Fifa 08 played well but had no manager mode. Pes 2008 had an addictive champions road mode and a great new control system but had poor graphics and made multiplayer confusing at times. Mario Strikers was a great game that was fast paced, brutal, addictive and actually very challenging. However it sometimes felt like it needed more captains and modes. In fact, it may have been too hard. Fifa 09 came in and improved on 08 by adding career mode, mii matches, pes style controls and the usual added leagues and players. It was good but way way way too easy, even on world class! The mii mode was far too limited but online play was decent. What will pes 2009 bring? We can only hope for master league, champions league and champions rode modes. That would be brilliant as it would make the game last so much longer. Hopefully konami will more than polish the pretty jagged graphics and tweak the controls. That would make the perfect football game.