Great football game and with incredibly many small errors

As a long-time supporter of the PES was disappointed by PES10, this year I was particularly excited about the duel Fifa vs PES, but at the latest after the PES demo was clear the PES is going to win this year. The gameplay is really excellent, the passes can no longer be served perfectly by a simple push of a button, the shots were very difficult and the largest increase in the online sector people were playing with Ronaldo / Messi their greatest weapon, put the speed that allows it at any time had unrealistic to run at top speed across the square and to all get out. In addition an absolute beginner Hostile operation, which is expected to appeal to many casual players to frustration and anger. For PES must take the time and I had actually before.

When I first played the game in the full version, there was even a little better. Smaller KI dropouts have been fixed, as the referee and the keeper was minimally improved. But especially the referee is also here Konami again miles behind FIFA.

Even exceeded Konami has this year also with the tactical possibilities. Was it in previous PES still quite awkward positions on the tactics board to move go here very easily by hand. And if you times surrounded what, then you really see it here on the pitch. Even the opponents acting pretty intelligent, for example, he goes at its own victory defensive purely in a second leg, and once the 1: has 0 made, he plays with 4p defensive line, 3 of 6 in front of it, 2 wingers in his own half and a shock striker , That's sauhäßlich to view, but that's football as it is played today. A frequent look at the tactics of the enemy panel also worthwhile this time, because a response in their own team takes a lot of fresh air. Just bring a second winger on the free side of the enemy, and you have plenty of space.

Small Interim conclusion: From the playful and the tactical possibilities ago is PES2011 the best football game of all time.

But you have the longer you play the game, the more often with the head shaking. The exact weaknesses could actually write directly from the recession to PES2010, nothing was changed in all areas that have nothing to do with the gameplay itself.

Nuisance 1: Champions League
With the CL anthem only comes in great mood, and then comes the Great Depression. Not only this one, the teams play there can not freely choose (eg Werder from the Europa League push in the CL), you play here even more against the same opponents. The CL has 32 clubs, I have not even been played in the preliminary round against 10, with determined already 5-6 attempts. I'm not a programming expert, but at a football match, it was supposed to be the slightest difficulty to install a work accident mechanism. Even after repeated Neuauslosung the groups Sampdoria and Rubin Kazan will probably always be in a group.

Nuisance 2: League

I play the Premier League, and as soon as the first match is pending, I have regularly more than half of the squad in worse shape. I get in a hyperinflated squad as the Manchester City a professional to the Bank does not have at least one blue arrow. The remainder has a complete down arrow. And even in the amateurs who probably never denied a game for the pros, I get only with great difficulty 3 players together who can with a neutral arrow on the bench.

Nuisance 3: Training

As in 2010 and 2009, it is the same mode. You play without the ball to opponents and to make goal. But if you do not do it, then the goalkeeper can uendlich long time at a discount and makes then also directly back into the defense. What is wasted time that could have been here to train use is no longer solemnly. And opponents at a corner are also useful are missing here that is also complete.

Nuisance 4: topicality of the squad

The transfer list are over a month since the close past, and still playing with the squad last season. Some transfers were completed shortly after the World Cup, and also that are not yet updated. Here is as usual a patch coming, but when has still not communicated. That can not be.

Nuisance 5: Online

One week after release Konami has failed current server to procure it. The game lags, and according to the PES forums for everyone, regardless of whether 2000 or 16000er DSL connection. These games virtually unplayable and pure gambling. How can it approach the a game like Halo Reach, which alone has sold more units than Xbox PES put on all consoles perfect server and PES does not get baked? But that's a point that I can cope with, and I will always first taste the great AI of your computer to improve my own game.

The next online annoyance is once again the variety of clubs. Real, Real, Barca, Barca, Barca, Inter, Real, Real, Spain, Inter, Real, Spain, Brazil, Brazil. Such are the opponents in about. A an online league with 100 players playing some times 5 !!! different teams. But that's not surprising, because Konami does not help to reward players the time to play a UEFA Cup team or even a relegated club. Barca / Real players are generally faster, more beautiful, are always there where the ball reach. That may be in reality so well, but here it gets completely exaggerated. And on the defense to get even more over. Where it on the defensive is a blessing that you can not go through with Messi, it gets in the offensive to an absolute game killers, because Puyol, Pique and Alves leave no matter how well played pass through. This is simply ridiculous. The EA has solved with FIFA significantly better. There also with a 3 star team against Barca kannste win here already brauchste quite a noob to the disadvantages you against Barca and co. have to win. And one should even a draw against Barca and co. reach, then kanns still be that you get deducted a few points, because the comparison has 10 points less.

The final stumbling block in online mode are the Quitter. Where in 2010, only occasionally gave people (mostly 600 players from Spain) who finished the game so that no one wins points or gets pulled off, make it even more now. Nothing against the Quitter leave and go to the winner the points, but that's really the last. And here Konami also makes nothing again. It is not just motivating for 85 minutes to perform, noticing how the confrontation at the junction rumschraubt, the game is canceled, and you're standing there with 0 points.

I have borrowed just for 2 days and Fifa since FIFA is really superior in all respects. A perfect online system, current squad, reasonable club strengths and of course the many partly strongly superfluous leagues and licenses. Only football can not play with FIFA unfortunately. The football from Konami with the fringes of FIFA would be the largest, but unfortunately I have to agree with PES 2011 satisfied.

A game that makes against strong AI fun, but off the field and online brings a just scream.