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Pro Evolution Soccer is back for 2012. With its solid list of national teams, good selection of competitions and game modes, including the Champions League, and simple arcade-style gameplay, PES 2012 offers a footballing experience thats accessible a...
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It's that time of year again when the two football titles go head-to-head and see who has the biggest handbag. Many out there will already be lapping up what probably is another brilliant FIFA iteration, but those with patience and devout fans will be wai...
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The nights are drawing in, tree-based debris litters the ground, and a man’s thoughts turn to one thing: anti-depressants. Alternatively, you could invest some time in deciding which pretend football game to buy in order to get through the cruel winte...
Highly playable, decent online play, in-depth career modes...
Xbox control issues, risible unlicensed teams, players look like zombies...
PES 2012 may not be an exact simulation of football, but it goes some way towards capturing the hope and the despair of the real thing...
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In recent years, Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) games have struggled to compete against the FIFA juggernaut. First, it was a matter of unlicensed, fake player names (the bane of all footy fanatics) against FIFA's 'real' players. Now, they’re licensed — ju...
The soccer itself is smooth and complex enough for soccer fans to really get into The social/multiplayer structure is down to a fine art...
The content itself is very thin compared to the competition (FIFA 12)...
If you’re a serious fan of soccer, this is probably the better game compared to FIFA 12, especially if you can organise a social league with friends...
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Pro Evolution Soccer 2012)There are two franchises that come around like clockwork every year and each franchise has their fanboys and haters. The franchises in question are Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) from Konami and FIFA from EA Sports. Impulse Gamer...
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There's one thing you can say with certainty about this year's instalment of Pro Evolution Soccer: it is among the most aptly titled games in the industry. If only other publishers had the same degree of candour as Konami, I'd have never been disappoin...
A great, organic feel to the game and A.I. makes every match feel unique, but unpredictable outcomes in the passing game can be frustrating, while crosses are too accurate and result in too many goals - and presentation and production are caught in a l...
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While FIFA has all those official players, kits and clubs to shore it up, Pro Evolution Soccer lacks that expensive safety net and so lives or dies on how it plays. Unfortunately it’s been years since it last outdid FIFA on that front. But if PES 20...
Pacy and much improved, PES isn’t out of the cup yet, but it’s still left watching FIFA lift the silverware...
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Except for American football, pretty much every other sport has at least two competitive video games for sports role-playing fans. What we refer to as soccer in the United States is no exception. The more popular game here is the somewhat arcade-style...
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Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (or PES 2012, Winning Eleven 2012 for classic fans) is the annual release of the football sim game by Konami. The game has been heavily focused on improving the play on the pitch, and succeeds for the most part. Because of lic...
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Honestly I haven’t played all that much PES in recent years so I will be looking at PES 2012 with fresh eyes. It took only a very short time to see that the character models were better than the other leading soccer title on the market which wasn’t har...
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Updated: 2014-09-20 02:39:25
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Every year it's the same old story: "This Time We'll Get It Right". The chest-puffing hype and expectation in the build-up, the familiar promises of glory, the wistful recollection of better days, only to be found out by better organised opposition. An...
But for all of its glaring eccentricities, PES 2012's emphasis on fast-flowing attacking football over stodgy defensive play is still capable of winning us over. It might not provide the degree of true simulation that some players hanker after, and som...
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Probably the biggest improvement that most players will take note of is being able to pass better. Last year could easily be a crapshoot if you didn’t have a steady eye on your fellow players, but with PES 2012, it’s much more fluid, allowing you to...
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There’s something comforting about popping in a new Pro Evo, regardless of your allegiance in the great videogame football war of 2006-2011. Although Konami’s venerable series may have faltered on this latest generation of consoles, there’s a certain c...
There’s something comforting about popping in a new Pro Evo, regardless of your allegiance in the great videogame football war of 2006-2011. Although Konami’s venerable series may have faltered on this latest generation of consoles, there’s a certain c...
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If Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 was the reboot that put the series back in the running, then Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 is the game that pushes it straight to the finals. While it offers more in the way of refinement than something completely new, there ar...
AI improvements make for more exciting matches, Offtheball control lets you set up stunning plays, Smooth animation, Fast, exciting gameplay.
Lame commentary, Most game modes are the same as in last year's game, Lacks team licenses.
PES 12 may lack new modes, but substantial improvements to its AI, speed, and controls make it an exciting football game that's a lot of fun to play...
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Making a choice between soccer football games has never been easy, and this year is no different, with both Konami and EA vying for the affections of sports gamers. And while FIFA 12 is no slouch, Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 has proved itself to...
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