Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii, Mobile Phone
Release Dates	October 26, 2007
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PES 2008, known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2008 in Asia, sometimes called World Soccer: Winning Eleven 11 (PS2), only in North America) is an association football video game in the Pro Evolution Soccer series by Konami. The game was announced on 18 June 2007. Its title is different from the other Pro Evolution Soccer games in that it is of a year and not a version; this was due to EA Sports' FIFA series naming their titles with two digit numbers (i.e. 07, 08) and in conclusion would seem that PES was a year behind FIFA (to non-fans which had no knowledge of the previous games of the franchise). It was released for Microsoft Windows, Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360 and mobile phones. The game sold 6.37 million units worldwide.

A Nintendo DS version of the game was released on February 1, 2008 on Europe and March 11, 2008 in North America.

Gameplay and Features

PES 2008 features a brand new intelligence system, called Teamvision, that adapts and reacts to players own gameplay styles to ensure that the computer controlled opponents are always challenging and forcing the player to think and chance their style of play to avoid being out-thought by the game. It learns counter attacks that target your weaknesses and look to exploit any repetitive tactics players use. Defenders react better to danger, closing down the ball and charging at shots and the goalkeepers hold shots that are closer to them as well. Teammates make more intelligent runs into space and the close control has been sharpened to ensure quick and fluid passing and speedy attacks can be built. The next gen versions also feature extensive edit modes so players can completely customise their PES 2008 experience.

Game Modes

• Match
• Master League
• World Tour¹
• League
  • English League
  • Ligue 1
  • Lega Calcio
  • Eredivisie
  • Liga Española
  • International League
• Cup
  • International Cup
  • European Cup
  • African Cup
  • American Cup
  • Asian-Oceanian Cup
  • Konami Cup
• Random Selection Match
• Champions Road²
• Edit
• Training
• Gallery
• Options
• Community¹
• Network³
• Wireless⁴

Notes:

• ¹ Only on 6th-gen consoles.
• ² Only on Nintendo Wii
• ³ Nintendo WFC on Nintendo Wii
• ⁴ Only on PlayStation Portable

Wii version

The Nintendo 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 game, 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.

PES 2008 Demo

More information: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 Demo

Leagues

English League1 Spanish League Lega Calcio

Ligue 1 Eredivisie

• ¹Licensed teams: Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur.

Teams

Bayern Munich Anderletch Club Brugge Dinamo Zagreb F.C. Copenhagen HJK Helsinki Olympiacos Panathinaikos AEK Athens Rosenborg Wisla Krakow Benfica FC Porto Sporting CP Spartak Moscow Lokomotiv Moscow

Celtic Rangers Red Star Belgrade AIK Hammarby IF Helsingborgs IF IFK Goteborg FC Basel Besiktas Galatasaray Fenerbahce Dynamo Kiev River Plate Internacional PES United WE United

Blank Teams ("Other Leagues C")

Team A Team B Team C Team D Team E Team F

Team G Team H Team I Team J Team K Team L

Team M Team N Team O Team P Team Q Team R

Note: Not available on Nintendo Wii.

National Teams

Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia1 Czech Republic1 Denmark England1 Finland France1 Germany Greece1 Hungary Ireland1 Israel Italy1

Netherlands1 Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal1 Romania Russia Scotland1 Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain1 Sweden1 Switzerland Turkey1

Ukraine Wales Angola Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire1 Ghana1 Nigeria South Africa Togo Tunisia Costa Rica Mexico Trinidad and Tobago USA Argentina1

Brazil1 Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay China Iran Japan1 Saudi Arabia South Korea1 Australia1

• ¹ Licensed.

Classic Teams

Argentina Brazil England France

Germany Italy Netherlands

Players on the boxarts

• North America and Japan: Cristiano Ronaldo
• United Kingdom: Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Owen
• France: Cristiano Ronaldo and Didier Drogba
• Germany: Cristiano Ronaldo and Jan Schlaudraff
  • Alternate boxart: Cristiano Ronaldo and Hakan Yakin
• Italy and Spain: Cristiano Ronaldo and Gianluigi Buffon
• Australia: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lucas Neill

Commentaries

• Jon Kabira and Tsuyoshi Kitazawa
• Jon Champion and Mark Lawrenson
• Christian Jeanpierre and Laurent Paganelli
• Wolff-Christoph Fuss and Hansi Küpper
• Marco Civoli (as "Marco Meccia") and Mauro Sandreani
• Juan Carlos Rivero and Julio Maldonado 'Maldini'

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Pro Evolution Soccer 2008/Gallery.

Trivia

General

• Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is the first game in the series to be released on PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii.
  • Also it is the first game in the series to be released on mobile phones.
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is the first game in the franchise to be yeared instead of numbered.
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is the second game in the series to change the logo.
  • The stars in the logo references the seventh game on the series (Pro Evolution Soccer).
  • The number's color from the logo is sky-blue, in later games until Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 these color is replaced by red.
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is the first game in the series to have a announcement trailer.
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is the first game in the series not to use the Winning Eleven name in NTSC regions.
• The main tagline of the game is: "If football is your life, PES 2008 is your game."
• The Wii version was received a 90% score system from Official Nintendo Magazine.
  • These score appears on the boxarts of the game.
• At the event "GameStar/GamePro Leserpreis 2007" (March 28, 2008) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 received the trophy "Best Console Racing/Sports Game in 2007" after the reader's voting of German gaming magazine GamePro.

In Game

• The song "Thank You Very Much" by Kaiser Chiefs is used in the intro.
  • This does not happen in Winning Eleven 2008.
  • Also this does not happen on the Wii version.
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is the first game in the series to have licensed African national teams (Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana).
• In Edit Mode the cap can be used in all positions, Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is the first game in the series where these feature happens.
  • This does not happen in the 6th-gen consoles.
  • In the Wii version the caps can be used in all positions using the Miis from Mii Channel.
• If you pause the game, an animation of your team's substitute player's bench will appear on the screen. This only happens on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows.

Winning Eleven 2008

• Winning Eleven 2008 is the first game in the series to be yeared instead of numbered.
• Winning Eleven 2008 is the first game in the series to not be featured a japanese player or japanese team in the box art.
• Winning Eleven 2008 is the second game to have a official soundtrack, after Winning Eleven 10.
• Winning Eleven 2008 is the first game in the series to be released on Windows (PC).

Box Art

• Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is the third game in the series to feature Didier Drogba in the box art (only in France), after PES 5 and PES 6.
  • Also, Didier Drogba is the second football player to be featured third time consecutive in boxarts, after Thierry Henry.
    • Coincidentally Didier Drogba appears in all three games exclusively in French box arts.
    • Counting the referee Pierluigi Collina, is the third person to be featured third time consecutive in boxarts.

External links

• This Is My Game (free video/image/music hosting site)