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| Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 | 
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| Buy New: $34.75 (€27.45)
Buy New/Used from $33.55 (€26.50)
Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 30 reviews)
Sales Rank: 848
Category: Video Games
Publisher: Konami
Studio: Konami
Brand: Konami
Label: Konami
Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: 0
Age: 5 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 40063
UPC: 083717400639
EAN: 0083717400639
ASIN: B0011WMIM4
Release Date: March 18, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Finally, a real soccer game... May 13, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The wait for a genuine soccer game is over, Pro Evo 2008 exceeds all expectations thanks to an imaginative control scheme that plays like a cross between a traditional sports title and a real time strategy game. The point/drag/click interface works beautifully on offense, allowing you to patiently build up attacks while controlling every player on screen. The defensive controls pale in comparison, but still offer more than enough options to repel most attacks as long as you don't succumb to the 'chase the ballhandler and attempt to slide tackle at every opportunity' syndrome. Online play is close to flawless, if a bit vanilla. Hopefully they'll beef up the online component in the next release. Overall, a great game and well worth the forty bucks.
For us old games, this is the Future... May 5, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am 33y old and played the game for couple hours with my younger brother in-law and we both loved it. That game remind me the earlier PC games on various systems (Atari, Commodore 64, Amstrad 6128, spectrum, etc) where the game play was the first reason on buying/playing a game and not the graphics.
It is revolutionary the way you manage your team. Definitely takes time to be familiar but the tutorials are excellent to guide you on anything you need to know about this game.
That is not the game that you can pick up and play correct right away without going through the tutorial but is challenging and difficult enough to push you further on learning and become better on it.
If you are NOT a big fan of soccer games then my suggestion is to check some youtube videos or rent it from a video store before buying it. Definitely you'll be surprised.
My final verdict for that game is 100% awesome and you'll love it.
Revolutionary sports game May 2, 2008
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Unlike the disappointing 360 and PS3 versions, the Wii version of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is not only fantastic, it revolutionizes how sports games can be played.
What the Wii allows is for the player to point and drag players across the screen, allowing players to control the entire team, rather than only the individual with the ball. This allows players to fake runs, overload sides, and create their own set-plays dynamically. While there is an initial learning curve, PES 2008 Wii allows you to play the truest form of soccer that has been made.
Great game but a few faults April 23, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
As other have stated, having complete control of you team is fantastic. Passing, making runs, opening up space. Fantastic use of the IR remote on the Wii.
All that control however comes with a price. DEFENSE! You really have to be on top of your game, and if you're used to previous sports games where a CPU player for you team will do what you think he should, that won't always happen here. Countless times I've watched offensive players dribble right past my defense as they just stand and watch, boom GOAL against you. It's very frustrating but there are a few things you can do to counter this.
First, Man mark. Remember, once you give a player instructions (make a run, pass, or man mark on defense) he will do that until you tell him to do something else or cancel ("c"-button) that command (at which point the CPU takes control of that player for you). So what happens when you've 3v3 and all the offensive players are marked by your defensive players and a 4th player dribbles forward with the ball he goes un-challenged towards the goal. This is because you've told your defense to man mark and they will stay on their player. Highlighting the man with the ball and hitting "A" (to mark him) will bring over the closest player not otherwise occupied (as in, your 3-defenders are occupied so they stay where they are). That closest player is probably 20-feet away and it's way too late to get him into position to defend the man with the ball and next thing you know, GOAL for the opposition. So be careful where/what you tell your defense to do b/c they'll do it until you cancel the command (and the CPU takes control and they do what you'd think they should) or tell them to do something else.
Two glitches I've found are also present:
To slow dribble, the manual and tutorial say "point at the player and press A" but when I do that the player starts a fast dribble. If I press the Z button, he will slow dribble.
Also, in the tutorial, the goalie will not come out to challenge a 1v1. The instruction say "point at the goalie and press A" but nothing happens. But in matches he comes out automatically on a 1v1 regardless of which control option I have selected.
Those are really minor complaints for an otherwise fantastic game. Konami has raised the bar for control in a sports game (imagine these controls in NCAA Basketball or Madden) and here's hoping other developers will follow suit. If you're a soccer fan and own a Wii, I strongly recommend you buy this game.
Changing the way video game soccer is played April 23, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Awesome game! Makes great use of the new Wii controls. A little difficult at first because it is not really like any other soccer game before it. Once you abandon your old way of thinking about soccer video games, you will come to love this game. Other games focus on controlling one player at a time. This lets you control every player on your team at once. Setup plays 5 passes in advance, set defenses before the ball comes, control a single man with the Wii remote. This game is superb. GET IT!
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