Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 Reviews Summary
March 23, 2008
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 for the Nintendo Wii uses the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to create a new click and drag control mechanism for moving your players around the field while passing the ball using the B button. To shoot, shake the Nunchuk. Watch the video below to see how it all works in actual gameplay.
Here’s what the online gaming sites have to say about Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 for the Wii.
- IGN (Score: 8.6 out of 10) - Ever since the curtain was pulled back on Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 for Wii, we knew it was going to be something special. The integration of IR into a sports game has been extremely minimal so far, but is absolutely ideal in this situation, allowing players to not only play the ball specifically, but direct traffic and precisely move every player on the field in tandem, making for the most realistic, strategic, and intuitive soccer experiences we’ve ever seen. … If every design took the time to truly innovate on Wii as much as Pro Evo has, the console would be in a whole other league. The bar has just been raised.
- 1Up.Com (Grade: B) - … the visual package isn’t the selling point here. It’s always refreshing to see a unique application of the Wii’s motion controls, and it’s even more encouraging to see a new idea that’s not only functional, but something that really can’t be done any other way. … We’re not sure what’s going on over at Konami’s PES team: On one hand, there seem to be some major issues in regards to PS3/360 development, yet the less-technically apt Wii version ends up being the game to move the franchise forward. Maybe this serves as further evidence that when it comes to sports games, it’s not always about what you look like.
