Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
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 European cover of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 |
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| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Series | Pro Evolution Soccer |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, Windows[2] |
| Release date(s) | PS2, PS3, PC, Xbox 360 EU 26 October 2007 [3] |
| Genre(s) | Sports game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer, online multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone PEGI: 3+ |
| Media | DVD, BD-ROM, UMD, DVD-DL, DS Card, Wii Optical Disc, Nintendo optical disc |
| System requirements | Minimum: Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHz or equivalent, 512 MB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 8500 video card or better |
| Input methods | Gamepad, mouse, keyboard |
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008[1] (officially abbreviated as PES 2008; Winning Eleven 2008 in Korea and Japan) is an association football (soccer) video game in the Pro Evolution Soccer series by Konami. The game was officially announced on 18 June 2007. It's title is different than the other Pro Evolution Soccer games in that it's of a year and not a version; this was due to EA Sports' FIFA series naming their titles with two digit numbers (i.e. 07, 08) and in conclusion would seem that PES was a year behind FIFA (to non-fans which had no knowledge of the previous games of the franchise).
It was released for Windows, Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Xbox 360.
A PS3 demo is available for download from the PlayStation Store,[9] an Xbox 360 demo has been released on the Xbox Live Marketplace,[10] and a PC demo has been released[1].
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[edit] Wii version
The Nintendo Wii version of PES 2008 (named Winning Eleven Play Maker 2008 in Japan) differs radically from the other versions. The basic gameplay is centered around pointing the Wii Remote at the screen and directing players by dragging them with the on-screen cursor, and passing is done by simply pointing to the desired space or player and pressing a button. This allows for a more tactical approach to the game, as there is almost complete freedom in moving any player on the screen anywhere, and much more tactics and maneuvers can be used in the attacking game than ever before.
This version omits the Master League mode for the Champions Road, which lets the player tour a slew of different leagues around Europe, and when a games is won, it is possible to acquire players from the defeated teams. Also, it features an online mode that Konami called "the best online experience" when compared to the other versions [11].
The Wii version of PES 2008 received generally more positive reviews than the other versions.
[edit] Teams
[edit] Licensed leagues
The leagues below are fully licensed, and all teams from these leagues are licensed:
[edit] Unlicensed leagues
Only two teams from the English Premier League are licensed but all include real player names:
Newcastle United (licensed)- Tottenham Hotspur (licensed)
- North London (Arsenal) (was licensed in PES 5 and PES 6)
- West Midlands Village (Aston Villa)
- West Midlands City (Birmingham City)
- Lancashire (Blackburn Rovers)
- Middlebrook (Bolton Wanderers)
- London FC (Chelsea) (was licensed in PES 5)
- Derbyshire (Derby County)
- Merseyside Blue (Everton)
- West London White (Fulham)
- Merseyside Red (Liverpool) (licensed in PES 2009 and PES 2010)
- Man Blue (Manchester City)
- Man Red (Manchester United) (was licensed in PES 6, PES 2009, and PES 2010)
- Teesside (Middlesbrough)
- Pompy (Portsmouth)
- Berkshire Blues (Reading)
- Wearside (Sunderland)
- East London (West Ham United)
- Lancashire Athletic (Wigan Athletic)
[edit] Licensed clubs in unlicensed leagues
There are no unlicensed club teams with fake team and player names in PES 2008, as there were in previous games in the PES series.
[edit] National teams
Teams in bold newly licensed for PES 2008:[12]
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Africa Asia
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South America North America |
[edit] Other teams
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Asia Europe |
Africa North America South America |
Legend
1 - Teams consisting of players with fake names
² - Israel making their first appearance, replacing Latvia.
³ - Teams fully licensed
There are also a few other "non playable" teams on the game that you can play against on the Cup mode if you choose to go through the qualifying stages. However, you cannot edit, add, or remove players from these teams' squads. [13]
[edit] Classic teams
All the teams do not have official player names.
[edit] Generic Teams
There is also a separate league with 18 generic teams (Team A, Team B etc.), which can be edited fully, like in the previous game. This is thought to be due to the fact that Konami failed to get the rights to the German Bundesliga, and is usually made into the Bundesliga or another league of one's preference by patch makers. However, most people use this to put their edited players into playable teams from the start instead of having to play through Master League to purchase them or alternatively edit the existing non-generic teams. This feature does not appear in the Wii version of the game.
