Evolution Soccer 2012! This year, Konami is determined to give global football fans a truly realistic, immersive and a delightfully playable take on the beautiful game. Creative Producer Shingo "Seabass" Takatsuka has been sourcing the desires of fans across the globe and working non-stop on marrying the digital game to the real life game so fans can get as close to the real thing. All elements have been examined - defense, offense, AI, penalties, officiating and of course, graphics! The result is a game truly represents the key attributes of the game and it's players. Pro Evolution Soccer "Can you play?"

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35 of 39 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars FIFA 12 or PES 2012: Which to get? September 28, 2011
Platform for Display:Xbox 360
Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   
Initially, I didn't plan on getting PES 2012 but after playing around with FIFA 12 and noting the upgrade from last year to this year and also wanting to find out why there are so many mixed feelings on the two, I broke down and bought PES anyway.

I will preface by saying that I have not gotten a chance to completely go through both games to see all of the differences. While I did play FIFA 11 if did not play PES 2011 so I have no way to compare last year's game to this one at this time. I have not finished a season nor have I really had a chance to play online and quite frankly I am not an online player, now if I can get more of my friends into these games I would play online more (HINT!). I did however play mostly with the modes and options that mattered to me and for anyone else; so I will say that your miles may vary with your own personal experience. However after playing through both games, I felt that I could give you as a reader a glimpse of what you may or may not like about both.

For starters, let's just come out and talk about licensing, since that is what matters to some. FIFA has ALL of it. PES doesn't, but it does have some. However, one thing I DO like about PES (let me add that I am playing both on the 360)is that as long as your team is not licensed, if you have that kind of time on your hands, you can go in and tinker all you want until you have your team even the logos (someone hurry up with that patch!). For example, only Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspurs are licensed in the English League therefore you can't edit the unis for them. Any other team in there you can go to town, especially if there are some kits that you think are just hideous, you can make to your liking and that's something I may do if time is available. PES of course has rights over the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup competitions as well as Copa Santander Libertadores. People who really want these competitions may lean towards this title.

Next up, since we are talking about visuals, I have to say that PES does lean a little more towards authenticity in terms of STATIC graphics as far as dynamic lighting and even the crowd. I noticed that game crowds happen to wear the home team kits and while the animations for them is a little too uniform (when will people start taking notes from 2K Sports about crowd animations??) it's surely a lot better looking than the cardboard cutouts in FIFA. Another small thing I did note is that stadiums tend to be empty or full depending on the type of match or popularity of your team in PES. Playing a friendly and your starts aren't in, your stadium may just have enough people in the lower levels, play your rival and it's packed. Even the time of day and year makes a diference in the lighting effect and adds somewhat to the immersion. Small touches like that can sell me on a game. As far as in game animation, I would say that FIFA has PES beaten in some areas as there are more animations when players collide on each other or play on the ball and this is in part due to the new physics engine. Player likenesses, however I lean more towards PES as some of the faces and skin tones look closer to actual players than FIFA does. Also, some players in PES tend to be more animated in PES than FIFA in terms of missed shots, fouls or even just warming up on the field.

As far as the game play itself, which a lot of people put a lot of emphasis on, I can see why people say that FIFA feels more 'arcadey'. In PES, I felt that you really had to have more skill to maneuver the ball down the pitch and build up the play before you can just let one fly. The controls in both games seem to be very precise and even though you have a sprint button in both (as well as a Speed burst in PES), in PES just because you hold the sprint button down for any player, doesn't guarantee that you are going to run past and beat defenders downfield as sometimes will occur in FIFA 12. And actually giving credit where it's due with the tactical defending, push/pull system and the ability to call in a 2nd team mate, FIFA has almost eliminated sprinting abuse. PES also has some of these elements built into the game already and although I didn't play last year's iteration, it makes me wonder if this is something the PES has done for awhile and EA Sports just caught up to this, added it in and is selling FIFA 12 based this feature. I wouldn't be surprised. Both games also have the ability to allow you to tinker around with your on the field playing style and tactics so you can manage the game how you want. I do feel however, that the games are neck and neck as far as game play, especially on defense, is concerned.

Well, so far it may seem like PES has an advantage, but where does it fall down? By the end of the week this may change, but the rosters are not 100% up to date out of the box and I think that there are a few players whose stats are overblown, but I did read yesterday afternoon that a patch is due out to address some of these issues. One glaring thing I saw was that Cech Fabregas was still playing for Arsenal (North London) and Tom Cleverley was still out on loan. Again when this patch drops, hopefully this will be cleaned up. There also is no substitution animation in PES. When you make changes you simply get an alert as to who is in and who is out. May not mean much to some (hey refer back to my stadium crowd issue)but that was a touch I like in FIFA. The biggest issue I have with this game is the commentary. I am sorry but Jim Beglin and Jon Champion are in need of No Doz. There are many stretches of the game where they may barely say the players' name or nothing at all and build no excitement to watching the play unfold until a shot is attempted. This is one area that FIFA shines in that no matter which English commentary team you get, you will feel immersed into the game.

This year's sound trax on both are pretty hit or miss to me and really if I had it my way, I would find (Hmmm something to do later) a way to put my EA trax from last year on both...hehe!

Timesinks: Both of these games have something outside of the normal modes that may keep you busy for a long while running. FIFA 12 did add on a somewhat deeper, managerial mode this year but PES' Football Life feels like it has more meat on the bone (I heard that last year's was deep also because there is so much more to do than on FIFA. You get to run more of the team aspects such as sponsoring, training, transfers and so forth. You can hire staff for various parts of your operation and there are animated scenes that guide you along the way. While all of this feels nice and good, my small complaint is that this late into the life cycle of the 360, it may have been cool to have some voice work to go along with it instead of all the reading that comes along with it.

