Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is a video game that consists of 13 releases

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The seventh rendition of the popular, long running soccer simulator Pro Evolution Soccer. The game is available on PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, and PC.

Overview

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is the 7th game in the Pro Evolution Soccer series. The game is available on Windows, Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Xbox 360.
The game was released on October 26th 2007 in Europe for the PS2, PS3, PC and Xbox 360. It was released in the US on March 11th 2008.

New Features

Teamvision: An adaptive AI system for computer controlled opponents.
Diving and Shirt Pulling (PS3 and 360 versions)
New set peice managements system. Player can now add players to come up for corners and free kicks.
You can now add or remove players from the wall in a free kick situation

Gameplay

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 features a new Teamvision system, a sophisticated AI that adapts to how you play. This is noticeable on the higher difficulty levels. Pressing the dribbler with A gives away fouls more often, and slide tackles need to be absolutely spot on, or you'll get a red card from the totalitarian refs. Players keep hold of the ball much easier, and feel like they carry more weight. It's much easier to go past players now and you can get away from defenders once you've done them like a kipper much easier too. Unlike in the last game, fast players are actually fast. Chelsea's Andrei Shevchenko has super pace, unlike in real life, and is really useful for bursting into the penalty area. Pace is now a much bigger advantage than it was before. With a fast player (Odonkor, Martins) you can easily outrun a defender. This give you lots of opportunities to cross the ball into the box. In PES 6 players moaned about how overpowered Brazilian and Inter striker Adriano was. Well, in PES 2008 anyone who's half decent is just as lethal. Shooting feels less scripted. You can apply aftertouch at will. You can pull the shirt of an opponent, but that could result in a yellow card. It is possible to simulate afall in the penalty area. This rarely works and usually you'll get a yellow card for it. The engine has also been changed so that the camera view doesn't always change when the ref is giving out a card, or you get fouled and take a quick free kick. This ads to the pace and flow of an average match, but one thing that does annoy, however, is having to wait for the ref's whistle before taking free-kicks. The keepers have been altered too. In the last game, lots of goals were scored because keepers parried shots into the paths of onrushing attackers, something that drew a lot of complaints from PES's vocal fanbase. It was as if every keeper suffered from a dose of Paul Robinson syndrome. While you'll still be able to score goals in this way, it happens less. Keepers are better shot stoppers too, but will flap a bit on crosses. Keepers in PES 2008 are more Jose Reina than Petr Cech.

Wii Version

The Nintendo Wii version of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is much different from the other versions. The gameplay centers around pointing the Wii Remote at the screen and directing players by dragging them with the on-screen cursor. Passing is done by simply pointing to the desired space or player and pressing the pass button. Another difference of the Wii version is the exclusion of the well known Master League. It has been replaced with the Champions Road which lets players tour different leagues around Europe, and when they beat a team it is possible to acquire players from the defeated team.
However the game did have problems that weren't in other version of PES 2008, for instance defending on the game seemed half finished and usualy just consisted of the player pointing at a play they wanted to tackle and pressing the A button, in an interview about the game, Konami announced that in PES 09 the Wii version will have better defending and will also feature full classic controller support
The online mode has been called "The Best Online Experience" when compared to the other versions. The other versions of the game are known for their "laggy" and jerky online play.
The game has been quite positively reviewed and reviewers praised the innovative control scheme.

Creating a tactical play on the wii version

Teams

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 has four fully licensed leagues: Spanish La Liga, Italian Seria A, French Ligue 1 and the Dutch Eredevisie.

The Premier League has two fully licensed teams that include real strips and badges. Newcastle United and Tottenham Hostpur.

Other licenced clubs are (in order of country)

Argentina:
River Plate

Belgium:
Anderlecht
Club Brugge

Brazil:
SC Internacional

Croatia:
Dinamo Zagreb

Denmark:
F.C. Copenhagen

Finland:
HJK Helsinki

Germany:
Bayern Münich

Greece:
Olympiacos
Panathinaikos
AEK Athens

Norway:
Rosenborg

Poland:
Wisla Krakóv

Portugal:
Benefica
F.C. Porto
Sporting Lisbon

Russia:
Spartak Moscow
Lokomotiv Moscow

Scotland:
Celtic
Rangers

Serbia:
Red Star Belgrad

Sweden:
AIK
Hammarby IF
Helsingborg IF
IFK Göteborg

Switzerland:
F.C. Basel

Turkey:
Besiktas
Galatasaray
Fenerbahçe

Ukrain:
Dynamo Kiev

There are also National team from Africa, America, Asia and Europe along whit classic teams England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Argentina and Brazil.

