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Pro Evolution Soccer 2008


gmaes Developer(s): Konami
gmaes Publisher(s) : Konami
Series: Pro Evolution Soccer Series
gmaes Platform(s): PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, Windows
gmaes Release date: PS2, PS3, PC, Xbox 360
EU October 26, 2007
AU November 2, 2007
JP November 22, 2007
NA March 11, 2008
PSPEU March 1, 2008
NA March 11, 2008
WiiNA March 18, 2008
EU March 28, 2008
AU April 4, 2008
gmaes Genre(s): Sports game
gmaes Mode(s): Single player, multiplayer, online multiplayer
Media: DVD, BD-ROM, UMD, DVD-DL, DS Card, Wii Optical Disc
gmaes System requirements: Minimum:
Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHz or equivalent, 512 MB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 8500 video card or betterRecommended:Pentium 4 3.0GHz/AMD Athlon 64 or better, 1GB RAM, ATI x1600 or NVidia 6800 GT/GS or better
Input methods: Gamepad, mouse, keyboard



Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is an association football video gmaes in the Pro Evolution Soccer series by Konami. The gmaes was officially announced on 18 June 2007.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 was released for Windows, Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Xbox 360.
A PS3 demo is available for download from the PlayStation Store, an Xbox 360 demo has been released on the Xbox Live Marketplace, and a PC demo has been released.

New features
Teamvision: a new proprietary adaptive AI system
Improved graphics such as facial animation and shirt creasing

15 Stadiums for the next-gen versions
24 Stadiums for the PS2 version
30 Stadiums for the Wii version
Increased on-the-ball dribble techniques
Diving & shirt pulling (Next-Gen only)
New set pieces system, allowing gamer to make taller players come up for corners and free kicks and full control of the wall
Database will be accurate until 31 August 2007
Facial import as in Virtua Tennis 3 using USB Webcam World Tour & Community Mode exclusively for the PS2 version

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Wii version

The Wii version of PES 2008 (named Winning Eleven Play Maker 2008 in Japan) differs radically from the other versions. The basic gameplay is centered around pointing the Wii Remote at the screen and directing players by dragging them with the on-screen cursor, and passing is done by simply pointing to the desired space or player and pressing a button. This allows for a more tactical approach to the gmaes , as there is almost complete freedom in moving any player on the screen anywhere, and much more tactics and maneuvers can be used in the attacking game than ever before.

This version omits the Master League mode for the Champions Road, which lets the player tour a slew of different leagues around Europe, and when a gmaes is won, it is possible to acquire players from the defeated teams. Also, it features an online mode that Konami called "the best online experience" when compared to the other versions.
The Wii version of PES 2008 received generally more positive reviews than the other versions.

Teams

Licensed leagues

The leagues below are fully licensed, and all teams from these leagues are licensed:
Spanish La Liga
French Ligue
Italian Serie A
Dutch Eredivisie

Un-licensed leagues
Only two teams from the English Premier League are licensed but all include real player names:
Newcastle United (licensed)
Tottenham Hotspur (licensed)
North London (Arsenal) (was licensed in PES 5 and 6)
West Midlands Village (Aston Villa)
West Midlands City (Birmingham City)
Lancashire (Blackburn Rovers)
Middlebrook (Bolton Wanderers)
London FC (Chelsea) (was licensed in PES 5)
Derbyshire (Derby County)
Merseyside Blue (Everton)
West London White (Fulham)
Merseyside Red (Liverpool)
Man Blue (Manchester City)
Man Red (Manchester United) (was licensed in PES 6)
Teesside (Middlesbrough)
Pompy (Portsmouth)
Berkshire Blues (Reading)
Wearside (Sunderland)
East London (West Ham United)
Lancashire Athletic (Wigan Athletic)

Licensed clubs in unlicensed leagues
Bayern Munich
Anderlecht
Club Brugge
Dinamo Zagreb
F.C. Copenhagen
HJK Helsinki
Olympiacos
Panathinaikos
AEK Athens
Rosenborg
Wisła Kraków
Benfica
FC Porto
Sporting Lisbon
Spartak Moscow
Lokomotiv Moscow
Celtic
Rangers
Red Star Belgrade
AIK
Hammarby
Helsingborgs
Göteborg
FC Basel
Besiktas
Galatasaray
Fenerbahçe
Dynamo Kiev
River Plate
SC Internacional
There are no unlicensed club teams with fake team and player names in PES 2008, as there were in previous games in the PES series.

National teams
Teams in bold newly licensed for PES 2008:

Africa

Angola
Cameroon
Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana
Nigeria
South Africa
Togo
Tunisia

Asia
Australia
Iran
Japan
Saudi Arabia
South Korea

Europe
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
England
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Republic of Ireland
Israel
Italy
Netherlands
Northern Ireland
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Scotland
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
Wales

South America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay

North America
Costa Rica
Mexico
Trinidad & Tobago
USA

Legend - Teams consisting of players with fake names - Israel making their first appearance as a team which can be played as, replacing Latvia. - Teams fully licensed
There are also a few other "non playable" teams on the game that you can play against on the Cup mode if you choose to go through the qualifying stages.You cannot add or remove players from these teams rosters

Classic teams
All the teams do not have official player names.
England
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Argentina
Brazil

Generic Teams
There is also a separate league with 18 generic teams (Team A,Team B etc.), which can be edited fully, like in the previous gmaes . This is thought to be due to the fact that Konami failed to get the rights to the German Bundesliga, and is usually made into the Bundesliga or another league of one's preference by patch makers. However, most people use this to put their edited players into playable teams from the start instead of having to play through Master League to purchase them or alternatively edit the existing non-generic teams.

Reception Publication Rating
IGN 9.2
Play 70%
OXM 8.8
Gamespot 6.0