Pro Evolution on the 360 now features your own face, but only if you have a webcam. That's the main difference. Yes, putting your face on a created player is probably the next big gimmick in gaming, and Pro Evolution gives it to you, although it's soccer, so you probably can't see your face much. Besides that, there's only one major change from the previous version.
The AI is better thanks to something the developers call teamvision where the individual players will switch tactics and change styles to help you during gameplay. It's somewhat interesting to see players do more than just stand there. They can even do some cheating like shirt pulling. The game features four licensed leagues, but there are plenty of unlicensed leagues and players, as well as all the national teams from every continent. The gameplay is a bit more arcadey than previous versions thanks to the diving ability of players.
The graphics are poor for a soccer game. The characters have some facial features, but low polygon count. The textures are very dull. However, the individual animations for the characters are good. The soundtrack is diverse and the commentators do an adequate job. There's only 15 stadiums on the 360 version.
There is only ranked and single game matches for the multiplayer modes. Only the single player mode features leagues and team management. It's a real disappointment in that respect. We can't recommend a soccer game with such a poor online mode that doesn't have league gameplay when the single player mode has plenty of them.
| Gameplay |
60 |
| Graphics |
60 |
| Sound |
60 |
| Dollar Value |
$40 |
| Replay |
70 |
| Overall |
60 |
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