In The Red’s Special Review of Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 – 29.08.2009
Posted by francis in PES 2009 News on Sat 29 Aug
Dougie and I attended a private playtest of PES 2010 yesterday in London. Due to other commitments, I could only stay for an hour so I’ll publish my review of the game (as it stands) and you can wait for Dougie’s (possibly fuller) review to be published in his ‘Pes Off’ column on Thursday. It is important to point out that the code/game which we played was the 70% complete ‘press build.’ This means that a lot of details are still to be added, so don’t take this article as gospel – especially with regard to small features which I may discuss as not being in the 70% complete game we played. ‘Firsty First of the Firsters’ and a few other regulars had left a few clear questions for us which I took with me to the playtest, so the majority of these I will attempt to answer, even though I had limited time.
I started on the Playstation 3 version of Pes 2010. What was clear from the offset was that visually, the game was stunning. The sheer graphical content and attention to detail was incredible, and this was also evident on the Xbox 360 version as the most visually compelling edition yet. Mark Lawrenson was commentating, and although I didn’t take much notice of the commentary it seemed concise and to the point.
The menus are a lot clearer and much easier to navigate through; certainly less flashy than Pes 2009’s, and nicely stylised. The Champions League mode was not yet complete so I had a quick look at the training section. The regular ‘Free Training’, ‘Corners’ and ‘Free kicks’ sections were there as you’d expect on the training menu, and it will be interesting to see whether Konami implement customisable set pieces in Pes 2011 as they were clearly not in Pes 2010.
I then went on to play a quick exhibition match: Italy vs. Argentina. I can honestly say that the 360° movement has led to quite a big overhaul for Pes, and – wow – what a fantastic direction the series has taken! It is slightly hard to get used to the 360° movement, but this is a good thing. Dougie commented on the fact that this will lead to people having to almost re-learn the game, and that for the last couple of years Pro Evo has got to the point where people can play a new edition to quite a high standard from the offset. This version seemed as if one will need a bit of practice to become fully competent. I must point out at this point that the D-pad on the PS3 has 16-directional movement, whereas due to hardware limitations the Xbox 360’s D-pad still only has 8 directions.
So, the gameplay truly is great. No longer can you turn in four crazy directions within the space of a second, and one of the things I noticed was that the lofted through balls are magnificent (if executed well). Crosses into the box are now far more up to the player to direct in for the perfect ball. Once players master the art of crossing, I think there will be a plethora of fantastic headed goals coming their way! Lob shots are also much improved, and there was one point where I did a very well placed lob from outside the box, but Dougie’s goalkeeper dived backwards and pushed the ball just over the bar. The goalkeepers we didn’t really notice much difference with – we didn’t notice any silly mistakes and we saw a couple of brilliant saves, but as it was only a 70% version of the game, there’s still work to be done on the shot-stoppers! There were no handballs during the time I had with the game. We couldn’t play online as the servers aren’t up yet – although this is normal for a game which is still a good two months away from release, so don’t panic!
Time for a couple of small points which (as I mentioned) may or may not be in the final game. There are still invisible barriers for throw-ins, and the Goalkeeper still passes to the nearest defender from goal kicks no matter which direction you aim in; Paul however (who kindly set up the play test for us) said that there was a way to pass to a chosen defender from goal kicks – which brings me on to the ‘manual keeper control’. By pressing R3 (clicking in the right analogue stick), you can automatically take control of your goalkeeper for as long as you wish, at any point of the match during play, and sometimes even when the ball is out of play! Dougie selected his goalkeeper when I was about to take a goal kick, before the ball was kicked. Even if you have control of the ball in the opponent’s half, you can press the right analogue stick in and the computer will play for you, whilst your goalkeeper comes rushing up the field (well, if that’s what you chose to do!) We didn’t explore this so much whilst I was testing, but Dougie may well have had a look at the controls and so may have seen what you can do with the goalkeepers in manual control.
