PES 2008 on Wii better than Xbox 360, PS3 versions
- March 29, 2008 00:00 AM PST
Superior online multiplayer pushes Wii version of soccer sim past its high-def competitors.
Cristiano Ronaldo graces the PES 2008 cover solo.
Citing improved gameplay and better reviews, the lead designer of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 has proclaimed the Wii version superior to its Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 counterparts. European Project Lead Jon Murphy stated in an interview with Next Generation on Friday that Konami's commitment to fine-tuning the 2008 game was critical in making the Wii version a success.
The game formerly known as Winning Eleven has apparently goaled on Wii, earning an aggregate score of 86 on Metacritic, which easily tops the 78 earned by the Xbox 360 version and 74 on PlayStation 3. Performance problems plagued the next-gen versions of the game, which have been fixed in the delayed Wii release. As Murphy claimed, "PES 2008 for Wii isn't just a good football game, it is an ambitious one - and the team's efforts have paid off enormously."
With so many multi-platform gamers struggling to determine whether the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 version of a game is better, PES 2008 is a radical departure from a trend in which Wii games are seen as inferior. Murphy contends that the game isn't just better on Wii because it fixes the problems found on the other two consoles though, going as far to assert online superiority. "The Wii version offers the best online experience to date. Online play is the logical next step to extend the competitive nature of the game and will be vital in the progression of the series."
Online play has been a point of criticism for many Wii games, marking PES 2008 as only the second title on the console to receive any praise for the quality of its online multiplayer. Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which experienced a number of server troubles following its release in early March, was the first.
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- May 06 2008 at 07:57:04:AM PST
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just like you,alot of people dont give a damn about NFL,or basketball,the way you don't care about soccer,anyway soccer is way more popular than any other sport,and if they say the wii version,which i believe so,because the ps3 sucks,the defense is next to nothing,the keeper are butterfingers,and it way too easy to score because of the rebound,some really unnessary animation,its crappy,then it is.Yes i know it will take sometime to understand how to play the game on wii,but seriously its not like when we started playing games we understood the controls,it obviously toke sometime,like u jumped into playing FPS on pc,no,it took sometime,sometime i think some of you are sadist.live with it.when sony was 1st,you were all happy,now its nintendo's turn to lead. WII RULES.
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