WORLD SOCCER WINNING ELEVEN 9 INTERNATIONAL PRO
WORLD SOCCER WINNING ELEVEN 9 INTERNATIONAL SERIES

WORLD SOCCER WINNING ELEVEN 9 INTERNATIONAL SERIES

The infamous ProEvo series match commentary and incredibly cheesy game music which are by now in-jokes to players both remain largely unchanged, and are my only complaints about ProEvo 5. Everything about this game is more fine-tuned, more detailed… more realistic. And though gamers now have even greater control over their players’ movements when dribbling, the slightest touch from the defense will knock the ball off course so running circles around your opponents isn’t an easy way to show off your skills anymore.

Players are injured more easily, gamers have even greater control of their team formation and tactical approach, and blindly pressing the tackle button when on defense results in more fouls and frequent yellow cards. Unfortunately, however, the central defenders have not kicked their indescribably-annoying habit of occasionally running upfield at the most inopportune moment in some apparent act of sabotage. Fortunately, ProEvo 5 has made these cheap shots a lot more difficult. In ProEvo 4, gamers could mindlessly pass the ball up the pitch and score after one quick through-pass, or even more bastardly, with one pass and one very-well placed shot immediately after kick-off while the opposing goalie was asleep at the edge of his box. The realism that gamers appreciated so much in ProEvo 4 has been stepped up another notch, with players that now look even more lifelike, a heavier ball that now flies more like a football than a volleyball, less arcade-like higher-maintenance ball control, and a slightly slower and more mental gameplay that results in matches looking more like real football matches and less like a combination of button presses. And with ProEvo 5, they’ve proved that yet again. But hey, they gave us Contra, Castlevania, and Metal Gear they’re pretty good at improving upon already-excellent products.

Obviously, Konami had a lot to live up to.

WORLD SOCCER WINNING ELEVEN 9 INTERNATIONAL PRO

And this October, we’ve all been blessed with Pro Evolution 5, a game even better than its predecessor - which many gamers thought was football simulator perfection. And from the gaming world, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Grand Theft Auto, and - if you look at the global picture - the Pro Evolution Soccer series. From the world of Japanese animation, there was Akira. Recently, from the literature world, there was The Da Vinci Code. Every now and then, an artistic creation moves into popular culture.

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