Penalties (during a game) are now viewed from a side-angle (well, just from the regular camera) which I found a quite strange. From a few tries I couldn’t understand how one would direct a penalty from a side-view, and I’m still none the wiser! Dougie said that when he played a penalty shoot-out, that the penalties were viewed being taken from the regular angle, so we’ll have to wait and see how that pans out.
We also tried out a few fouls to see how lenient or strict the referee was. There were a couple of late tackles, and unlike Pes 2009, the referee would call a few of them back as fouls. Two terrible tackles from behind (in random areas of the pitch) resulted in two straight red cards, and this leads me onto the crowd noise. The crowds didn’t seem to shout or scream any louder for fouls on home players, but they DID cheer noticeably louder when the home team scored, as opposed to when the away team did. The crowds no longer chant anymore, which sounds a lot better.
With regards to edit mode, I’m afraid I didn’t have time to go into it. Dougie however, may have done, so watch this space!
Some quick final thoughts for you guys. Having been in the same boat as you for the last year with regard to the development of Pro Evolution Soccer 2010, I have to admit to having held myself back from getting overly excited about another edition of Pes which could lead to unfilled promises. I read with trepidation a few reviews of this press build that have been going around recently, and although they were all positive (some incredibly so) I tried to keep from being a little optimistic.
But I can honestly now say Pes is back on track. You guys are going to love it. I don’t get paid to write ITR – this is an honest review, and I can certainly say that this is the best Pes I’ve ever played.
I’d like to thank Steve for setting us up with the play test, and Dougie for inviting me to come along! They’re both thoroughly nice guys, and it was great to meet D even if only for an hour or so. I definitely hope to see them again at some point!
As always, comments on your preferences to what I talk about, whether you liked it, or just general comments on the article, are all very welcome to francis_newall@hotmail.co.uk
Thanks,
-Francis
sounds Very promising but we will see. All I can say this year I am really keeping my options open. Fifa or Pes. Used to be pro PES regardless in the past. Online play for me needs to really improve
great news! very excited!!
2nd!
Great stuff.. might have to dust off the old boots:)
Can’t understand if you had an hour or so why you did’nt check out editing options. The playtest could not have taken more than 20 mins which leaves ample time to have a good scout around at the rest of what’s on offer.
I was also loathed to hear penalties are taken from a side view how can you be accurate with them?
People on PES GAMING have asked a lot of very good questions
and so far none appear to have been answered,all in all this was a very poor review.
Over the moon in regards to crosses and the greater user control we now have.
Sounds very promising and as a ISS 64 veteran used to more then 8-directions im sure i will be right at home within hours of playing.
Invisible walls on throws ins have been removed but obviously not in the code you played.
Good review thanks for the update……..
sounds great except for the penalties
Hey, what kind of comment is #4, what would you do yourself if you got the chance to play an unreleased game that you love? I mean there are several reviews around that describes edit mode. I’ve covered it myself in many of my answers on other sites. The penalties will be fixed and the goalkeepers tweaked.
Take care!
thanks for the review, overall sounds promising :P i dont sppose you know about the official licencing with the english teams….is it just liverpool and man u again or have they managed to expand that?
was the 70% code so good? what % version was in gamescon?
well, this is good news :)
the only negative review i found was the one at tweakers dot net (dutch), they claimed the controls were kinda laggy, so you’d have to press the pass/shoot button early on the ps3 version. i don’t take this review too seriously – since there were some more ‘errors’ in it (or at least, some opinions which i disagree with), but still i’m curious if you experienced the same.
anyway, if you say we’ll love it, i believe so ;) most certainly will enjoy the master league with the youth team and the improved control over tactics :)
damn!!!! what a good news
i’m really hope this game will be kickass!!!!
but i’m still buying fifa10, just want to try it out :D
Bungle tits sounding promising
[...] Read the preview by clicking here. [...]
