PES 2011 Annoucement
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Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH will deliver a completely new footballing experience later this year with the advent of PES 2011, for PlayStation®3, Xbox 360, PC-DVD, Wii, PlayStation 2 and PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable), which sees the publisher’s long-running series undergo the most radical revamp in its history.
The PES range has long been regarded as offering incredible realism and control, but PES 2011 will reinvigorate the series with the most advanced raft of gameplay additions, control options, and animations to meet the evolution of real-life football. Central to its total freedom of play, PES 2011 introduces a power bar for each player that allows the user to determine the exact strength and placement of every pass and shot. Balls can now be spread absolutely anywhere with utter precision, with long balls into space, short passes to feet and intricate one-twos allowing the player to dictate play and control the tempo of a match.
This freedom of play is also extended via new AI routines designed to place every move and decision in the player’s hands. No longer will assisted AI intervene during matches; users will now need to sense and react to threats; and passes will not automatically reach the nearest player. Instead, all-new routines facilitate complete control both of the player and their chosen actions in every respect to give the player sublime control over every movement.
“It was time for PES to transform, and PES 2011 represents the most ambitious redesign in the series’ history,” commented Jon Murphy, European PES Team Leader for Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH. “We’ve continued to work closely with the fans to pinpoint what it is about football that PES didn’t do. Total freedom was the priority and all-new animation a must. PES 2011 does both – indeed, they are directly linked to each other – and while the new game is recognisably PES at its heart, it is also the most radically improved version ever.”
Key to PES 2011’s new approach is a specially-designed control system that allows total control over every element of play. The triangulation of passes and making space using clever runs becomes paramount, and build-up play is everything. Likewise, dribbling and close control are tougher to master, and the days of making streaking runs through the centre of the park are over, as PES mirrors the real-life football.
The result is the most complete and realistic PES to date. PES 2011 delivers an evolved experience that still has the key PES ehthos of skill and realism at its core. Likewise, every other aspect of the game has been totally reworked, including:
- Total Control: PES Productions has enhanced the 360-degree passing ratio, offering unprecedented levels of control over every pass, shot, throw-in, through ball and lofted through balls. This allows users to pass the ball into space, and move their play with total freedom. Players must precisely weight their passes and second-guess the runs of their team-mates and exploit their movement. Players even can apply pressure on opponents to force them off the ball.
- Shot & Stamina Gauge: In addition to the generic power gauge, the Shot & Stamina meter details the player’s exact level of fitness. Constantly sprinting will affect the player’s movements and will have an adverse affect on his stats, with passes going awry and a loss of pace.
- New Defender AI: Defenders now hold their positions naturally, no longer chasing any ball that enters their area; preferring to close down the attacker and force them into a mistake.
- Animation and Player Physics: PES Productions has totally reworked every element of in-game animation. These additions will become clear before even kick-off, with the players enjoying fluid, natural movements, with more realistic acceleration and inertia than ever before. The physicality between players is also improved, which was a priority requested in PES forums. Jostling and blocking now looks stunning, while there is a larger variety of convincing tackling styles. Ambient animation also adds immensely to the in-game atmosphere, as players behave realistically when off the ball, and walk and run with a variety of individual styles.
- Speed of Play: The new level of control means that PES 2011 enjoys a more considered pace of play, which varies dependent on situations. The game will burst into life as counter-attacks come into play, but players can dictate the pace via slow build up or exploiting available space to surge forward. It is harder to make long runs from midfield, and successful play will depend on making quick passes to make room.
- Aesthetics: PES 2010 showcased the best likenesses in a football game, and PES 2011 ups the ante further. Facial animation has been enhanced, but the key advances are over 1000 all-new animations which have been recreated from the ground up using over 100 hours of motion captured footage. Every aspect of player movement has been reworked, with more organic runs, turns, throw-ins, tackles, and interaction. The way players speed up and slow down is also more natural, while replays display elements of motion blur that bring your saved goals to vivid life.
- Tactical and Strategy: The sheer number of options available in the PES series has established it as a remarkably flexible simulation, allowing players to stamp their playing style on each match. The PES Productions team has implemented an all new ‘Drag and Drop’ mechanism that can be used in every aspect of team management, not just substitutions or formation changes. These settings are also animated to promote better understanding of the plays that have been altered.
- Feint settings: PES has always offered a wide range of subtle skills, feints and turns, but PES 2011 allows users to map their favourite move sequences to the right stick, making them more accessible than ever before.
- Master League Online: Master League will offer an all-new challenge, as users are invited to try their hand against other managers online. PES 2011 will mark the online debut for its much-loved Master League element, with players bidding against each other for the world’s best players, and attempting to build a squad that can compete with the best against online peers all over the globe.
