Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

Also known as: PES 2008, Winning Eleven 2008, Pro Evo 2008
It feels less divinely balanced, and cruel, than Pro Evolution Soccer 6. By any other standards, it's still the best next-gen football game.

Genre: Sports
Expected release date: 03/11/2008
Published by: Konami
Developed by: Konami
Franchise: Pro Evolution Soccer
8 GREAT
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Screenshots updated Jul 10, 2007
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Nov 8, 2007 Anticlimactic. That's how it felt when, having craved next-gen PES since the dawn of PS3, we finally got to play a finished (or supposedly finished, but more on that in a minute) copy. PES 2008 just doesn't feel like a bold step into the future. At first, it feels like little more than a shinier version of PES6. But the clue, as ever, is in the word 'evolution'. PES 2008, like each new addition to the series, has evolved - it's just that this year's evolution isn't as obvious as ...
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ESRB Rating
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 is rated:
Everyone
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