Looking Foward to this game , fingers crossed it will be better then last years
graphics look better
Cant wait to play the demo:)
Does anyone know what percentage build do u get on the demo?
and what teams will be available to play
thanks (;
oh and when the demo comes out?
good preview… waiting for the actual game to see what it will be like..
btw
u guys should check out this video.. pretty interesting..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofx21fEndw4
Konami – behind the scenes…
[...] Il sito inglese PESGaming ha postato le sue impressioni riguardo un codice provato ieri. Potete cliccare qui per vedere l’anteprima in inglese, oppure leggere di seguito la traduzione. Dougie e io ieri [...]
most of the negative comments on this site, are from absolute idiots who are selfish and out of order to the bloggers on this site.
Pricks, get lost from this site. You could have easily said that your questions were not answered and you were disappointed, why the hell would you get personal……….
Lilwankers
my last comment on this matter.
it seems like they have play tested 70% completed version. a previous code to the one at gamescom (80% if im not mistaken) so this message board seems to be completly pointless.
btw according to psm3 pes10 beats fifa 10
cant wait till 23rd oct!!!!!!!!
@24
If you would part with your hard earned money on the say so of another person then you are a total dick. Play the demo when it is released, make your own mind up and stop crying like a little bitch. You’re like a spoiled child waiting for christmas to come. Don’t worry little boy, the game will be realeased soon and you can stop crying you childish fool. Calling someone’s name gay just shows what an absolute c**k you are.
Just my opinion
Regards
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Here you are all insane. You must only thank Francis instead to act like children with no papa no mama.
Next time go personally and don’t break. I want also to explain you that doesn’t esist only PES in the universe.
haha anon your telling me if you had the chance to go playtest pes 10 but could only go for an hour you would give that up? HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA thats bull**** and you know it.
[...] Eeee no wyglada to lepiej niz na gamescon EDIT: mata najnowsze wrazenia z grania w ostatnij build PES 2010. Jesli wierzyc slowom autora – jest dobrze. Jesli komus nie nie chce czytac calosci to … "But I can honestly now say Pes is back on track. You guys are going to love it. I don’t get paid to write ITR – this is an honest review, and I can certainly say that this is the best Pes I’ve ever played." PESGaming.com In The Red?s Special Review of Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 – 29.08.2009 [...]
good to hear anticipating dougies impressions!
@Ball_bag (26) – Well said mate………I agree totally why would any idiot part with the “hard earned cash” on the opinion of others???? PLAY THE DEMO anon aka big jim…….PRICK………….
Just my opinion…..
@ Tha Jogfarva – There are other forums where you can express your inner frustrations without neccessarily aiming them at someone. Some forums even help you with it.
Good review Francis. I would go into the section admin/IP ban for some of your less flattering admirers.
Jogfarva sei prolisso, ridondante, isterico …e penso pure in menopausa!!! Vai a fare la calzetta vicino al camino che è meglio…ah questo invece è personale!!!
Ah in italiano Jogfarva fa rima con larva..sarà un caso???
Thanks Francis, very positive mini-review.
Unlike a minority here, I assume you don’t get paid for writing for pesgaming, therefor I appreciate any news – it shows that you love the series and actually take time out of your life (I suspect you have more of a life than some people here) to address PES and its eager fans.
Most of us here recognize you were giving us a short taster to Dougie’s more in depth play test review…it just seems some people can’t read and understand simple English.
I’ve said this before, please just ban these childish twats. I actually don’t come here much anymore because the big babies (why are there so many egomaniacs who come here demanding apologies?) seem to have taken over most of the discussion. I only came here to this latest article through a link form another site- a site which thankfully happens to have zero tolerance for idiots on their forums.
Please, ban the childish ingrates….
Can’t wait for Dougie’s impression now…..
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Like I’ve always said..ban the punks.
The J guy has NOTHING to add to this website…just spewing out useless insults and exposing the real condition of his heart.
Sad sad way to live IMO. You need to change.
Back on topic:
Thanks for the review! Excellent and very promising!
I mean, its your opinion, but you’ve def. raised hopes of everyone here! And its still just 70% complete…we’ll see in a couple months.