[edit] Stadiums
Stadium included in PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. [14]
| # | Stadium | Real Name | Place | Flag | Team |
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| 1 | Konami Stadium | Fictional | Asia |  |
None |
| 2 | Estádio da Luz | Estádio da Luz | Europe |  |
Benfica |
| 3 | Estádio do Dragão | Estádio do Dragão | Europe | |
Porto |
| 4 | Estádio José Alvalade | Estádio José Alvalade | Europe | |
Sporting CP |
| 5 | Estadio George Capwell | Estadio George Capwell | South America |  |
Emelec |
| 6 | Estadio La Casa Blanca | Estadio La Casa Blanca | South America | |
LDU Quito |
| 7 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | South America | |
El Nacional, Quito, |
| 8 | Antlion Colisseum | El Monumental | South America |  |
River Plate |
| 9 | Teatro Blanco |  |
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| 10 | Orange Arena | Amsterdam ArenA | Europe |  |
Ajax |
| 11 | Catalonia Stadium | Camp Nou | Europe |  |
FC Barcelona |
| 12 | Santiago Bernabéu | Europe | |
Real Madrid | |
| 13 | Stadio Olimpico | Europe |  |
Roma & Lazio | |
| 14 | San Siro | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza | Europe | |
Milan & Internazionale |
| 15 | Stade Louis II | Europe |  |
AS Monaco |
Stadiums included in PS2 [15]
| # | Stadium | Real Name | Place | Flag | Team |
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| 1 | Red Cauldron | Anfield | Europe | |
Liverpool |
| 2 | Magpie Park | St. James' Park | Europe | |
Newcastle United |
| 3 | Lutecia Park | Parc des Princes | Europe |  |
Paris Saint-Germain |
| 4 | Massilia Stadium | Stade Vélodrome | Europe | |
Marseille |
| 5 | Borussia Stadium | Westfalenstadion | Europe |  |
Borussia Dortmund |
| 6 | Hauptstadtstadion | Olympiastadion | Europe | |
Hertha Berlin |
| 7 | Blautraum Stadion | Schüco Arena | Europe | |
Arminia Bielefeld |
| 8 | Orange Arena | Amsterdam ArenA | Europe | |
Ajax |
| 9 | Rotterdam Stadion | De Kuip | Europe | |
Feyenoord |
| 10 | Catalonia Stadium | Camp Nou | Europe | |
FC Barcelona |
| 11 | Estadio Palo | Estadio Mestalla | Europe | |
Valencia |
| 12 | Stockholm Arena | Råsunda | Europe |  |
Sweden |
| 13 | Cuito Cuanavale | Vodacom Park | Africa |  |
Bloemfontein Celtic |
| 14 | Diamond Stadium | Newlands Stadium | Africa | |
None |
| 15 | Estadio Gran Chaco | Estadio Alberto J. Armando | South America | |
Boca Juniors |
| 16 | Amerigo Atlantis | Estadio Nacional de Chile | South America |  |
Chile |
| 17 | Nakhon Ratchasima | King Fahd International Stadium | Asia |  |
Al-Hilal |
| 18 | Kanji Dome | Sapporo Dome | Asia | |
Consadole Sapporo |
| 19 | Dietro Monte Stadium | Kashima Stadium | Asia | |
Kashima Antlers |
| 20 | Porto Folio | Nissan Stadium | Asia | |
Yokohama F. Marinos |
| 21 | Queens Land Park | Nagai Stadium | Asia | |
Cerezo Osaka |
| 22 | Haze Hills | Olympic Stadium | Asia | |
None |
| 23 | Occhio del Mar | Ōita Stadium | Asia | |
Oita Trinita |
| 24 | Ayase-Nakano Stadium | Saitama Stadium | Asia | |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
| 25 | Kusunoki-Mihama Stadium | Niigata 'Big Swan' Stadium | Asia | |
Albirex Niigata |
| 26 | Nangsoh Stadium | Seoul Sang-am Stadium | Asia |  |
FC Seoul |
[edit] Demo Information
Choose from six fully licensed teams:
- Argentina
Brazil- France
- Portugal
- Spain
Turkey (EU Demo only)- Japan (JP Demo only)
Camera View: Long
Match Length: 5 minutes
Stadium: International Arena (Japan)
[edit] Covers
Cristiano Ronaldo is included on all PES 2008 covers, below are a list of players that are also included on the cover beside Ronaldo for their respective countries.[16]
UK - Michael Owen- France - Thierry Henry
- Germany - Jan Schlaudraff
- Italy - Gianluigi Buffon
Australia - Lucas Neill
[edit] Commentators
- UK - Jon Champion and Mark Lawrenson[17]
