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Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008.png
European cover of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Developer(s) Konami
Publisher(s) Konami
Series Pro Evolution Soccer
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation Portable
Xbox 360
Wii
Nintendo DS
Mobile phone
Release date(s) Nintendo DS
  • JP: October 25, 2007
  • EU: February 1, 2008
  • AU: March 7, 2008
  • NA: March 11, 2008
PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360
  • EU: October 26, 2007
  • AU: November 8, 2007
  • JP: November 22, 2007
  • AS: November 22, 2007 (PS3)
  • NA: March 11, 2008
Windows
  • EU: October 26, 2007
  • AU: November 21, 2007
PlayStation Portable
  • JP: January 24, 2008
  • EU: February 29, 2008
  • AU: March 7, 2008
  • NA: March 11, 2008
Wii
  • JP: February 21, 2008
  • NA: March 18, 2008
  • EU: March 28, 2008
  • AU: April 17, 2008
Mobile
  • EU: 2008
Genre(s) Sports game
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer, online multiplayer
Review scores
Publication Score
DS PC PS2 PS3 PSP Wii Xbox 360
1UP.com N/A N/A N/A C+ N/A B N/A
Eurogamer 6/10 N/A N/A 8/10 7/10 8/10 N/A
Game Informer N/A N/A N/A 7.75/10 N/A 8/10 7.75/10
GameSpot 6/10 7/10 7.5/10 6/10 7/10 8/10 7/10
GameSpy N/A N/A 4/5 stars 3/5 stars 3.5/5 stars N/A 3/5 stars
IGN (US) 5.5/10
(UK) 4.7/10		 N/A 8.4/10 (UK) 9.2/10
(US) 8.6/10		 (UK) 8.9/10
(US) 8.3/10		 (UK) 8.9/10
(US) 8.6/10		 (UK) 9.2/10
8.6/10
ONM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 90% N/A
OXM (US) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4.5/10
PC Gamer (UK) N/A 86% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
PSM N/A N/A N/A 4/5 stars N/A N/A N/A
Digital Spy N/A N/A N/A 3/5 stars N/A 4/5 stars N/A
Aggregate scores
GameRankings 58.57% 78.50% 82.58% 73.46% 79.74% 83.60% 75.53%
Metacritic 58/100 N/A 82/100 74/100 80/100 83/100 76/100

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (officially abbreviated as PES 2008 and known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2008 in Asia, sometimes called World Soccer: Winning Eleven 11 (PS2), only in North America) is an association football video game in the Pro Evolution Soccer series by Konami. The game was officially announced on 18 June 2007. Its title is different from the other Pro Evolution Soccer games in that it's of a year and not a version; this was due to EA Sports' FIFA series naming their titles with two digit numbers (i.e. 07, 08) and in conclusion would seem that PES was a year behind FIFA (to non-fans which had no knowledge of the previous games of the franchise).

It was released for Windows, Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360 and mobile phone.

The PC version in this game is used the same engine as PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 for the first time.

A PS3 demo is available for download from the PlayStation Store, a Xbox 360 demo has been released on the Xbox Live Marketplace, and a PC demo has been released.

The Nintendo Wii version of PES 2008 (named Winning Eleven Play Maker 2008 in Japan) differs radically from the other versions. The basic gameplay is centered around pointing the Wii Remote at the screen and directing players by dragging them with the on-screen cursor, and passing is done by simply pointing to the desired space or player and pressing a button. This allows for a more tactical approach to the game, as there is almost complete freedom in moving any player on the screen anywhere, and much more tactics and maneuvers can be used in the attacking game than ever before.


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