Hope fine, happy holidays for Eid al-Adha is celebrated. Referring to yesterday's post about winning eleven 9, this time I want to continue with the winning eleven 10 which would be okay to have. After this game, Konami unified the naming structure of their games and focused only on the Pro Evolution Soccer brand. The cover athletes for this release in the popular PES franchise were Portugal and at the time Manchester United player Cristiano Ronaldo, and one other guest star that depended on the country where the game was sold - Michael Owen in the UK, Didier Drogba in France, and others.
Pro Evo 4 allowed attackers to dribble past defenders far too frequently, and this change makes the game all the better. The side-step has also been moved solely to the d-pad, and no longer needs to be used in conjunction with a shoulder button. To revert back to traditional control when on the ball you have to hold the R2 button or controller equivalent. This, along with numerous other small changes, takes some getting used to.
Shooting also feels improved over last year, with a more significant gap between skill levels and more control to the human player. Skilled players now have a 'Middle shoot' stat that allows them to rifle in bullets from just outside the penalty box, and a new 'placed' shot lets you direct your efforts with a little more accuracy.
There's a definite advantage to getting skilled players on the ball in attacking positions, and this leads to more measured and planned attacks. Minor changes have also been made to set-pieces. Throw-ins are now as they were in Pro Evo 3, which gives you more options, and free-kicks now let you play a measured short ball, using a power meter, as well as the standard lofted delivery.
Scoring from crosses and corners also seems tougher than before, but seeing as may people built their entire attack around this in Pro Evo 4, the change is no bad thing. One area in which Pro Evo seems to struggle is the thru-ball.
In Pro Evo 4 it felt a bit weak, and an attempt has been made to sort that out. Unfortunately, the thru-ball is now rather heavy. Prolonged play may make this easier to use, but I still don't think they've got it right. On the surface the game looks eerily similar to Pro Evo 4, even including the slowdown in the PlayStation 2 version, but some improvements have been made. Animations have once again seen more additions, making the game look even better in motion.
Star players also have increased likenesses, with faces that in many ways look more realistic to those seen in the latest FIFA game. There's still no widescreen support which would be a great addition and there's nothing flashy about the visuals, but it looks like real football during play, and that's all that matters.
It's also nice to play a game that doesn't insist on using bloom lighting for no real reason. There's still the issue of unlicensed teams, but how much this affects enjoyment will vary from person to person. A few teams, such as Chelsea, Arsenal, Celtic and Real Madrid are fully licensed, with real team strips, badges and players, but the majority are in likeness only. The quality of the emblems and kits varies from club to club and player names use the usual misspelling trick that makes them recognizable, but not percent accurate.
Suffice to say, if you want every last detail to be accurate, Pro Evo isn't for you. When Cristiano Ronaldo is asked about Messi, without saying that he's directly better than him he does say that that competition makes him a better player, and vice-versa. There's a quality leap in many aspects that was definitely forced by the pressure put on by the game saga developed by EA, which also gets better year after year.
Therefore, we can appreciate how the playability was improved regarding the year as well as the graphics, standing up to Electronic Arts' version to offer a video game based on the most popular sport in the world from an arcade point of view.
Back then, mobile platforms hadn't yet broken the bank , so if you're looking for a version for iPhone or iPad, or the corresponding APK for Android smartphones or tablets, you're not going to have too much luck. If you're familiar with the European version, you may find it interesting to compare this title to Pro Evolution Soccer 4, as well as assessing the technical improvements of this installment over previous ones.
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