Covers

Cristiano Ronaldo is on all of the Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 covers. Below is a list of the players who are on the covers for their respective countries.

UK - Michael Owen
France - Didier Drogba
Germany - Jan Schlaudraff
Italy - Gianluigi Buffon
Australia - Lucas Neill

Commentators

British Box Art

UK - Jon Champion and Mark Lawrenson
Spain - Julio Maldonado & Juan Carlos Rivero
France - Christian Jeanpierre and Laurent Paganelli
Italy - Mauro Sandreani & Marco Meccia
Germany - Hansi Küpper & Wolff Fuss

Achievements (Xbox 360)

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 consists of 28 achievements worth a total of 1000 points:

First Glory 10 points

Achieved with your first victory.

Winning Streak 50 points

Achieved after 10 straight wins.

Hat-trick Hunter 15 points

Achieved after scoring 5 hat-tricks.

Gentleman 25 points

Achieved when your foul per match ratio drops below 1 foul in the most recent 10 matches.

Owner 25 points

Achieved when your possession in the most recent 10 matches is above 60%.

Long Ranger 30 points

Achieved when you score from a distance of more than 35m.

World Traveller 20 points

Achieved when all stadiums have been used.

PK Master 20 points

Achieved when you have won at least 10 penalty shootouts following regulation time.

Goal Getter 25 points

Achieved when you have scored 100 goals.

Silver Service 25 points

Achieved when you have made 100 assists.

100 Matches 20 points

Achieved when you have played 100 matches.

100 Wins 30 points

Achieved when you have won 100 matches.

Ace Striker 30 points

Achieved after 20 matches when you've scored an average of 2 goals in the most recent 5 games.

Super Striker 40 points

Achieved after 100 matches when you've scored an average of 2.5 goals in the most recent 10 games.

Attacking Midfielder 30 points

Achieved after 100 matches when your pass success ratio is 85% or more in the most recent 10 games.

Sniper 40 points

Achieved after 100 matches, when your shot success ratio is 70% or more in the most recent 10 games.

Brick Wall 30 points

Achieved when you have kept 100 clean sheets.

England League Dominated 25 points

Achieved when you have beaten all England League teams.

Ligue 1 Dominated 25 points

Achieved when you have beaten all Ligue 1 teams.

Serie A Dominated 25 points

Achieved when you have beaten all Serie A teams.

Eredivisie Dominated 25 points

Achieved when you have beaten all Eredivisie teams.

Liga Española Dominated 25 points

Achieved when you have beaten all Liga Española teams.

National Teams Dominated 40 points

Achieved when you have beaten all national teams.

Ultimate Player 100 points

Achieved when you have played 500 matches, scored 1000 goals and have won all leagues and cups.

Winning Streak (Xbox LIVE) 70 points

Achieved when you have 5 successive Ranked Match wins in the Xbox LIVE.

High Win Ratio 100 points

Achieved when your win ratio in Recent 20 match results of Xbox LIVE goes above 75%.

FK Goal 50 points

Achieved when you score from a free-kick directly in a Xbox LIVE Ranked Match.

Hat-trick Hunter (Xbox LIVE) 50 points

Achieved when you score a hat-trick in a Xbox LIVE Ranked Match.

General Information Edit

Game Name	Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Platform(s)	PSP PlayStation 2 Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 Wii Nintendo DS PC
Publisher(s)	Konami Corporation
Developer(s)	Konami Corporation
Genres	Add a new genre Simulation Sports Soccer
Themes	Add a new theme
Original US Release	Jan. 24, 2008 need a fuzzy date?
Original US Release	know the real date?
Aliases	pro evo pes