Review 15 - Ye Li - Pro Evolution Soccer 6
From DIT Experimental Gaming Group
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Introduction
Pro Evolution Soccer 6(PES6) is a soccer video game of Pro Evolution Soccer series by Konami. It is also known as Winning Eleven 6 in Japan and World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 in the US. PES6 was released for Windows, PS2, XBOX360, PSP and NDS. Thus, this game could attract more and more players to join the Konami video game camp.
Feature
PES 6 performs completely differently from previous incarnations in many ways. A more exquisite and amazing opus is presented to the players. The action is designed variously, and involve the particular superstar movements. The shooting system has been the subject of extensive retouching, now enabling players to pull off much more accurate snap shots which makes people very exciting. The intelligence of players has seen a marked improvement, such as players now make more realistic runs into space, often pointing where they would like the ball played.
Control
As I always play PES6 in the Windows platform, the keyboard control is very familiar to me. But keyboard contains too many keystokes to manipulate game, users always take the self-define keyboard controls. In the game interface you can also define the keyboard for the direct control and tactical domination. I want to say this game is originally released for PS2, so it is perfectly suitable for PS2 platform. Nevertheless it seems lack of buttons for PSP, I've learned that lesson.
Graphics
PES series provide a incredible graphic game interface. A crowd of human-designed elements have been transplanted to the virtual game, for example the congratulations after winning the match or cup, the frustrated actions when miss a very easy goal, the argument between two side teams. Totally speaking, you will enjoy every scene that is relevant to this game.
Sounds
Sounds is another flash spot in this game. Despite the ebullient background music the game sound-effect is excellent enough to hit your heard. Because good sound-effect is the key to make players feel like taking a real-life soccer match. It is every clash with the ball that takes people to empathy. A good game cannot be designed without good sounds just like the movie.
Technology
Actually I don't know much about development of PES as it must be a business top secret. Konami may develop its self action engine, which is similar to PES5. In my tiny game programming experience's sight I think this game should cover some odds: the whole graphic engine involved everything in the game, defining many cameras in the scene which is decorated to be a field, every movable person should be the object which is generated by the particular class, savedata should be a self-contained data management and some physical system attached to the game.
Bugs
The team and player data is out of time now. Some players' names are incorrect. The AI is low even though the top level is labeled professional. Sometime the player could be absorbed outside the field while running near the border. The physical system of the ball isn't well-designed. The angle of view isn't wide enough. And the controls are lack of tactics.
Overall
Pro Evolution Soccer 6 is really a classical video soccer game. It is a new perspective though the new version has been released. If you prefer the handling and entertaining this game is definitely a brilliant choice for you!
Video Review
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