- Spain - Julio Maldonado and Juan Carlos Rivero [18]
- France - Christian Jeanpierre and Laurent Paganelli[19]
- Italy - Mauro Sandreani & Marco Meccia (name used for the game by RAI commentator Marco Civoli)
- Germany - Hansi Küpper & Wolff Fuss
[edit] Reception
| Publication | Rating | Link |
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| IGN | 9.2 | Link |
| Play | 70% | |
| OXM | 8.8 | |
| Gamespot | 6.0 | Link |
It was awarded Best Sports Game for the Wii by IGN in its 2008 video game awards.[20] It was also nominated for Wii Game of the Year by IGN.[21]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "'Pro Evolution Soccer 2008' revealed". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a61845/pro-evolution-soccer-2008-revealed.html.
- ^ "PES 2008 set for Wii". gonintendo. http://gonintendo.com/?p=20047.
- ^ "'Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 release date' confirmed". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a75652/pro-evo-2008-release-date-confirmed.html.
- ^ "Playstation Australia". http://au.playstation.com/games_media/release_schedule.jhtml.
- ^ "Winning Eleven 2008 Xbox 360 amazon.co.jp game page" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%8A%E3%83%9F%E3%83%87%E3%82%B8%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%86%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88-15783451-%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC-%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8B%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AC%E3%83%96%E3%83%B3-2008/dp/B000VZWNF4/ref=sr_1_48?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1202779790&sr=1-48. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
- ^ "IGN release date information". http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/pes2008/similar.html?mode=versions&om_act=convert&om_clk=tabs&tag=headerimage;more.
- ^ "Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008". GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/psp/data/940562.html.
- ^ "Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008". GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/psp/data/940562.html.
- ^ "PES 2008 demo on PSN". 2007-11-02. http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=86752. Retrieved on 2008-01-24.
- ^ "PES 2008 Xbox 360 demo now online!". Konami. http://uk.gs.konami-europe.com/news.do;jsessionid=09FE6577FA2057F35C859F189C2335F1.srv01?idNews=276.
- ^ "Next Gen: Pro Evolution Soccer’s Back In Business". http://www.edge-online.com/news/pro-evolution-socceratildecentacirc.
- ^ "Full National Teams List From PES 2008". WinningElevenBlog. http://www.winningelevenblog.com/2007/08/full-national-teams-list-from-pes-2008.html.
- ^ "Screenshot of PS3 Magazine article on PES '08". http://bp2.blogger.com/_Qp7Fv2WWaew/Rs9gmH0htoI/AAAAAAAAAqc/LeyLENeAJoo/s1600-h/9.jpg.
- ^ "Next-gen Stadiums List in Screenshots". http://playscope.com/@@@15777-pro_evolution_soccer_2008.html&medias=Screenshots.
- ^ "PS2 Stadiums List". http://www.winningelevenblog.com/2007/08/list-of-stadiums-from-ps2-version-of.html.
- ^ PES 2008 covers
- ^ "UK commentators". WinningElevenBlog. http://www.winningelevenblog.com/2007/08/zoo-confirm-english-commentary-team.html.
- ^ "Spanish commentators". WinningElevenBlog. http://www.winningelevenblog.com/2007/08/confirmation-of-spanish-commentators.html.
- ^ "French Commentators". http://www.linkyourfiles.com/public/31854/05.jpg.
- ^ "IGN Wii: Best Sports Game 2008". IGN.com. 2008-12-18. http://bestof.ign.com/2008/wii/10.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-19.
- ^ "IGN Wii: Game of the Year 2008". IGN.com. 2008-12-18. http://bestof.ign.com/2008/wii/25.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-19.
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