Much much better than last year....and much much better than fifa. Most football enthusiasts would choose PES over FIFA.

User Rating: 10 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 PS3
Most football enthusiasts would choose PES over FIFA...why? Perhaps its because it provides a less arcade game, or perhaps a more direct attacking one, nevertheless UK sales seem to still be very competitive between the two series, despite FIFA's phenomenonly larger budget. FIFA was the best football game around during the late 90's and 2000's, when PES took over. The last year game by Konamic was well short of previous heights, but I feel that the mantle has been returned.
I am yet to sample online play, but I've heard that its greatly improved on last year's offerings, with frame rates high, and virtually no lag. Perhaps one criticism is that they have traded Bayern Munich with Zenit St. Petersburg, and in fact have no German sides whatsoever. Another complaint would be that certain players, classic to the series such as Ronaldo (the fat one) and Veron arent included, despite them still being international footballers.