This is something that I wish FIFA had and if anything keeps me from playing FIFA 12 for a stretch, this would be it. It's a crime that most sports games nowadays don't have, as a standard, a deep franchise/GM mode to allow you to hype up or mess up your team any way you please! It seems like if companies want you to go behind the scenes, then you will get (Insert Sport Here) Manager (yes you, EA Sports!). If FIFA 12 had as deep a Player Manager mode as PES, then the war between these 2 would be won, but it's not to be. EA, take a hint, take FIFA Manager, chuck it and put it into the FIFA franchise and people would kill to get the next iteration!

My timesink on FIFA 12 however, is the Ultimate Team. I didn't get a chance to play with it in FIFA 11 (because I got on so late in the gaming cycle) but gosh, this is fantasy football on steroids!!! It takes all of the elements of a CCG (collectible card game for those I lost there) and mixes it with the game playing elements and you get all kinds of crazy recipes! You can get rare players, equipment, cards that gives you stat boost and worst of all, it will cost you some coin. I won't lie, I spent about 10 bucks last night buying some packs to get a better team that what was given. And hanging around the auction house??? It's bad news because you will drool over the player cards that you want but don't have enough coin to buy. Also I like how the strength and chemistry of your team may be based on team mates, nationality or other factors. I think I spent about 2 or 3 hours on that before I remembered that I still had a career mode to play and never got to!

What I am looking forward to seeing is how PES handles transfer deadlines as I have reached that point so far on FIFA 12 and I like the way they handle the last day so far and I am also interested to see how aggressive the AI on PES is when trying to lure your players away. I am also looking forward to see how players grown on both and compare notes to see which ones last and which don't.

So, to wrap this up, in so many ways, this year's futbol war reminds me so much of 2004 when both Madden 2K5 and ESPN 2K5 games came out. Whereas Madden had all of the bells and whistles, 2K5 had more for it under the hood especially with the ESPN style presentation and became a benchmark game (that the Madden series still have yet to realize) that people still talk about today. Right now as it's only been a few days I have played FIFA and a day that I had with PES to call a clear winner. It's easy to see why gamers take both sides because what one has, the other doesn't and what one may do, the other does better and it's a shame that we can't magically merge both games together to have the perfect game. As a 1st Impression of both series, it's a tie with PES having a slight edge over FIFA in the career mode as well as gameplay and FIFA 12 having the advantage in presentation, on field graphical animation and Ultimate Team timesink. Read more ›
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Different than last year's game November 29, 2011
Platform for Display:Xbox 360|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   
I'm a long time fan of PES, I've played every year's game... I played last year's a lot! I usually play "Become a Legend", "Master League" and play with my friends. So my review will be basically focused on them...

Just to start, the game is really good! They made an effort trying to make it a little bit more "arcade" (FIFA style), but training (in start menu) got better and they redesign the penalty kicks (which were AWFUL last year).

Become a Legend and Master League are good, the story gets more real with presentations, talking with the trainer and managers and many options to choose or change every week. In ML is pretty much like last year, but I enjoyed BAL last year, my only complain is that last year's game I could use the training for special abilities (like great players have) or learn a new position on the field, and that's something that is missing in this game!

The thing I said about the game being more arcade FIFA-style, was because with some players (like: Messi, C.Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic & Pato) is almost impossible to take them down, or even to take the ball off. They can even make non-real goals like 30-40 meters with the defense bothering them... It's annoying! That's something I didn't like in FIFA and now it's in PES, too! =/

Also, they should've made a playlist (music) with more songs. It only have like 10 songs and it gets boring really fast!

Other than that, the game is more difficult, is harder to make precise passes, but that's part of the fun, right? REALISM!

Well, I hope it helps... Ask me if you have any other questions about it! :)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Soooo close January 13, 2012
By Ian
Platform for Display:Xbox 360|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun: 3.0 out of 5 stars   
I've been a long time player of PES; my first edition was PES 3 on the Xbox. Since my first game, PES has been the footy game for me. At its best, it's a great simulation, especially wrt the individuality of players. Skilled players can be distinguished by being able to make skilled plays. A highly technical dribbler will be able to move and beat opponents in ways lesser players can't. While this seems obvious, it's not been true for most series.

This year, after several disastrous years since the launch of the New Gen systems, PES was in a make or break year. While I'd love to give it 5 stars for all of the enjoyment over the years, this year's game comes so close to perfection, but fails in the end. Now, ok, PES doesn't reach 5 stars, but surely it must be at least 4 stars, right? Well, that's the rub.

The game falls short in two major ways, doing so in such a manner that it's hard not to describe the game as fundamentally broken.

PES 11 was terrible. Go on the boards, read the reviews. It hadn't moved to take advantage of the Next Gen platforms. However, the passing system was actually pretty good. For some reason, this year the franchise has moved away from this and now has a system that is so Byzantine that even expert players can't quite figure out how to use. The assisted passing makes boneheaded mistakes. Manual passing is flawed. Simply put, a footy game without passing really doesn't have a reason to exist.

The bigger issue, whether due to limitations of the engine or poor AI, is scripting. The CPU decides something is going to happen and all the manual input can't change things. Think of the Terminator series when SkyNet goes online. Match going well? Closing up shop? Just wait, if the CPU decides to score against you, it will. A crazy through ball. A failed clearance that your whole team just watches. This happens in football; it happens waaayyy too often in PES.

Simply put, I'm not buying PES 2013 until months after release because I don't trust the designers to get this right. I need to be proved wrong by a collective million hours of playtime. If things go well, I'll happily buy the game. If not, I'll stop playing soccer games because the rest, IMHO, are much worse. It is such a pity because this could have been a great, great game.
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