Please ignore the twats who have nothing better to do with their time. We appreciate your time and efforts!
anyways……………………… onto the game. why the penalties camera view like that?? i don like it.
still barriers? shouldn be.
goal keeper making mistakes? fixed? of course it should be, im not waiting to hear this, im waiting to hear that the keeper has so many more options and is just amazing.
same with alot of other stuff, i dont want to here wat they fixed, they are setting us up if you know wat i mean, they should be giving us a ‘wow’ and a ‘thats amazing’ not a, ‘oh good thats fixed now’ or ‘ok, so the game is so bad now’ blah blah blah….
gotta be better! and i too will be purchasing fifa. lost faith.
ill play em both for a week and then take them back and get my money back from EB games if they dont live up to the standard.
an fellas, calm down a bit. no need to attack our fellow man. we gotta try an be nice to each other. ther is too much going on in the world that sux, support each other.
peace, from down under.
really good news about the game, it’s finally time for us to enjoy football again!
@ 46
too much time on your hands?
i do agree with comment on why only spend an hour there though.
wait and see I only try out demo. It’s looking like fifa10 players movements are much better.
Pes is letting down since 2008.
If the online mode is good and there is minimal lag, this is shaping up to be a very good year for PES. I didn’t buy any football game last year after buying PES every year for the last 6 years but I will be getting back on the PES horse this year.
@46 and 51… fkn gay cnts.
Same arguments every time.
The guys have no obligation to anyone so i thank them for the time and effort put into the site. If he could only go for an hour so what? just add that to the countless other hours dedicated to this site and to all the people who dont even appreciate it. Just because you have no lives and can sit on the internet an post 1000 word comments does not mean no-one else can have a life that doesnt fit in with your unbelievably dull social life. I think it sounds good and for playing the game for an hour, i like the review. id much rather hear about the game than editing anyway. if you like editing so much go play the sims or something and give us all peace
ps all the name calling was not started by gary
was started by some idiot saying gay name btw
seriously whay age are you?
do you not kno wen ur not wanted
so….
get your stuff….and get to f**k
hahahahahahahaha PES will kill FIFA and every other game so **** wot the haters say!!!!
“one of the things I noticed was that the lofted through balls are magnificent (if executed well)”
Goo to know. Been missing that since, oh I don’t know, Pes5 or 6.
Fair review. thank you Mr.francis
that’s quite a statement saying it’s the best pes you’ve ever played, i so hope that rings true for us all, and i can move on from the master pes6, i really am hoping to avoid fifa2010 this year, but may the best game win, and hopefully that be pes2010
Like I’ve always said..ban the punks.
The J guy has NOTHING to add to this website…just spewing out useless insults and exposing the real condition of his heart.
Sad sad way to live IMO. You need to change.
Back on topic:
Thanks for the review! Excellent and very promising!
I mean, its your opinion, but you’ve def. raised hopes of everyone here! And its still just 70% complete…we’ll see in a couple months.
Please ignore the twats who have nothing better to do with their time. We appreciate your time and efforts!
OOOOOH! Get her!
Tha Jogfarva & Anon
Get off his back you couple of little losers!
I’ve never heard such moronic pieces of crap in all my life.
Thanks for the info Francis, sounds promising.
Thankyouu
sounds like a good game (:
Sounds dangerous, they are messing around with the gameplay? Just hope we are not heading down the Fifa road.
good review, sounds great for only being 70% complete.
I cant believe the little geeks freaking out over your review, as fridge said, if u wanna edit all day, go play the sims. Get a life and piss off the page if you are going go give crapp to the francis, if u had the choice u would clearly have jumped at it even if it was for 5 minutes.
Thanks Francis, cannot wait for the next review
Can’t believe PES will be released later than FIFA again!
Can’t they just get off their ass and work longer hours?
@Tha Jogfarva:
U were ascking about nikola kalinić right?
