Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 - Playstation 3

I wanted to wait and play the game before I gave a proper review. Let me start by saying this game is great in the ways that are important for a videogame. The gameplay is awesome. The passing and shooting and most importantly; the AI. Konami boasted about the AI as being the most important feature worked on for this iteration and I must add, they did not lie. The AI for both your teammates and the opponent are incredible. Your players make runs when you have the ball and stay in a solid formation when on the defensive. It just makes playing the game a pure pleasure and you are no longer yelling at your virtual teammates. If you do feel the need to make your players make more varied runs, Konami have added the feature to take control of two players at the same time. It's difficult to get to grips with, but once mastered, it adds a huge dimension to your game.Playing against the AI is in a whole other league as well. I consider myself a seasoned PES player and I always begin the game on Top Player level because in the past, I've found the AI too easy on any other level. I did the same this year but I was constantly getting beat so I have lowered the level to Professional. It's still difficult to win. They have added an unlockable "Superstar" level this year and I can only imagine how difficult that will be to win consistently. The AI is tough but not in a frustrating way, it's been done in a realistic way. Each team you play doesn't play the same way, so it's like playing against another person. Which leads me into another great feature in PES. Individuality of both players and teams. Konami always pays attention to the details of each and every player playing differently than another. But, this year it's even more pronounced, maybe due to the AI advances this year. Bottom line is that playing Barcelona on PES is like playing Barcelona in real life. They pass the ball around and maintain possession throughout and you have to beat them on the counter when you get the chance. It's very challenging.Now onto the negatives. I think the graphics have taken a step back from last year a bit. It's not such a bad thing but you do usually expect the graphics to get a bit sharper each year rather than regress. Maybe it has something to do with the tragedy in Japan this last year, not sure. I also have to say that the atmosphere in the stadiums and the commentary are dour to say the least. This is something that has plagued PES for years so I don't know why I am even mentioning it to be honest. I hope that Konami can put forth a little focus on these issues for next year because I feel it would add so much more to the experience. It can be done too as FIFA have nailed it pretty well. I also think that the animations are still lacking and stuck in the PS2 days. They're not terrible but they are behind the competition. These are the biggest negatives I can think of at this time but maybe I need to play the game longer to find more flaws. But so far, I have played this game non stop since 9/27/2011. It's that fun.If Konami make PES 2012 the base for their future iterations, I think that PES will take back the crown from FIFA. PES lacks all the glitz that FIFA has, but PES represents football more realistically on the virtual pitch. Most importantly, PES is fun to play and that will always make me come back. Well done Konami!P.S.I also wanted to mention that Amazon saved me on this purchase. I initially (ignorantly) pre-ordered this game from Best Buy. I then checked on the status, the day before release, and found out that it was backordered! Backordered? How can a pre-order be backordered? So, I canceled from Best Buy and ordered it from Amazon and received it on release. Kudos to Amazon. I will always order from Amazon if I buy a game online. Thanks again Amazon!

Carlos E. Callejas O says:Pes 2012 el juego para gente que de verdad sepa de futbol o halla jugado futbol en vivo, es un simulador total del mejor deporte del mundo, cuando tu juegas pes tienes que tener control de todo desde la potencia con que das el pase hasta el momento en que vas a simular una falta. la gente que sabe de futbol en altos niveles sabe que este es un juego para personas mayores y que tenga movilidad mental como con los dedos, ya que un movimiento en falso es fatal ya que seguro te meten una pepa(gol).Ein hablar de las licensias de la uefa europa, champions, libertadores de america, entre otras ligas, puedes crear estadios, instalarle parches, crear la liga de tu pais o hasta la de tu barrio o comunidad. es en si el mejor juego de futbol que jamas halla existido.El online es calidad solo que en venezuela la conexion de internet es de 2 megas y aveces se me desconecta solo y pierdo el partido. pero lo bueno del online es la liga master online que poco a poco vas apostando tu dinero contra otros jugadores para poder poder adquirir dinero y comprar jugadores como walcot, messi, gerrard, cassano(forza cass), etc.En fin se despide el campeon de pes 2011 en ps3 en la COPA SONY-INTERCABLE de venezuela... saludos nos vemos en la copa fox.ENGLISH (GOOGLE TRADUCTOR)Pes 2012 the game for people who really know football or soccer is played live, is a simulator of the best sport in the whole world, when you play pes have to have control of everything from the power that you give the pass so far you're going to fake a foul. people who know football know that high levels this is a game for the elderly and mentally and have mobility with your fingers, because one false move is fatal because it sure will put a pit (goal).Ein's license to talk about the UEFA European Champions League, Libertadores de America, among other leagues, you can create stadiums, installing patches, create a league of your country or even in your neighborhood or community. is itself the best soccer game ever is there.The online is just in Venezuela as the internet connection is 2 megabytes and sometimes I get disconnected and lose one game. but the good thing about online is the online master league gradually go betting your money against other players in order to acquire money to buy players like Walcott, messi, gerrard, Cassano (cass forza, etc.).In the end says goodbye to the champion of pes 2011 on ps3 in the COPA SONY-Intercable Venezuela ... greetings in the cup we fox.

There are some improvements made on Pes 2012. The graphics are better with the players having some facial expressions, also the fans look better than they did in PES 11. The movements of the players are more realistic with each player having his attributes as in real life. There is this new thing that wasn't previously present in PES, you can instruct your teammates to move forward with the R3 button and choose them in corner kicks as well. One other thing I noticed is that it's harder to accurately tackle compared to PES 11 and it's also harder to get the ball from the opponent. PES has always, in my opinion, been steps ahead of fifa (although fifa has lately made some improvements) because of the fact that the game was never foreseeable (since Iss pro and pro ev 2 on ps1, where I remember in fifa 99, 2000, 2001 you almost knew what was going to happen) and it's getting better every year. PES is even better for people with high knowledge of football and that also play or have played in real life.Of course, highly recommended.