Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PS2) - PC and Console Games (Konami)

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Customer Reviews of Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PS2)

Mr. M. Snowsill
UK
13th November 2008

It'll do
The price pretty much sums it up. This is a fairly solid incarnation of the series bearing in mind most of Konami's efforts are going into the Next-Gen versions.

The 'Become a Legend' mode is a nice idea but (as anyone who's played as 'fixed' on the old PESs while the comp controls the rest of the team)has very slow gameplay and frustrating as the AI doesn't learn how you like to play and often does irritating things like giving the ball away cheaply from a pass and wandering into opposition players with the ball at their feet.

Ultimately though if you want a footy game for when the boys (or girls) come round and don't want to/can't fork out for an Xbox 360 or PS3 then this is more than adequate and capable of filling hours with multiplayer fun.

If you don't have any friends though then it'll end up on your shelf pretty quick!

Johnnybluetime

9th November 2008

Pointless
Konami have now been using the same game engine for 7 years and given that 1 year is a long time in the world of hi-tech you probably have some idea of how outdated this game now is.Konami have tried everything over the years to avoid actually spending out on a total revamp:marking so tight your players couldn't turn, levelling out of players abilities so that every cpu player's as talented as the world's best players etec,etc,etc. I'm still playing 6 occasionally in which the cpu players execute more sliding tackles from behind in one game than most teams get away with in a season.13 seasons into the master league and iI think the refs have issued 2 red cards to the opposition.It's okay until the cpu players turn on their super powers and then my team's usually stuffed.Same thing here.Nothing's changed.If you're playing the master league your team can't tackle or head the ball and the goalkeepers can't catch it.The pitch is too small and the cpu players too fast, which means they can attack with 9 men and defend with 9 and have 10 in midfield and the goalkeepers are too big.That's why it's difficult to score,not because it's tactically brilliant.They can also dribble from way inside their own half avoiding your pathetic attempts at tackling. And despite all that I still finish every season in the top 3.Boring.
Surely Konami must realise that a very large proportion of people buy this for the master league and it's just boringly predictable now. The opposition teams never let their heads drop whatever the score - 6-0 up and a chance for you to put on some young players for a bit of experience with time to stroke it around a little, no chance.The opposition keeps on playing like it's 1-0 and all to play for.Boring. How about the second leg of a cup game?You're 2-0 down and playing at home. 6 minutes in a cpu defender clatters your forward from behind and off he goes injured. No red, not even a yellow.2 minutes later they score. You now need to score 5 goals. And by half time you've had 10 shots saved and are goalless,but they're now 2-0 up again,meaning you need 7 in the second half.I mean, what is the point?It's not accurate,it's not fun and it's not entertaining.It's just irritating.I haven't bought this game new since pes 4 and I after renting this I won't be buying this new either and maybe,like 2008, not at all.

qwerty
england
7th November 2008

another just average game
I can't really afford a xbox or PS3 so i though i'd get a decent game that would last a while before they stop making PS2 games altogeather. The last football game i bought was ages and ages ago.. one of the first PES games... The graphics were bad but the gameplay was alright.. I was suprised after playing 2009 version how little the game has progressed. The gameplay started to annoy me after a while and they still havn't got any propper premiship teams etc.. I was very annoyed that this game doesn't have the champions leauge on it when Amazon has placed the video on the description. You asume it has what the video shows, unless it says otherwise.. Which it doesn't.. False advertising, no?! Normally when i first get a game I play it half of the day. I'm really not bothered with this one.

W. R. Kirby
Notts, England
3rd November 2008

WASTE OF MONEY!!!!
It was bad enough that Amazon took over a week to deliver the game after its release date - and then when it finally arrived, and I put it in the PS2 expecting the usual half-dozen 0-0's before getting to grips with the new controls and features, I was immediately disappointed.

Bar a couple of minor changes to menus and naming of features, this is basically identical to the last game, but with updated squad lists - and of course, having updated all the team's and player's names in the last version and stayed on top of the major transfers, I was probably better off with that version.

Complete waste of money.

Kaye Akins
UK
3rd November 2008

All Great Things come to an end!!

WHen i saw that The Champions League was included in Pro 09 i was like YES!! But alas imagine my Dissapointment and Anger when i saw that it was not included in the PS2 version. I think Konami was being Lazy as PS2 is almost at the end of its lifespan! It plays almost identical to Pro 08 and the gameplaty is only slightly Tweaked!! The Become a legend mode is nowhere near as good as the Xbox and PS3 Versions. It still is a decent game to have though for Pure Football and dedicated Konami Fans but the lack of Champions league as well as identical play to Pro 08 make this game no more than an update as opposed to a new game and Gamers will be better off staying clear of this and getting Pro 09 on the Xbox and Ps3. This surely will be Pro's last run on the PS2 but then again who knows , id be very surprised if Pro 10 comes on PS2 next year.

TO conclude, if all you can afford is PS2 then by all means give this game a go if not for the the Final PS2 run , then have as its a decent game to have and play against the computer or your mates. But if you have choices stay well clear and get the Next Gen Versions as they are miles better ... did i mention the PS2 version Lacks the Champions League?! . A decent game on its fianl legs!!