Firstly, the Settings program is far better this time around. Screenshots below show the following:
-The game automatically detects resolutions up to 1680x1050 (possibly further) without the need for Kitserver this time around.
-Sound testing is as one would expect.
-CPU, RAM, graphics card and Video RAM are all detected and given a rating. The 3.3GB RAM above is correct as I'm using 4GB on a 32-bit OS which can only handle 4GB total RAM including Video RAM.
I've played one game so far, Italy v France. The players felt stiff to begin with but it was probably me as I got more used to it as time went by.
The pace seems slower than PES 2008 and I held off players who came up behind me and shielded the ball which is something that barely seemed to happen to me in PES 2008.
In one instance, I was even fouled by a French defender after holding him off for a couple of seconds with Cassano.
The graphics look sharper and animations appear more fluid. It isn't a complete overhaul but the colours, as they have in videos, certainly looked more vibrant than in PES 2008.
The ball physics seem good and the sound is...well the ball sound seemed rather different. There's only so much one can do with sound and people will always have different opinions on it. It didn't seem disappointing though.
There are no in-game System Settings or anything else to tinker with really. We can choose kits in Exhibition Mode but we also had that in PES 2008 - the key is whether we can once again choose kits in ML.
So far so good.
-The game automatically detects resolutions up to 1680x1050 (possibly further) without the need for Kitserver this time around.
-Sound testing is as one would expect.
-CPU, RAM, graphics card and Video RAM are all detected and given a rating. The 3.3GB RAM above is correct as I'm using 4GB on a 32-bit OS which can only handle 4GB total RAM including Video RAM.



I've played one game so far, Italy v France. The players felt stiff to begin with but it was probably me as I got more used to it as time went by.
The pace seems slower than PES 2008 and I held off players who came up behind me and shielded the ball which is something that barely seemed to happen to me in PES 2008.
In one instance, I was even fouled by a French defender after holding him off for a couple of seconds with Cassano.
The graphics look sharper and animations appear more fluid. It isn't a complete overhaul but the colours, as they have in videos, certainly looked more vibrant than in PES 2008.
The ball physics seem good and the sound is...well the ball sound seemed rather different. There's only so much one can do with sound and people will always have different opinions on it. It didn't seem disappointing though.
There are no in-game System Settings or anything else to tinker with really. We can choose kits in Exhibition Mode but we also had that in PES 2008 - the key is whether we can once again choose kits in ML.
So far so good.