I know PES5, like it's predecessors, sometimes handicaps your players and turns your opponents into superhumans so it can 'cheat' and get a goal, but I had an ENTIRE GAME of it yesterday. My ML are phenomenal, beat Chelsea 6 - 1 on 5 stars, that kind of thing. It was against the very average Atletico Madrid on 5 star WEFA Champs group stage.
I had 16 shots on goal, which ALL got saved or missed. One was Adriano in front of a completely open goal at 10 yards, unpressured, hitting the post. It was so ludicrous it made me laugh. I made the very rare move (First time on PES5) of restarting the match after I lost 1 - 0 after they scored from a free kick (The only way the CPU can score sometimes, when you can do nothing about it.) They had 4 shots all match.
Played the match again. 19 shots, hit the post twice and the crossbar once. No goals. They scored form a corner (Again, I cannot prevent this) on 89mins. Their 3rd shot of the match. Reset it.
Played again. Was 1 - 0 down on 80mins and scored via a flukey deflection. It was my 45th consecutive shot on goal. 45 shots for one goal. Immediately my players acted as though waist deep in treacle while Madird streaked up to my half, knocked in a cross (again) and nodded in. Lost 2 - 1.
Played again, defensively as possible. Only took 9 shots on their goal. No goals. Ended 0 - 0 and I was grateful for that. i was also disgusted at the cheating tactics programmed in. NOT, I should point out, unique to Pro Evo 5. I'd scored 1 flukey goal in 54 attempts with a very, very good team
As an experiment I set up an exhibition match. 5 star, my ML team v Atletico. After 7 game minutes I'd had 2 shots and scored 2 goals. Switched it off, went to bed.
Poor show Konami, pick it up for PES6 and if it's the processing power crippling the AI, then please sort it for Playstation3, because I can't wait for that.
I had 16 shots on goal, which ALL got saved or missed. One was Adriano in front of a completely open goal at 10 yards, unpressured, hitting the post. It was so ludicrous it made me laugh. I made the very rare move (First time on PES5) of restarting the match after I lost 1 - 0 after they scored from a free kick (The only way the CPU can score sometimes, when you can do nothing about it.) They had 4 shots all match.
Played the match again. 19 shots, hit the post twice and the crossbar once. No goals. They scored form a corner (Again, I cannot prevent this) on 89mins. Their 3rd shot of the match. Reset it.
Played again. Was 1 - 0 down on 80mins and scored via a flukey deflection. It was my 45th consecutive shot on goal. 45 shots for one goal. Immediately my players acted as though waist deep in treacle while Madird streaked up to my half, knocked in a cross (again) and nodded in. Lost 2 - 1.
Played again, defensively as possible. Only took 9 shots on their goal. No goals. Ended 0 - 0 and I was grateful for that. i was also disgusted at the cheating tactics programmed in. NOT, I should point out, unique to Pro Evo 5. I'd scored 1 flukey goal in 54 attempts with a very, very good team
As an experiment I set up an exhibition match. 5 star, my ML team v Atletico. After 7 game minutes I'd had 2 shots and scored 2 goals. Switched it off, went to bed.
Poor show Konami, pick it up for PES6 and if it's the processing power crippling the AI, then please sort it for Playstation3, because I can't wait for that.