PES 2011 also features a myriad of smaller additions, all designed to enhance the overall experience. The game’s difficulty level has been upped thanks to the greater control on offer, while new camera angles showcase the game’s stunning visuals and animation. Likewise, in accordance with the strong wishes of the fan base, both referees and goal keepers have been improved in both aesthetic and AI terms, while an all-new commentary process has been implemented that offers a better and less repetitive overview of the proceedings.
The game will also see the return of Lionel Messi – arguably the greatest player in the modern game – as its cover star, and the expansion of its UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League elements, and the addition of the Copa Liberadores, South America’s most influential and important club-based competition.
“This is just the tip of the iceberg for PES 2011,” concluded Murphy. “We have some significant announcements still to come regarding game modes and gameplay functions. The first footage of the new game perfectly showcases the new animation and freedom elements that beat at the heart of the new game. We are confident that PES 2011 will both surprise and delight football fans. They are going to have to relearn how they play, as this is a very different game, but I am confident it will blow them all away.”
PES 2011 news to come later!
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Stayed tuned for some BIG PES 2011 news later today…
PES 2011 Demo - what would you like to see?
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It’s about that time of year again when people start talking about the next installment of PES, and this year round we’ll be looking at PES 2011. For most fans of the game, the demo is the biggest milestone of the year before the game is released itself, and we’re interested in what you guys would like to see in this year’s demo.
For us, we love to see the following in the new PES 2011 demo:
- At least six playable teams, a mixture of club and international
- The ability for two or more players to play at once rather than just a single player game
- A ten minute match rather than the usual five minute
Let us know what you’d like to see!
Tags: PES 2011
New PE 2010 DLC released by Konami
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Konami have released some DLC today that features a new Champions League Ball, new boots for Messi, and a general roster/teams update. We’ve yet to test the DLC, so please let us know if you spot anything else.
How to improve players moods in Master League PES 2010
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Recently I have been playing a Master League season as Tottenham, and am currently playing out season three. At the end of season two, Chelsea approached me offering £40 million for Giovanni Dos Santos who was at that point a SS(80). I didn’t accept the offer, and now, halfway through season three, Dos Santos is refusing to sign a new contract and is ‘purple mooded’ and ‘red faced’ every week. So now I risk losing Dos Santos on a free transfer unless I can improve his mood, and negotiate a new contract.
So here are my tips for improving a players mood, both game form (the arrows going from red to purple’ and squad happiness (the angry face icon in ‘My Team’).
- Put the player in the first team - Get your unhappy player off the bench and promote him to the first team in his favoured position. Play him every game possible, while subbing on your other key players so as not to piss them off too much.
- Get him to score goals - This may be easier if he is a striker of AMF, but even if he is a defender make sure he is coming up for corners, or making runs into the boxes to improve his chance of scoring. A few goals will start to pick his mood up, and win round your supporters love for him.
- Make him play well - The key to getting a good after-match rating (out of 10) is to ensure the players gets lots of touches of the ball, passes a lot, tackles, and intercepts passes. Try not to get booked or sent off since this will ruin his rating. Playing well consistently like this will sort his mood and game form out, and again will win round the supporters.
- Take him off the list - If your player is on the loan or transfer list, take him off immediately. Having a player on the lists will de-moralise him, especially if a club to offer to buy him and you refuse the deal.
- Wages don’t matter - If you do have the chance to negotiate his contract, wages are not that important compared to first team performances. It cannot harm to pay the player a good wage, but if he is not playing then it’s pointless.
- Remember to rotate - To ensure you don’t make your other players angry at missing out on first team games, make sure you rotate your whole squad of team players with substitutions and first team starts where possible.
Do you guys have any tips?
Tags: Master League, PES 2010
New PES 2010 update from Konami improves game
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Konami have released an version patch 1.2 for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC formats which has to be downloaded for each system. The update gives the game some clothing items for players, as well as a few minor gameplay tweaks.
The update includes a set of new player boots, and a set of new official match balls. These do not overwrite any existing boots or balls, they are purely extra items for the game.
With the update you can now save all your tatical settings for teams, rather than having to re-set them up each time you play, making that winning tactic formula much more accessible.
Konami have also included a few gameplay tweaks to the game which are being well received by fans of the game. These gameplay tweaks include:
- The referee is stricter, and will give you more free kicks and penalties. This was a major issue with the game since release, many clear-cut penalties were not being called by the ref so this makes a big difference to the game.
- The animations have been tidied up a little, and player movement and collision detection is generally better.
- The goalkeepers seem to catch more balls than parrying them, making the gameplay much more realistic and keeping cheap goes away from the game.
- The passing is more accurate and less random feeling than before.
Let us know what you think of the update, and what tweaks need to come in the next update.
Tags: PES 2010