A strong game but with many flaws...
First of all the gameplay is very strong.Probably the best football game of 2007.The game is a transaction from the PS2 game.That beeing very clear because of all the indications in the game are given to you as on a console.For example instead of saying "hit enter to progress" it says "hit X to progress",and stuff like this.It becomes very annoying and sometimes you don't even know what button to press because of these indications.To continue I might add that the menu in the game is very very bad.It looks awfull and has nothing related to football.I mean it doesn't really feel like a menu from a football game.The general atmosphere in the game is also bad.While in menus it is impossible not to curse once or twice the bad interface through which you have to get through.The soundtrack is also very bad.No big names,no good songs,nothing.
But this game also has a very strong point.Football.Football is very well imagined by the producers from Konami.The football feeling that the game delivers during a match is outstanding.It feels very real.Even if the graphics could have been better and the commentators could have been a little better,the game is truly rock solid when it comes to pitch feeling.It is truly a masterpiece when it comes to gameplay.Fifa is far behind in terms of gameplay.Fifa and PES are the biggest competitors on football simulators.The truly distinctive difference between the two is th gameplay.Which is far better at PES.Players do actually make mistakes when on field and they also move more realistic than in Fifa.
The main question is if you are a Fifa or a PES fan.It's up to you to decide.This game could even make a Fifa fanboy change sides.But it could also make a PES fanboy change his sides if he plays Fifa.It all depends on what you are looking for in this game.If you are looking for good animations,many teams and players with real names an jerseys and all that,Fifa is for you,but if you care more about football and about the emotions it brings and care for a better gameplay,then PES is for you.
My Score 8.7