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| Game Details | Released
21 October 2005 | | Format
PS2, XBox, PC | | Developer
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Pro Evolution Soccer 5
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Still the best football game by a country mile, Pro Evolution Soccer 5 goes one step further in blurring the boundaries between console kickabouts and the real sport.
Like its predecessors, the most remarkable thing about PES5 is that it forces you to play a decent game of football and rewards players who put in the effort to master the sublimely simple controls; the ball bounces and pings around the pitch more convincingly than ever – making it impossible to knock-in impossible goals from 40 yards – and doesn’t stick to players’ feet as in other football sims, meaning you have to fight every step of the way
to maintain control and keep rival defenders at bay.
The option for PS2 players to take the action online for the first time is reason enough to warrant a purchase – especially as the matches can be played in dramatic two-on-two face-offs – and the inclusion of more licensed European teams, along with Chelsea and Arsenal (but no other Premiership sides, sadly), also help make PES5 the pinnacle of digital football and raising the bar for any developers foolhardy enough to challenge its crown.
Reviewer: David McComb
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| RE: Pro Evolution Soccer 5 | | | The only game i think i play all year round until the next installment, running down the wing and crossing the ball in brings a smile. Mulitplayer is great. ... Read More
| | | MovieEmpire2006 About me | | 19:25, 24 April 2006 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: Pro Evolution Soccer 5 | | Ever since this came out on the PS1 years & years ago it has sat at the top of the football pile. Unmatched to this day, and keeps getting better. ... Read More
| | | siwolf About me | | 12:55, 20 April 2006 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: Pro Evolution Soccer 5 | | My favourite game.. i can't stop playing it, just too damn good. ... Read More
| | | MF DOOM About me | | 15:37, 11 April 2006 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: Pro Evolution Soccer 5 | | 9/10........Along with Halo 2 Multiplayer, owns my friends and my summer... ... Read More
| | | nickeye About me | | 15:52, 27 March 2006 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: Pro Evolution Soccer 5 | | I scored my favourite Evo goal the other day. Did a overhead through ball from my own half and Saha volleyed it home from about 30 yards out. Beautiful. ... Read More
| | | Mr Bungle About me | | 01:57, 27 February 2006 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: Pro Evolution Soccer 5 | | Excellent game. Can't wait to get home and resume my master league. ... Read More
| | | JF23 About me | | 19:21, 24 February 2006 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: Pro Evolution Soccer 5 | | Every release just gets better and better, Cannot wait to see the graphics on the 360 version. ... Read More
| | | wiggis About me | | 10:24, 23 February 2006 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: Pro Evolution Soccer 5 | | | Best footy game EVER! ... Read More
| | | Neily90 About me | | 21:29, 18 February 2006 | Report This Post | |
| | | | RE: God's Own Personnal Football Game | | 4/5 ... Read More
| | | BobaJango About me | | 23:22, 15 February 2006 | Report This Post | |
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