Sumnjam, da si Hrvat :)
1 hour…in 1 hour u can play max 2 games. If u r playing the game for the first time.
I hope online play has been improved..
I think alot of you forget this is not a full tiem job by fancis or the others. They do this in thier spare time for us!
Stop the moaning you bunch of spoilt little children!
So he could only make it for an hour… and what? He probably has work comitments and a family so traveling to london from god knows where will take time.
He went to the test as no one else could attend and DD wanted a second opinion, What Francis got was probably a few games and a look at some features which is great its not as if there is not a in depth column on its way from DD in a day or two!
Francis cheers for your thoughts on the game i look forward to DD’s thoughts in the coming days, certainly at 70% its looking good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMlluoksWro
England vs Germany vid
Right at the end it has a close up on wayne rooney…incredible graphics
i can’t believe some of you. you all say that you have changed to fifa recently but still claim to be a real pes fan that is just bull**** i have every single pro evo and have never bought a fifa. pes till i die
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I hate that peno angle they should do penos like fifa, apart from that looking good, first time iv actualy been looking forward 2 a pes game since pes5
Wow. It’s amazing the kind of complete bastards we get on here. “YOUR REVIEW ISN’T LONG ENOUGH! YOU ARE SELFISH CAUSE YOU PLAYED THE GAME INSTEAD OF ME!! I DON’T LIKE THE COLOUR OF YOUR HAIR!!”
You’d think people would be grateful just for some general impressions of the game. I would have been delighted with a one line news post saying “Quick note: I’ve played the game, it’s the best PES I’ve ever played, everyone rejoice”.
Thanks very much for these impressions Francis, it’s really encouraging news. Gamescom made me worry a bit but I’m excited for this again of ot really plays that well!
PES sempre il migliore!!! forza pes fifa10 fa cagare!!!
pes for ever the best!!! go pes!! fifa10 isn’t beautiful!!!
@ 74 anon
fair point should have read more posts but the argument you started bored me and im tired of reading through argument after argument. point being you say every1 was getting new from different sources during pesfan but in one of the previous columns the guys recognise this and say that they dont want to just recycle stuff thats been posted elsewhere. so mibi read the column before u fill ur pants with the thought of possibly making real point in an argument. the guys has a life and to be honest the vast majority of readers are thankful he gave us such positive thoughts and opinions of the game after only an hours play unlike yourself who would rather bitch and moan. id rather he went and spent an hour than sum1 like you went for a day an would still come back with its ****e blah blah blah
stop being so pessimistic
francis was invited to play the game you werent, put the dummy back in (or butt plug whatevers ur preference) and get on with it. and before you start yes everyone is entitled to an opinion, just that no-one wants to hear yours
during gamescom***
Can’t believe everyone gets so wound up about games & decide to take sides when it comes to Fifa & Pes, it’s getting nearly as bad as West Ham vs. Millwall lol. Fifa & Pes are 2 totally different games & as i am a football fan i quite happily buy both games each year. Both have good & bad points & obviously that’s what makes them the games that they are. Just my opinion, but it’d be interesting to see how many of you proper hardcore pes fans actually admit to buying both games year in year out. Also does anyone know why codemasters stopped making LMA Manager??? that game was just legend lol.
Not read any reviews other than the last couple off weeks worth on here, just watched the video and it looks amazing, I play every version of the game, PS3, and play it almost every day for 12 months lol, can’t wait for this to come out, by the way did I notice that the German national team is licensed? ( the keeper had adidas on his socks and the player names were right) does this mean that the German league makes a comeback?? Not too interested in what the edit mode looks like really, just so long as there is more shirt options ( can I get the Arsenal shirt right this time?) can we get badges on the shorts? can we have 3 kits per team? can I use the PNG’s I currently have on 2009 as they are all pretty perfect ( thanks to Jak ) can I change the shorts and socks like in PES6( I mean when the team kits are shown can I pick my away shorts )thats about it, looking forward to online tournaments and 360 control!!!!!