COD killer? definately not a PES killer... they did that themselves....
(composses self remembers what hes writing about then breaks down crying) this game rocks. end off.
the 360 dribbling makes players such as messi, ronaldo so much more deadly, but makes players like gallas, puyol so much more effective. everybody and all benefits it will take a little getting used to (before you could only run in eight directions) but you get the hang eventually.
i dont know why but running into another player annoys me as they when they stumble back (forgive me the week before release i was on fifa 07 as i could not find 08 or 09)
in manager mode things are far better. you have an assistant manager (not sure what he does yet but YEEEAAAH! pre season frendlies, non random results from other teams, and buying is more realistic (it takes longer as players hold out for more money) the other biggest change IMO is the freekick set up. you can give your players running lines and timings so they are executed with military precision.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R95o1vCyheA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwkgz7SSVVs
in the menu options not much has changed, which makes the learning curve minimal at best if you are switching from 09. if you really want to nitpick i suppose the player models dont do some players justice (frank lampard looks like he spent his last weeks wages in the stamford bridge restaurant) but unless youre TV is a microscope its not game breaking.
PS if this isnt the first review (i typed it then forgot to post, found it half an hour later) i am going to be immensly annoyed and will punish myself by playing as man city. ohh the pain...
PSS
played it some more , and i have noticed that the menus and manager mode are now overdone. am actually experiencing loading times, and some of the player information is confusing. it throws too much information at you, which starts to get on your nerves abit. thus the tragic rating drop. its still good though.